This archive collects the published sources documenting the case of Sun Caiyan (孙彩艳), the Falun Gong practitioner from Dalian sentenced to three years and nine months in 2024. For the narrative account, see the Sun Caiyan person profile.
Key records
- CHRD Prisoners of Conscience Database (tenchu.org) — Biographical record (entered December 12, 2024): 孙彩艳， female, from Dalian, Liaoning, Falun Gong practitioner; husband and mother also practitioners; prior sentence of 3 years 3 months in 2014 with brutal treatment in Liaoning Women’s Prison; arrested May 12, 2024 by Nansha Police Station, Shahekou District; held at Dalian Yaojia Detention Center; sentenced in November 2024 to 3 years 9 months by Ganjingzi District Court, Dalian; charge and serving facility unknown; term to February 12, 2028. tenchu.org
- Rights Defense Network / 维权网, Issue 131 political-prisoner roster (August 31, 2026) — Lists 孙彩艳 in the sentence-statistics table among the ten prisoners serving 3 years 9 months, and in the §S name index. wqw2010.blogspot.com
Source notes and limitations
The tenchu.org record cites Minghui.org as a further source, but no exact article URL was retrievable; that citation is recorded for follow-up verification and is not relied on for the facts above. No official court judgment has been located. No portrait photograph of Sun Caiyan has been found.