On April 10, 2012, Xicheng District People’s Court of Beijing sentenced Beijing-based disabled rights defender Ni Yulan (倪玉兰) to two years and six months in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” and six months in prison with a fine of 1,000 yuan ($159) for “fraud.” The court ordered Ni to serve both sentences concurrently over a period of two years and eight months. Her husband, Dong Jiqin (董继勤), was also sentenced to two years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles.”
