Li Guimei - 李桂美
Chinese name:
李桂美
Gender:
Female
Age:
71
City:
Laixi
Province:
Shandong
Occupation:
Former employee of the Laiwu Steel Group
Date of Death:
2020
Date of Most Recent Arrest:
July 6, 2000
Most recent place of detention:
A brainwashing center by her employer
Case Description:
Ms. Li Guimei, a former employee of the Laiwu Steel Group in Laixi City, Shandong Province, passed away in the fall of 2020, after living away from home for over two decades. She was 71.NNMs. Li went with 40 other practitioners to Beijing to appeal for the right to practice Falun Gong in May 2000, only to be arrested and taken back to Laixi City. The police repeatedly struck her face with their shoes. Her face was severely swollen and bruised. The police also hit her legs and buttocks with a wooden stick.NNJiang Kaiwen, the former Party secretary and president of the steel company, personally hosted a brainwashing session, starting on July 6, 2000. Nine practitioners working for the company, including Ms. Li, were taken there and subjected to force feeding and involuntary drug administration aimed to force them to renounce Falun Gong. The practitioners held a hunger strike to protest and were released after 35 days. The steel company fired Ms. Li around the same time.NNDue to continued harassment and intimidation, Ms. Li was forced to live away from home. In retaliation, the police frequently harassed her family members and searched their homes.NNLiving in constant fear and struggling with poverty, Ms. Li endured unimaginable hardship after she left home. She was 71 when she died.
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