Case Details and Profile of Ms. Li Yuxiang, a 76-Year-Old Falun Gong Practitioner from Wuqing District, Tianjin, Sentenced to 4 Years and 6 Months
((Rights Defense Network Information Center report))On September 16, 2026,this outlet learned of the case details and profile of Ms. Li Yuxiang, a 76-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Wuqing District, Tianjin, who was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months,and the details are now reported as follows:
Li Yuxiang:A female Falun Gong practitioner from Wuqing District, Tianjin,born in 1950,who is 76 years old in 2026。She began practicing Falun Gong in early 1998。
Li Yuxiang was raided and arrested by Wuqing public security police in 2024 solely for mailing a letter exhorting people to be good,and was later released on bail pending trial due to health reasons;she was tried twice,on April 23 and May 12, 2026,and was subsequently taken into custody at the Wuqing District Detention Center on May 13。On September 8, 2026,her family learned that Li Yuxiang had been sentenced to 4 years and 6 months,and she is currently being held in the Sixth Prison District of Tianjin Women's Prison to serve her sentence。Sentence ends:November 12, 2030。
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