Media Profile & Archive: Yang Haixia (杨海霞)
Person profile: Yang Haixia — Political Prisoner Profile
Media and document record
1. Minghui — “Two Heilongjiang Residents Sentenced for Hanging Up Banners About Their Faith” (October 14, 2021) — https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2021/10/14/196166.html
The central case and sentencing report. Yang Haixia, 62, of Daqing City, her fellow practitioner Li Shuchun, and Li’s nephew Li Helong were arrested February 5, 2020, after a surveillance camera caught them putting up Falun Gong banners; all three were released on bail, then Yang and Li were taken back into custody on January 11, 2021. The Ranghulu District Court tried them on May 19, 2021, and on July 23, 2021, sentenced Yang to seven years and Li to five. Yang’s appeal to the Daqing City Intermediate Court was rejected in mid-September 2021. Single-lineage practitioner outlet — every fact in the person profile traces to this lineage.
2. Minghui — “Three Heilongjiang Residents Tried for Hanging Up Falun Gong Banners, a Fourth One Faces Indictment” (June 10, 2021) — https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2021/6/10/193629.html
The trial report. The banners appeared on a Dumeng County roadside in January 2020; police arrested Li Helong, 32, his aunt Li Shuchun, 50, Yang Haixia, 62, and a fourth practitioner, Liu Shuping, 59, on February 5, 2020. The Ranghulu District Procuratorate charged the first three with “undermining law enforcement with a cult organization.” Presiding judge Wang Guangming conducted the May 19, 2021 hearing by WeChat; both women’s lawyers pleaded not guilty; the prosecutor suggested eight years for Yang, five for Li, and one for Li Helong. Liu Shuping’s case was submitted separately.
3. Minghui — “Additional Persecution News from China – February 17, 2022” (March 1, 2022) — https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2022/3/1/199363.html
Prison-transfer item: Yang Haixia and Li Shuchun were taken to the Heilongjiang Province Women’s Prison on January 7, 2022. This is the most recent custody datapoint located.
4. Minghui — “108 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith Reported in October 2021” (November 17, 2021) — http://en.Minghui.org/html/articles/2021/11/17/196618.html
Sentencing roundup repeating the October 2021 case facts — duplicate-equivalent corroboration (section located and confirmed this run).
5. Falun Dafa Australia Information Centre — “108 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith in October 2021” — https://falunau.org/2021/11/108-falun-gong-practitioners-sentenced-for-their-faith-reported-in-october-2021/
Syndicated copy of the October 2021 roundup — DUPLICATE (classified from search-result read; click-verify recommended).
6. Minghui — “59-year-old Former Teacher Imprisoned for Her Faith” (June 22, 2022) — https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2022/6/22/201915.html
A separate case article (Liu) that cross-references this case: Yang Haixia and Li Shuchun arrested the same day in the banner case, sentenced to seven and five years respectively, and taken to the Heilongjiang Province Women’s Prison on January 7, 2022 — duplicate-equivalent corroboration (classified from search-result read; click-verify recommended).
7. Rights Defense Network (维权网) — Issue 131 in-custody roster, August 31, 2026 — chinatruth.net/en/…
Roster listing: “Yang Haixia” in the 7-year sentenced group (EN edition); “杨海霞” in the “判刑7年，86人” group (ZH edition). Independent reported-custody datapoint; ZH characters positionally confirmed from the ZH/EN equation.
Provenance and limitations
All case detail derives from one advocacy lineage (Minghui, a Falun Gong practitioner-run outlet, plus its Australian syndication) and the rights-defense roster. No court judgment, trial transcript, or independent press account of the case has been located. The charge as reported (“undermining law enforcement with a cult organization”) is Minghui’s rendering, not an independently verified court finding. Minghui’s editorial characterizations (e.g., “wrongful,” “illegal”) are not repeated as fact in the person profile.
Status chronology
- 1997: took up Falun Gong (Minghui, attributed)
- 2000–2001: repeated detentions (Minghui, attributed)
- February 5, 2020: arrest in Dumeng County; released on bail
- January 11, 2021: taken back into custody
- May 19, 2021: trial, Ranghulu District Court (at Daqing City Detention Center)
- July 23, 2021: sentenced to 7 years
- Mid-September 2021: appeal upheld, Daqing City Intermediate Court
- January 7, 2022: transferred to Heilongjiang Province Women’s Prison (Minghui)
- August 31, 2026: listed in the Issue 131 in-custody 7-year group
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