This archive preserves the source record for the case of Wang Huilin (王慧琳), a Falun Gong practitioner from Huanggezhuang Town, Fengnan District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, detained and imprisoned for her practice across more than two decades. Each item is listed with its source, date, and what it documents. Where sources conflict or fall short, the limits are noted rather than smoothed over.
Source records (newest first)
- Minghui.org (English edition), June 5, 2024 — “68-Year-Old Hebei Woman Taken Back Into Custody to Serve Second Prison Term After Being Sentenced in 2021 While Still Bedridden”: documents her April 23, 2024 re-arrest in Tangshan; her 2021 sentencing by the Luannan County Court to four and a half years with a 10,000-yuan fine (appeal rejected January 13, 2022); the 2020 sweep arrest and medical refusals; and her earlier persecution history back to 1999. Notes that some reports put the 2021 term at six and a half years. Full report
- Minghui.org (Chinese edition), June 3, 2024 — “卧在炕上被开庭 唐山老太王会林被枉判四年半入狱”: the Chinese original of the account above; gives both character forms 王会林（王慧琳）, her age and village, the 2021 at-home hearings while bedridden, the August 2021 sentence, and her May 7, 2024 transfer to the Hebei Provincial Women’s Prison (division 14). Full report
- Minghui.org (English edition), “Additional Persecution News from China – April 24, 2024”: digest item recording her arrest by Huanggezhuang Town police station officers on April 22, 2024 and detention in the Tangshan City No. 1 Detention Center. The fuller 2024 accounts date the arrest to April 23; a one-day variance, recorded here. Digest item
- Clearharmony.net — “Ms. Wang Huilin from Tangshan City Persecuted and Put on Trial”: documents the 2008–2010 period: the July 29, 2008 home raid, detention in the Tangshan City No. 1 Detention Center, two-year forced-labor term at the Tangshan City No. 1 Forced Labor Camp with early release on parole, the December 13, 2009 re-arrest, detention in Fengnan, formal arrest in February 2010, and the April 16, 2010 trial at the Fengnan District Court. Note: the article’s body text repeatedly writes “Wang Huili” while the title says “Wang Huilin”; later reporting gives the Chinese name as 王慧琳 (also written 王会林). Full report
- Minghui.org (English edition), “Additional Persecution News from China – November 21, 2025”: a one-line digest item: “Ms. Wang Huilin Arrested” in Faku County, Liaoning Province. No residence, age, occupation, or case details are given. This item cannot be linked to the Tangshan case above and is listed here only as an unresolved same-name notice, not as evidence about her. Digest item
Case chronology (from the sources above)
- 1996 — begins practicing Falun Gong (per case reporting).
- July 1999 — travels to Beijing to appeal; intercepted, returned to Tangshan.
- 2001 — detained at Huanggezhuang Town police station; beaten; months in Fengnan lockup/detention facilities.
- July 29, 2008 — home raid; Tangshan No. 1 Detention Center; 2-year forced labor; early release on parole after about 4.5 months.
- December 13, 2009 — re-arrest; Fengnan District Detention Center.
- April 16, 2010 — Fengnan District Court trial; 4-year sentence; enters Hebei Provincial Women’s Prison (September 15, 2010).
- August 12, 2020 — swept up in Tangshan police operation; detention facility declines admission on health grounds; released under surveillance.
- September 28, 2020 — arrest formally approved.
- July 20, 2021 — Luannan County Court trial (interrupted by illness).
- August 10, 2021 — hearing held at her home while she is bedridden.
- August 2021 — sentenced to 4.5 years plus 10,000-yuan fine (some reports cited as 6.5 years).
- January 13, 2022 — Tangshan Intermediate Court rejects her appeal.
- 2022–2023 — repeated police harassment at home; pension suspended (August 2022).
- April 23, 2024 — re-arrested by Huanggezhuang police; Tangshan detention facility.
- May 7, 2024 — transferred to Hebei Provincial Women’s Prison (division 14); reported term through October 22, 2028.
Evidentiary notes
- The criminal charge is not reported in any available source; no charge is stated in this archive.
- All substantive case reporting comes from Falun Gong-affiliated outlets (Minghui, Clearharmony); no official, court-record, or state-media confirmation has been found.
- No information about her custody after the June 2024 reporting is available; anything after that date would be unverified. The reported term runs through October 22, 2028.
- The Faku County, Liaoning one-line notice (November 2025) is an unresolved same-name notice; it is not presented as being about this person.
See also
The profile page for Wang Huilin (王慧琳) gathers her biography, the case narrative, and source notes in full.