Practitioner Ms. Bai Yuzhi Severely Injured as a Result of Persecution at Hebei Province Women's Prison

Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Bai Yuzhi was sentenced to four years at the Hebei Province Women's Prison, for her belief in Falun Dafa and for exposing the truth of the persecution and telling people the facts of Falun Dafa. She was released on December 19th, 2006. The persecution left her in very poor condition. Ms. Bai is physically weak and has blurred vision and can barely stand up. Neurological problems seem to be the cause of her hand tremors. She suffers constant pain throughout her body. Looking at such a formerly beautiful, kind, and energetic woman who underwent relentless abuse in a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sanctioned prison, Ms. Bai's family fought back their tears.

During the four years of imprisonment, Ms. Bai adhered to her belief in Truth, Compassion and Forbearance and protested the illegality of the imprisonment. She was force-fed several times and was subjected to constant brainwashing. Because of the long period of abuse, Ms. Bai's health deteriorated. Many times she was at death's door. She eventually developed paralysis and was bedridden for two years.

Bai Yuzhi suffered excruciating psychological and physical abuse under the CCP's persecution in the women's prison. Her family had petitioned to have her released on bail for medical care, but the prison officials denied their request, saying that upper level officials forbade it. The Hebei Women's Prison officials shrugged off their responsibility for Ms. Bai's severe psychological and physical injuries. Ms. Bai's family will retain their right to sue the relevant people for their negligence. Despite her severe physical condition, on the day of Ms. Bai's release, agents from the 610 Office¹ in Jingxing County, Hebei Province wanted to take her away and continue to persecute her. After strong resistance from her family, the 610 Office agents finally gave up. The following is additional information about Ms. Bai and the persecution she has suffered:

Ms. Bai Yuzhi, about 45 years old, is a former member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). She was arrested several times, and put in a labour camp. She was forced to leave home and was also sentenced to prison, all for her belief in Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance. She has not been able to have a normal, stable life for the past seven years since the persecution of Falun Gong began on July 20th, 1999. For most of this time Bai Yuzhi has been imprisoned and persecuted.

Ms. Bai was arrested in 1999 and sent to Kaiping Forced Labour Camp in Tanshan, Hebei Province, where she suffered all kinds of tortures. She once went on a 100-day hunger strike in protest of the persecution and was hospitalised following appeals from her family and friends. As soon as she had recovered, however, policemen arrived to harass her repeatedly. Ms. Bai chose to leave her home to avoid further persecution.

Ms. Bai was arrested again in August 2002 in her temporary home in Shijiazhuang City and was incarcerated in the Shijiazhuang Second Detention Centre. She began a protest hunger strike in September 2002. During that period she suffered from various tortures such as force-feeding. Many times she was close to death. She experienced whole-body oedema and weakness, was unable to take care of herself and became bedridden.

In the beginning of 2003, Ms. Bai was tortured so severely that she went blind. On April 10th, 2003, she started to vomit blood. Still, the policemen did not stop the harmful force-feeding. Since she couldn't even walk, others carried her to the force-feeding station. The Second Detention Centre officials reported to the upper authorities that Ms. Bai was terminally ill. However, the persecutors at the 610 Office not only refused the request for medical bail from Ms. Bai's family, but also sentenced her to four years in prison.

On May 19th, 2003, Ms. Bai Yuzhi and Ms. Wang Yunman, another practitioner, were sent to the Shijiazhuang Second Prison. Ms. Bai was eventually transferred to the Hebei Women's Prison.

At Hebei Women's Prison, Bai Yuzhi continually suffered persecution. As mentioned above, not only had she become blind and vomited blood, but she also suffered from kidney ailments. Her family's appeal for medical parole/hospitalisation was finally approved on December 19th, 2006, allowing Ms. Bai to return home, her mental and physical health in devastation.

Agencies and persons involved:

Hebei Women's Prison

Address: Shitong Road, Shijiazhuang, P.O. Box 55-2 Luquan City, Hebei Province, Zip Code: 050222

Second Ward Head, Feng Huizhi: 86-311-83939783, P.O. Box 55-10, Luquan City, Hebei Province, Zip Code: 050222

Prison Head, Zhang Yi: 86-13832116656 (cell), 86-311-83939601 (Office)

Prison Head, Yu (surname): 86-13933131616 (mobile), 86-311-83939608 (Office)

Education Section head, Ge, Shuguang: 86-311-83939595 (Office)

The prisoners who persecute Falun Gong practitioners: Wang Junlan, Feng Zhiyun, Shen Jianxia,

Zuo Zhiyuan, Wang Qun, Ma Hongyan.

Collaborators: Yang Jianmei, Liu Runling, Lan Qizhi (all from Shijiazhuang)

Hebei Province 610 Office:

Address: 46 Weiming South Street, Shijiazhuang City, 050052

Office Head, Zhang Guojun: 86-311-87906310 (Office), 86-311-87906898 (Home), 86-311-84595368 (Home-town)

Deputy Head, Ji Tingyu: 86-311-87908895 (Office), 86-311-87906889 (Home)

Deputy Head, Wang Yongzhi: 86-311-87908681 (Office), 86-311-87906766 (Home), 86-13931110731 (Mobile)

Note

1. "The 610 office" is 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://minghui.org/mh/articles/2007/1/24/147475.html