Profile: Li Yanmin (李延民)
This archive preserves the documented media and case records concerning Li Yanmin, a Falun Gong practitioner from Nongan County, Jilin Province, sentenced to four years in prison in connection with his religious practice.
About this archive
The records below are listed with their provenance. Attribution follows the source: facts reported by practitioner-affiliated outlets are identified as such.
Source chronology
- 1996 — Begins practicing. Li Yanmin takes up the practice of Falun Gong.
- December 2000 — Beijing appeal and Jiutai labor camp. Li travels to Beijing to appeal and is detained; he is assigned to two years at the Jiutai forced labor camp, with reporting describing electric-baton torture and a four-month extension for non-compliance.
- April 2009 — Second labor camp term. Li and his wife are detained by Shaoguo Town police; he is assigned one year at the Weizigou forced labor camp; his wife is assigned one year at the Heizhuzi women’s labor camp in Changchun.
- 2011–2023 — Harassment and home raids. Nongan public-security personnel raid and search the family home; police and village officials make repeated visits, including May 2021 and February 2023 visits demanding photographs and saliva samples.
- March 3, 2023 — Violent arrest. Li Yanmin is detained by Shaoguo Town police at a neighbor’s home in Tianxing Village; villagers witness a beating, handcuffing, and dragging to a police vehicle. He is held at Nongan County Detention Center; personal property including books, a computer, and a printer is seized.
- January 2024 — Four-year sentence reported. It is reported that Li Yanmin has been sentenced to four years and transferred to Gongzhuling Prison; family visits are refused.
- February 28, 2024 — Case-database entry. The human-rights monitoring database records: 李延民 / Li Yanmin / M / born 1974 / taken 2023.3.3 / charge unknown / 4 years / term to 2027.3.2 / Gongzhuling Prison, with the full biographical and arrest details.
- March 29, 2026 — Victim profile updated. The practitioner-affiliated victim profile for Li Yanmin is updated, listing eleven related case reports and full facility and contact documentation.
Source records
- Case-database record — 李延民 / Li Yanmin. Male; born 1974; resident of Tianxing Village, Shaoguo Town, Nongan County, Changchun, Jilin; last taken 2023.3.3; charge unknown; sentenced 4 years; term to 2027.3.2; Gongzhuling Prison; biography notes practice since 1996, repeated detentions, two forced-labor terms, wife likewise twice, violent 2023 arrest, detention center, and refused family visit. (Human-rights monitoring database; single unique record.)
- Minghui library victim profile — “李延民” (updated 2026-03-29). Detailed profile: Tianxing Village origin; wife and family history; 2000 Beijing appeal and Jiutai labor camp with torture and extension; 2009 arrest and Weizigou term; 2011 raid; 2021 and 2023 harassments; the March 3, 2023 witnessed violent arrest; Nongan County Detention Center; 4-year sentence reported January 2024; Gongzhuling Prison; refused family visit; facility contact documentation; eleven related report links. (Chinese-language independent media affiliated with the Falun Gong community; case facts as reported by the outlet.) Read the profile
- Rights Defense Network (维权网) monthly roster, Issue 131 (August 31, 2026). 李延民 listed in the “sentenced to 4 years, 171 people” group; the English mirror lists “Li Yanmin” in the matching group. (Roster-level anchor only.)
Contradictions and gaps
- The criminal charge was not specified in any source reviewed.
- The related-report links on the victim profile were listed as chronology provenance; they were not individually opened and read beyond the profile page itself.
- No official or state-media coverage of the case was found.
- No information post-dating the 2026 profile update exists about custody, transfer, or release.
Profile: Li Yanmin (李延民)