(Minghui.org) Chongqing Women’s Prison notified Ms. Chen Ping’s family over the phone around 5 p.m. on December 9, 2024, that she had fallen into a coma after exhibiting symptoms of severe anemia and gastrointestinal bleeding. They called again the next morning to say that the prison hospital had issued a critical condition notice and asked if the family gave their consent for emergency measures to resuscitate her.

Ms. Chen, 60, of Chongqing was completely healthy when she was arrested at home on October 2, 2022, for her faith in Falun Gong. She was tried in the Jiangbei District Court on August 23, 2023, and sentenced to five years. She was admitted to Chongqing Women’s Prison around October 2023. See the related report for details.

Ms. Chen’s family suspects that she must have been tortured to have developed those medical conditions that led to her losing consciousness. They gave their consent to the prison hospital to save her life but it’s unclear whether she is still hospitalized or has been returned to a regular cell.

Prior to her latest prison sentence, Ms. Chen was arrested in October 2000 when she went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong. She was taken back to Chongqing and held at the Yanggongqiao Detention Center for 20 days before being transferred to the Maojiashan Women’s Labor Camp to serve a one-year term. She was beaten, forced to squat for long hours, verbally abused, and not given enough to eat. After her labor camp term expired, she was taken straight to a brainwashing center, where she was held for an additional nine months.

After another arrest on November 16, 2010, Ms. Chen was restrained in an iron chair (see image below) for two straight days. After that, she was taken to the same Maojiashan Women’s Labor Camp to serve another one-year term. She was again beaten and also not allowed to use the restroom. She became incontinent. The beatings also caused her hands to swell terribly.

Torture reenactment: Restrained in an iron chair

Related Report:

Chongqing Woman Missing After Being Sentenced to Five Years for Practicing Falun Gong