Classification: Falun Gong practitioner from Chongqing; sentenced to six years and nine months in April 2023; reported in custody in August 2026.
Background
Yang Chunrong (阳春容) is a Falun Gong practitioner from Chongqing. Born around 1985, she was reported to be 38 years old in 2023.
Arrest and trial
On April 22, 2021, Yang Chunrong and three other practitioners — Zhu Zonglan, Zhu Meiying, and Ye Wenxiu — were arrested while studying Falun Gong teachings together, according to Minghui.org. Police searched their residences and confiscated Falun Gong-related items and cash. The four were held in the Banan District Detention Center. Yang and Zhu Zonglan stood trial at the Jiulongpo District Court on October 24, 2022; the trial had originally been scheduled for August 1, 2022. Minghui reports that the prosecution’s evidence included audio recordings of her young child.
In early April 2023, Yang Chunrong was sentenced to six years and nine months; Zhu Zonglan received four years, Minghui reported. In late August 2023, Minghui reported that Yang had been admitted to the Chongqing Women’s Prison to serve her sentence.
Current status
The Rights Defense Network’s monthly in-custody report for August 2026 lists Yang Chunrong in its “sentenced to 6 years and 9 months, 5 people” group, and she appears in the report’s A–Z prisoner index. No information about her current facility beyond the 2023 prison-admission report has been located, and no release date is inferred.
Sources: Minghui.org (July 2022; April 2023; September 2023); Rights Defense Network (维权网), Issue 131 monthly in-custody report, August 31, 2026.
Media profile & archive: Yang Chunrong / 阳春容 — Media Profile & Archive