Case details and biography of Ms. Song Ruixiang, a 74-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Zhaozhou County, Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province, sentenced to 2 years and 6 months
（Rights Defense Network Information Center report）On March 23, 2026， this publication learned of the case details and biography of Ms. Song Ruixiang, a 74-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Zhaozhou County, Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province, who was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months. The details are reported as follows：
Song Ruixiang：A female Falun Gong practitioner from Zhaozhou County, Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province， born in 1952， and aged 74 in 2026。 She lives in Zhaozhou County, Daqing City。 She began practicing Falun Gong in 1998， and for more than 20 years， she and her family have suffered continuous persecution by the Chinese Communist Party for adhering to their belief in Truthfulness、 Compassion、 and Forbearance， while her husband and younger brother were even persecuted to death。
On the morning of September 8, 2025， Song Ruixiang was reported to the authorities while speaking to people about Falun Gong at a market in Bohetai Township, Zhaoyuan County， was arrested by police from Zhaoyuan County， and detained at Daqing No. 2 Detention Center。 On September 28， she was formally arrested by the Ranghulu District Procuratorate。 Song Ruixiang was tried twice, on December 10, 2025, and March 11, 2026， and was ultimately sentenced to 2 years and 6 months， and fined 16,000 yuan。 Her sentence runs until：March 7, 2028。
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