(Minghui.org) A 77-year-old woman in Beijing was recently sentenced to 3.5 years for raising awareness about the Chinese Communist Party’s ongoing persecution of her faith, Falun Gong.
Ms. Wang Junping was reported when she talked to a college student about Falun Gong on October 18, 2024. The police released her after a brief interrogation, but arrested her again on February 18, 2025 and took her to the Fengtai District Lockup. Her family was barred from visiting her and also kept in the dark about the status of her case.
After Ms. Wang’s family learned that she was indicted, they called the presiding judge several times, but were redirected to other divisions of the local court. When someone finally picked up the phone to talk to them, they were devastated to learn that Ms. Wang had already been sentenced to 3.5 years. When they asked why they were not informed of the trial the person said there was no trial.
Ms. Wang is currently held at an unknown detention facility in Daxing District.
Ms. Wang was previously given another three-year term on December 28, 2022, also for talking to people about Falun Gong. She appealed with the Beijing City Second Intermediate Court, which ruled to uphold her original verdict. She was allowed to serve time at home due to her poor health. Even though she still struggles with some medical conditions following her latest arrest, the authorities have kept her in custody.
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