Jiao Xiaohua (焦晓华) is a Falun Gong practitioner from Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. Minghui reports that she was arrested in March 2022 and ultimately received a total prison term of four years.
2022 arrest and sentence
Minghui reports that Jiao was arrested on March 5, 2022 for distributing information about Falun Gong and was held at the Mulan Detention Center. The outlet states that the Daowai District Court sentenced her to two years in prison on July 12, 2022.
Minghui further reports that after Jiao’s daughter wrote to a police officer seeking redress for her mother, the court added two years to the sentence, bringing the reported total to four years. That account is source-attributed and has not been independently verified.
Family history
Minghui also reports earlier detention and imprisonment involving Jiao and her husband, Jin Chengshan, and states that their daughter Jin Xin died at age 39 after Jiao’s term was extended. The outlet attributes the daughter’s death to severe emotional distress related to the family’s experiences; that interpretation remains the source’s account.
Status and evidence limits
Rights Defense Network Issue 131 lists 焦晓华 among reported current prisoners in its four-year-sentence group as of August 31, 2026. The prison where she is serving the term, the formal criminal charge and the exact term-end date are not established in the sources reviewed.
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