Wang Youju

Chinese Name: 王友菊
Gender: Female
Age: 64
City: Dalian City
Province: Liaoning
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Date of Death: 2000-09-31
Date of Most Recent Arrest:
Most recent place of detention: Wafangdian City Detention Center
Case Description:

Wang Youju, a 64-year-old woman, was the former principal of Wafangdian hygienic school, Dalian City. She was also a Communist Party member. She had retired before she died.

On July 22, 2000, Wang was taken away from home by the Gongji local police station and was sent to Wafangdian detention center. She was forced to work for long hours every day and would not be allowed to sleep if she could not finish the assignment.

On July 31, the police decided to release Wang and other practitioners. She was very weak when she got out of the jail and she required other's support. She began to shiver while she was signing the release form. She felt very uncomfortable in her heart and later she could not even stand. The ambulance came and the doctor gave her emergency treatment in the office of the detention center. That same night, Wang died in the office of the detention center.

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