Identification
Yang Jianlu (杨建录) is a Falun Gong practitioner from Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, China. According to the Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) database of prisoners of conscience in mainland China, he was detained on December 3, 2019, tried on September 4, 2020, and sentenced on March 16, 2021, by a court in Xuanhua to eight years in prison with a fine of 10,000 yuan; the specific charge was not stated. His projected release date is December 2, 2027. The database lists his detention facility as Jidong Prison in Tangshan, Hebei, and his current status as serving a prison sentence.
Detention and sentencing
On the afternoon of December 3, 2019, Yang Jianlu and his wife Wang Huijun (王惠君) were speaking with people about Falun Gong at the Jianguo Street market when they were arrested by domestic-security police of the Xuanhua County Public Security Bureau sub-bureau who had been following them; their home was also searched. His wife was released and returned home two days later; Yang Jianlu remained in custody at the Xuanhua Detention Center. On September 4, 2020, he was tried at the Xuanhua District Court. On March 16, 2021, the Xuanhua Court sentenced him to eight years in prison.
The Rights Defense Network’s (维权网) monthly report on political prisoners and prisoners of conscience in mainland China, Issue 131 (August 31, 2026), lists Yang Jianlu among the people sentenced to eight years who remained in custody.
Status
As of October 2026, Yang Jianlu is documented as serving his eight-year sentence, with a projected release date of December 2, 2027. (Sources: CHRD database record updated December 8, 2022; Rights Defense Network Issue 131, August 31, 2026.)
Sources
- Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Database of Prisoners of Conscience in Mainland China, record for 杨建录 / YANG JIAN LU — https://tenchu.org/pocd/public/pocs/1834
- Rights Defense Network (维权网), “Monthly Report on Political Prisoners and Prisoners of Conscience in Mainland China,” Issue 131 (August 31, 2026) — https://www.chinahrc.org/content/43092/
Media Profile & Archive: Yang Jianlu (杨建录) — Media Profile and Status Archive