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Case Details and Profile of Ms. Chen Yanhua, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Jinhua, Zhejiang, Sentenced to 4 Years
Chen Yanhua, a Falun Gong practitioner from Jinhua, Zhejiang, was summoned by the Jindong District Public Security Bureau on July 22, 2025, and released on bail on August 7. The Wucheng District Court sentenced her on April 10, 2026, to four years’ imprisonment and a 30,000-yuan fine for “using a cult organization to undermine the implementation of the law.” She is held at Zhejiang Women’s Prison, with her sentence ending in April 2030.Case Details and Profile of Qian Endi, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Jinhua, Zhejiang, Sentenced to 2 Years and 3 Months
On June 20, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Qian Endi, a Falun Gong practitioner from Jinhua, Zhejiang, was sentenced to two years and three months in prison and fined 15,000 yuan. He was summoned on July 22, 2025, arrested on August 21, and tried with three other practitioners. His sentence is due to end on October 21, 2027.Case Details and Profile of Li Xiukuan, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Shuangcheng District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, Sentenced to 4 Years and 6 Months
Li Xiukuan, a Falun Gong practitioner from Shuangcheng District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, was arrested on August 21, 2025, after police raided his home and detained him at the Shuangcheng Detention Center. He was later criminally detained, formally arrested and prosecuted. The Daoli District Court of Harbin sentenced him to four years and six months on January 20, 2026. He was subsequently sent to Harbin No. 6 Hospital in Acheng District after developing illness symptoms.Update on the Zion Church Case: 9 Released on Bail Pending Trial, 9 Still Detained
On June 18, 2026, nine Zion Church pastors and workers were released on bail pending trial: Sun Cong, Liu Jiang, Li Shengjuan, Wei Yunfei, An Mei, Zhan Ge, Hu Yanzi, Mei Liming and Zhu Mingli. Nine others remain detained. Authorities arrested 18 church workers on November 18, 2025, and have changed the allegations from “illegally using information networks” to “illegal business operations” and “fraud.”The Case and Biography of Memet Yaqup, the Uyghur Fruit Exporter from Hami, Xinjiang, Sentenced to 16 Years
Memet Yaqup, a Uyghur former civil servant and fruit exporter from Hami, Xinjiang, was arrested in Guangzhou in June 2018 and later held in a re-education camp near Hami. His son learned of his detention after two years. In July 2022, authorities sentenced Yaqup to 16 years on an unspecified charge, with release scheduled for 2034. He is reportedly imprisoned somewhere in Ürümqi, while his family remains unaware of his charge, location or health.Famous Shanghai human rights defender Feng Zhenghu files administrative lawsuits over the Ministry of Public Security’s failure to perform its statutory duties under the Government Information Disclosure Law and its failure to act on administrative reconsideration
On June 18, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that human rights defender Feng Zhenghu had filed administrative lawsuits against the Ministry of Public Security over alleged failures to fulfill duties under the Government Information Disclosure Law and respond to administrative reconsideration. The cases concern restrictions on citizens leaving China and were accepted by the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court, which is hearing them.Three Pastors of Anhui Fuyang House Church Stand Trial: Can Weddings, Education and Small-Group Meetings Constitute Crimes? — Lawyers Say Multiple “Crimes” Were Merely Normal Religious Activities and Question the Evidence and Procedural Legitimacy
Pastors Zhang Sen and Chang Shun and Elder Ma Tao of Fuyang’s “Wheat Seed Reformed Church” in Anhui were arrested on June 29, 2025, and charged with organizing illegal gatherings. Their first hearings took place June 9 and 10, 2026. Prosecutors cited weddings, educational activities involving minors, a seminary and small-group meetings. Defense lawyers challenged the church’s banning, the evidence and procedures. No verdict had been issued.71-year-old retired teacher from Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, and Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Bao Guiqin, sentenced to five years, was mentally deranged when released from prison
On June 18, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Bao Guiqin, a 71-year-old retired teacher and Falun Gong practitioner from Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, was mentally deranged after completing a five-year prison sentence. Arrested on April 19, 2020, she was sentenced in September 2021 and detained at Heilongjiang Women’s Prison, where she reportedly suffered torture, temporary paralysis and loss of self-care.Qin Yongpei: Extra Edition: A Little Self-Promotion—My Vision and Appeal
Qin Yongpei said he and lawyers including Zhou Shifeng, Yu Wensheng, Wen Donghai, Chen Keyun, Wang Liqian, Xie Yang and Ren Quanniu plan to establish a professional legal company and Lawyers’ Justice Alliance. The group would handle major wrongful-conviction, asset-confiscation and human-rights cases through contingency representation, selecting lawyers, coordinating case strategies and training relatives as auxiliary defence counsel. Qin made the statement in Nanning on June 17, 2026.Ms. Zhu Wenlan, a Falun Gong practitioner from Cao County, Heze City, Shandong, persecuted to death
A Rights Defense Network Information Center report said Zhu Wenlan, a Falun Gong practitioner in her sixties from Cao County, Shandong Province, was raided, arrested and detained by Chengguan Town Police Station in early October 2025. She was sentenced to three years in prison, suffered worsening health and lost the ability to walk, and died in hospital on April 25, 2026.Wuxi human rights defender Shen Aibin remains under official surveillance after being released on bail pending trial
Rights Defense Network Information Center reported on June 17, 2026, that Wuxi rights defender Shen Aibin remains under official surveillance after being released on bail pending trial on May 30. A camera outside his home has not been removed, and police have not acted on two reports. Shen was criminally detained again on October 31, 2025, after police allegedly beat him and a hospital diagnosed a fractured nasal bone and head injury.China mainland’s youngest dissident, 15-year-old Hebei boy Zhang Qiyuan, releases a video seeking help, says he was once confined to a psychiatric hospital by the CCP
The Rights Defense Network Information Center reported on June 17, 2026, that 15-year-old Zhang Qiyuan of Baoding, Hebei, released a video seeking help through an overseas blogger. It said authorities detained him after he questioned Xi Jinping on July 10, 2025, first at Hebei Province’s Sixth People’s Hospital and later at Baoding Chunyu School. Zhang alleged threats by police and is currently missing again.Rights Defense Network: Some Regulations by Which the CCP Regime Will Strengthen Social Control in 2026
The article says several measures take effect or were issued in 2026. Amendments to the Cybersecurity Law increase penalties for mishandling prohibited information, require real-name registration, authorize blocking of certain overseas content and establish AI compliance duties. Other measures mandate military-service registration for 18-year-old men, expand oversight of outbound investment and financial transactions, and strengthen judicial offices’ role in grassroots governance and management of key groups.Pastor Chang Shun in the Anhui Fuyang Wheat Seed Reformed Church case was repeatedly intimidated, threatened and verbally abused by police during interrogations, who used his wife and son as hostages
On June 16, 2026, Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Li Yunyan, wife of Pastor Chang Shun in the Anhui Fuyang Wheat Seed Reformed Church case, said police repeatedly intimidated, threatened and verbally abused him after his detention on June 29, 2025. She said officer Sun Cheng pressured Chang to sign disputed interrogation records, threatening to detain her and place their child in juvenile detention.Li Qiaochu: Where do the procedures for my and Xu Zhiyong’s marriage application stand? I filed for administrative reconsideration against the Shandong Provincial Prison Administration
The applicant submitted an administrative reconsideration request seeking confirmation that the Shandong Provincial Prison Administration unlawfully failed to act on a marriage application. The request also sought a hearing and consultation opinions and named the Shandong Provincial Department of Justice as a third party. After the review deadline passed without notification, the applicant sent an inquiry letter asserting the case was deemed accepted on June 10.What We Experienced That Day—June 14 Through the Eyes of a Christian Wife and a Christian Mother
On June 14 in Jiangyou, special police and plainclothes officers entered a Christian gathering, seized equipment and took away several attendees, including pastors. The account says 32 people were detained, while elderly people, women and children remained in the hall for about seven hours. Children witnessed fathers being restrained, became distressed and hungry, and most detainees were later released. Two pastors remained in custody when others left.Early Rain Covenant Church preacher Wu Wuqing sentenced to 15 days of administrative detention, Elder Yan Hong to 14 days of administrative detention
The Rights Defense Network Information Center reported on June 15, 2026, that around 11 a.m. on June 14, an offline gathering of the Early Rain Covenant Church in Jiangyou City was raided by at least 60–70 officials, including police and religious-affairs personnel. Most attendees were released after questioning. Preacher Wu Wuqing received 15 days of administrative detention, while Elder Yan Hong received 14 days, both for organizing an illegal assembly.Chongqing private entrepreneur Li Huaiqing, sentenced to 20 years, has been confined to his cell for long periods in prison and is allowed little time outdoors
On June 15, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Li Huaiqing, a Chongqing entrepreneur serving a 20-year sentence, had told his wife, Bao Yan, that he was confined to his cell for long periods at Guizhou’s Xingyi Prison and allowed little outdoor time. Bao also cited high food prices, possible expired products and differing consumption restrictions, urging authorities to investigate and respond publicly.Report on the Sudden Encirclement and Raid by Multiple Local Government Departments on the In-Person Gathering of the Early Rain Covenant Church in Jiangyou City
According to a June 15, 2026 report, Early Rain Covenant Church’s gathering in Jiangyou City was raided at 11 a.m. on June 14 by at least 60 or 70 officials, including police and religious-affairs personnel. Thirty-one people were taken to a detention center for questioning, while others were held at the site. Most were released by 11 p.m.; Elders Yan Hong and Wu Wuqing remained detained.Shi Xiuju: Statement on the Lack of Response to the Second Mailing of a Complaint to the Central Inspection Team, and Materials Concerning the Criminal Complaint Regarding Shi Xiuju’s Intentional Injury and the Placement of Hazardous Substances (Cadmium, Arsenic and Thallium), as well as Procedural Violations and Party-discipline Violations by Public Security Organs — Request for the Central Inspection Team to Place the Case Under Supervision
Shi Xiuju’s June 1, 2026 complaint to the Third Inspection Team alleges that dental treatment at Xi’an Zhongnuo Dental Hospital from December 2019 to April 2020 caused toxic exposure, severe injuries and permanent health problems. She accuses Ma Lu and Guo Juanni of criminal conduct and alleges procedural violations by public security organs in Shaanxi. She requests investigations, accountability, case review and responses to her previous mailings.Five Falun Gong practitioners, including Tang Xingying, Jing Guixiang, Guo Yunxiang, Jiang Junhua and Liu Guiping, from Fuyu County, Heilongjiang, sentenced
On June 14, 2026, the Information Center of Rights Defense Network reported that Fuyu County Court sentenced five female Falun Gong practitioners: Tang Xingying, Jing Guixiang, Guo Yunxiang, Jiang Junhua and Liu Guiping. Their sentences ranged from one to two years and two months, with fines of 2,000 to 5,000 yuan. All were transferred to Heilongjiang Women’s Prison after being arrested on July 20, 2025, alongside 16 others.Early Rain Covenant Church Sunday Service Surrounded by Police; Several People Taken Away by Police
On June 14, 2026, around 11 a.m., 50 to 60 police officers raided a Sunday service at Early Rain Covenant Church. Police recorded congregants’ identity-card information, brought buses and multiple vehicles, and took worshippers to a local police station. Those reportedly taken included Elders Yan Hong and Wu Qing, and Brothers Liu Yingxu, Nie Bo, Li Benli and A Xin, along with other Christians, including young children.Case Details and Biography of Ms. Feng Caifeng, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Leizhou, Guangdong, Sentenced to 5 Years
On June 13, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Feng Caifeng, a Falun Gong practitioner from Tangjia Town, Leizhou City, Guangdong Province, born in 1975, had been sentenced to five years in prison. She was arrested on November 27, 2025, after giving a fruit vendor a card bearing the character “blessing,” and secretly tried by the Chikan District Court of Zhanjiang in March 2026. Her sentence ends November 26, 2030.Sichuan Rights Defender Li Yanli Administratively Detained for Five Days on “Disturbing Public Order” Charges During 6.4
On June 13, 2026, this outlet reported that Sichuan rights defender Li Yanli was administratively detained for five days, from June 5 to June 11, on charges of “disturbing public order” during 6.4. Born in 1995 and from Leshan, Li graduated from Sichuan University of Culture and Media and Leshan Normal University. She was reportedly beaten by company personnel and confined in psychiatric hospitals three times.Shandong Zaozhuang State Security Police Attempt to Frame Rights Defender Zhang Chao, Who Was Criminally Detained
On June 13, 2026, the Information Center of the Rights Defense Network reported that Shandong Zaozhuang rights defender Zhang Chao, also known as monk Shi Daoguo, was taken from Beijing on June 5 after photographing outside Tiananmen Square on June 4 and posting a remembrance poem. He was criminally detained by Zaozhuang authorities and held at Zaozhuang No. 1 Detention Center. Authorities reportedly sought testimony against him, but were refused.
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