Ms. Zhou Zebi from Sichuan Province Died From Torture in 2001

Ms. Zhou Zebi from Sichuan Province was tortured with a variety of methods while detained in the notorious Zizhong Nanmusi Forced Labour Camp in Sichuan Province. She was subjected to extended periods of torture, which left her on the verge of death and in an emaciated state. The torture caused her to have injuries, which caused her to cough terribly, vomit blood, and also have bloody stools. One of her relatives carried her out of the forced labour camp on his back in April 2001. At that time, she already had serious oedema, her lower abdomen was distended, and she could only exhale but not inhale very deeply. The torture left her with such severe injuries, she looked like a dead person. In May 2001, Ms. Zhou Zebi died from complications resulting from the extended torture she received by the authorities.

Ms. Zhou Zebi was born in Dazhu County of Sichuan Province in 1966. She used to be very weak ever since an early age. Her mother carried her around to look for good doctors and get medicine for her. After she got married and gave birth to her child, her health became much worse. But after she started practising Falun Gong, her health recovered and her heart was full of happiness. Her friends and relatives heard her laughing again. She behaved by following Falun Dafa's principle of Truth, Compassion, Tolerance.

In July 1999, the persecution against Falun Dafa began in China, and Ms. Zhou went to Beijing to appeal on behalf of Falun Dafa. Later she was sent into Changping Detention Centre because she refused to deny that she was a Falun Dafa practitioner when interrogated.

In the detention centre Ms. Zhou and other Falun Gong practitioners were beaten, and physically punished by the policemen. The only food they were given each day was two small pieces of steamed corn bread.

Then she was sent to the notorious Nanmusi Forced Labour Camp in Sichuan Province, where she was tortured by all the worst means, but she never compromised.

To shift the responsibility for her death, the forced labour camp informed her family members to bring her back home in April 2001. When her relative carried her out of the ocamp on his back, her husband almost could not recognize her. Her eyes were nearly swollen shut. She had serious edema over her whole body, her lower abdomen was distended, and she was on the verge of death. Ms. Zhou Zebi died in May 2001 due to her extremely poor health condition which was a result of the extended torture she received.

After Ms. Zhou's death, the authorities began fabricating rumours that she died as a result of practising Falun Dafa so that they could evade their responsibility in her death.

Li Yuexue: The head of the "610 Office" (1}, 86-13508263513 (mobile) 86-818-6242610 (Office) 86-818-6225996 (Home)

Li Xianhua: The head of the National Security Bridge. 86-818-6224321 86-1388281808(mobile)

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1. "610 Office" - an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong, with absolute power over each level of administration in the Party and all other political and judiciary systems.

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2004/5/18/74936.html