Victim:

Zhang Xiaoqiao, female, 47 years old, Occupation: physician, a resident of Guangzhou city, Guangdong province

Location of Detention and Torture:

1.      Mental Hospital of Baiyun District, Guangzhou city, Guangdong province

2.      Guangzhou Asylum, Shuiyin Ave., Siheng Rd., Guangzhou city, Guangdong province

Perpetrators:

1.      Zhou Qingqiang, Director of Dongshan District 4, Shuqian Rd, Dongshan District, Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, Zip 510080, Phone: 20-87752850

2.      Wu Yisheng, Director of Dongshan District Branch of Public Security Bureau, 367 E. Donghua Street, Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, Zip 510080 Phone: 20-83813545, 20-83117041

3.      Liang Anmin, Policeman of Meihua Village Police Substation, Dongshan District, 46 Zhongshan No. 1 Ave., Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, Zip 510080 Phone: 20-87660666, 20-87770414

4.      Li, Director of Meihua Village Police Substation of Dongshan District, Guangzhou city, Guangdong province

A Brief Report of the Incident:

On May 7, 2001, unbeknownst to her family, Dr. Zhang Xiaoqiao was arrested by the police secretly and was taken to Mental Hospital of Baiyun District. This is just because she is a Falun Gong practitioner. They also denied her family visitation rights. She went on a hunger strike for 40 days to protest her illegal detention in Guangzhou Mental Hospital of Baiyun District. This news was published on the Internet. On June 4, 2001, the police transferred her to Guangzhou Asylum to avoid public attention. Since Ms. Zhang didn't follow the police demands, she sustained serious injuries to her head while struggling with them. She continued the hunger strike to protest her illegal detention. Eventually her condition became critical and she was sent to No. 4 Hospital of the Asylum. Due to pressure from police, the hospital would not allow her family to visit.

type = Case, Psychiatric; type=Case, Women; location= Guangdong, Guangzhou