University Graduate Qu Yanlai on Hunger Strike for 400 Days in the Shanghai Tilanqiao Prison

Qu Yanlai, a Falun Gong practitioner who is currently illegally detained in Tilanqiao prison in Shanghai, has been on a hunger strike for over 400 days to protest the unjust persecution of Falun Dafa. The violent and frequent force-feeding administered by the prison guards has caused bleeding in Mr. Qu's stomach, and because of the violent nature of the force-feeding he is being temporarily detained in the Tilanqiao Prison Hospital.

Qu Yanlai was born in 1977 and is a graduate of the Energy Engineering Department of Shanghai Jiaotong University. On the night of September 30, 2002, policemen from the Putuo District Police Station broke into his workplace dormitory and abducted Mr. Qu. Ever since then, he has been on a hunger strike to protest his unlawful arrest and detention.

Due to his health condition, his family requested that he be granted medical parole. But the head of the 8th Grand Team, where Mr. Qu was being detained, refused, stating: "He has no choice but to either end his hunger strike and eat, or renounce Falun Gong."

Here, we would like to call upon the international community, human rights organizations and Falun Dafa practitioners to rescue Mr. Qu Yanlai by all means necessary.

Following is the contact information of the responsible people and departments:

The 8th Grand Team of Shanghai Tianqiao Prison
Qiao Jianguo, Director of the Shanghai Tilanqiao Prison
Addr: 39 Puxiong Rd., Shanghai
Tele: 86-21-35104888 ext 6601
Shanghai Prison Hospital (Tilanqiao Prison Hospital)
Wei Wei, President of Shanghai Prison Hospital
Fu Jianxin, Vice-President of Shanghai Prison Hospital
Addr: 147 Changyang Rd., Hongkou District, Shanghai, Postal Code: 200082
Tele: 86-21-65419233 ext 6000