Case details and biography of Ms. Chen Suyuan, a 78-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Anshan, Liaoning, sentenced to three years in prison
(Rights Defense Network Information Center report)On June 11, 2026,this website learned of the case details and biography of Ms. Chen Suyuan, a 78-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Anshan, Liaoning, who was sentenced to three years in prison,and they are now reported as follows:
Chen Suyuan:A female Falun Gong practitioner from Anshan, Liaoning, born in 1948 and aged 78 in 2026。Chen Suyuan began practicing Falun Gong in 1996。On October 25, 2012,she and her husband went to a supermarket,and when they passed near the Tie dong District Court,she was suddenly arrested and her home was raided by a group of plainclothes police、after which she was released,but her husband suddenly fell ill and died on November 27, 2012, as a result of the shock and fear he had suffered。On April 15, 2020,Chen Suyuan was arrested again by the Anshan Lingshan Police Station,and was held at the Anshan Women's Detention Center, where she was framed。In August, the Lishan District Court held her trial,and sentenced her to one and a half years in prison。
On January 20, 2026, Chen Suyuan was arrested by police from the Shuangshan Police Station acting at the direction of the Domestic Security Brigade of the Lishan Public Security Sub-bureau,and was subsequently held at the Anshan First Women's Detention Center。On April 22,she was tried by the Anshan Lishan Court。It was later learned that she had been sentenced to three years in prison,with her sentence running until January 19, 2029。
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