United Nations Refugee Ms. Zhang Xinyi Illegally Imprisoned in Hunan Provincial Women's Prison (Photo)
(Clearwisdom.net) Ms. Zhang Xinyi is a Falun Gong practitioner and United
Nations refugee. On April 28, 2005, she was arrested by the Tianxin District
Public Security Sub-Bureau in Changsha City and by the Xinkaipu Police Station.
At the same time, her family home was ransacked and personal property was
confiscated. In August, soon after a secret trial and without her family members
being informed, Ms. Zhang was sentenced to a three-year term of imprisonment by
the Tianxin District Court in Changsha City (the presiding judge was Chen
Xinzheng). Ms. Zhang refused to accept the decision and lodged an appeal.
However, in December 2005, Ms. Zhang's appeal was rejected by the Changsha
Intermediate Court (the presiding judge was Yang Saiyu). On January 12, 2006,
Ms. Zhang was imprisoned in the Hunan Provincial Women's Prison. Ms. Zhang is
now illegally imprisoned in the prison orientation team. The Hunan Provincial Women's Prison is one of the central locations to
imprison and persecute women Falun Gong practitioners in Hunan Province. About
100 practitioners are illegally imprisoned there. After July 20, 1999 (when the
persecution started), under the lead of deputy prison director Zhao Lan, the
prison tightly followed the Chinese Communist Party to persecute the imprisoned
Falun Gong practitioners. They carried out brainwashing including mental and
physical torture, with the goal of destroying the practitioners' spirits. Dafa
practitioner Ms. Jia Cuiying from Jishou, Hunan Province, developed lung cancer
as a result of the relentless pressure and torture. She was released on bail for
medical treatment and died only four months later. In addition, many
practitioners were persecuted until they developed mental disorders. Generally,
when Dafa practitioners first enter the prison, the guards begin by using all
kinds of hypocritical methods to approach the practitioners, and try to use the
practitioners' human weaknesses to wait for an opportunity to brainwash and
reach the goal of "transforming" them. Dafa practitioners who resist
this method are then tortured. At present, there is much cause for concern about Ms. Zhang Xinyi's
situation. Because she cultivated and practiced Falun Gong, persisted in her
belief, and clarified the truth to people, Zhang Xinyi was
persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party more than once. In August 2002, Ms. Zhang and her husband, Li Guojun, were teaching at the
Jinbian Chinese School in Cambodia. They were illegally arrested by
the Cambodia Immigration Office. Later, they were deported to China. Cambodian
government personnel told the couple clearly that they were told to do this by
the Chinese Embassy. At that time, Ms. Zhang and her husband had already applied for asylum to the
UNHCR (Headquarters of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees) and the application was accepted, so they were officially refugees
protected by international law. Because of this, their case received a lot of
media attention. On August 23, 2002, the Xingzhou Daily reported this
event in an article entitled, "UNHCR criticizes the government for not
protecting two Falun Gong practitioners" (see illustration). Police imprisoned Ms. Zhang and her husband for one month when they were
deported to China. Only after international rescue efforts, were they released. Ms. Zhang was most recently arrested on the afternoon of April 28, 2005. Her
family members returned home and saw that the house was in disorder. The
computer, printer and Dafa books were gone, and Ms. Zhang had been taken away.
From that day to the time that Ms. Zhang was illegally sentenced and sent to
Hunan Provincial Women's Prison, about eight to nine months had passed. Ms.
Zhang's husband, Mr. Li Guojun, has not been allowed to see her even once. Every
time Mr. Li went to the prison to visit his wife, the authorities lied and said,
"Zhang Xinyi does not want to meet with you." In addition, they
frequently withheld letters from family members. Ms. Zhang went on a hunger
strike for 40 days to protest. Officials handcuffed Ms. Zhang to a window
shutter to force-feed her. In August 2005, the Tianxin District Court, fearful of letting other people
know about the trial, secretly held a trial to hear Ms. Zhang's case, and didn't
even notify her family. Her husband Li Guojun asked the
presiding judge, Chen Xinzheng, about the case. The judge shirked responsibility
and even tried to blame Mr. Li, saying such things as, "You did not show
up." Ms. Zhang was thus "illegally sentenced" and imprisoned for
made-up crimes. Mr. Li and their son Li Yanwen (a high-school senior) are both
currently under tremendous pressure. The fact that United Nations refugee Ms. Zhang is being persecuted again
reveals the Chinese Communist Party's true nature. It blatantly ignores
international law and international human rights treaties. We appeal to all people around the world to help rescue Ms. Zhang Xinyi, and
help her obtain her freedom again. Personnel in the Changsha Intermediate Court who participated in the illegal
decision: Presiding Judge Yang Saiyu, Judge Ou Yangning, Liu Yaowu, Clerk Huang
Shizhi Personnel in the Tianxin District Court who participated in the illegal
decision: Presiding Judge Chen Xinzheng, Judge Pen Li'an, Zhang Huifang, Clerk
Tang Bin Personnel from the Tianxin Procuratorate who participated in
"the public prosecution": Prosecutor Yu Lihua Other Related units and personnel: Xinkaipu Local Police Station: 86-731-5572702 Hunan Provincial Women's Prison: Partial list of prison guards in the Instruction and
"Transformation" Team (Fifth Surveillance District) in the Hunan
Provincial Women's Prison: Chief, Xiao Ping; Deputy Chief, Li Chunhui (extremely
brutal) Political Instructor, surnamed Zhang; Chief of Instruction Section, Xue Fang
(extremely brutal) The Second Instruction and "Transformation" Team (imprisons Dafa
practitioners who are not "transformed"): Luo Jian (head prison guard,
very brutal), Li Jun (also studies psychology, extremely wicked), Mao (given
name not known, very brutal), Tan Ying, Hu (given name not known), Tang (given
name not known) The First Instruction and "Transformation" Team (mainly imprisons
"transformed" practitioners): Zhotu Chan (head prison guard, extremely
brutal), Li Ling, Pan Liling Instruction and "Transformation" Team: 86-731-2323040,
86-731-2323041 Li Chunhui: 86-13637311116 (Cell) Hunan Provincial Women's Prison address: 528 Xiangzhang Ave., Yuhua District,
Changsha City, Hunan Province Mailing address: PO Box 2, Changsha City, Hunan Province, Zip code: 410004 Hunan Provincial Prison Administrative Bureau (The higher authority of the
women's prison); Bureau Chief and Secretary, Liu Wanqing Deputy Chief, Li Yunfeng (primary person in charge of the
"transformation" work): 86-731-4592780 (Office), 86-13908463868 (Cell) February 16, 2006
"UNHCR criticizes the government for not protecting two Falun Gong
practitioners" in Xingzhou Daily
Tianxin District 610 Office, Yang Shengming: 86-731-5175673
Chief of the Tianxin District Court, Geng Mingsheng: 86-731-5890000
Chief Prosecutor of the Tianxin District Procuratorate, Sheng Lei:
86-731-5890501
Chief of the Tianxin District Public Security Sub-Bureau, Ou Yike:
86-731-5175688
The Politics Committee of the Tianxin District Public Security Sub-Bureau, Liao
Jian: 86-731-5175678
Secretary of the Tianxin District Politics Committee, Deng Pengyu:
86-731-5898111
Tianxin District Secretary, Liu Xincheng: 86-731-5898158
Tianxin District Party Committee: 86-731-5898503 (Fax)
Tianxin District Chief, Xia Jianping: 86-731-5899888
Tianxin District government: 86-731-5899420 (Fax)
Changsha Police Station 610 Office: 86-731-2587501
Deputy warden Zhao Lan: 86-731-2323007 (Office), 86-731-2323878 (Home),
86-13308498728 (Cell)
Surveillance Team: 86-731-2323710
Prison guards: Tang Qingyun, Long Yanhong
Xue Fang: 86-13787788566 (Cell)
Luo Jian: 86-13974856700 (Cell)
Zhou Chan: 86-731-6892583 (Cell)
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.ca/mh/articles/2006/2/17/121035.html
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