Case Details and Biography of Ms. Wang Yanfeng, an 84-Year-Old Falun Gong Practitioner from Dalian, Liaoning, Sentenced to 2 Years and 6 Months
((Rights Defense Network Information Center report))On July 6, 2026,this website learned of the case details and biography of Ms. Wang Yanfeng, an 84-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Dalian, Liaoning, who was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months,and the information is reported as follows:
Wang Yanfeng:Female Falun Gong practitioner from Dalian, Liaoning,born in 1942,she is 84 years old in 2026。In November 2020, Wang Yanfeng was arrested by police from the Huajia Town Police Station while she was talking about Falun Gong and distributing materials at a market in Huajia Town, Jinzhou District, Dalian,She was subsequently framed and referred to the procuratorate and court。Wang Yanfeng was once taken to a Dalian hospital for a medical examination,but was released that day due to her physical condition。This case is a continuation of the persecution that began more than five years ago。In recent years, the Huajia Police Station has repeatedly forcibly taken Wang Yanfeng for medical examinations。Wang Yanfeng was later sentenced to two and a half years in prison,and fined 5,000 yuan。It is said that she was kept under surveillance at home for one year,and the remaining one and a half years of her sentence had not been enforced。On the morning of April 30, 2026,police forcibly arrested her at the entrance to Wang Yanfeng's home,and detained her at the Dalian Yaojia Detention Center。On June 23, 2026, she was forcibly transferred from the Dalian Yaojia Detention Center to the Liaoning Women's Prison in Shenyang。Previously, her family had seen her once at the detention center,when she was pushed out in a wheelchair,and her physical condition was extremely poor。According to police,Wang Yanfeng had “high blood pressure and difficulty moving”,and her family suspected that she might have been forcibly administered medication over a prolonged period while in the detention center。Sentence ends on:October 29, 2027。
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