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Case Details and Biography of Liu Zhenbin, Victim of the Zion Church 10·9 Case Who Was Arrested
Liu Zhenbin, also known as Liu Shanyi, is a Christian pastor of Beijing Zion Church’s Qingdao branch. He was taken from his Qingdao home on October 11, 2025, by joint police teams, and his property was seized. On November 18, he was formally arrested with 17 others. On June 18, 2026, he remained detained at Beihai No. 2 Detention Center, with charges changed to “illegal business operations” and “fraud,” and his case transferred for review and prosecution.Renowned mainland Chinese human rights defender Dong Guangping arrives in Toronto, Canada, on Air Canada on June 26, 2026
Human rights defender Dong Guangping, born in 1958 in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, fled China by rubber boat on May 25, 2026, reached South Korea after more than 30 hours at sea, and arrived in Toronto, Canada, on June 26. A former police officer and political prisoner, he was repeatedly detained and imprisoned in China, Thailand and Vietnam for democratic activities, alleged subversion and illegal border crossings.Case Details and Profile of Ms. Jin Hanyan, a Rights Defender from Yunxi County, Shiyan City, Hubei Province, Sentenced to 8 Years and 6 Months
The report identifies Yunxi County rights defender Jin Hanyan and her younger sister, Jin Hanqin, as having repeatedly petitioned over civil-service positions they said were denied despite Document No. [1997]009. They reportedly faced detention, reeducation through labor and alleged abuse. In 2022, both were detained and sentenced by Yunxi County Court to 8 years and 6 months for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” Appeals and a retrial application followed.Case details and biography of Ms. Jin Hanqin, a rights defender from Yunxi County, Shiyan City, Hubei Province, sentenced to 8 years and 6 months
Jin Hanqin, a rights defender from Yunxi County, Hubei Province, was born on February 15, 1975. After the local government allegedly failed to assign her and her sister civil-service positions promised under a 1997 document, they repeatedly petitioned and were detained. In 2022, both were criminally detained and later sentenced to 8 years and 6 months for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” Jin remains detained and filed a retrial application in 2025.Feng Zhenghu: Rights Protection Bulletin (June 26, 2026)
The writer says they sent letters by China Post express mail yesterday urging action by the Shanghai Third Intermediate People’s Court, Shanghai Second Intermediate People’s Court and Shanghai Jing’an District People’s Court. Postal receipts reportedly show all three courts signed for the letters today. The writer states courts must docket cases or issue rulings after statutory deadlines and citizens may urge legal compliance.Case Details and Biography of Ms. Wu Qiuyu, Victim of the Zion Church 10·9 Case Who Was Arrested
On June 26, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Wu Qiuyu, a Beijing Christian preacher at Zion Church and graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, was arrested on October 10, 2025, in a police operation involving Beijing and Beihai authorities. She was formally arrested on November 18 on suspicion of illegally using an information network. Her charges were later changed to illegal business operations and fraud, and she remained detained at Beihai No. 1 Detention Center.Case Details and Biography of Zhang Yagang, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Fuxin City, Liaoning Province, Sentenced to 2 Years and 6 Months
A Rights Defense Network Information Center report dated June 25, 2026, described Zhang Yagang, a Falun Gong practitioner from Fuxin City, Liaoning Province. It said police arrested him after he posted calligraphy on Kuaishou, demanded 2,000 yuan bail, and transferred his case to prosecutors. The Fumeng County Court sentenced him to 2 years and 6 months and fined him 5,000 yuan on May 26, 2025, with the sentence ending November 25, 2027.The Case of Detained Beijing Media Worker, Freelance Writer and Independent Documentary Filmmaker Du Bin Heard at Beijing Shunyi District Court on June 24
Freelance writer and independent documentary filmmaker Du Bin’s case was heard at Beijing’s Shunyi District Court at 2:30 p.m. on June 24, 2026, according to a June 25 report. Police detained him on October 15, 2025, before a planned trip to Japan, on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” He was formally arrested in December and remains held at the Beijing Shunyi Detention Center; indictment details are unknown.The sentence of prominent Uyghur dissident Yushanjiang • Jilili, originally sentenced to life imprisonment, reduced to 2031
The Rights Defense Network Information Center reported on June 24, 2026, that Uyghur dissident and Canadian citizen Yushanjiang Jilili, also known as Huseyin Celil or Yusain Jilili, is serving a sentence at the First Prison of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Originally sentenced to life imprisonment in 2007, his sentence was reduced to 15 additional years on February 1, 2016, ending in February 2031.Lu Siwei: Report on My Visit to the Case-Filing Center to Demand the Filing of Lawsuits Against the Chengdu Municipal Government and Sichuan Provincial Government
On June 24, 2026, lawyer Lu Siwei said he went to the Chengdu Intermediate Court to seek filing of three administrative cases against the Chengdu Municipal Government and Sichuan Provincial Government after mailed materials were returned. He alleged bailiff 510222 seized his water bottle and court staff refused to issue written rulings, saying the cases were outside the court’s jurisdiction. He filed complaints over the refusal and security check. Lu’s 11-month sentence ended August 5, 2025.66-year-old Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Xu Qiang from Pulandian, Dalian, Liaoning, sentenced to 9 years and 1 month, tortured in Liaoning Women's Prison into developing uremia
A Rights Defense Network Information Center report dated June 24, 2026, states that Xu Qiang, a 66-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Pulandian, Dalian, Liaoning, was arrested on July 11, 2020, and sentenced to nine years and one month. Transferred to Liaoning Women’s Prison in March 2022, she allegedly endured torture and developed uremia. The report says she remains extremely weak and is still forced to perform labor.Arrested Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Reformed House Church Elder Li Yingqiang Spends His 47th Birthday in Prison
Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Reformed House Church elder Li Yingqiang spent his 47th birthday in prison on June 23, 2026. Police took him from his Deyang home on January 6 after raiding the Early Rain Academy teaching site. His family was notified on February 12 that his arrest had been approved on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power.” He is detained at Deyang City Detention Center.Case Details and Profile of Ms. Chen Zhongli, a 64-Year-Old Falun Gong Practitioner from Datong, Shanxi, Sentenced to 3 Years and 6 Months
On June 23, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Chen Zhongli, a 64-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Datong, Shanxi, was sentenced to three years and six months. Police arrested her on September 5, 2025, after following her, and detained her at Datong No. 1 Detention Center. The Yungang District Court sentenced her on June 17, 2026; her sentence runs until March 4, 2029.Wang Xiaoqin: Emergency Report on the Xianyang Public Security Bureau and Weicheng Public Security Sub-bureau Allegedly Defying Central Inspection Supervision and Conducting a “Crash-Course” Falsified Investigation into the Homicide Case Transferred by the Central Inspection Team; Earnestly Requesting the Central Inspection Team to Assume Jurisdiction at a Higher Level and Place the Case Under Supervision
Wang Xiaoqin’s June 2, 2026 complaint alleges that officials in the Weicheng District and Xianyang public security bureaus mishandled reports concerning Wang Xiaogang’s death while detained at the Weicheng District Detention Center. She alleges detainee abuse, dereliction of duty, inadequate investigation and possible alteration of surveillance footage. The complaint seeks disciplinary investigations, preservation and appraisal of recordings, criminal investigations and state compensation.Case Details and Profile of Ms. Ding Huimin, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Weihai, Shandong, Sentenced to One Year in Prison
The China Rights Network Information Center reported that Ding Huimin, a Falun Gong practitioner from Weihai, Shandong, was sentenced to one year in prison in June 2026. Ding, Yu Jingtao and Xiao Bo were arrested and their homes searched on October 27, 2025, while Wang Deshui was arrested on November 27. Rongcheng City Court held four closed hearings and sentenced Yu to six years, Wang to three years and six months, and Xiao to three years.Case Details and Biography of Xiao Bo, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Weihai, Shandong, Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
On June 22, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Xiao Bo, a Falun Gong practitioner from Weihai, Shandong, was sentenced to three years in prison. Xiao was arrested with Yu Jingtao and Ding Huimin on October 27, 2025, while binding Minghui calendars. Wang Deshui was arrested on November 27. All four later faced secret hearings at Rongcheng City Court and were sentenced in June 2026.Case Details and Profile of Wang Deshui, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Weihai, Shandong, Sentenced to 3 Years and 6 Months
On October 27, 2025, Political Security personnel in Weihai arrested Yu Jingtao, Ding Huimin and Xiao Bo while they were binding Minghui calendars and raided their rented residence. Wang Deshui was arrested at home and his residence raided on November 27. The four were later tried in secret hearings at Rongcheng City Court and sentenced in June 2026. Wang received 3 years and 6 months, ending May 26, 2029.The Case and Profile of Ms. Yu Jingtao, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Weihai, Shandong, Sentenced to 6 Years
Yu Jingtao, a Falun Gong practitioner from Weihai, Shandong, was sentenced to six years in prison in June 2026. She was arrested with Ding Huimin and Xiao Bo on October 27, 2025, while binding Minghui calendars; Wang Deshui was arrested on November 27. The four were held, brought before Rongcheng City Court, and tried in secret hearings. Their sentences were six years, three years and six months, three years, and one year, respectively.Wang Xiaoqin: Application for Accountability Regarding the Xianyang Weicheng District Procuratorate’s Circumvention of Inspection Supervision and Improper Handling of Complaint Leads
Wang Xiaoqin’s June 19, 2026 application asks the Central Inspection Group to investigate alleged disciplinary and procedural violations by the Weicheng District People’s Procuratorate. She cites a June 17 telephone call in which staff acknowledged jurisdiction concerns, said they would uphold a previous result, and asked her to stop petitioning and sign a commitment. She seeks transfer of the complaints, investigation of Wang Xiaogang’s detention-center death, and case supervision.Shi Xiuju: Complaint Materials Concerning Suspected Serious Violations of the Party’s Six Disciplines in the Handling by the Shaanxi Provincial Public Security Department, the Weiyang Branch of the Xi’an Public Security Bureau, and the Daming Palace Police Station of the Case in Which Shi Xiuju Was Maliciously Poisoned
Shi Xiuju, 63, submitted a June 22, 2026 complaint to the Central Commission for Political and Legal Affairs alleging that police in Xi’an and the Shaanxi Provincial Public Security Department mishandled her report of alleged heavy-metal poisoning by a doctor at Xi’an Zhongnuo Dental Hospital. She cites delayed registration and notices, refusal to accept toxicology evidence, procedural violations and prejudicial conduct, and requests accountability, withdrawal of a conclusion notice, renewed investigation and recusal.Feng Zhenghu: The Legal “Catfish” Has Arrived: The Reshaping and Agitation of the Lawyers’ System by Civilian AI Case-Review Forces
The article argues that civilian professional AI case-review organisations, represented by the “AI Zhenghu Case-Review Team”, are disrupting China’s traditional legal-services market by making advanced legal analysis faster and cheaper. It says this pressures low-end lawyers and law firms while encouraging technological specialisation, broader access to legal expertise and organisational reform. The article also links these developments to procedural justice, judicial reform, smart courts and rule-of-law governance.Case Details and Biography of Ma Tao, an Elder of the “Wheat Seed Reformed Church” in Fuyang, Anhui Province, Who Was Arrested
Ma Tao, also known as Ma Shutao, is an elder of the Wheat Seed Reformed Church in Fuyang City, Anhui Province. Police detained him and Pastor Chang Shun on June 29, 2025, during a raid on worship services, and they were formally arrested in August on suspicion of organizing illegal gatherings. The Yingzhou District Procuratorate prosecuted him in March 2026. His trial was held June 9–12, with no verdict issued. He is detained in Fuyang City.Case Details and Biography of Gao Zuokui, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Huludao City, Liaoning Province, Sentenced to 3 Years and 6 Months
Gao Zuokui, a Falun Gong practitioner from Huludao City, Liaoning Province, was born in 1963 and began practicing in 1997. He was detained on March 17, 2022, while distributing Falun Gong materials in Si’erpu Town, then released. Police arrested him at his workplace on October 22, 2025. The Lianshan District Court sentenced him on March 27, 2026, to three years and six months in prison and fined him 10,000 yuan.Wang Yifei, one of the founders of the “Xinghua Association” and the “China Democratic Victory Party,” who was sentenced to 7 years and 6 months, spends his 41st birthday in prison
Wang Yifei, a founder of the Xinghua Association and China Democratic Victory Party, turned 41 on June 20, 2026, while serving a 7-year, 6-month sentence for subversion. Arrested in Sichuan on May 17, 2022, he was sentenced in November 2024, fined 80,000 yuan and deprived of political rights for three years. He is held at Leimaping Prison in Sichuan Province, with his sentence ending in January 2030.Case Details and Biography of Qian Mingfen, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Jinhua, Zhejiang, Sentenced to 5 Years
Qian Mingfen, a Falun Gong practitioner from Jinhua, Zhejiang, was sentenced by Wucheng District Court on April 10, 2026, to five years in prison and fined 40,000 yuan. He was detained on July 29, 2025, and released on bail on August 6. The court also sentenced Qian Yanhua, Qian Endi and Wu Chang’e. Qian Mingfen’s sentence runs until April 2031; his current whereabouts are unknown.
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