Case Details and Profile of Ms. Huang Dagui, a 72-Year-Old Falun Gong Practitioner from Guang’an, Sichuan, Sentenced to 18 Months
（Rights Defense Network Information Center report）On May 17, 2026，this website learned of the case details and profile of Ms. Huang Dagui, a 72-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Guang’an, Sichuan, who was sentenced to 18 months，and they are reported as follows：
Huang Dagui：A female Falun Gong practitioner from Guang’an, Sichuan，born in 1954。She was 72 years old in 2026。She originally lived in Shuikou Village, Tianping Township, Yuechi County, Guang’an，and later rented accommodation and worked in Nanchong。She began practising Falun Gong in 2001。She was subsequently arrested multiple times for distributing Falun Gong materials，and was sentenced to one year in prison in 2016。
On September 3, 2025, Huang Dagui was arrested after being followed by someone because she was distributing Falun Gong materials，and was subsequently detained at the Jialing District Detention Center in Nanchong。On November 3，the case was framed and transferred to the Shunqing District Procuratorate in Nanchong；on November 16，the Shunqing District Court held a hearing for her case；on May 9, 2026，she was sentenced to 18 months in prison。Her sentence runs until March 2, 2027。
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