Chinese name:
杨学勤
Gender:
Male
Age:
36
City:
Province:
Shanghai
Occupation:
Date of Death:
2000-02-27
Date of Most Recent Arrest:
2000-02
Most recent place of detention:
a police station in Fangshan District in Beijing City
Case Description:

Yang was arrested in July 1999 while appealing for Falun Gong, and was sent to a mental hospital afterwards. At the beginning of this year, he was arrested again for appealing in Beijing. On February 18, 2000, Yang's head was injured after "jumping out" of a building. He died nine days after being sent to a hospital. Remembering Yang Xueqin

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