(Minghui.org) A total of 71 cases of Falun Gong practitioners sentenced for their faith were reported in May 2024.

The newly reported cases include 7 cases that took place in 2023, 52 in 2024 and 12 cases with unknown years of occurrence. The 2024 cases further broke down to 2 cases in January, 1 in February, 2 in March, 17 in April, 21 in May, as well as 9 cases with unknown months of occurrence. With ever stricter information censorship under the Chinese Communist Party, many details about the practitioners’ indictment, trial, and sentencing were difficult (if not impossible) to collect, which caused further delays in reporting.

The 71 sentenced Falun Gong practitioners came from 17 provinces and 3 centrally controlled municipalities. Liaoning and Hubei topped the list with 12 and 10 cases, respectively. The remaining 18 regions had single digit cases between 1 and 9. The practitioners’ terms ranged from 6 months to 8 years, with 7 practitioners receiving 5 years or more. The practitioner who was sentenced to eight years was also fined 40,000 yuan. 

Thirty-four practitioners were 60 or older at the time of their sentencing, including 12 in their 60s, 20 in their 70s and 2 in their 80s. The two practitioners in their 80s were both from Guizhou Province and sentenced to 4.5 years.

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Several of the sentenced practitioners have lost their spouses due to the persecution. A married couple were also among the sentenced and the husband was struggling with some medical condition as a result of his hunger strike in protest of the detention. The two-year prison sentence of a single mother for distributing Falun Gong materials left her two teenage girls in a dire situation. The mother of a U.S. resident was beaten during her arrest and she has been jailed to serve an unknown term.

Some practitioners have already spent more than ten years behind bars before their latest prison sentence. This includes a 53-year-old man who was given another six years, after having served three prison sentences totaling 12.5 years, and a fast food worker who was sentenced to three years after serving a prior ten-year term.

A Beijing resident in her 70s had a heart attack and elevated blood pressure after bring interrogated for a whole night without being allowed to have any sleep. She was allowed to serve the 3.5-year term outside of prison due to her physical condition.

A food vendor in her 50s from Jiangxi Province was arrested while taking a walk in the park. She stood trial in November 2023. The judge ordered her to plead guilty to practicing Falun Gong. She refused to comply and was sentenced to 1.5 years.

The following are details of select sentencing cases. The full list of sentenced practitioners can be downloadedReported in May 2024: 71 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith

By a Minghui correspondent 

(Minghui.org) A total of 71 cases of Falun Gong practitioners sentenced for their faith were reported in May 2024.

The newly reported cases include 7 cases that took place in 2023, 52 in 2024 and 12 cases with unknown years of occurrence. The 2024 cases further broke down to 2 cases in January, 1 in February, 2 in March, 17 in April, 21 in May, as well as 9 cases with unknown months of occurrence. With ever stricter information censorship under the Chinese Communist Party, many details about the practitioners’ indictment, trial, and sentencing were difficult (if not impossible) to collect, which caused further delays in reporting.

The 71 sentenced Falun Gong practitioners came from 17 provinces and 3 centrally controlled municipalities. Liaoning and Hubei topped the list with 12 and 10 cases, respectively. The remaining 18 regions had single digit cases between 1 and 9. The practitioners’ terms ranged from 6 months to 8 years, with 7 practitioners receiving 5 years or more. The practitioner who was sentenced to eight years was also fined 40,000 yuan. 

Thirty-four practitioners were 60 or older at the time of their sentencing, including 12 in their 60s, 20 in their 70s and 2 in their 80s. The two practitioners in their 80s were both from Guizhou Province and sentenced to 4.5 years.

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Several of the sentenced practitioners have lost their spouses due to the persecution. A married couple were also among the sentenced and the husband was struggling with some medical condition as a result of his hunger strike in protest of the detention. The two-year prison sentence of a single mother for distributing Falun Gong materials left her two teenage girls in a dire situation. The mother of a U.S. resident was beaten during her arrest and she has been jailed to serve an unknown term.

Some practitioners have already spent more than ten years behind bars before their latest prison sentence. This includes a 53-year-old man who was given another six years, after having served three prison sentences totaling 12.5 years, and a fast food worker who was sentenced to three years after serving a prior ten-year term.

A Beijing resident in her 70s had a heart attack and elevated blood pressure after bring interrogated for a whole night without being allowed to have any sleep. She was allowed to serve the 3.5-year term outside of prison due to her physical condition.

A food vendor in her 50s from Jiangxi Province was arrested while taking a walk in the park. She stood trial in November 2023. The judge ordered her to plead guilty to practicing Falun Gong. She refused to comply and was sentenced to 1.5 years.

The following are details of select sentencing cases. The full list of sentenced practitioners can be downloaded here (

Reported in May 2024: 71 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith

By a Minghui correspondent 

(Minghui.org) A total of 71 cases of Falun Gong practitioners sentenced for their faith were reported in May 2024.

The newly reported cases include 7 cases that took place in 2023, 52 in 2024 and 12 cases with unknown years of occurrence. The 2024 cases further broke down to 2 cases in January, 1 in February, 2 in March, 17 in April, 21 in May, as well as 9 cases with unknown months of occurrence. With ever stricter information censorship under the Chinese Communist Party, many details about the practitioners’ indictment, trial, and sentencing were difficult (if not impossible) to collect, which caused further delays in reporting.

The 71 sentenced Falun Gong practitioners came from 17 provinces and 3 centrally controlled municipalities. Liaoning and Hubei topped the list with 12 and 10 cases, respectively. The remaining 18 regions had single digit cases between 1 and 9. The practitioners’ terms ranged from 6 months to 8 years, with 7 practitioners receiving 5 years or more. The practitioner who was sentenced to eight years was also fined 40,000 yuan. 

Thirty-four practitioners were 60 or older at the time of their sentencing, including 12 in their 60s, 20 in their 70s and 2 in their 80s. The two practitioners in their 80s were both from Guizhou Province and sentenced to 4.5 years.

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Several of the sentenced practitioners have lost their spouses due to the persecution. A married couple were also among the sentenced and the husband was struggling with some medical condition as a result of his hunger strike in protest of the detention. The two-year prison sentence of a single mother for distributing Falun Gong materials left her two teenage girls in a dire situation. The mother of a U.S. resident was beaten during her arrest and she has been jailed to serve an unknown term.

Some practitioners have already spent more than ten years behind bars before their latest prison sentence. This includes a 53-year-old man who was given another six years, after having served three prison sentences totaling 12.5 years, and a fast food worker who was sentenced to three years after serving a prior ten-year term.

A Beijing resident in her 70s had a heart attack and elevated blood pressure after bring interrogated for a whole night without being allowed to have any sleep. She was allowed to serve the 3.5-year term outside of prison due to her physical condition.

A food vendor in her 50s from Jiangxi Province was arrested while taking a walk in the park. She stood trial in November 2023. The judge ordered her to plead guilty to practicing Falun Gong. She refused to comply and was sentenced to 1.5 years.

The following are details of select sentencing cases. The full list of sentenced practitioners can be downloaded here (PDF).

Sentencing of Mothers

Mother of U.S. Resident Jailed for Her Faith in Falun Gong

Ms. Meng Zhaohong was admitted to a prison in Hebei Province on January 15, 2024 for her faith in Falun Gong. Her daughter, Ms. Ding Yue, who currently resides in California, called on the communist regime to immediately release her mother.

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Ms. Ding Yue and her husband called for the release of her mother Ms. Meng Zhaohong.

Ms. Meng, a 66-year-old retired nurse in Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, was arrested on May 9, 2023 for talking to people about Falun Gong. The police took her to a dark, damp basement in the police department and interrogated her. An officer slapped her in the face for more than 20 times, resulting in lasting pain in her neck and ear. 

The police ordered Ms. Meng to hold a bag containing Falun Gong books and have her picture taken. She refused to give them any chance to fabricate evidence against her. 

The police later took Ms. Meng to the Qinhuangdao City Police Hospital for a physical examination. She was found to have tuberculosis and coronary artery sclerosis. As the local detention facilities refused to admit her based on her exam result, the police took her back to the hospital, where she remained before being transferred to the Shijiazhuang Women’s Prison on January 15, 

Sentencing of Mothers

Mother of U.S. Resident Jailed for Her Faith in Falun Gong

Ms. Meng Zhaohong was admitted to a prison in Hebei Province on January 15, 2024 for her faith in Falun Gong. Her daughter, Ms. Ding Yue, who currently resides in California, called on the communist regime to immediately release her mother.

Ms. Ding Yue and her husband called for the release of her mother Ms. Meng Zhaohong.

Ms. Meng, a 66-year-old retired nurse in Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, was arrested on May 9, 2023 for talking to people about Falun Gong. The police took her to a dark, damp basement in the police department and interrogated her. An officer slapped her in the face for more than 20 times, resulting in lasting pain in her neck and ear. 

The police ordered Ms. Meng to hold a bag containing Falun Gong books and have her picture taken. She refused to give them any chance to fabricate evidence against her. 

The police later took Ms. Meng to the Qinhuangdao City Police Hospital for a physical examination. She was found to have tuberculosis and coronary artery sclerosis. As the local detention facilities refused to admit her based on her exam result, the police took her back to the hospital, where she remained before being transferred to the Shijiazhuang Women’s Prison on January 15, 

Sentencing of Mothers

Mother of U.S. Resident Jailed for Her Faith in Falun Gong

Ms. Meng Zhaohong was admitted to a prison in Hebei Province on January 15, 2024 for her faith in Falun Gong. Her daughter, Ms. Ding Yue, who currently resides in California, called on the communist regime to immediately release her mother.

Ms. Ding Yue and her husband called for the release of her mother Ms. Meng Zhaohong.

Ms. Meng, a 66-year-old retired nurse in Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, was arrested on May 9, 2023 for talking to people about Falun Gong. The police took her to a dark, damp basement in the police department and interrogated her. An officer slapped her in the face for more than 20 times, resulting in lasting pain in her neck and ear. 

The police ordered Ms. Meng to hold a bag containing Falun Gong books and have her picture taken. She refused to give them any chance to fabricate evidence against her. 

The police later took Ms. Meng to the Qinhuangdao City Police Hospital for a physical examination. She was found to have tuberculosis and coronary artery sclerosis. As the local detention facilities refused to admit her based on her exam result, the police took her back to the hospital, where she remained before being transferred to the Shijiazhuang Women’s Prison on January 15,