Arrested labor rights advocate Feng Rui is currently held at Guangzhou Yuexiu District Detention Center
(Rights Defense Network Information Center report) On October 7, 2026, this outlet learned that labor rights advocate Feng Rui, who was arrested, is currently held at Guangzhou Yuexiu District Detention Center.
Feng Rui, whose online name is “Xiao Wu,” is a self-media operator who has long focused on labor rights in China. Feng Rui has long run the WeChat public account “Chiapas East Wind Television,” focusing on the labor rights of groups such as food delivery riders, white-collar workers, and migrant workers. His team has documented labor rights events in China for five consecutive years. The WeChat public account he operates, “Chiapas East Wind Television,” stopped updating on September 14, 2026. An over-100,000-character article, “2025 Labor Rights Events,” produced by a volunteer team and published on December 31, 2025, had previously been deleted. News emerged on September 30 that he had been detained by Guangzhou police and had met with a lawyer. It has now been learned that he is currently held at Guangzhou Yuexiu District Detention Center.
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- https://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2026/10/blog-post_07.html
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- Oct 7, 2026
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- Oct 7, 2026
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