Overseas Practitioners' Family Members in China Who Are Being Persecuted for Their Beliefs - Part 2
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Huang Jiangang, brother of Montreal practitioner Huang Limin.
Jiangang was sentenced to one and a half years of forced labor without trial
for his practice of Falun Gong. At the beginning of March 2001, Jiangang was
sent to the Dafeng Fangqian Labor Camp in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province.
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Lin Mingli, 43, brother of Montreal practitioner Lin Shenli.
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Lu Xiuzhen, 58, mother of Toronto practitioner Li Bo.
Lu is a secondary school teacher. She was recognized as an outstanding
employee and well recognized for achievements in teaching. In November 2001, she
was arrested for distributing Falun Gong materials and subsequently sentenced to
two years in the notorious Masanjia Forced Labor Camp in Shenyang City, Liaoning
Province.
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Jin Yangtao, 24, nephew of Toronto practitioner Liu Jinan
Yangtao graduated from the Finance Department in Liaoning Institute of
Technology in 2000. He was arrested in March 2002. Despite his parents' efforts,
Yangtao's whereabouts remain unknown.
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Zhou Zheng, 51, sister of a Vancouver Falun Gong practitioner
Zhou Zheng was taken away from home for detention for over two months. As
there was no news of her whereabouts, in February 2002, Zhou's brother from
Canada went back to Beijing and spent one month looking for her. Finally, she
was located at the Tiantanghe Labor Camp in Beijing, where she has been
imprisoned for over 18 months.
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Qiu Zhaojin, 59, husband of Toronto practitioner Wang Yanying; and Qiu Bo,
27, son of Wang
Both Zhaojin and Bo were arrested in October 2000 and sentenced to three
years in Liuchangshan Forced Labor Camp for practicing Falun Gong. Que Zhaojin
had been the Chief Art Editor at Jinan Dachong Daily, Shandong Province.
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Huang Xiuchao, 70, mother of Toronto practitioner Liang Biao
Huang is the grandmother of three. A native of Siuxi in Guangdong Province,
she had devoted all her life to her family and work. In February 2002, she was
arrested for practicing Falun Gong exercises and clarifying the truth to people.
She has been secretly sentenced to four years in detention.
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Wu Yangying, 42, sister of Toronto practitioner Wu Yanxia; and Wu Zhanzhong,
36, brother of Yanxia.
Both Yangying and Zhanzhong were arrested on January 18, 2001. Their children
brought slips that said, "Falun Gong wishes you well" and Falun Gong
audiotapes to school. As a result, Yangying and Zhanzhong were arrested by the
local police and each sentenced to two years in forced labor camp.
Source:
Mingli
was illegally sent to the Dafeng Labor Camp in May 2001, where his brother,
Shenli, had been imprisoned for two years. The harsh conditions in this camp
that Shenli experienced firsthand underline the urgency of Mingli's situation.
Shenli was released and returned to Canada with strong support from the Canadian
government and thousands of signatures from concerned Canadians.
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