Hunan Human Rights Defender Wang Hui'an Missing; Has Been Forcibly Sent to Psychiatric Hospitals Multiple Times
(Rights Defense Network Information Center report) On October 6, 2026, this outlet learned that several friends have been unable to contact Hunan Shaodong human rights defender Wang Hui'an for several consecutive days. His whereabouts and the reason for his disappearance are currently unknown. He has long been involved in human rights activities. From 2021 to 2026, police forcibly sent him to psychiatric hospitals five times; the most recent incident occurred this May.
Wang Hui'an's profile: His online name is Wang Feiyang. He is from Shaodong, Hunan, and is a participant in the street movement for democracy and rights defense. He has actively taken part in democratic rights-defense activities in many places, including supporting Hong Kong's “Occupy Central” (Umbrella Movement), attending court hearings involving rights defenders in various places, and showing support on the streets. He has attended sensitive court hearings, including the Fan Mugen case and the Zhang Shengyu case, alongside other rights defenders (such as Gong Xinhua and Sun Tao), and has often been followed or obstructed. He was once taken away by Guangzhou police and briefly went missing; state security police notified his family that he might be sentenced. He has taken part in citizens' solidarity activities in many places across the country, such as supporting cases involving online writer Liang Qinhui (Jiandao) and others.
This outlet will continue to follow Wang Hui'an's situation.
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- https://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2026/10/blog-post_190.html
- Original publication
- Oct 6, 2026
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- Oct 6, 2026
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