Zhaojin Qiu, age 59, was a chief art designer in China and is the husband of Yanying Wang of Toronto. On October 1, 2000, Zhaojin was arrested because he went to Tiananmen Square to unfurl a banner that read: Falun Dafa is good. Several days later, he was sent to labour camp by police and sentenced to a 3 year term with no trial. Later, Zhaojin was sent to Wang Cun Labour Camp in Zibo, Shangdong Province. This is the same labour camp that Canadian citizen, Professor Kunlun Zhang had been detained and persecuted. Professor Zhang had been deprived of sleep and bombarded with brainwashing tactics in an effort to have him renounce his belief. Professor Zhang was later released from labour camp and returned to Canada as a result of the strong support of the Canadian Government and people.

Bo Qiu, age 27, was an assistant photographer in China and is the son of Yanying Wang. On October 1, 2000, Bo went to Beijing to appeal for an end to the persecution against Falun Dafa. He was arrested upon his return back home and was sentenced to 3 years in Liuchangshan Labour Camp in Shandong Province, China, with no trial. (NEWS) [Nov.07.02] Bo gained early release

Yueli Yang, age 62, is a retired Senior Engineer in China’s Aerospace industry.

As a young scientist, she participated in the research and development of China’s first satellite launch, a satellite called Dong Fang Hong. Yueli was hand selected by Qian Xue Sen, the Director of China’s National Science Committee, as one of four scientists to work in the research and development of satellites and rockets. She played a significant role in the launch of Long March 3, which was considered a very advanced rocket at that time.

With the heavy demands of her career, Yueli had developed serious health problems over time. However, her ailments were cured through practicing Falun Gong. When the Chinese government began to persecute Falun Gong, Yueli persisted in her practice. Refusing to renounce her belief in Falun Gong, she was arrested on December 7, 2001 when applying for the passport to come to Canada to join her son, Zhendong Yang of Toronto.

On January 17, 2002, she was sent to labour camp without trial and no further information has been made available. Later, friends informed her family that she had gone through an 8-day hunger strike during detention to protest the persecution. She had been detained in the 2nd division of the Tuan He Labor camp in Da Xing County in Beijing, 102614 (Tel: 86-10-61292950 Mr. Zhang Jingsheng, and Tel: 86-10-61294586 for the head of the Labor Camp)

On March 28, she was transferred to Xinan Womens Labor Camp in Beijing. (Tel: 86-10-6027-5858 or 86-10-6027-6484 -- the head of the Labor Camp: Majie, Lijing)

Mr. Mingli Lin is a 43-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Shanghai, China. He is the brother of Mr. Shenli Lin from Montreal. Mingli was illegally sent to the Dafeng Labour Camp in May 2001, where his brother, Shenli, had himself been imprisoned for two years. The harsh conditions in this camp, which Shenli himself experienced, underline the urgency of Mingli’s situation. Shenli was released and returned to Canada with strong support from the Canadian government and thousands of signatures from concerned Canadians. Shenli now hopes for the safe return of his brother, Mingli Lin.

Jiangang Huang was an electronics communication engineer in a China-Japan joint venture company in Nanjing, China. He is the brother of Limin Huang of Victoria, BC. Jiangang was a project team leader in his company. He was sentenced to one and a half year of forced labour, without trial, for his practice of Falun Gong. At the beginning of March 2001, Jiangang was sent to the Dafeng Fangqian Labour Camp in Yancheng, Jiangsu province.

Zhanzhong and Yanying Wu are the brother and sister of Yanxia Wu and are Falun Gong practitioners in China. The two told police about the truth of the ongoing persecution in China against Falun Gong and the truth of the practice itself in hopes that the police would not participate in the illegal persecution. However, for this reason, they were sent to the Qi County Labour Camp in Tianjin. For 9 months, no news was heard about them and no family members were allowed to visit. Yanxia Wu made great efforts to find information about her siblings’ whereabouts and condition. One week before her departure for Canada, she learned that they had been sentenced to 2 years each in labour camp and that they had been sent to Tianjin City. Yanxia’s brother, Zhanzhong, is now being detained at the Beichen District Shuangkou Labor Camp and her sister, Yanying, is detained at the Nankai District Jianxin Labor Camp.

Yanying Wu was released on Sep 7, 2002 with the support of Canadian government.

Ms. Zhou Zheng, age 51, was an Engineer in China and a Falun Gong practitioner. She was taken away from home, and detained for over two months. No news was available regarding her condition or her whereabouts. In February 2002, Zhou’s brother from Canada went back to Beijing and spent one month looking for her. Finally, she was located at the Tian Tang He labor Camp in Beijing. She has been imprisoned there for over 18 months.

Xiuchao Huang, female, age 66, was sentenced to four years in jail. In January 2002, she was arrested because she told others that Falun Dafa is good and distributed truth-clarification materials about Falun Gong. She was later sentenced to 4 years jail term in Suixi County, Guangdong province.

Currently, it is believed that Mr. Yantao Jin, the young nephew of Canadian citizen Jinan Liu of Toronto, is being imprisoned because he is a Falun Gong practitioner. Few details are available about his location or his condition.

Yunhe Zhang, female, age 29, is the sister of Tianxiao Zhang. She was the accounting manager of a joint venture in Qing Dao city, China. Her husband, Songtao Zou(see below for details), was tortured to death in November 2000 because of his belief in Falun Gong. After that, she was under surveillance by the police. In order to avoid further persecution from the police, she had to leave home in May 2001. Nobody saw her ever since.