(Minghui.org) A 77-year-old woman in Dalian City, Liaoning Province, appeared in a virtual court hearing on February 4, 2026, because she practices Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party since July 1999.
Ms. Cheng Yurong was arrested on September 2, 2025, after a car owner reported her for placing Falun Gong informational materials on his car. The arresting officers from the Shahekou District Police Department raided her home that afternoon and took her to the Dalian City Detention Center in Ganjingzi District.
The case was docketed at the Ganjingzi District Court on January 4, 2026. Judge Li Su (+86-411-82793885) appointed a lawyer for Ms. Cheng, even though she had her own lawyer.
The court-appointed lawyer visited Ms. Cheng at the detention center on January 30, 2026, and notified her that she was scheduled to stand trial virtually at the detention center on February 4.
Ms. Cheng’s own lawyer went to the detention center on the morning of February 4, but no trial was being held. He called the court and was told that the case was “being processed.”
At 1 p.m. that afternoon, judge Li held a virtual hearing of Ms. Cheng’s case. It is unclear whether her own lawyer already left the detention center by then and missed the trial.
Ms. Cheng testified in her own defense and recounted how Falun Gong helped her recover from two surgeries and various other diseases. She emphasized that no law in China criminalizes Falun Gong and that her placing Falun Gong materials on that car did not harm the car or it’s owner.
Judge Li ordered the detention center to turn off Ms. Cheng’s microphone to stop her from talking about Falun Gong.
The court-appointed lawyer did not defend Ms. Cheng. He simply asked for a lighter sentence given her advanced age.
The virtual hearing ended in one hour. Ms. Cheng is awaiting a verdict. Prior to her latest persecution, she was previously arrested during a police sweep on November 12, 2018, and she was sentenced to four years by the same court on May 16, 2019. She was admitted to the Liaoning Province Women’s Prison on October 22, 2019.
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