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Case Details and Biography of Wang Shilie, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Qinzhou District, Tianshui City, Gansu Province, Sentenced to 2 Years
Wang Shilie, a Falun Gong practitioner from Qinzhou District, Tianshui City, Gansu Province, was arrested in late December 2024 by the district’s Domestic Security division, which also ransacked his home. He was detained at the Qinzhou District Detention Center after being arrested by the district procuratorate. The Qinzhou District Court sentenced him to two years in July 2026; his sentence is due to end in late December 2026.Case Details and Profile of Yang Tanguo, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Qinzhou District, Tianshui City, Gansu Province, Sentenced to 2 Years
Yang Tanguo, a Falun Gong practitioner from Qinzhou District, Tianshui City, Gansu Province, was arrested in late December 2024 after Domestic Security authorities raided his home. He was criminally detained and arrested by the Qinzhou District Procuratorate and held at the Qinzhou District Detention Center, where family visits were prohibited. In July 2026, the Qinzhou District Court sentenced him to two years, ending in late December 2026.Beijing Zion Church “10·9” Case Family Members’ Group of Detained Pastors and Co-workers: Update on the Beijing Zion Church “10·9” Case (July 21, 2026)
The Beijing Zion Church “10·9” case involves 23 pastors and co-workers detained since October 9, 2025. Fourteen were released on bail pending trial and one after prosecutors declined to prosecute; eight remain detained in Beihai, Guangxi, suspected of fraud and/or illegal business operations. The case was transferred for prosecution on June 18, 2026, and brought before court on July 17 without defense lawyers’ notification.Case Details and Biography of Ms. Ma Xiaojuan, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Qinzhou District, Tianshui City, Gansu Province, Sentenced to 1 Year and 8 Months
On July 22, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Ma Xiaojuan, a Falun Gong practitioner from Qinzhou District, Tianshui City, Gansu Province, was arrested and had her home raided by the Qinzhou District Domestic Security Division in late December 2024. She was detained, arrested by the Qinzhou District Procuratorate, and held at the district detention center without family visits. In July 2026, the Qinzhou District Court sentenced her to one year and eight months, ending in late August 2026.Case Details and Biography of Ms. Liu Qiye, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Qinzhou District, Tianshui City, Gansu Province, Sentenced to 3 Years and 2 Months
On July 22, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Liu Qiye, a Falun Gong practitioner from Qinzhou District, Tianshui City, Gansu Province, was sentenced to three years and two months. Police raided her home on December 23, 2024, and detained her and her husband. After about 18 months in detention, the Qinzhou District People’s Court sentenced them in July 2026. Her husband, who does not practice Falun Gong, received 18 months and was released.CCP authorities in Wuxi use blatant abuse of power to shield deputy police station chief Dai Feng for beating human rights defender Shen Aibin
The article alleges that on October 27, 2025, Wuxi human rights defender Shen Aibin was assaulted at Dongting Police Station after deputy chief Dai Feng allegedly seized his phone. Shen was diagnosed with bilateral nasal fractures and other injuries. It says he filed reports with police, prosecutors and supervisory authorities, but that no department had accepted or handled them by July 21, 2026.Wuhan citizen Zhang Yi criminally detained by the Lhasa Municipal Public Security Bureau on July 18, 2026, on suspicion of “inciting secession” and held at the Lhasa City Detention Center
On July 22, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Wuhan citizen Zhang Yi had been criminally detained by the Lhasa Municipal Public Security Bureau on July 18 on suspicion of “inciting secession” and was being held at Lhasa City Detention Center. Zhang, born in 1968, was a 1989 Wuhan student leader and rights defender. He was detained in Lhasa on July 1 after visiting Sera Monastery.Former Mainland Chinese Caijing investigative journalist Bai Zhaodong, exiled in Thailand, faces deportation; international human rights organisations urge Thai authorities not to deport him
Chinese journalist Bai Zhaodong, detained at Bangkok’s Suan Phlu Immigration Detention Centre, faces possible deportation to China after China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on July 16, 2026, that it had requested his extradition. Reporters Without Borders, Safeguard Defenders and Amnesty International urged Thailand not to deport him, citing risks of enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention and torture. Bai, born in 1970, formerly worked as an investigative journalist for Caijing.Niu Tengyu’s mother: Guangdong High Court goes back on its word again—promised in May that all case files could be reviewed, then suddenly changed its tune in July!
The account says Niu Tengyu’s father sought correction of his 14-year sentence at the Guangdong High Court on July 1. On July 6, the court reportedly said the evidence was conclusive and declined to arrange a meeting or provide complete case files. The family alleges officials gave contradictory explanations about access to confidential materials and says it will continue seeking redress.Zhang Sen’s Wife Xu Chao: Anhui Fuyang Wheat Seed Church Case—Timeline Update
Three pastors have been detained for more than a year. Their case has been repeatedly returned for supplementary investigation, subjected to extensions of the review for prosecution, and delayed by trial postponements. During the prolonged wait, public concern has focused on the final outcome, whether the facts will be fully presented, whether the evidence can withstand scrutiny, and whether procedures comply with the law.Details of the Case and Biography of Wuhan Citizen Zhang Yi, Arrested in Tibet
Wuhan citizen Zhang Yi, born in 1968 and a former 1989 student leader and human rights defender, was arrested in Lhasa on July 1, 2026, while traveling with his younger brother. Initially placed under 15-day administrative detention after allegedly showing a Dalai Lama photo at Sera Monastery, he was criminally detained on July 18 on suspicion of “incitement.” His detention location and specific alleged offense remain unknown.Falun Gong Practitioner Xue Shunrong, Sentenced to 6 Years, Cruelly Persecuted in Qinghai Women's Prison and Tortured Until Emaciated
A Rights Defense Network Information Center report says Falun Gong practitioner Xue Shunrong, born in 1975 and from Huzhu County, Qinghai Province, was sentenced to six years in prison on May 8, 2024. After her July 2023 arrest, the Ping’an District Court convicted her based on materials allegedly fabricated by police. The report says she has been abused in Xining Women’s Prison, denied food, sleep and family visits, and is now emaciated.Demand Letter Regarding the Shanghai Jing’an District People’s Court’s Failure to Process Zhao Ruxing’s Application for Objection to Enforcement Within the Prescribed Time | Example
On June 15, 2026, Zhao Ruxing mailed a Demand Letter to the Shanghai Jing’an District People’s Court over its failure to review an enforcement objection submitted May 10 and received May 11. After no timely response, Zhao applied for enforcement supervision to the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court on July 4. On July 15, the Jing’an District Court issued an acceptance notice and named Chen Jianhong, Lu Jun and Zou Yang to the collegial panel, with Chen presiding.Case Details and Biography of Ms. Tian Xiuzhen, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Weifang, Shandong, Sentenced to 3 Years and 6 Months
On July 20, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Tian Xiuzhen, a Falun Gong practitioner from Weifang, Shandong, was sentenced to three years and six months. Born in April 1964, she began practicing in 2002 and previously received 1 year and 6 months of re-education through labor in 2006. Arrested on December 15, 2025, she was transferred to Shandong Women’s Prison on June 23, 2026.Qingdao church-planting pastor of Zion Church Liu Zhenbin detained for more than nine months; family calls for attention to religious freedom and the right to correspondence
Liu Zhenbin, a church-planting pastor with Beijing Zion Church in Qingdao, has been detained since October 11, 2025, and is held at the Second Detention Center of Beihai City, Guangxi. His case was transferred for review and prosecution on June 18, 2026, over alleged “illegal use of an information network.” His family says correspondence remains restricted and lawyers have faced interference, and calls for lawful protection of detainees’ rights.Case Details and Biography of Ms. Lu Baozhen, an 84-Year-Old Falun Gong Practitioner from Kaili City, Guizhou Province, Sentenced to 3 Years
On July 19, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Lu Baozhen, an 84-year-old retired senior forestry engineer and Falun Gong practitioner from Kaili City, Guizhou Province, was sentenced to three years. Arrested in mid-November 2025 and released on bail because of high blood pressure, she was arrested again on June 5, 2026, and remains detained at Kaili City Detention Center. Her sentence reportedly ends June 4, 2029.The Case of Early Rain Covenant Church’s Dai Zhichao Has Been Transferred to the Procuratorate; In Addition to the Charge of Inciting Subversion of State Power, He Is Also Charged with Organizing an Illegal Assembly
On July 19, 2026, the China Human Rights Defense Network reported that the case of Dai Zhichao, a preacher at Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church, had been transferred to the procuratorate. He faces charges of inciting subversion of state power and organizing an illegal assembly. Dai was arrested on January 6, 2026, during a crackdown involving the church and is detained at the Deyang City Detention Center in Sichuan Province.During the Handling of the Zion Case, Beihai Prosecutors Threatened and Induced Zion Church Pastor Liu Zhenbin to Confess Guilt and Accept Punishment Using His Young Children
A Rights Defense Network Information Center report dated July 19, 2026, alleges that Beihai prosecutors pressured Zion Church Pastor Liu Zhenbin to confess by invoking his young children during the Zion 109 case. It characterizes the conduct as unlawful evidence collection and religious persecution, citing Chinese and international legal provisions. The report says head pastor Jin Mingri has been released and calls for Liu and seven others to be released.It Has Been Two Years Since Liu Deyu, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Jingmen, Hubei, Who Was Sentenced to Four Years, Was Persecuted to Death by Fanjiatai Prison
Liu Deyu, a 68-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Jingmen, Hubei, was arrested in July 2022, sentenced to four years by the Dongbao District Court on October 28, and sent to Fanjiatai Prison on May 10, 2023. After refusing to renounce Falun Gong, he was transferred to the prison hospital and died around the 2024 Chinese New Year, less than a year after entering prison.Wu Qiuyu’s Prison Letter in the Zion Church Case (July 2026)
The writer expresses happiness that Pastor Jin is free and says they have been doing all right. Frequent rain has lowered temperatures after the hottest period in May and early June, while late May and early June are also hottest in Beihai. They help others write letters home and hear about family matters. Their menstrual period has lasted longer, and doctors have not treated it because of concerns about psychiatric medication interactions.Wuhan Citizen Zhang Yi Criminally Detained While Traveling in Lhasa, Tibet
On July 18, 2026, the Rights Protection Network Information Center reported that Wuhan human rights defender Zhang Yi was criminally detained in Lhasa after showing a Tibetan person a Dalai Lama photograph while seeking to borrow a prayer mat. His brother Zhang Xuan was released after questioning. Authorities cited “incitement,” requested living expenses, and said written notice would follow, but Zhang Yi’s detention location and alleged offense remain unknown.Case Details and Profile of Ms. Liu Bingfang, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Shengli Oilfield in Dongying City, Shandong Province, Sentenced to Six Months in Prison
Liu Bingfang, a Falun Gong practitioner from Dongying City, Shandong Province, was arrested on April 9, 2026, while speaking about Falun Gong at a bus stop. She was formally arrested on April 22 and detained at the Dongying City Detention Center. The Dongying District People’s Court later sentenced her to six months in prison. Transferred to Shandong Women’s Prison, she reportedly developed high blood pressure and tachycardia. Her sentence ends October 8, 2026.Case and biography of Zharqynbek Qasymbai, a Kazakh retired government official from Bole City, Xinjiang, sentenced to 10 years
On July 18, 2026, this outlet reported details about Zharqynbek Qasymbai, a Kazakh retired government official from Bole City, Xinjiang. Born January 1, 1961, Qasymbai worked in the agricultural department for 36 years before moving to Kazakhstan in 2014. Chinese authorities detained him in 2017 and sentenced him to 10 years for allegedly inciting ethnic hatred, ethnic separatism and religious extremism. His prison location is unknown.Rights Protection Commentary: Take a Dialectical View of the “Prophecy Posts” Surrounding Officials’ Downfalls, and Do Not Let Governance Harm Civilian Oversight
The article discusses Ban Yue Tan’s criticism of self-media accounts that predict officials’ downfall and the subsequent tightening of online regulation. It acknowledges that insiders leaking case information, selling purported secrets and spreading malicious rumors require strict punishment, but argues that most predictions rely on publicly observable behavior and government information rather than leaks or profiteering. It urges authorities to distinguish unlawful conduct from legitimate civilian analysis and protect compliant online oversight.Head of a Chinese NGO Discusses Challenges Facing Research on the Preservation of Tibetan Cultural Relics
On July 18, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that the China Association for Preservation of Monuments and Sites, established in 1993, has conducted cultural relic preservation and research in Tibet. According to the Tibet project leader, intense sunlight causes temple murals to blister, wrinkle, peel and fall, while mining-related mountain blasting causes tremors, cracks in murals and pillars, and often irreversible damage.
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