Guo Ling (郭伶) is a Falun Gong practitioner from Kunming, Yunnan Province. A retired employee of the Kunming City Local Produces Company, she has been sentenced to prison three times in reporting reviewed for this profile.
Earlier sentences
Minghui reports that Guo, who contracted polio as an infant, began practicing Falun Gong in 1997. In 2003 the Songming County Court reportedly sentenced her to seven years, served at Yunnan No. 2 Women’s Prison. In 2009, after an arrest while distributing Falun Gong materials, the Kunming Intermediate Court reportedly sentenced her to another four years.
Her own published account and later Minghui reporting allege solitary confinement, force-feeding, prolonged forced sitting and serious health deterioration during detention. These allegations remain source-attributed.
2022 arrest and 2024 sentence
Minghui reported that police stopped Guo on September 24, 2022, searched her residence, took her to Haikou Police Station, and collected fingerprints and a blood sample. She later appeared before the Xishan District Court on July 16, 2024. Minghui reported that on July 19 she was sentenced to four years and chose not to appeal.
Status and evidence limits
Rights Defense Network Issue 131, dated August 31, 2026, lists Guo among reported current-custody cases. The criminal charge, prison for the 2024 term, exact release timing, and post-sentencing health status are not established in the reviewed sources.
Media Profile & Archive: Guo Ling / 郭伶 — Media Profile & Archive.