Mother Collapses When Daughter Zhang Xiaoyan Is Arrested for Third Time

On the evening of July 25th, 2012, Ms. Zhang Xiaoyan, who is in her fifties and from Changting Town, Hailin City, Heilongjiang Province, was arrested at Taipinggou Forest of the Dahailin Forestry Bureau. She was taken and detained in the police department of Dahailin Forestry Bureau. The following day, officers from the Domestic Security Branch of Dahailin Forestry Bureau, including Li Yexia, An Maotian, and Li Chen, ransacked Ms. Zhang's home. They confiscated many of her household goods.

Ms. Zhang Xiaoyan's mother is 88 years old and has difficulty walking. When she heard the news, she wanted to see her daughter in person. On the afternoon of July 26th, she and Ms. Zhang Xiaoyan's sister went to the police department to request a visit. However, when Li Yexia from the Domestic Security Division rejected their request, Ms. Zhang's mother collapsed.

Since the beginning of the persecution in 1999, Ms. Zhang has been arrested three times by the police and made to pay 4,000 yuan¹ in extortion money, which has caused a lot additional stress to her family.

Chief of Police Department of Dahailin Forestry Bureau, Hu Dazhou: +86-453-7550171 (Office), +86-18249301000 (Mobile)
Chief of Taipinggou Police Station, Li Tie: +86-453-7411520 (Office)
Domestic Security Division of Dahailin Forestry Bureau, Li Yexia: +86-13089850981(Mobile) +86-453-7412676 (Home)

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1. "Yuan" is the Chinese currency; 500 yuan is equal to the average monthly income of an urban worker in China.