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Report and Complaint by Ms. Wu Qiuyu, Victim in the Zion Church 109 Case
On July 3, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Wu Qiuyu, a detained Christian from Zion Church, filed a complaint alleging unlawful arrest, police abuse, and inadequate detention conditions. Held at Beihai First Detention Center on suspicion of illegally using information networks, Wu reportedly has severe schizophrenia and worsening health. Her representative requested investigations, accountability for officials, medical care, and release on bail pending trial.Chen Jianxiong: Searching for Jia Pin
The author says Jia Pin has been missing for more than three years, prompting renewed efforts to locate him. Jia previously disappeared after unfurling a “Democracy Constitutional government Human rights Freedom” banner with Nie Guang in Dongguan in March 2013. Friends traced them to detention, where the author and Yuan Xiaohua were detained for 15 days after protesting. The author appeals for information about Jia’s whereabouts.Case Details and Profile of Ms. Zhang Aimei, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Tanbu Town, Mengyin County, Linyi City, Shandong Province, Sentenced to 4 Years and 6 Months
On July 2, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported details about Falun Gong practitioner Zhang Aimei of Tanbu Town, Mengyin County, Shandong Province. Zhang and her husband, Xiao Yujun, were arrested by Yinan County public security officers on July 22, 2025. Tried twice by Yinan County Court, they received sentences of four years and six months and five years and six months, respectively.Case Details and Biography of Xiao Yujun, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Tanbu Town, Mengyin County, Linyi City, Shandong Province, Sentenced to 5 Years and 6 Months
Xiao Yujun, a Falun Gong practitioner from Tanbu Town, Mengyin County, Linyi City, Shandong Province, was arrested with his wife, Zhang Aimei, by Yinan County police on July 22, 2025. Tried by Yinan County Court on January 13 and May 13, 2026, Xiao was sentenced to five years and six months in prison and fined 50,000 yuan. His sentence ends January 21, 2031.Nanjing human rights defender Shao Mingliang, sentenced to 5 years, spends his 59th birthday in prison
According to a Rights Defense Network Information Center report, Nanjing human rights defender Shao Mingliang, born July 2, 1967, is serving a 5-year, 6-month sentence ending March 21, 2029. Arrested September 22, 2023, he was convicted April 14, 2025, by the Pukou District Court of picking quarrels and provoking trouble and assaulting police officers. He is held at Nanjing No. 2 Detention Center and has previously served four years in prison.Update on the Prison Situation of Human Rights Defender and Lawyer Ding Jiaxi, Sentenced to 12 Years (July 2, 2026)
On June 23, Ding Jiaxi’s family members in China saw him, according to his wife, Luo Shengchun. She said Jiangbei Prison restricts his outdoor exercise, book purchases and religious correspondence, and allows monitored calls only to registered family members in China, not to her mobile phone. Luo rejected the prison’s explanations and said she would copy Bible passages and hymns daily for Ding.Case Details and Profile of Harbin Falun Gong Practitioner Gu Fubao, Sentenced to 1 Year and 10 Months
Gu Fubao, a Falun Gong practitioner from Harbin’s Daowai District, Heilongjiang, was arrested on July 15, 2025, while distributing Falun Dafa materials in a residential community near Maduan Street in Nangang District. Police searched his home, and he was later detained, arrested, prosecuted and held at the Nangang District Detention Center. He was secretly sentenced to 1 year and 10 months and is now held at Harbin Hulan Prison until May 14, 2027.China Human Rights Defenders: Interpretation of China’s Policies, Laws and Regulations (June 2026) (Issue 22)
The article reviews eight newly issued or implemented institutional documents covering human rights, ethnic unity, the online business environment, food safety, traffic enforcement, mineral resources, over-age workers, and certified public accountants. It describes their objectives and provisions while emphasizing that legislation is only the starting point of rule-of-law governance. Effective implementation, consistent enforcement, accessible rights-protection channels, oversight, and substantive remedies remain essential.Rights Defense Network: Monthly Report on Political Prisoners and Prisoners of Conscience Detained in Mainland China (June 30, 2026), Issue 129 (1,656 people in total)
China Human Rights Defenders’ Issue 129 monthly report, dated June 30, 2026, reviews political prisoners and prisoners of conscience detained in mainland China. It reports that 41 people completed sentences or were released on bail, 23 had prison updates, one person was newly criminally detained or subjected to enforced disappearance, and 36 were newly sentenced. One prisoner, Wang Xiulian, reportedly died following persecution in prison. The report lists 1,656 detainees.Wu Chi-wai of the “Hong Kong 47” case, sentenced to 4 years and 5 months, released after completing his sentence
Wu Chi-wai, a defendant in Hong Kong’s “Hong Kong 47” case, was released on June 30, 2026, after completing a 4-year-and-5-month sentence. A former Democratic Party chairman, Legislative Council member for Kowloon East and pro-democracy camp convenor, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to subvert state power in August 2022. He was sentenced collectively at Hong Kong West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on November 19, 2024.Lawyers for the Zion Church case defendants file complaints: Defendants must report even when scratching an itch; 30 people detained in a 60-square-meter room; heat rash and skin diseases caused by temperatures above 34°C with no air conditioning or fans
On June 29, 2026, lawyers Lin Qilei and Lu Siwei, representing Pastor Yin Huibin and Wu Qiuyu respectively, filed complaints with public security and procuratorial authorities in Beihai concerning Yin’s case and Beihai No. 1 Detention Center. The complaints alleged poor conditions, inadequate food and medical care, restricted movement, insect bites, limited books and communication, and violations of detainees’ lawful rights. Most departments accepted and registered the materials.Case Details and Profile of Yu Ya'ou, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Jinan, Shandong, Sentenced to 1 Year and 6 Months
On June 30, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Yu Ya’ou, a Falun Gong practitioner from Jinan, Shandong, was sentenced to one year and six months. Yu and his wife, Li Shanshan, were arrested in July 2025, allegedly for distributing materials caught on camera, and held at the Jinan Detention Center. Li was sentenced to three and a half years. Yu’s sentence ends in January 2027.Case Details and Biography of Ms. Li Shanshan, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Jinan, Shandong, Sentenced to 3 Years and 6 Months
On June 30, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Li Shanshan, a Falun Gong practitioner and legal representative of Shandong Jiannai Import and Export Trade Co., Ltd. in Jinan, Shandong, was sentenced to three and a half years. Li and her husband, Yu Ya’ou, were arrested in July 2025 and detained at Jinan Detention Center. Yu was sentenced to one and a half years, while Li’s sentence ends in January 2029.Case Details and Biography of Ms. Liu Fujin, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Shuangcheng District, Harbin, Sentenced to 7 Years
A Rights Defense Network Information Center report dated June 29, 2026, described Liu Fujin, a Falun Gong practitioner from Harbin’s Shuangcheng District, Heilongjiang Province. Born in 1963, she was arrested at home by Wujia Township Police Station officers on August 21, 2025, and her home was ransacked. She was sentenced to seven years and transferred to Heilongjiang Women’s Prison on June 18, 2026. Her sentence ends August 20, 2032.Case Details and Profile of Ms. Yuan Xiuying, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Lanzhou, Gansu, Sentenced to 2 Years and 6 Months
On June 29, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported details about Yuan Xiuying, a Falun Gong practitioner from Lanzhou, Gansu. Born in 1969, she was formerly employed by Lanzhou Minbai Group. She was arrested in 2017, sentenced to 2½ years, and released on December 18, 2019. In late October 2025, Daying County police detained her in Sichuan. She was sentenced to another 2½ years and is appealing.Case Details and Profile of Ms. Pan Surong, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Luannan County, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, Sentenced to 1 Year and 9 Months
On June 29, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Pan Surong, a Falun Gong practitioner from Luannan County, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, was sentenced to one year and nine months. Police arrested her on February 9, 2025, while she was talking about Falun Gong in a county-town square and raided her home. The Luannan County Court held her hearing on June 26, 2025. She is detained at Luquan Women’s Prison.Case Details and Biography of Jiang Shunbao, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Luannan County, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, Sentenced to 1 Year and 6 Months
Jiang Shunbao, a Falun Gong practitioner from Luannan County, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, was born in November 1955 and is a retired Luannan County Salt Field employee. He began practicing in October 1998. Police arrested him at his home on February 8, 2025. The Luannan County Court tried him on August 6, 2025, and sentenced him to 1 year and 6 months. He is detained at Jidong Prison, with his sentence due to expire on August 7, 2026.Case Details and Biography of Ms. Geng Jiqiu, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Da'an City, Baicheng, Jilin Province, Sentenced to 5 Years
Geng Jiqiu, a Falun Gong practitioner from Da’an City, Jilin Province, was arrested on June 3, 2025, while distributing Falun Gong materials and detained at Baicheng Detention Center. By late June 2026, she was reportedly sentenced secretly to five years and fined 10,000 yuan, with her sentence ending June 2, 2030. She had previously received sentences totaling 16 and a half years.Shi Xiuju: Real-Name Complaint Letter Regarding the Shaanxi Provincial Health Commission’s Failure to Perform Its Statutory Regulatory Duties and the Xi’an Health Commission’s Failure to Fulfil Its Duty to Transfer Cases
Shi Xiuju submitted a real-name complaint to China’s National Health Commission on June 29, 2026, alleging that treatment at Xi’an Zhongnuo Stomatological Hospital caused severe systemic health problems after doctor Ma Lu allegedly used toxic substances. She accuses the Shaanxi Provincial Health Commission of administrative inaction, failing to transfer suspected criminal leads to police, withholding doctors’ qualification information, and mishandling her reports, and requests investigation, accountability and case transfer.Lawyer representing Wu Qiuyu, victim in the Zion Church 10/9 case who was arrested, submits a complaint to the Yinhai Branch of the Beihai Municipal Public Security Bureau and Beihai No. 1 Detention Center and requests the disclosure of information from the detention center
On June 29, 2026, this outlet reported that attorney Lu Siwei had filed a complaint on behalf of Wu Qiuyu with the Yinhai Branch of the Beihai Municipal Public Security Bureau and Beihai No. 1 Detention Center, alleging abuse of power and dereliction of duty and requesting information disclosure. Wu, a Zion Church preacher, has been detained since October 2025; her charges were changed to illegal business operations and fraud.Ms. An Mei, Victim in the Zion Church 10/9 Case, Released on Bail, Loses 30 Jin in Weight, Bank Cards Frozen, ID Card Withheld, Life Driven to Desperation
An Mei, a Christian worker at Zion Church and defendant in the Zion Church 10/9 case, was released on bail pending trial on June 18, 2026, after being detained since October 10, 2025. She reported losing more than 30 jin, back pain and nausea. Authorities allegedly retained her identity card and froze her bank cards, preventing housing and access to funds. On June 26, she and Ma Lianshun sought redress from Beihai police authorities.Niu Tengyu's Mother: Diary of a May 2026 Trip to Guangdong: Night Thoughts by the Longjiang River
Niu Tengyu’s mother describes repeatedly staying at the Longfeng Hotel in Sihui, beside the Longjiang River, to remain close to her son, who is being held at Sihui Prison a few kilometres away. In “Watch by the Longjiang River” and “Longjiang Night: A Mother’s Vigil,” she writes about walking by the river, sleepless nights, longing, tears and her hope of bringing her son home.24th Anniversary of CCP's Cross-Border Capture of Overseas Pro-Democracy Leader Wang Bingzhang; Held in Solitary Confinement for Years
The Rights Defense Network Information Center reported on June 28, 2026, that Wang Bingzhang was abducted in Vietnam in 2002 and brought to China by unidentified individuals. Sentenced to life imprisonment in 2003 for espionage and organizing and leading a terrorist organization, he has reportedly spent more than two decades in solitary confinement. Wang, a democratic dissident and U.S. permanent resident, is currently held at Beijiang Prison in Guangdong Province.A Place Darker Than Prison: Report on Pastor Gong Shengliang Remaining Under Surveillance After Completing His Sentence
China Human Rights Defenders reported that Pastor Gong Shengliang, founder of the South China Church, was released from prison in October 2024 but immediately placed under secret detention in Zaoyang, Hubei Province. He was held first in a family-planning office and then moved on January 21, 2025, to a guarded bungalow behind a private residence. The report describes extensive surveillance, restricted family contact, poor conditions and inadequate medical care.Pastor Wang Lin, a Victim in the “10·9 Zion Church Case,” Still Has Not Been Granted Access to the Case Files by His Defense Lawyer
On June 27, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Zhang Lei, defense lawyer for detained Pastor Wang Lin, submitted authorization documents to the People’s Procuratorate of Yinhai District in Beihai City on June 23 but had not been granted access to the case files. Wang, a former lawyer and pastor of Shanghai Zion Church, was arrested at Shenzhen Bao’an Airport on October 9, 2025, and is detained at Beihai No. 2 Detention Center.
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