36-Year-Old Ms. Lu Ling Dies after Years of Persecution

Ms. Lu Ling from Genhe City, Inner Mongolia, died in a hospital on October 16th, 2014. She was only 36 years old. She was incarcerated twice in forced labour camps and sentenced to five years of imprisonment.

When she was on the brink of death, Ms. Lu was released from the Hohhot Prison in 2012. She had been subjected to years of torture and abuse because she practised Falun Gong.

2010 Arrest

Ms. Lu was arrested at her brother's house on January 16th, 2010. The police ransacked her home and confiscated her personal belongings.

She was sentenced to five years in prison in October 2011 and taken to the Hohhot Prison. When she was in critical condition a year later due to abuse in detention, the prison released her to avoid being held responsible for her potential death.

Twice Held in Labour Camps

Ms. Lu was first arrested in 2001. After being detained for about a year, she was taken to the Tumuji Forced Labour Camp in March 2002 and subjected to two years of forced labour, during which time she was tortured.

Ms. Lu was arrested at a site site producing Falun Gong leaflets exposing the persecution in December 2005. She went on a hunger strike to protest the detention. When she was force-fed, food went into her trachea, and she went into shock.

Ms. Lu was unable to walk as a result, so the police dragged her into a car and took her to the Hohhot Forced Labour Camp. There she underwent another round of abuse and developed a chronic cough and asthma. She was locked in solitary confinement for nine months and subjected to brainwashing.

Ms. Lu's prison term was extended for four months because she refused to renounce Falun Gong. She was released in May 2008.

Summary of Key Persecution Facts:
Name: Lu Ling (陆玲)
Gender: Female
Age: 36
Address: Derbur Town, Genhe City, Inner Mongolia
Occupation: Unknown
Date of Death: October 16th, 2014
Date of Most Recent Arrest: January 16th, 2010
Most Recent Place of Detention: Hohhot Prison (呼和监狱)
City: Hohhot
Province: Inner Mongolia
Persecution Suffered: Forced labour, brainwashing, imprisonment, solitary confinement, force-feedings, home ransacked, detention