Wang Xiufen - 王秀芬

Chinese name:
王秀芬
Gender:
Female
Age:
36
City:
Jilin City
Province:
Jilin
Occupation:
Date of Death:
2002-01-01
Date of Most Recent Arrest:
Most recent place of detention:
Jiutai City Detention Center
Case Description:
Falun Gong practitioner Wang Xiufang, female, 36 years old, was an English Language teacher at Jilin Province Specialized Agriculture College. Wang lived in Zuojia District of Jilin Province. She was kidnapped on December 21, 2001 while distributing Falun Gong materials at Tumenling Township, Jiutai City. She was then detained at Jiutai Detention Center, where she began a hunger strike. On January 1, 2002, she died as a result of force-feeding by the police.
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