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Since 1999, Minghui.org has coordinated a vast networking of individuals who have developed secure methods for delivering first-hand accounts of human rights abuses happening on the ground inside China.

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Grandfather, 90, Sentenced to Two Years for Talking About Falun Gong on Bus

March 20, 2026

A 90-year-old resident of Jinan City, Shandong Province, has been sentenced to two years in prison for speaking about Falun Gong on a public bus, according to a series of reports first published by Minghui.org on March 10, followed by Weiquanwang on March 11, and later by Bitter Winter on March 19. The case underscores persistent concerns about religious freedom and the treatment of elderly practitioners in China.

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Falun Gong Practitioners from Changsha Suffers Various Forms of Abuse in Wangling Prison

March 12, 2026

Mr. Chen Yang and his wife Cao Zhimin, both from Changsha, were arrested in November 2020 simply for studying Falun Gong teachings and reading Falun Gong books at the home of practitioner Li Zhigang. In January 2022, Chen Yang was illegally sentenced to four years in prison and fined 15,000 yuan, while Cao Zhimin was sentenced to three years and ten months and fined 10,000 yuan. Chen Yang was taken to Wangling Prison in Zhuzhou, Hunan Province, while Cao Zhimin was imprisoned in the Hunan Women’s Prison.

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Grandmother Sentenced to Prison Again in Shandong for Practicing Falun Gong

February 23, 2026

Ms. Wang Guirong, a 72-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Shouguang, Shandong Province, has been sentenced to two years in prison for her faith. On Feb. 5, 2026, she was transferred to Shandong Province Women’s Prison to serve what authorities characterized as a criminal sentence. Her family was reportedly afforded no meaningful legal recourse.

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Liaoning Mother and Son Sentenced Together for Faith in Falun Gong

February 7, 2026

Persecution cases against Falun Gong practitioners continue to be reported almost daily across China. In late December 2025, a mother and son in Linghai City, Liaoning Province, were each sentenced to six years in prison solely for practicing Falun Gong. The case was reported on Jan. 21, 2026, by  Weiquanwang, a website aggregating grassroots accounts of human rights abuses in China, and by Minghui.org. In early Febunary, Bitter Winter, an Italy-based online magazine focused on religious persecution, independently confirmed this case once again highlighting how Chinese security forces target not only individual practitioners but entire families for their beliefs.

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Yunnan Mother Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong for the Third Time

January 30, 2026

Ms. Kuang Deying (况德英), a 64-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Qiaojia County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province, has been illegally sentenced to four years in prison by the Wuhua District Court of Kunming. She was arrested on August 3, 2025, when police raided her home and confiscated personal property, according to Weiquanwang, a website aggregating grassroots accounts of human rights abuses in China.

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Daughter Dies Three Days After Admission to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong

December 2, 2025

A 45-year-old woman jailed for practicing Falun Gong died on Nov. 8—just three days after being admitted to the Liaoning Province Women’s Prison—according to Weiquanwang, a website aggregating grassroots accounts of human rights abuses in China. Minghui.org reported that her body bore signs of severe mistreatment, and authorities have refused to release the autopsy results to her parents.

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