Classification: Falun Gong practitioner from Panzhihua, Sichuan; detained in February 2024 and sentenced to one year in prison in March 2026; reported in custody with a term running to March 27, 2027.
Wu Yongqiong (吴永琼), born November 1966, is a resident of Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province, an employee of the Pangang Energy and Power Center, and a Falun Gong practitioner.
According to case records maintained by the Chinese Human Rights Defenders Prisoners of Conscience database and reporting by the Falun Gong-affiliated outlet Minghui, she was detained at her home on February 1, 2024, by officers of the Dongqu Branch of the Panzhihua Public Security Bureau, after which she was placed under residential surveillance (“取保候审”). Her case proceeded through the Dongqu Procuratorate and was tried by the Dongqu District Court of Panzhihua on February 26, 2026. She was sentenced to one year of imprisonment and fined 3,000 yuan, and was taken into custody at the Mianshawan Detention Center in Panzhihua on March 27, 2026. Her reported release date is March 27, 2027.
Earlier case history recorded by Minghui states that she was detained twice before and had her home searched three times, and that she reported torture including being hung, beaten, and deprived of sleep during detentions in 2000 and 2007. These earlier accounts are single-source (Minghui) and are presented as reported. No official PRC record of the case (court document, procuratorate notice) was found in this research pass.
Custody status
Detained — Panzhihua Mianshawan Detention Center, as reported in April and May 2026.
Sources: Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Prisoners of Conscience database entry for Wu Yongqiong; Minghui, April 9, 2026, “四川攀枝花市法轮功学员吴永琼被枉判”.
Media and documentation archive: Media and documentation archive for Wu Yongqiong (吴永琼)