Yu Shenghua (余胜华) is a Falun Gong practitioner from Dazhu County, Dazhou City, Sichuan Province, reported to have been in state custody since her arrest on October 13, 2024. She was tried on May 15, 2025, and sentenced to two years and six months in prison, with a fine of 5,000 yuan. No charge has been publicly reported in available sources. (Some Minghui.org materials write her name as 余盛华; the records describe the same person — the same birth year, hometown, case, and sentence.)
Background
Yu Shenghua was born in 1969 and lives in Dazhu County, Dazhou City. According to the Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) Prisoners of Conscience database and Minghui.org’s case library, she is a Falun Gong practitioner. Minghui’s library records earlier detentions: in January 2019 she was held for five days after being reported while speaking with people about Falun Gong, and in December 2020 she was detained with two other practitioners and released the same day. In November 2020, she was subjected to community surveillance and harassment ahead of a local court hearing. (These accounts come from practitioner-run outlets and have not been independently verified.)
The 2024 case
On the evening of October 13, 2024, Yu Shenghua and fellow practitioner She Xingmin were speaking with people about Falun Gong at Huangge Plaza in Dazhu County when they were taken by patrol police from the Dazhu County Public Security Bureau. Both women were placed under criminal detention and held at the Dazhou City Detention Center.
On May 15, 2025, Yu Shenghua was tried at the Dazhou City Court together with three other practitioners — Peng Zuyin, She Xingmin, and Luo Fuqiong. All four were sentenced: Peng Zuyin to four years, Yu Shenghua to two years and six months with a 5,000-yuan fine, She Xingmin to two years and three months, and Luo Fuqiong to two years. No charges were publicly reported.
According to Minghui.org’s case library, Yu Shenghua, Peng Zuyin, and She Xingmin were transferred to Chengdu Prison on August 27, 2025. (This transfer report comes from a practitioner-run outlet and has not been independently verified.)
Current status
Yu Shenghua is listed in the Rights Defense Network (维权网) Issue 131 roster of reported current-custody cases (roster cutoff August 31, 2026) in the “Sentenced to 2 years and 6 months, 30 people” group. The CHRD database record (updated October 15, 2025) describes a two-year-six-month sentence ending April 11, 2027.
Related cases
Co-defendants in the same May 2025 trial: She Xingmin (佘兴敏) and Peng Zuyin (彭祖银).
Sources
- Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) Prisoners of Conscience database — record for 余胜华 (Yu Shenghua).
- Minghui.org case library — victim page for 余盛华/余胜华 (Yu, Shenghua): library.minghui.org
- Rights Defense Network (维权网) Issue 131 roster, Chinese and English editions — “Sentenced to 2 years and 6 months, 30 people” group.
Media profile & archive: Yu Shenghua (余胜华) — Media Profile & Archive