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Name: Yu FangzhuangChinese Name: 喻芳庄Gender: FemaleAge: 92City: NanchangProvince: JiangxiOccupation: N/ADate of Death: February 9, 2025Date of Most Recent Arrest: November 14, 2023Most Recent Place of Detention: Jiangxi Province Women’s Prison
A 92-year-old woman in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, died on February 9, 2025, merely months after she completed a six-month term for practicing Falun Gong.
Ms. Yu Fangzhuang, born in 1933, was initially arrested on January 25, 2020, and released on bail hours later. She was sentenced to six months in prison on January 18, 2021. Due to her advanced age, the court allowed her to serve time outside of prison.
The police notified Ms. Yu on November 14, 2023, that she needed to have a physical exam. Her son accompanied her to the hospital. A week later on November 21, the police seized her from home and put her in the Jiangxi Province Women’s Prison even though she had already served her six-month term outside the prison per the court order. It is unclear why the court ordered her to re-serve the prison sentence.
When Ms. Yu’s term ended on May 20, 2024, and her son went to pick her up, he was shocked to see people from the Nanchang City Justice Bureau and their local police station standing by. They attempted to take Ms. Yu away but relented at her son’s adamant protest.
Ms. Yu later recounted her abuse in prison. The inmates assigned to monitor her once shackled her for three days straight. Another time they poured boiling water over her head while she was taking a bath. Already 91 at the time, the guards made her sleep on the top bunk of a bed. She struggled to climb up and down every day. There was not enough food to go around at mealtimes, and she often had nothing to eat.
The abuse severely damaged Ms. Yu’s health. After she returned home, her condition kept worsening. She was often unconscious and gradually lost her ability to recognize people, even her own son. She also had pain all over. She struggled to keep her balance while walking and fell easily. She died early in the morning on February 9, 2025.
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