Case Details and Biography of Arrested Labor Rights Advocate Feng Rui

(Rights Defense Network Information Center report) On October 8, 2026, this outlet learned of the case details and biography of arrested labor rights advocate Feng Rui, which are reported below:

Feng Rui: Born in 1995, from Chengdu, Sichuan Province; operator and editor-in-chief of the independent media account “Chiapas Dongfeng Television”; pen name “Xiao Wu”; labor rights advocate and detained rights defender in China.

He graduated from the Chinese Language and Literature Department of Beijing Normal University in 2017; driven by personal interests and volunteer work, he worked at Beijing Migrant Workers’ Home (the Migrant Workers’ Culture and Art Museum in Pi Village, Beijing—which opened on International Workers’ Day in 2008 and was demolished at the end of June 2026) and 706 Youth Space (founded by 12 young people in Wudaokou, Beijing, in 2012; a public cultural space supported and run by young people to explore more possibilities in life, and China’s first youth space); he later began working independently in self-media, becoming the independent editor-in-chief of the WeChat public account “Chiapas Dongfeng Television.” From then on, he followed labor rights issues over the long term and, under the pen name “Xiao Wu,” published annual reviews of labor rights events for many consecutive years. Based on his attention to the conditions of workers, his commentary on social issues, and his long-standing publication online of views inconsistent with the official position, he drew the authorities’ attention and displeasure.

On September 14, 2026, he was taken away by police in Guangzhou’s Yuexiu District on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”; on September 30, it became known that he had been placed under criminal detention. It is reported that after his arrest, his public account stopped updating and related content was removed. The reason for his arrest may be related to his publication of “Such Hardship—How Can We Rest? | 2025 Review of Labor Rights Events.” It is now known that a lawyer has met with him, but the specific details are unknown. He is currently held at the Guangzhou Yuexiu District Detention Center (Chang’an Section of Guangshan Highway, Luogang District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province; postal code: 510040).