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Name: Huang QiuzhenChinese Name: 黄秋珍Gender: FemaleAge: 65City: XianningProvince: HubeiOccupation: retiree of Xianning Cigarette FactoryDate of Death: July 12, 2023Date of Most Recent Arrest: March 4, 2018Most Recent Place of Detention: Hubei Province Women’s Prison
A 65-year-old woman in Xianning City, Hubei Province died on July 12, 2023, sixteen months after she finished serving four years for her faith in Falun Gong, a mind-body practice that has been persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party since July 1999.
Ms. Huang Qiuzhen retired from the Xianning City Cigarette Factory in Hubei Province. She took up Falun Gong in 1996 and soon recovered from her diseases, including high blood pressure, sciatica, hepatitis B, and stomach problems. By following Falun Gong’s principle of “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance,” she improved her character and was recognized as a kind person in her community.
After the persecution of Falun Gong began in July 1999, Ms. Huang was repeatedly arrested, detained, and forced to attend brainwashing sessions for upholding her faith.
Ms. Huang’s last arrest happened on the afternoon of March 4, 2018, when she was distributing Falun Gong informational materials at a Walmart in the Wenquan District. While she escaped from the police custody that day, she was seized at her home ten days later and taken to the Xian’an District Detention Center. She was sentenced to four years by the Xian’an District Court in August 2019. After her appeal was denied, she was transferred to the Hubei Province Women’s Prison on October 23, 2019.
Ms. Huang’s son was shocked to see her paralyzed when he went to the prison to pick her up in March 2022 after her term had expired. She was still healthy before her prison admission, and he wondered what torture she had suffered that resulted in her paralysis.
Unable to care for her on his own, Ms. Huang’s son, an only child, sent her to a nursing home. Despite her condition, the police still went there to harass her. She died on July 12, 2023.
Details of Ms. Huang’s past persecution can be found in the following related report.
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