Mr. Zhang Xiaohong (also called Zhang Zhaohong), was a resident of
Nanbu County, Sichuan Province, and was only 29 years old when he died. Because
he clarified the truth of Dafa to people, he was illegally detained at the Mianyang
Xinhua Forced Labor Camp and suffered endless torture. Because of the tortures,
his weight dropped from over 60 kg to approximately 32 kg. When it was obvious
that he was extremely weak, he was released and his family was called to the
camp on May 13, 2003 to take him home. He died at 7:00 p.m. on August 4.
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Zhang Xiaohong was a resident of Group 3 in
Tianshenqiao Village, Zaoer Office, Nanbu County, Nanchong City, Sichuan
Province. He was detained three times for explaining the facts about the
persecution of Dafa to people; two of the detentions were in the Mianyang
Xinhua Forced Labor Camp. The second time Zhang was in the Miangyang Xinhua
Camp, he was forced to watch videos and read books that slandered Dafa.
All determined Dafa practitioners were tortured by being punched, kicked,
shocked with electric clubs, bound up extremely tightly with ropes, forced
to sleep on iron beds, deprived of sleep, forced to stand up for long
periods of time, etc. In the hottest summer days, Dafa practitioners were
forced to run for two hours under a baking-hot sun but were not allowed
to drink any water. Anyone that refused to run was then dragged and pushed
by the guards.
One time, when Zhang refused to cooperate with the irrational requirements
of police, he was bound and hung up for a whole night in a sports field. On
another occasion, he erased some words on a blackboard that defamed the founder
of Dafa. Police officers beat him until nearly every part of his body was bleeding.
While being tightly bound with “police” ropes, he passed out. Police officers
shocked him on his mouth, neck, shoulders, body, and navel, all at the same
time, which severely burned his skin. Also, four people monitored him 24 hours
a day. Subjected to such brutal torture, his health quickly deteriorated. Although
he was unable to drink or eat, police still tried to coerce him into writing
the “three guarantees.” His response was, “I would rather die than act against
my will.” When the camp staff realized that he was extremely weak, to avoid
taking responsibility for his death, they phoned the Nanbu County Public Security
Bureau to say that Zhang Xiaohong had just had an accident and that his family
should immediately go to the labor camp to pick him up. The police tricked Zhang’s
family into signing a form stating that they were taking Zhang for medical treatment.
On May 13, 2003 when Zhang was taken home, his weight was so low that he looked
skeletal. He was almost unable to walk or even talk. He had previously weighed
over 60 kg but the tortures had reduced his weight to about 32 kg. The careful
care of his family could not save him however, and he died at 7:00 p.m. on August
4, 2003.
Zhang Xiaohong was a wood carver. After he started practicing Dafa in 1996,
he became healthy and was very kind to people. All people around him knew he
was a very good person. After Jiang’s regime started the persecution, he
was among the millions of Falun Gong practitioners who went to Beijing to appeal.
In October 1999, Zhang was arrested at the Chinese Central Appealing Office
(which in reality has become a site for arresting practitioners). After being
escorted back home by some local police officers, he was held for 36 days, and
fined 4,000 Yuan (about two years income for an average Chinese farmer).
Late one night in January 2000, a group of police officers broke into his home
and arrested him. Several police officers knocked him to the floor, punched
and kicked him, and then sent him to the county detention center. For practicing
Falun Gong in the detention center, he was hit 30 times with a heavy club, which
caused his gluteus muscles to become extremely bruised and swollen. He was also
shackled. Later he was sentenced to one year in Mianyang Xinhua Forced Labor
camp.
In the forced labor camp, Zhang protested by going on a hunger strike and refusing
to work. Police officers force-fed him, and dragged him to work, which caused
the wounds on his legs and feet to become badly infected. Eventually he gave
in under the heavy pressure, and he was released on November 2000. With the
help of fellow practitioners and through studying Teacher’s articles, he
started Dafa practice again, published a declaration on the Minghui website,
stating to the forced labor camp and local police stations that his “promise
to give up the practice” under pressure was null and void and that he would
continue to practice Dafa. He walked from village to village, and on street
after street to explain the facts about Dafa and expose the evil persecution.
In September 2001, Zhang was riding the train from Guangzhou to Chongqing while
on a business trip. A service person saw him delivering truth materials about
the Tiananmen Square Self-Immolation incident, and so he was sent to the Chongqing
Railway Station Police Station. He refused to expose his identity. But police
found his name on a card with a Nanbu County address. He was escorted back to
Nanbu by police officers. His 680 Yuan, a carving knife set, and a beeper were
confiscated and never returned. Zhang went on a hunger strike for 9 days, but
was illegally sentenced to two years in a forced labor camp. He was sent to
the Mianyang Xinhua Camp. After being tortured for an extended period of time,
he became emaciated and eventually died.
In seeking justice, Zhang’ s family carried his body to the local police
station. When they saw what was happening, the police officers became enraged,
shouted, and beat and arrested people. His family asked for an autopsy to determine
the cause of death, but police took Zhang’s body and had it cremated. Zhang’s
family was charged with disturbing the stability of society and was held for
varying periods of time from 10 to 15 days. We hope all kind righteous people
will help us bring those evil people to justice.
Relevant Units:
Mianyang Xinhua Forced Labor Camp, Sichuan Province,
86-816-2280410, 86-816-2830117
Management Office of the Xinhua Forced Labor Camp: 86-816-2274441
Address of the Mianyang City Public Security Bureau: Jiefang Street, Mianyang
City, Sichuan Province. Phone: 86-816-2498033
Posting date: 18/Sep/2003
Original article date: 9/Sep/2003
Category: News from China
