Sun Shuang (孙爽) is a Falun Gong practitioner from Fangshan District, Beijing, sentenced to five years in prison on March 20, 2025, according to Minghui.org. She was arrested at her home in November 2023 after being reported for distributing Falun Gong calendars.
Arrest and prosecution
Minghui reports that Sun, 36, was arrested at home on November 22, 2023. Her case was submitted to the Fangshan District Procuratorate in late December 2023. Prosecutor Wang Jun indicted her in April 2024, and the Fangshan District Court tried her on June 17, 2024.
Sentence and appeal
On March 20, 2025, the Fangshan District Court sentenced Sun Shuang to five years in prison and fined her 5,000 yuan, according to Minghui. She filed an appeal; the outcome of that appeal has not been publicly documented in the sources reviewed.
Family impact
Minghui reports that Sun’s mother, Wang Shuhui (王淑慧), also a Falun Gong practitioner, sought her daughter’s release and was forced to live away from home after police threatened arrest. Wang was herself arrested in mid-May 2025 and held at the Fangshan District Detention Center.
Status and evidence limits
The Prisoners of Conscience Data database lists 孙爽 as in prison and gives a reported release date of November 21, 2028. That is a database-reported value, not an independently verified official release date. No prison-admission report or current facility was located.
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