Name: Wang Xingxiang (王兴香) Gender: Female Age: Unknown Address: Dehui, Jilin Province Occupation: Unknown
Date of Most Recent Arrest: March 24, 2004
Most Recent Place of Detention: Jilin Women's Prison (吉林省女子监狱) City: Changchun
Province: Jilin
Persecution Suffered: Detention, illegal sentencing, imprisonment, sleep deprivation, solitary confinement, tied with rope, brainwashing, torture, tied to a death bed, stretched and hung up, long-term standing, forced labor
(Minghui.org) Ms. Wang Xingxiang returned home on April 24, 2012, after eight years of brutal torture in Jilin Women's Prison. She was subjected to several forms of torture during those eight years, including being forced to sit on a small stool for extended durations, bound with rope, tied to a death bed and forced labor. Nevertheless, all these torture methods could not change the will of a genuine Falun Dafa practitioner like Ms. Wang, who maintained her steadfast belief in Falun Dafa, with the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance deeply rooted in her heart.
As early as March 24, 2004, this practitioner from Dehui, Jilin Province, was arrested by Guojia Township, Dehui police for distributing Falun Gong truth clarification materials, then held in the Dehui City Detention Center. She was sentenced by the Dehui City Court on December 22, 2004 to a nine-year prison term. Ms. Wang believes that she has done nothing wrong by practicing Falun Dafa in order to be a good person, and distributing truth-clarification materials. She pleaded not guilty, and appealed her sentence to the Changchun Intermediate Court.
The Changchun Intermediate Court convened in Dehui on December 21, 2004, and quickly reached a verdict to uphold the original sentence. Immediately after the court ruling, Mr. Liu, the Dehui Detention Center director, and prison guard Liu Chunxia took Ms. Wang to Jilin Women's Prison, while preventing Ms. Wang's family from seeing her.
Ms. Wang Xingxiang was assigned to the No. 4 team of the education and monitoring section (where persecution of practitioners took place). She was tortured by education and monitoring section leader Cao Hong and No. 4 team head (guard Guo Xia) for persisting in practicing Falun Gong and refusing to be “reformed.”
Ms. Wang was taken to Jilin Women's Prison on December 21, 2004. She refused to give up practicing Falun Dafa, so she was verbally abused, sworn at and attacked every evening by a group of collaborators in the education and monitoring section led by Zhao Guifeng, who attempted to “reform” her.
She was prohibited from going to bed before 11:00 p.m.
At first, they used hypocritical and alluring methods in their attempts to reform Ms. Wang. These attempts failed, and she instead clarified the truth to these people. After the attempts to “reform” her failed, they slandered the founder of Falun Dafa using unbearably profane language, then physically attacked her.
The individuals mainly responsible for this persecution included Zhao Guifeng, Ma Yechi, Yan Huawei and Liu Zhe. They collaborated with the personal monitors (inmates ordered by the prison authorities to monitor practitioners) including Yang Hui and Li Hongping (both imprisoned for embezzlement), Liu Chunyang, and Zhou Baifeng (convicted of homicide) to persecute practitioners at their pleasure.
Ms. Wang was held in a small solitary confinement cell on December 27, 2004, where she was persecuted for nearly two months. The dark, solitary confinement room was used primarily to store prison supplies. There was only one window in the whole unit, so it was quite dark. Later, this unit was turned into a common location for persecuting practitioners.
Prison monitor Yang Hui, and collaborator Zhang Xiaoyan attempted to coerce Ms. Wang into writing a repentance statement, but Ms. Wang Xingxiang instead wrote: “In the new year, I will conduct my life according to the standards of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.” Yang Hui claimed that Ms. Wang was promoting reactionary commentary and immediately reported her to Cao Hong, the education and monitoring section leader. At the direction of Cao Hong, Yang Hui, Liu Chunyang and three other collaborators approached Ms. Wang at 5:00 a.m. the next morning as she got up to wash her face. They tied her with rope onto a bed, where she was persecuted for over a month.
Ms. Wang was placed in solitary confinement for the second time in June 2005, because she maintained her belief in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. This time, she was bound with a rope.
It was quite cold in December 2005. Prison guards tied her with rope and held her on the fifth floor, where she was persecuted for over a month. As a result, her left ankle was severely injured, leaving multiple scars. During that time, her legs were tied separately to each side of the bed. Guards forced her to sit on the bed with both legs spread far apart. She was forced to sit in this position for over a month. The personnel responsible include the education and monitor section leader Cao Hong, monitors Yang Hui, Liu Chunyang and others, and collaborators Zhao Guifeng, Yan Huawei, Ma Yechi and Zhang Xiaoyan.
Zhao Guifeng gave a lecture in early May 2007, and forced practitioners to read books and watch DVDs that slandered Falun Gong. Ms. Wang stated: “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” Zhao Guifeng reported her to section leader Cao Hong.
On May 6, Cao Hong ordered three monitors, including Ma Yan and Liu Juan, to drag Ms. Wang to the fifth floor, and make her sit on a small stool for 28 days. She was forced to sit on this small, cushion-less stool from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.—18 hours every day—and was not allowed to move. Her hands were held motionless upon her legs; she was also required to keep her back perfectly straight. Whenever she moved her body after holding a position for a long time, monitor Ma Yan either swore at or beat her. Her legs developed two large black calluses due to the long-term sitting on the small stool. Cao Hong declared a personal commitment to completely “reform” Ms. Wang.
The fifth floor was extremely hot in late June of 2007; even the monitors couldn't bear it, so they moved Ms. Wang to the third floor, where she was tied to a death bed.
After about ten days of this persecution, a blister formed on her lower back; she was thin and weak, and wore little clothing, so the blister gradually became infected. A blister also developed on her thigh. Once she developed blisters, the monitors turned her over face down on the bed, and had her remain in that position all day. Claiming that they were applying medication, they pulled her pants below her thighs and kept her in that state day after day. They also took away her quilt. They tied her neck to the bed every night, preventing her from turning over. They also prevented her from falling asleep before 11:00 p.m. This torture lasted over two months.
When fall arrived and the weather became colder, they did not give her quilt back. She asked for the quilt many times and finally, the monitors gave it back to her. The perpetrators responsible for this persecution included Cao Hong, education and monitor section leader; monitor Li Dongmei and collaborator Meng Qingling.
During a class lecture by collaborator Zhao Guifeng in May 2006, the education and monitoring section staff forced practitioners to read books which slandered Falun Gong, and watch a video containing the collaborators' “reports.”
Zhao Guifeng slandered practitioners, claiming that they were disrespectful to their parents. Ms. Wang refuted: “That is not true. Falun Gong practitioners are all respectful to their parents. I have been very filial to my parents. I visited them often and always brought them something. I have been doing the same for my in-laws, whom I have been determined to serve until the end of their life's journey.”
Her remarks irritated Zhao Guifeng, who then ordered monitors Liu Chunyang and (surname Zhang) to drag her to the fifth floor and torture her. Liu Chunyang forced her to read a book written by former practitioners who'd been “reformed.” At that time, Ms. Wang said: “The Falun Gong founder has been my Teacher, and he is like my father forever. I would never read these kinds of books.” Liu Chunyang, Zhang and another monitor knocked her down and tied her to a death bed. Ms. Wang said: “Falun Dafa is good, Falun Dafa is a righteous Fa,” and “Persecution of kind people will incur heavenly retribution.”
Fearing that others would hear her shouting, Liu Chunyang shoved a towel into her mouth. Ms. Wang tried to keep shouting, even as Liu Chunyang shoved in the towel, making her lips crack. Later, they replaced the towel with a handkerchief that was completely inserted into her mouth, then sealed her mouth with packing tape. They then tied her to the death bed.
Ms. Wang's persecution was escalated in August 2007 under the direction of Cao Hong, because she refused all their attempts at “reformation.” Monitors Shi Chuanxia, Liu Juan, Li Dongmei and others tied her to the death bed and covered her with a quilt. As the persecution continued, this kind of brutal torture caused her hands and feet to swell, the heavy bruising turning them purple. The pain was beyond words. Many practitioners have been persecuted this way into critical condition from serious injuries and/or paralysis. The scars on Ms. Wang's wrists and ankles are still clearly visible.
Practitioner Huang Yajun from Nong'an County was persecuted similarly on a death bed to the point of mental instability. Black and purple scars remain on his ankles.
Practitioner Xiang Lijie from Liaoyuan was persecuted by death bed torture until she was paralyzed. Her arms hung lifelessly, and she couldn't raise them. She has been seriously injured and is in critical condition.
Practitioner Yu Cuilan from Changchun was tortured on a death bed, and she developed urinary incontinence. At one point, she had to drag her leg in order to walk, and had difficulty keeping her back straight.
Practitioner Chen Shuqin, in her 60s, was tortured by personal monitors who held her head in a pail of water until she drowned. At that time, she was detained in the No. 4 team of the education and monitoring section. The personnel responsible for Ms. Chen's death included: Guo Xia, head of the brigade; Zhang Shuling and collaborator Zhou Baifeng.
The education and monitoring section of Jilin Women's Prison was established for persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. It is a most evil place. The fifth floor, third floor and its dark solitary confinement cell are locations utilized for persecuting and “transforming” practitioners. The door to the third floor was often covered with cloth to prevent others from seeing the horrible acts conducted inside. Outsiders are prohibited from entering these locations (except for monitors and collaborators).
In September 2007, Cao Hong claimed that she'd found the “best” collaborators - Meng Qinling (an elementary school teacher) and Yan Huawei (a university teacher) from the education and monitoring section to work on “reforming” Ms. Wang.
Both Meng and Yan used to practice Falun Gong but were “reformed” and betrayed the upright practice of Falun Gong. Ms. Wang refused to obey their orders to “reform,” so they made her stand for extended durations every day, from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. except for a few minutes at mealtime. She was not allowed to walk anywhere and restroom use was strictly controlled. She was persecuted in this manner for 40 days. As a result, her legs became stiff and she lost flexibility. Her lower leg swelled to a size even greater than her upper leg. Her feet were so swollen that she couldn't wear her shoes. The persecution was paused temporarily when her feet and legs turned dark purple all over due to the long-term standing, and she could barely walk.
One time, collaborator Meng Qinling was so angry that she beat Ms. Wang's arms with a plywood writing board until they were completely bruised, because she'd refused to listen to her slander.
In 2008, new section head Zhang Shuling decided Ms. Wang would do forced labor in a workshop. Guards assigned her a large workload, but didn't credit her for the quota she'd reached. Personnel responsible for this persecution included Ni Xiaohong, deputy head of the “reformation” section and prison terms of Falun Gong practitioners; Guo Xia, head of the No. 4 Team; and the head of the workshop (surname Yu).
In October 2011, practitioner Song Yanqun was also severely persecuted by Zhang Shuling. Under Zhang's direction, Ms. Song Yanqun was dragged to the fourth floor and tortured. In March 2012, Song was further persecuted with death bed torture until she was in critical condition. The personnel responsible included Zhang Shuling, collaborator Wang Yuling and monitor Li Dongmei.
Ms. Wang heard about a practitioner who refused to disclose her name. After she arrived at the prison, she was held on the third floor and persecuted there. She refused to give her name and was later persecuted to death. The prison sent her corpse to an undisclosed location.
In July 2011, a practitioner in her 30s arrived at the prison and also refused to disclose her name. She was taken to the third floor, where monitor Jiang Fengying tortured her. Ms. Wang met this practitioner only once, then never saw her again. Her whereabouts are currently unknown.
Jilin Women's Prison is considered highly likely to also be involved in the crime of live organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners.