Case Details and Biography of Ms. Liu Yanli, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Zaozhuang, Shandong Province, Sentenced to Four Years
(Rights Defense Network Information Center report) On October 23, 2026, this outlet learned of the case details and biography of Ms. Liu Yanli, a Falun Gong practitioner from Zaozhuang, Shandong Province, who was sentenced to four years. The information is reported below:
Liu Yanli: A female Falun Gong practitioner from Zaozhuang, Shandong Province, born in 1967 and aged 59 in 2026. She previously worked at the Accounting Management Bureau in Xuecheng District, Zaozhuang. She began practicing Falun Gong in June 1999. Because she persisted in practicing Falun Gong, she was arrested in September 2011 and sent to a detention center, then sentenced to one year of reeducation through labor and held at the Shandong Province First Women's Reeducation Through Labor Camp. On September 23, 2025, Liu Yanli and Li Qiang were arrested by Chinese Communist Party police and detained at the Zaozhuang Detention Center. In October 2026, it was learned that both were sentenced to four years, with their terms ending on September 22, 2029.
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