(Clearwisdom.net) Authorities in Shanghai's Jinshan District have persecuted local Falun Gong practitioners for many years. At least fifteen practitioners from this one small district have been detained, sentenced to forced labor, and sent to mental hospitals because they spoke out publicly about Falun Gong.
1. Ms. Miu Lihua is approximately 55 years old. After April 25, 1999, police sent her to a mental hospital to prevent her from going to other cities to appeal for Falun Gong. She was subjected to electric shocks and injections of unknown drugs. She was previously in good health, but when she returned home two months later, she suffered from a mental disorder, swollen cheeks, and her health became much worse. She was previously able to keep moving for a whole day without feeling tired, but she is now very weak, and unable to remain standing for more than ten minutes. After the persecution began in full force on July 20, 1999, a newspaper in Jinshan District blamed Falun Gong for her mental problems.
2. Ms. Hu Shunfang is about 36 years old. In late 1999, in an attempt to prevent her from going to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong, police sent her to a mental hospital in Jinshan District. She was held there for one month, during which time she was forced to take drugs she didn't need and was subjected to electric shocks. In 2000, during the National People's Congress and the Chinese Political Consultative Conference, she was again sent to a mental hospital as a victim of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) strict discipline order against Falun Gong practitioners. She was held this time for 45 days. In July 2000 she was sentenced to 3.5 years of imprisonment for distributing materials that clarified the facts about Falun Gong and the persecution.
3. Mr. Gu Guilong, 45, an employee of the Building Company of the Petroleum Cooperation, was detained for 15 days.
4. Ms. Wu Yueqin, 48, a teacher at the First Elementary School of the Petroleum Cooperation, was detained for 15 days.
5. Mr. Shi Renmin, 45, an engineer in the sales department of a subordinate company of the Petroleum Cooperation, was detained for 15 days.
6. Ms. Yuan Yahui, 55, an employee of the Sales Company of the Petroleum Cooperation, was detained twice and sentenced to 1.5 years of forced labor.
7. Ms. Zhao Genmei, 44, an employee of the Building Company of the Petroleum Cooperation, was twice sentenced to two years of forced labor. She is currently being held at the Women's Forced Labor Camp of Qingpu District, Shanghai.
8. Ms. Lu Caihua, about 52 years old, and an employee of the Orlon Factory of the Petroleum Cooperation, was sentenced to three years probation. She was subsequently sentenced to two years of forced labor and is now being held at the Women's Forced Labor Camp of Qingpu District.
9. Ms. Zhang Hongmei, about 30 years old, and an employee of the Haibin Hotel of the Petroleum Cooperation, was sentenced to three years of probation.
10. Ms. Yang Jinge, about 50 years old, and an employee of the Jinyu Commercial Center of the Petroleum Cooperation, was detained once and was later sentenced to four years of imprisonment.
11. Ms. Ge Xiaotian is about 47 years old. In November 2000 she was detained and held in the Jinshan District Detention Center. Six months later, police found that she was pregnant and sent her to a hospital for a forced abortion, but the baby survived because the hospital refused the police order. After the baby was delivered, Ms. Ge was sentenced to three years of probation. In 2004, just five days before her probation term ended, she was arrested again and is now held the Shanghai Women's Prison located in Sijing Town, Songjiang District.
12. Ms. Yuan Yaohua, about 60 years old, and an employee of the Building Company of the Petroleum Cooperation, was detained for 15 days.
13. Mr. Yin Yaojun, about 40 years old, and an employee of the Building Company of the Petroleum Cooperation, was sent to a brainwashing session once, detained once, and sentenced to two years of forced labor. He is currently being held at the Shanghai Men's Forced Labor Camp.
14. Mr. Wu Wenming, about 38 years old, and the deputy chief judge of the civil court of Jinshan District, was sentenced to six years of imprisonment. He is currently being held in the Shanghai Tilanqiao Prison.
15. Mr. Huang Huijun, about 39 years old, and manager of a private company in Zhujin Town, Jinshan District, was sentenced to five years of imprisonment. He is currently being held in Shanghai Tilanqiao Prison.
