Two Older Practitioners from Hebei Province Died Due to Torture and Harassment

Ms. Zhang Yuqing, around 60 years old, was a resident of Changli County, Hebei province. During the past years, she was arrested many times because she clarified the truth about the persecution of Falun Dafa. In November 2004, police officers took her to the Changli County Brainwashing Centre. She was tortured in the brainwashing centre because she continued to do the Falun Gong exercises. She was forced to sit on a steel wire chair for a long time. Due to the torture her health deteriorated and she was near death's door. The brainwashing officers told her family that they could come and get her for 2,000 yuan (1). She was deeply troubled. On January 15, 2005, soon after Ms. Zhang Yuqing returned home, she passed away. Before she died, she said: "I still have duties to fulfill. I regret that they are left undone."

Ms. Zhao Wenjie, about 70 years old, was a resident of Zhongzhuo Village, Changli County. She began to practise Falun Dafa in early 1999. After several months, all the diseases she had suffered for over 40 years disappeared. Villagers all agreed that the practice was very beneficial. She told everyone that Falun Dafa saved her. But after the persecution began on July 20, 1999, her children were arrested many times and sent to prison or forced labour camp. Police and government officers frequently harassed her at home. She was greatly anguished and thus deteriorated mentally and physically. Her old diseases came back and she died in early 2003. Before her death she expressed a feeling of deep sorrow.

These are only a tiny fraction of the crimes committed by Jiang's regime.

The following is a partial list of Changli County officials involved in the persecution:

(Note: for phone numbers, dial country code + area code before all numbers. Country code: 86, area code: 335)

Zhang Shibang, County Communist Party Secretary of Changli County
County CCP Office: 2022121 2017668
Operator of the County Police Department: 2022153 2022253
Zhou Mingfu, Deputy Head of the County Police Department
Office of the County Police Department: 2022327
County Political office: 2022327
County Political and Judicial office: 2023483
Chief of the Changli Court: 2022085, Deputy Chief: 2022141
Office of the Changli Procurator: 2022372, Chief Procurator: 2022133
Changli Brainwashing Centre: 2987140
Tian Shuchun, Head of the Changli County "610 Office"

(1) Yuan: 500 yuan is the average monthly income for an urban worker in China.

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