Husband and Wife Close to Death in Forced Labour Camps in Shaanxi Province

Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Cao Huashan and his wife Li Shulian of Yanan City, Shaanxi Province, have been persecuted many times. When unlawfully detained at a forced labour camp, Mr. and Mrs. Cao protested by hunger striking for 40 days and 90 days respectively. Now they are both critically ill and near death. It is urgent that they be released from detention.

Dafa practitioner Mr. Cao Huashan, a chemistry teacher at Yanan Middle School, was deeply respected by both students and colleagues. He was awarded prizes many times for his calligraphy artwork. As a practitioner of Falun Gong, Mr. Cao adhered to the principles of Truthfulness - Compassion - Forbearance and was highly regarded as a good person. His wife is also a Dafa practitioner. Together, they were very happy.

After July 20th, 1999, when the persecution first began, Mr. and Mrs. Cao went to Beijing to ask for the ban on Falun Gong to be lifted. They were arrested and sent back to Yanan City. From then on, Wang Xia, Secretary General of the City Committee (she is also a Shaanxi Provincial Committee member), has done everything possible to persecute Mr. Cao Huashan and Ms. Li Shulian.

Wang Xia sent Mr. Cao to Zaozihe Forced Labour Camp. Mr. Cao conducted hunger strikes to protest the persecution. However, he was transferred from Brigade No.1 to Brigade No.4, where the persecution was stepped up. Policeman Feng Xiyao of Brigade No. 4 directed the criminal inmates to torture Mr. Cao. In the guise of treating Mr. Cao's hemorrhoids, convicts Ge Zhengui, Zhang Pingshe, and others devastated him so much he became one of the most severely persecuted practitioners in Brigade No. 4 history. His treatment at Zaozihe Forced Labour Camp has been reported on the Clearwisdom website.

When Mr. Cao returned home from Zaozihe Forced Labour Camp, he and his wife were watched closely and repeatedly harassed. In desperation, Mr. and Mrs. Cao decided to go to Yulin City to find work. When Wangxia found that the couple had left town, she angrily ordered her staff to "catch Cao Huashan and Li Shulian at any cost." Later, Mr. Cao Huashan, Ms. Li Shulian, and their 19-year-old son were found in Yulin City and arrested. Mr. and Mrs. Cao were again sent to forced labour camps without any legal procedure. Not even their family members were notified of their arrest.

Currently, Mr. Cao Huashan and Ms. Li Shulian are suffering persecution in the Zaozihe Forced Labour Camp and Shaanxi Provincial Women's Forced Labour Camp. At the time of this report, Mr. Cao Huashan has spent more than 40 days on hunger strike. His life is in critical condition.

Meanwhile, at Shaanxi Provincial Women's Forced Labour Camp, Ms. Li Shulian has been on hunger strike for more than 90 days. During brutal forced feedings, the camp personnel have knocked out several of Ms. Li's front teeth. She is skeletal and near-death. Her family is not allowed to visit her.

Appendix
Names of those who have participated in persecuting Mr. Cao Huashan and Ms. Li Shulian

Yang Jun -- Formerly Director of the Zaozihe Forced Labour Camp brainwashing centre. He directed and participated in the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners detained at the Zaozihe Labour Camp. He caused the death of practitioner Mr. Chen Jiansheng.

Liu Dihua -- Previously Section Director of the 610 Office of Weibin District. Liu has been persecuting Falun Dafa since 1999.

Guo Manli -- Previously leader of the 610 Office at the Electric Power Plant of Xian City's Westside District. He hunted down Dafa practitioners to persecute them. In 2004 his mother died of cancer. Still, Guo did not realise his sins and continued to persecute Falun Gong.

The following is a list of those who have persecuted Mr. Cao Huashan and Ms. Li Shulian:

1. Yanan City:

Wang Xia, CCP Yanan City Committee Secretary General

Li Zhulin, CCP Yanan City 610 Office Director

86-911-2136378 (Office)

2. Zaozihe Forced Labour Camp:

Zhang Shilu, Camp Director

Xing Yimin, Deputy Director

Yang Jun, camp brainwashing class director:

Feng Xiyao, perpetrator at the camp brainwashing class: (expected to succeed Yang Jun as the class director)

Wei Qiming, perpetrator at the camp brainwashing class

Zhu Dangxu, Brigade No.1 Leader: 86-917-7485330

3. Shaanxi Provincial Women Forced Labour Camp:Zhang Zhuoqing and Zhao Xiaoyang, perpetrators

Policewomen Ren Haizhen, Pei Heng, Zhang Ya and Zhang Xueni, of Brigade No.2: 86-29-86227764

4. Other Shaanxi Provincial Institutes:

Song Hongwu, formerly Xianyang City Committee Secretary General. For his participation in persecuting Falun Gong practitioners, Song Hongwu was promoted to Provincial Political and Law Committee Secretary General.

Zhang Maizeng, Shaanxi Provincial Committee 610 Office Director, and Provincial Committee Deputy Secretary General: 86-29-85581578 (Office), 86-29-82669562 (Home),

Wang Rui, Shaanxi Provincial Public Security Department Head and Shaanxi Provincial Committee 610 Office Deputy Director: 86-29-87729199 (Office), 86-29-87729199 (Home), Wang leads a double life. Openly, he was the former Public Security Department Deputy Head; secretly, he was Shaanxi Provincial Committee 610 Office Deputy Director. He moved up to his current position by persecuting practitioners in Shaanxi Province. Because of his secrecy, Wang Rui's crimes urgently need to be exposed.

Lei Yiming, Shaanxi Provincial Committee 610 Office Deputy Director (formerly Deputy Minister of the Propaganda Department): 86-29-85582009 (Office), 86-29-87482340 (Home),

Liu Zhongcheng, another Shaanxi Provincial Committee 610 Office Deputy Director, (formerly Deputy Minister of Social Stability Department): 86-29-87293352 (Office), 86-29-82240784 (Home),

Telephone number of the Shaanxi Provincial 610 Office: 86-29-85582695, 86-29-85582693 (Fax)

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2006/7/31/134403.html