On the morning of November 29, 2003, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Ying, Australian Falun Gong practitioners have organized a series of activities to Li Ying revealed to the media what she had experienced in the labor camp. In To protest this human rights violation, she went on hunger strike for a Ms. Li Ying said, “In the labor camp, I resisted their persecution. They hung In the labor camp, we usually got up at 5 am and started working at 7 am When reporters asked Li Ying about the pressure and harm her family members When reporters asked her how many Falun Gong practitioners were held in her After Li Ying was illegally detained, rescue activities on her behalf were Li Ying's younger brother, Mr. Li Liang was released from Qingbowa Labor Camp
who had been illegally imprisoned in a Chinese forced labor camp for two years,
finally arrived at the Sydney International Airport with her Australian fiancé,
Mr. Li Qizhong. Ms. Li revealed to the media the inhuman torture she had endured
in the labor camp. At the same time, Ms. Li expressed her appreciation to Australian
government and fellow Falun Gong practitioners who had been working hard to
rescue her.
rescue practitioners' family members who are illegally imprisoned in China.
Ms. Li is one of the practitioners they tried to rescue. Ms. Li said that she
was set free from the labor camp on October 15. She is very grateful to the
Australian government and the Australian Consuls in Shanghai, who made it possible
for her to come to Australia so soon. She also thanked her fiancé for
taking the risk to go to Shanghai and help her to get all necessary paperwork
done to come to Australia.
January 2001, she was abducted and sent for brainwashing. Staff in the
brainwashing center asked her two questions: Is Falun Gong good or not? Will you
still practice it? She answered that Falun Gong is good and that she will
continue to practice. As a result, she was incarcerated for four months.
month. She was force-fed as a result, and her health was in a desperate
situation. Some staff told her, “Putting you in jail or under house arrest
is exactly what we want to do. We are government institutions, so what do you
think you can do about it?” She asked, “Can a government violate the
law without being punished?” They had no answer. Later, Ms. Li's workplace
bailed her out. On October 16, 2001, when she went to Hangzhou on a business
trip, she was once again unlawfully arrested. She was sent to the Shanghai
Qingsong Female Forced Labor Camp where she was to be confined for 2 years. The
reason recorded was “other,” because her confinement was not based on
any actual law.
me with my hands cuffed behind my back for three days. Sometimes, they cuffed
my hands behind my back to an iron door. It was very cold. They did not allow
me to put on more clothes. They locked me in a solitary confinement cell for
more than six months. They were afraid that my determination would interfere
with their so-called “reeducation” of other practitioners.
until 11 pm or midnight. We often got blisters on our palms. Some practitioners
were punished to sit on a very tiny stool, as a result, their buttocks started
festering. Some were punished to stand for a long time. After a few months,
their feet were so swollen that they were unable to walk. Some were beaten with
electric batons so badly that it was hard to find any good piece of skin on
their bodies. Different places adopted different ways to persecute Falun Gong
practitioners. In some areas, there were more physical tortures. In other
places, there were more mental tortures. To put it simply, they used various
ways to persecute practitioners.”
had experienced, Ms. Li said, “My parents suffered a lot. My older sister, my
younger brother and I were imprisoned in different labor camps. My mother had
to go to different places to visit us. Especially, when she visited me, the
authorities raised three conditions to my mother. First, she must not mention
anything about my fiancé. Second, she must not mention anything related
to Falun Gong. Third, she was not allowed to bring any food or daily necessities
to me. She could only bring me some money. If she violated any of these, she
would not be allowed to visit me again. I had only one chance per six months
to meet with my family members, and my mother had to come from Tianjin to Shanghai
to visit me. Her letters to me were also intercepted and I was not allowed to
see them.”
labor camp, Li said, “All together, about a thousand Falun Gong
practitioners had been imprisoned in that labor camp. Currently, 89
practitioners of different ages and from different backgrounds are held
there.”
carried out in several countries. Australian Foreign Minister and several
Members of Parliament expressed their concern for Ying's imprisonment. They also
took some effective measures. This time, with the help from Australian Consuls
in Shanghai, it took Li Ying only one week to get her visa to Australia.
Normally, it would have taken 35 weeks to get the visa.
in Tianjin City on November 19, 2003. He was arrested again on November 25.
Ying's elder sister, Ms. Li Hong is still imprisoned in Banqiao Female Labor
Camp in the City of Tianjin. Ms. Li Ying hoped that kind-hearted people will
continue to work together to end the unprecedented persecution in China. She
will also try her best to help Falun Gong practitioners who are still
incarcerated, like her sister and brother, to obtain their freedom.
Posting date: 11/Dec/2003
Original article date: 2/Dec/2003
Category: Australian News
