(Minghui.org) A 67-year-old woman was secretly sentenced to three and a half years in 2025 because she practices Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999.
Ms. Chen Jinxiu, of Jiayu County, Hubei Province, was arrested on April 2, 2025, by officers from the Jiayu County Police Department, the Xinjie Town Police Station, and the neighborhood committee personnel. She was first taken to the Jiayu County Detention Center and then to the Xianning Jitang Rheumatology Hospital.
The Jiayu County Court held a hearing of Ms. Chen’s case on May 28, 2025, without announcing a verdict. Shortly after, she was taken to the Wuzhong Psychiatric Hospital, even though she was not mentally ill. Afterwards, her family lost contact with her. They repeatedly went to the local police stations to inquire about her whereabouts or case, but the police refused to update them.
At the end of 2025, two prison guards contacted Ms. Chen’s younger sister to ask a few things about her. They revealed that she had been sentenced to three and a half years, but refused to tell the family where she is currently detained.
Prior to her latest persecution, Ms. Chen has been repeatedly targeted for practicing Falun Gong. Her husband divorced her. Her son drowned on July 29, 2001, while she was serving an 18-month labor camp term. She was repeatedly arrested and held at various brainwashing centers. Following an arrest in 2015, she was sentenced to three years.
See the related reports for details of her past persecution.
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