Identification
This archive collects the verified source record for the case of Yang Jianlu (杨建录), a Falun Gong practitioner from Zhangjiakou, Hebei, sentenced to eight years in prison in March 2021. This profile is distinct from the adjacent roster entry for Yang Jianjun (杨建军), a separate person; the two cases must not be conflated.
Person profile: Yang Jianlu (杨建录) — Political Prisoner Profile
Case chronology (as documented by the sources below)
- December 3, 2019 — Yang Jianlu and his wife Wang Huijun are arrested at the Jianguo Street market by Xuanhua County domestic-security police; their home is searched. His wife is released after two days; he is held at the Xuanhua Detention Center.
- September 4, 2020 — tried at the Xuanhua District Court.
- March 16, 2021 — the Xuanhua Court sentences him to eight years in prison and a fine of 10,000 yuan; the charge is not stated. He is reported held at Jidong Prison, Tangshan, Hebei, with a projected release date of December 2, 2027.
- August 31, 2026 — the Rights Defense Network’s Issue 131 monthly report lists him among the in-custody prisoners sentenced to eight years.
Source records
- Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Database of Prisoners of Conscience in Mainland China — record poc_y_00106 for 杨建录 / YANG JIAN LU (record updated December 8, 2022). Documents: name, sex, province/city, practitioner status, detention/trial/sentencing dates, eight-year term, fine, facility, projected release date, and “in prison” status. https://tenchu.org/pocd/public/pocs/1834
- Rights Defense Network (维权网), Issue 131 monthly report (August 31, 2026). Lists 杨建录 in the “sentenced to eight years, 69 people” group and in the pinyin-ordered in-custody index. https://www.chinahrc.org/content/43092/ (English edition at chinatruth.net, same content, “Yang Jianlu” in the “Sentenced to 8 years, 69 people” band and index.)
- World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (WOIPFG) investigation notice concerning 杨建录 — a prior evidence note records a WOIPFG notice dated March 16, 2021, identifying him as a male Falun Gong practitioner from Xuanhua, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, sentenced to eight years. (URL not re-located in this compilation; the publisher should click-verify before citing.)
Gaps and limitations
No court judgment, indictment, or official procedural document is publicly available for this case; the charge is recorded as unknown. No state-media or official PRC coverage of the individual case was located. The WOIPFG notice above awaits re-verification of its URL.
Related: Yang Jianlu (杨建录) — Person Profile