Xu Yanhua (徐颜华) — Person Profile
Xu Yanhua (徐颜华) is a retired worker from Panshi City, Jilin Province, and a Falun Gong practitioner. According to reports documented by the Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) political-prisoner database and Minghui, she was taken from her home in February 2023 and later sentenced to five years in prison.
Background
Xu Yanhua was born on November 25, 1952, and lived in Hongqiling Town, Panshi City, Jilin City, Jilin Province. She began practicing Falun Gong in 1996, according to the CHRD record.
Detention and sentencing
On February 10, 2023, Xu was detained by police from the Caiyu Street police station in Changchun’s Jingyue District, according to Minghui and CHRD. CHRD records that she was sentenced to five years, with a release date of February 9, 2028; the specific charge was not identified in the available records. Minghui reported that she was also fined 10,000 yuan.
Her son, Wang Peng, was detained in July 2022 by the same police station and later sentenced to one year and six months by the Kuancheng District Court, according to the same reports.
Documented custody
- The 维权网 (Chinese Human Rights Defenders’ Chinese-language site) monthly political-prisoner roster of August 31, 2026 lists Xu Yanhua among prisoners serving five-year sentences.
- CHRD’s database entry (entered October 5, 2023) records her sentence term through February 9, 2028.
Status note: remove this profile from the Current Political Prisoners directory upon verified release.
Sources: Chinese Human Rights Defenders PoC database; Minghui; 维权网 Issue-131 political-prisoner roster (2026-08-31).
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