(Clearwisdom.net) After the Chinese Communist Party began persecuting Falun Gong, more than ten practitioners working in Yanliang District, Xi'an City were sentenced to jail terms or forced labor, and scores of practitioners were persecuted in brainwashing centers or while in police detention. Most were employees of the Xi'an Aircraft Industry Company (Xi Fei), and some worked in the Flight Test Institute (FTI).

Mr. Zhou Biao, 40, was an engineer at Xi Fei. He graduated from Xi'an Jiaotong University. He was sentenced to nine years in jail in 2007 because he produced truth clarification materials. He is now detained at Weinan Prison in Shaanxi Province.

Mr. Zhang Xinyuan was in his fifties. He worked in the Flight Test Institute. He was detained twice and sent to a brainwashing center twice, the second time being in 2003. After three months of persecution there, he managed to escape. He died in 2007 after leaving home to avoid police harassment.

Mr. Song Zhi, 35, works at the FTI. He graduated from Xi'an Technological University. Mr. Song has been arrested six times, and sent to the brainwashing center five times, for a total of 18 months. He was sent to a labor camp in 2000 for two years, and again in 2006 for 13 months. The FTI authorities use low wages to punish him. His monthly salary is kept at about 1,000 yuan, while his peers make 3,000-4,000 yuan.

Mr. Feng Xincheng, 41, works at the FTI. He has been arrested five times, and sent to a brainwashing center three times, totaling 13 months there. In May 2006, he was sent to a labor camp for one year. He was arrested again in June 2009. This time, the police extorted 20,000 yuan from his family before releasing him.

Ms. Wang Juan, 46, worked at Xi Fei. She has been arrested six times, and sent to a brainwashing center three times. She was sent to a forced labor camp in 2003, and later received medical parole. Ms. Wang was arrested in March 2010 and sent to Gaoling County Detention, where she currently remains.

Mr. Wang Yongzhuo is in his forties. He worked at Xi Fei. He has been detained twice. He received a six-month jail sentence following his trip to Beijing in 2001 to appeal for Falun Gong. He was later fired from his job.

Mr. Huang Genjin, in his forties, worked at the FTI. He is a graduate of Xi'an Technological University and a senior engineer. He has been arrested three times, twice sent a brainwashing center, and twice sent to a labor camp. The first time he was sent to a labor camp was in 2000. After the police extorted 10,000 yuan from his family, he was able to serve out his labor camp sentence at home. The second time was in 2007 and he served one year in the labor camp.

Ms. Xu Wei, in her forties, works at Xi Fei. She has been arrested twice. In 2003, Ms. Xu was sent to a forced labor camp for 18 months.

Ms. Zhou Yanping, in her forties, works for the FTI. She has been detained twice, and sent to a brainwashing center three times. She received a one-year forced labor camp sentence in 2007.

Mr. Li Heping is a peasant in his forties who lives in Lipi Village. He has been arrested three times. In 2007, he received a one-year term of forced labor.

Mr. Wu Xiaohui, a young man in his twenties, was a resident of the FTI housing compound. He has been arrested three times. He was sentenced to one year in a labor camp in 2005. His family was told to pay 5,000 yuan to the police but they didn't have the money and Mr. Wu ended up serving the whole term.

Ms. Jia Shufen is a retiree of Xi Fei in her sixties. She has been arrested twice. In 2005, she served one year of forced labor.

Ms. Tang is a resident of the Xi Fei housing complex who is in her sixties. She was detained for more than eight months and later sentenced to three years in jail. She received medical parole and served her sentence out of jail.

Mr. Xing Zhiwen is a retiree from the FTI, in his sixties. He has been detained twice and spent three months in a brainwashing center in 2007.

Mr. Su Haiping works at the Agriculture and Forestry Department in Yanliang District. He is in his thirties. He has been detained three times and sent to a brainwashing center twice.

Mr. Yang Renfeng is a retiree of the FTI in his sixties. He has been detained once and sent to brainwashing center once.

Mr. Li Bin is an employee at Xi Fei in his thirties. He has been detained once and sent to a brainwashing center once.

Ms. Chen Xiuyun is a retiree of Xi Fei in her sixties. She has been detained twice and sent to a brainwashing center once.

Ms. Gao Caineng is a retiree of Xi Fei in her sixties. He has been detained twice and sent to a brainwashing center once. Most recently on April 3, 2010, Ms. Gao was arrested by police from Yanliang District. She is detained at Gaoling County Detention.

Ms. Wang Zhiqin is a retiree of Xi Fei in her sixties. She has been detained once and sent to a brainwashing center once.

Ms. Jiang Weidong is an employee of Xi Fei in his thirties. He has been detained three times and sent to a brainwashing center three times.

Mr. He Bifu is a retiree of the FTI in his sixties. He has been detained once and sent to a brainwashing center once.

Ms. Zhao Caifeng is a retiree of Xi Fei in her sixties. She has been detained once. Recently on March 9, 2010, Ms. Zhao was arrested by police. She is detained at Yanliang County Detention.

Additional practitioners who have been detained include Mr. Wang Qizheng, Mr. Shi Wenyu, Ms. Li Yulian, Ms. Li Tingfang, and Mr. Guo Xianglong.

Xi'an Aircraft Industry Company Headquarters

Meng Xiangkai, CEO

Hao Zhanfu, Secretary of the Board

Phone: 86-29-86846638, Fax: 86-29-86846031

Email: xaic@china.com

April 10, 2010