Wu Zhifang of Qianxi County, Hebei Province Detained

Name: Wu Zhifang
Gender: Female
Age: 40s
Address: Qianxi county, Hebei province
Date of Most Recent Arrest: July 6th, 2011
Most Recent Place of Detention: Tangshan City Kaiping Forced Labour Camp
City: Tangshan city
Province: Hebei Province
Persecution Suffered: forced labour, home ransacked, detention

Ms. Wu Zhifang is a Falun Gong practitioner from Qianxi county, Hebei province. The police arrested her at home on July 6th, 2011. She was then sentenced to one year of forced labour on July 15th and taken to the Kaiping Forced Labour Camp in Tangshan city without her family knowing.

Personnel from the National Security Team, officers from the Chenguang Police Station and officials from the fifth village in Qianxi county broke into Ms. Wu's home in the fifth village of Xingcheng town at around 9:00 a.m. on July 6th. After forcing their way inside, they quickly showed a piece of paper and claimed that it was a warrant. At that time, only Ms. Wu's parents and young daughter were at home.

Ms. Wu's mother, 70s, asked them what they wanted. One of them replied, “Someone reported your daughter.” They then started ransacking the home and gathered all of the Falun Gong books and materials on the coffee table. Ms. Wu's mother said, “You are violating the law. I will not let you to take the books away!” She firmly held onto several books. They ignored her and continued with their ransacking. Ms. Wu's 12-year-old daughter was so frightened that she constantly cried.

When Ms. Wu returned home and saw the mess, she asked, “Why are you treating an elderly person who is over seventy years old like this?” She tried to save all the items they found, but they took them back. Three people then forcibly dragged her to the police car outside.

Ms. Wu was taken to the Qianxi County Detention Centre and held for 15 days. Several Falun Gong books and other personal belongings were confiscated. After this incident, Ms. Wu's father suffered a stroke and his condition has still not improved. Several days after Ms. Wu's arrest, he could not say one word, but only cried.

On July 15th, Ms. Wu was sentenced to one year of forced labour and taken to the Kaiping Forced Labour Camp in Tangshan city.

Ms. Wu, 40s, started practising Falun Gong in 1999 before the persecution began on July 20th. Towards the end of 2000, she went to Beijing to appeal for the right to practise Falun Gong. She was sent back by the National Security Team of Qianxi County, but was not detained because she was still breastfeeding at the time.

Liu Jinying, head of the Qianxi National Security Team: +86-315-5086738, +86-315-5619005, +86-13832988311
Zhao Guoqi, instructor: +86-315-5661240, +86-13832984779
Shi Jingzhu: +86-315-5689605 (Home), +86-13832987026

Tangshan City Kaiping Forced Labour Camp
Shi Wenyi, director: +86-315-5666586 (Office), +86-315-5689768 (Home), +86-13832984235

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2011/7/22/244249.html