This archive preserves the documented media and case record for Li Mingxia (李明霞), a Falun Gong practitioner from Zhucheng, Weifang, Shandong, currently serving a five-year prison sentence. See also the person profile of Li Mingxia / 李明霞.
Case chronology (as documented by the case sources)
- 2009: Begins practicing Falun Gong, according to the case report, after years of unsuccessful treatment for a uterine condition.
- May 2015: Files a real-name criminal complaint against Jiang Zemin over the persecution of Falun Gong.
- March 2016: Harassed by local domestic-security police; leaves home, unable to work normally.
- September 23, 2017: Detained in Yantai while speaking about Falun Gong; transferred to Weifang on October 31.
- July 31, 2018: Sentenced to two years by the Fangzi District Court, Weifang. Appeal rejected by the Weifang Intermediate Court.
- Late January 2019: Taken to Shandong Provincial Women’s Prison.
- October 30, 2019: Released at the end of the two-year term.
- March 3, 2022: Detained with five other Zhucheng practitioners; taken to the Zhujie Town brainwashing facility. The case account describes slapping, confinement to an iron chair, and shackling over days and weeks.
- April 19, 2022: Released on bail with a 20,000-yuan deposit; repeated summonses by the procuratorate and domestic-security police through 2023.
- October 26, 2023: Tried in absentia with the other five practitioners; leaves home afterward. Proceedings against her suspended.
- November 2, 2023: The other five sentenced to suspended three-to-five-year terms; Li not present.
- April 19, 2024 (afternoon): Detained at a rental home in Dagaolebu Village, Zhucheng.
- December 30, 2024: Tried by the Zhucheng Court; lawyers and family defender plead not guilty.
- January 23, 2025: Sentenced to five years plus a 20,000-yuan fine; charge and detention location not stated in the available record. Li appeals.
- March 20, 2025: Weifang Intermediate Court upholds the verdict. Term recorded to April 18, 2029.
Source record
- CHRD Prisoners of Conscience database — individual record for 李明霞 / “Li Mingxia”: born 1971; female; last detained 2024-04-19; charge unknown; five-year sentence; release 2029-04-18; held at unknown location; biographical summary identifying her as a Zhucheng, Weifang, Shandong native, accountant at the State Grid’s Zhucheng power supply company, and Falun Gong practitioner (practicing since 2009; prior two-year sentence in 2017–2019; appeal upheld 2025-03-20). Record entered 2025-05-09; accessed via the database’s public search (query: name=李明霞; exactly one record returned; foreign_name=LI MINGXIA returned exactly one record; zero additional records on variant checks).
- Minghui — “山东诸城李明霞遭诬判五年 上诉遭非法驳回” (April 17, 2025): full case report covering her biography, the 2017–2019 two-year sentence, the March 2022 detention and reported abuse, the 2023 trial in absentia, the April 19, 2024 detention, the December 2024 trial, the January 23, 2025 five-year sentence with 20,000-yuan fine, and the March 20, 2025 appeal decision. The article is published by a practitioner-affiliated outlet; abuse and procedural characterizations are source-attributed.
- 维权网 (rights-monitoring network) Issue 131 monthly report — Li Mingxia listed in the “sentenced to five years” group and reported in custody; Chinese form 李明霞 verified against the English listing by positional correspondence within the same report.
Evidentiary limitations
- The formal criminal charge for the 2025 conviction is not stated in any located source (CHRD records it as unknown; the Minghui report does not name it).
- The current detention/prison location is unknown.
- Accounts of mistreatment during the 2022 detention (slapping, iron-chair confinement) come from the practitioner-affiliated report and have not been independently verified.
- No official court verdict or state-media coverage of this case has been located.
- Identity note: Li Mingxia (李明霞) should not be confused with Li Mingzhe or Li Heping — they are different people.
See the person profile of Li Mingxia / 李明霞 for the full case narrative.