Victim:

Zhang Yulan, a 55-year-old woman, was the former Falun Gong Assistant at the Tiexicun Station practice site in Mishan City, Heilongjiang Province.

Location of Torture and Death:

Wanjia Labor Camp, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province

Perpetrators:

Deputies at the Wanjia Labor Camp, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province

A Brief Report of the Incident:

After going to Beijing to appeal for the third time, in October 1999, Zhang Yulan was sent to Wanjia Labor Camp in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province. She had been held there for over two years.

In mid-June 2001, Wanjia Labor Camp started a new round of extremely barbarous tortures against the Falun Gong practitioners. So far, quite a number of practitioners have been tortured to death, and the lives of others are in imminent danger.

Among them, Zhang Yulan has lost her life in this round of persecution. The labor camp had intended to cover up this tragedy but, due to the large number of death cases, had no choice but to notify the various family members and the police stations involved. On June 20, Zhang Yulan's family rushed to Harbin City but was prevented from seeing the body. It was not until June 23, the day of cremation, that they were allowed to pay Zhang Yulan their final visit.

type=Case, Death; type=Case, Women; type=Labor Camp, Wanjia Labor Camp; location=Heilongjiang, Harbin