Kang Shuqin - 康淑琴
Chinese name:
康淑琴
Gender:
Female
Age:
72
City:
Taiyuan
Province:
Shanxi
Occupation:
Teacher
Date of Death:
2020
Date of Most Recent Arrest:
October 2002
Most recent place of detention:
Shanxi Province Women’s Prison
Case Description:
Mr. Hou’s mother Ms. Kang Shuqin was a teacher at the Taiyuan City 45th Middle School. She was also a volunteer coordinator for the practice site in Taiyuan in her spare time. After the persecution started, she was detained three times and given a one-year labor camp term before her last arrest in October 2002.NNWhile Mr. Hou escaped from custody in 2002, Ms. Kang was sentenced to 11 years in the Shanxi Province Women’s Prison, where she was shocked with electric batons, deprived of sleep, and subjected to drug administration. NNDue to long-term torture, Ms. Kang’s legs were severely swollen and she couldn’t bend them, resulting in her having tremendous difficulty walking. To increase her suffering, the inmates opened the window in the winter and let the freezing wind blow on her. She was also subjected to long-term starvation. NNWhen Ms. Kang was finally released, after having survived the hellish eleven years, the police continued to monitor her daily life. They not only arranged for community workers to monitor her but also installed listening devices in her home. NNSun Chunyan, the principal of Taiyuan City 45th Middle School, and the school’s director Zhang Xiaobin suspended Ms. Kang’s pension for over ten years, leaving her and her family in dire financial situations.NNSuccumbing to the persecution, Ms. Kang passed away in 2020. Her death dealt a hard blow to her husband, who suffered a stroke and became incapacitated.
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