Jia Guiqin - 贾桂琴
Chinese name:
贾桂琴
Gender:
Female
Age:
72
City:
Chifeng
Province:
Inner Mongolia
Occupation:
Date of Death:
August 8, 2023
Date of Most Recent Arrest:
November 2001
Most recent place of detention:
A brainwashing center
Case Description:
Ms. Jia Guiqin, a Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, resident, passed away on August 8, 2023, after living in displacement for years to avoid being arrested for practicing Falun Gong. She was 72.NNSince the onset of the persecution in 1999, Ms. Jia and her family had been repeatedly targeted for their shared faith. Her husband was tortured to death in 2005 at the age of 55.NNMs. Jia, her husband Mr. Chen Guoxiang, and their son Mr. Chen Yujin were first arrested on June 24, 2000. She was given one year of forced labor, and her husband and son were each given three years of forced labor. On October 28, 2001, only four months after Ms. Jia was released, her daughter, Ms. Chen Huimin, was also arrested and given two years of forced labor.NNMs. Jia was arrested again in November 2001 and held at a brainwashing center for 64 days. During the time, her home was broken into twice and she lost nearly 10,000 yuan worth of belongings. She was arrested another time in March 2003 and taken to a brainwashing center and held there for two weeks.NNBoth Ms Jia’s son and husband were transferred to a brainwashing center in April 2003 and held there for two weeks. While her son was later released, her husband was kept in custody and given another three-year labor camp term in January 2004. The guards at Wuyuan Forced Labor Camp repeatedly shocked the soles of his feet with electric batons for over a month. Under the extreme physical pain and mental pressure, he attempted to commit suicide twice.NNThe long term torture took a heavy toll on his health. He had severe fluid accumulation in his chest and abdominal cavities, pulmonary tuberculosis, and heart failure. Even when he was hospitalized, the police still handcuffed him to the bed frame. Fearing that he might die in the labor camp, the guards released him on February 24, 2005. By then, he was emaciated and had trouble keeping his balance while walking.NNDue to continued police harassment, the family went into hiding and moved from place to place. The displacement further took a toll on Mr. Chen’s health. He died months later on December 19, 2005.NNMs. Jia continued to live away from home since. The hardship of life, as well as the fear and mental distress from the persecution, took a toll on her health and eventually claimed her life on August 8, 2023.
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