This archive preserves the documented media and organizational record of the case of Sun Qingju (孙庆菊), a retired kindergarten teacher from Helong City, Jilin Province, reported to be serving a four-and-a-half-year prison sentence for practicing Falun Gong.
2022
March 23, 2022 — Minghui.org: reports that the Helong City Social Security Bureau suspended Sun’s pension in November 2021 and ordered her to repay 150,000 yuan received during her 2012–2016 imprisonment. URL: http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2022/3/23/199639.html
2023
September 6, 2023 — Minghui.org: reports arrests in April and August 2022, detention at Dunhua and Yanji detention centers, indictment by Longjing City Procuratorate, and a 4.5-year sentence by Longjing City Court. URL: https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2023/9/6/211197.html
September 2023 — Falun Dafa Information Center: republishes and contextualizes the sentencing account. URL: https://faluninfo.net/falun-gong-practitioner-sentenced-to-4-5-years-for-seeking-to-reinstate-suspended-pension/
September 14, 2023 — Minghui.org: bulletin confirming the 4.5-year sentence and reporting transfer to Changchun Women’s Prison. URL: https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2023/9/14/211328p.html
2025
September 28, 2025 — 明慧网: Chinese-language report naming 孙庆菊 and alleging mistreatment in Cell 107 of the 8th Division at Jilin Province Women’s Prison. URL: https://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2025/9/28/吉林女子监狱迫害法轮功学员的邪恶手段-500069.html
December 27, 2025 — Minghui.org: English-language report describing the prison’s 8th Division and reporting Sun Qingju’s case alongside others. URL: http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2025/12/27/231864.html
Provenance and limits
All coverage located comes from Falun Gong-affiliated outlets and the Falun Dafa Information Center. No established international media, independent Chinese-language media, Amnesty/HRW report, or PRC official court document was located for this case. Torture and ill-treatment allegations remain attributed to the cited sources. The exact sentencing date and release date are unverified.
Person profile: Sun Qingju 孙庆菊