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Ms. Yu Jingxia Is In Critical Condition at Hebei Province Women's Prison
(Clearwisdom.net) News from the Hebei Province Women's Prison indicates
that more than 200 Falun Dafa practitioners are illegally detained
at the prison. Practitioner(s) who have become mentally unstable due to the
relentless persecution are locked up in the guard chamber. They are forced to do
hard labor for more than 12 hours each day. In the 3rd and 7th Supervised Areas,
they sometimes work more than 20 hours per day, often until midnight without
food. They never receive a day of rest. Ms. Yu Jingxia, a Falun Dafa practitioner from Shijiazhuang, was illegally
sentenced to 10 years and is currently detained at the Hebei Women's Prison.
Because she believes in Falun Dafa and refused to be brainwashed and
"transformed", she is a key target of persecution. Ms. Yu is suffering
long-term special "discipline", brainwashing, solitary confinement,
and other acts of brutal persecution. Her physical and mental health have
significantly deteriorated, and she is very weak with severe heart disease.
Recently, Yu Jingxia's health condition has worsened, and she has been receiving
infusion treatment in the prison. Her family members strongly requested for her
to be released on bail for medical treatment. Ms. Bai Yuzhi, a Falun Dafa practitioner in her 40s, originally was a
Commissioner of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of
Jingjing County, Hebei Province. After her illegal arrest in September 2002, she
had been holding protest hunger strikes and has suffered numerous tortures,
including brutal forced-feeding. Ms. Bai is currently detained at the Hebei
Women's Prison. She was in critical condition several times with symptoms
including vomiting blood, edema, extreme weakness, and loss of vision. She
became bedridden and was unable to take care of herself. Ms. Bai's family
members requested many times for her to be released on bail for medical
treatment, but the prison claimed that the request was "rejected by higher
officials." Located at Shitonglu in Shijiazhuang City, the Hebei Province Women's Prison
was built in the summer of 2005. All illegally-sentenced female practitioners
from Hebei Province have been gradually moved to this location. On February 25,
2006, all 32 Falun Dafa practitioners who had been detained at Hebei's Taihang
Women's Prison were transferred to the Hebei Province Women's Prison. The prison
staff includes many police officers brought in from different prisons, who
employ brutal methods to persecute Falun Gong practitioners. They insult, beat,
and torture the practitioners. Recently, there have consistently been cases in which practitioners were
secretly arrested and brought to the prison. The prison forbade them to talk to
anyone and sent them to brainwashing "classes." They also used lies to
try to deceive the practitioners into renouncing Falun Gong. There are currently
more than 70 practitioners illegally detained at the Hebei Province Women's
Prison. In the afternoon of June 19, 2006, the elevator in the 7th Supervised Area
was on fire. Guard Du Liping held an electric baton and blocked prisoners from
vacating the workshop. Six prisoners were terrified and suffered heart attacks. The director, vice-director of the prison, guards Ge Shuguang and Du Lijing,
together with appointed police and guards from every supervised area, directly
participated in the persecution of Falun Gong. They took turns torturing the
practitioners who refused to be "transformed", including 67-year-old
Zhao Wenlan. Due to the terrible environment in the prison, most of the practitioners
suffered from various diseases. Some who held on to their firm belief are
persecuted more severely, and their blood pressure is generally as high as 230.
This is known to be a dangerous condition and qualifies for release on medical
bail. But the prison said that they don't have the authority to do so, and said
that such release authorization has to be issued by the 610 Office
of Hebei Province. Even the practitioners who complete their prison term need to
obtain approval from the 610 Office before they can be released. The 610 Office,
under the authority of the evil Chinese Communist Party, collaborates with the
police from the prison to ruthlessly persecute Falun Dafa practitioners who
believe in Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. Hebei Province Women's Prison: Mailbox: Hebei Province Luquan City Mailbox 55-2, Zip 050222 Personnel in charge: The 610 Office of Hebei Province: July 11, 2006 |