Classification: Falun Gong practitioner from Dunhua, Jilin; sentenced to five years in prison in 2023; reported in custody as of August 2026.
Background
Tian Yujie (田玉杰), born in 1957, is a Falun Gong practitioner from Dunhua City, Jilin Province. According to a Minghui report from April 2016, she was previously detained for her practice and held at the Eighth Ward of Jilin Women’s Prison (吉林省女子监狱), where she was reported to have been beaten and otherwise mistreated for refusing to renounce her practice. Those treatment claims remain source-attributed.
Detention and sentencing
On May 16, 2023, Tian was detained at a market while speaking with members of the public about Falun Gong and was released on May 28 after thirteen days of detention, according to Minghui. Ten days later, on June 8, 2023, she was detained again, then formally arrested and prosecuted. A local court sentenced her to five years in prison; the exact charge is not documented in available sources.
Current status
Tian is serving her five-year sentence at Jilin Women’s Prison (吉林省女子监狱), with a recorded release date of May 5, 2028. She appears in the Rights Defense Network’s Issue 131 monthly in-custody report (August 31, 2026) in its five-year-sentence group among the report’s documented current-custody cases.
Identity note: This profile describes 田玉杰 of Dunhua, Jilin. She is not 田玉华 of Harbin, 韩玉杰, or 田海英 — separate persons with similar names.
Sources: Minghui, “吉林敦化市田玉杰遭诬判 狱中被殴打、喷辣椒水” (November 16, 2024); Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Prisoners of Conscience database, individual record for 田玉杰 (entered December 12, 2024); Rights Defense Network (维权网), Issue 131 monthly in-custody report, August 31, 2026. In-prison mistreatment allegations are source-attributed.
Media profile & archive: Media profile and archive for Tian Yujie (田玉杰)