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Case Details and Biography of Ms. Wang Ping, a Septuagenarian Falun Gong Practitioner from Laizhou, Shandong, Sentenced to 3 Years and 6 Months
Wang Ping, a Falun Gong practitioner from Laizhou, Shandong, was born in 1956 and is a retired Laizhou Xinhua Bookstore employee. She began practicing in 1996 and was reportedly detained and tortured multiple times after 1999. Authorities arrested her on December 10, 2025, after she spoke about Falun Gong, and raided her home. On May 28, 2026, Laizhou City Court sentenced her to 3 years and 6 months, ending June 9, 2029.Mr. Mao Qingxiang, one of the founders of the Chinese Democracy Party, administratively detained for 15 days for posting a video of Mr. Xu Guang, who had just been released from prison, on his social media feed
The Rights Defense Network Information Center reported on June 6, 2026, that Mao Qingxiang, one of the founders of the Chinese Democracy Party, was arrested and administratively detained for 15 days on May 22. Authorities cited his posting of a video showing recently released prisoner Xu Guang and describing Xu’s four years in prison and condition. Police from Mao’s jurisdiction were scheduled to take him home at 8 a.m. that day.Shandong Zaozhuang rights defender Zhang Chao (Dharma name: Shi Daoguo) forcibly disappeared after taking photos at Tiananmen Square on June 4, adding a mourning poem, and posting it to his Moments
Rights Defense Network Information Center reported on June 5, 2026, that Zhang Chao, also known as monk Shi Daoguo, went to Tiananmen Square on June 4, took photographs, added a mourning poem, and posted them on Moments, which was later blocked. State security officers from Zaozhuang, Shandong, took him from Beijing early June 5. He is unreachable and in a state of enforced disappearance. Zhang was previously detained in 2014 and arrested in 2019.Latest Update on the Case Involving Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church: Ye Fenghua Released on Bail Pending Trial on May 28, 2026, and Has Returned Home; Li Yingqiang, Dai Zhichao and Jia Xuewei Remain Detained
The Rights Defense Network Information Center reported on June 5, 2026, that Ye Fenghua, involved in the case concerning Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church, was released on bail pending trial on May 28 and returned home. Li Yingqiang, Dai Zhichao and Jia Xuewei remain detained or under designated-location residential surveillance. All four have been accused of allegedly inciting subversion of state power following persecution reported on January 6.Chow Hang-tung: 37th Anniversary of the June Fourth Massacre: Our Story Is Not Over
On May 19, after delivering a court closing statement, the author returned to prison and read reports about Starbucks Korea’s backlash over using a massacre anniversary in a marketing campaign. The author contrasted this with the criminalisation of candlelight vigils and government-funded anniversary markets in their city, linking freedom of speech to morality and resistance to concentrated power. They said they would continue a 37-hour hunger strike in prison and urged people to remember June Fourth.Prayer Letter from Preacher Chang Hao in Zhenxiong County, Yunnan (June 3, 2026)
On June 3, 2026, seven officials from Zhenxiong County’s Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau, United Front Work Department, town and Dayuanzi Village questioned Christian preacher Chang Hao and recorded the encounter. They showed him screenshots of his “China’s 5 p.m.” broadcasts and said he had violated regulations including the Regulations on Religious Affairs. Chang refused to cooperate, asserting that his faith was lawful. Five vehicles were used.Niutengyu’s Mother: Guangzhou Rights Defense Diary (II): The Joint Scam by the Guangdong Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission and the Guangdong High People’s Court—Attempting to Lure My Son Tengyu into Confessing Guilt with Parole as Bait
Niu Tengyu’s mother said Guangdong authorities told her on May 26, 2026, that her son could seek parole if he signed a confession of guilt, and that lawyers could then review the complete case files. After meeting Niu at Sihui Prison on May 27, she said he refused without seeing convincing evidence. On May 28, a Guangdong High People’s Court judge reportedly said parole could not be guaranteed and had not been arranged for prisoners sentenced to more than 10 years.Wuxi human rights defender Shen Aibin’s lawsuit against Liangxi Public Security for unlawful 15-day detention receives an unlawful ruling from Binhu Court
The Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that on May 25, 2026, Wuxi Binhu District Court rejected human rights defender Shen Aibin’s lawsuit challenging a 15-day detention imposed by Liangxi Public Security. Shen was detained after seeking to meet Jiangsu Governor Xu Kunlin and was penalized for allegedly “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” in Nanjing. He claimed the detention was unlawful, jurisdiction was lacking, and evidence procedures were violated, and said he would appeal.Case Details and Profile of Wang Liangsheng, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Neijiang, Sichuan, Sentenced to 2 Years
On June 3, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Wang Liangsheng, a Falun Gong practitioner from Neijiang, Sichuan, was sentenced to two 2-year prison terms and fined 5,000 yuan. Police arrested him during a raid on October 30, 2024. The Shizhong District Court issued the sentence on April 16, 2026, and Wang was transferred to Jiazhou Prison. His sentence end date is October 29, 2026.Case details and biography of Ms. Jin Cuixiang, a 61-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Bayuquan District, Yingkou City, Liaoning Province, sentenced to 4 years and 6 months
On June 3, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Jin Cuixiang, a 61-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Bayuquan District, Yingkou City, Liaoning Province, was sentenced to four years and six months. Arrested by Yingkou police on April 21, 2025, she was transferred in March 2026 to the twelfth ward of Liaoning Women’s Prison. Her sentence ends October 20, 2029.The Case Details and Biography of Ms. Liu Yulian, a 77-Year-Old Falun Gong Practitioner from Linqing City, Liaocheng, Shandong, Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
The Rights Defense Network Information Center reported on June 3, 2026, that Liu Yulian, a 77-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Linqing City, Shandong, was arrested on May 12 and transferred around May 25 to Jinan Women’s Prison. Her family said authorities provided no details about the legal proceedings, telling them only that she had been sentenced to three years. Her sentence is scheduled to end on May 11, 2029.Zhejiang Democrat Zou Wei, sentenced to 3 years and 6 months, transferred to Hangzhou Nanjiao Prison to serve his sentence
Zhejiang Democrat and human rights activist Zou Wei, born in 1968 in Hangzhou, was sentenced to three years and six months for picking quarrels and provoking trouble after a July 2024 sea memorial ceremony for Liu Xiaobo. The sentence was handed down on February 13, 2026, and ends January 19, 2028. Zou was transferred from Hangzhou’s Gongshu District Detention Center to Hangzhou Nanjiao Prison on May 28, 2026.Rights Defense Network Statement: Commemorating the 37th Anniversary of “June 4”—May All Prisoners of Conscience Be Free Soon!
In a June 2, 2026 statement marking the 37th anniversary of June 4, the Rights Defense Network said Chinese authorities continue suppressing discussion of the 1989 massacre and restricting dissidents before the anniversary. It listed mainland and Hong Kong prisoners and detainees, including Jimmy Lai, Joshua Wong and Xu Zhiyong, and appealed to the United Nations and democratic governments to press China to release prisoners of conscience and improve human rights.Niu Tengyu’s Mother: My Diary of Seeking Redress in Guangdong This Time (1): Report on Meeting My Son
On May 20, 2026, Niu Tengyu’s mother arrived in Sihui, Guangdong, and visited him at Sihui Prison the following afternoon. She said armed police officers stood beside him during the visit, which she believed was intended to intimidate her. After traveling to Guangzhou, she went to the Guangdong High People’s Court on May 25 to seek redress, where she said a police car and a man filming her followed and surveilled her.Case Details and Biography of Ms. Wang Xinghui, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Pingchuan District, Baiyin City, Gansu Province, Sentenced to 5 Years
Wang Xinghui, a Falun Gong practitioner from Pingchuan District, Baiyin City, Gansu Province, was born in 1963 and lives alone. Local police arrested her on March 8, 2024. She was criminally detained, formally arrested and prosecuted in 2025, then sentenced to five years. She was transferred to Gansu Women’s Prison in early October 2025, with her sentence scheduled to end on March 7, 2029.Case Details and Profile of Ms. Zhao Zhuqing, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Pingchuan District, Baiyin City, Gansu Province, Sentenced to 5 Years
The Rights Defense Network Information Center reported on June 2, 2026, that Zhao Zhuqing, a Falun Gong practitioner from Pingchuan District, Baiyin City, Gansu Province, was arrested by local police on March 8, 2024. She was criminally detained, formally arrested and prosecuted, then sentenced to five years in prison in 2025. She was transferred to Gansu Women’s Prison in early October 2025, with her sentence ending March 7, 2029.Jilin Province, Jiaohe City Falun Gong practitioner Wang Xiulian, sentenced to 3 years and 6 months, dies as a result of persecution in Jilin Women’s Prison
Wang Xiulian, a Falun Gong practitioner from Jiaohe City, Jilin Province, died on May 10, 2026, after being transferred to Jilin Women’s Prison on February 13 to serve a 3-year-6-month sentence. Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that guards allegedly directed a criminal inmate to berate her, after which her heart rate remained elevated and she trembled. Prison authorities said resuscitation for heart disease failed, while the circumstances of her death remain unknown.Li Naitang and 255 Other Shaanxi Rights Defenders: Collective Submission Regarding Alleged Systemic Procedural Formalism, Abuse of Power, Retaliation Against the Public and Other Legal and Disciplinary Violations by Procuratorial Organs
More than 200 people from Shaanxi, with 256 complainants listed, submitted a real-name report to the Central Inspection Group alleging that the Supreme People’s Procuratorate and Shaanxi Provincial People’s Procuratorate mishandled complaints, appeals and supervision applications. They accuse officials including Ying Yong, Wang Xuguang and Wang Xiaodong of delaying or suppressing cases, failing to respond, abusing authority and retaliating against petitioners.The Little-Known Prisoner of Conscience Sentenced to 14 Years—Guo Ran
On June 2, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Guo Ran, born October 26, 1981, in Beijing, was arrested in Xi’an in 2012 and sentenced on February 20, 2013, to 14 years in prison and five years’ deprivation of political rights for “subversion of state power.” A 2018 court ruling said his sentence reduction was denied, and he remains imprisoned at Weinan Prison.Gansu human rights defender Long Kehai, sentenced to 2 years and 6 months, spends his 60th birthday in prison
Gansu human rights defender Long Kehai spent his 60th birthday in prison on June 1, 2026. Criminally detained on March 19, 2025, by Huixian County police for allegedly “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” he was sentenced to two years and six months, ending September 18, 2027. He is serving the sentence at Wudu Prison in Gansu Province. He had previously served two prison terms totaling three and a half years.Rights Protection Network: Interpretation of China’s Policies, Laws and Regulations (May 2026) (Issue 21)
The article reviews eight Chinese policies and regulations related to human rights. It describes a new state compensation rate of 495.94 yuan per day, protections for over-age workers, fertility-friendly measures, funeral-sector price rules, telecommunications SMS regulations, intelligent-agent guidance, administrative law-enforcement reforms, and a revised Prison Law. The article argues these measures address surface issues while leaving broader institutional problems unresolved.Human rights lawyer Zhang Wenpeng, sentenced to 4 years and 6 months at first instance, has his appeal rejected; second instance upholds original verdict
On June 1, 2026, the outlet reported that Zhang Wenpeng’s appeal was rejected on May 26, and the original sentence of four years and six months was upheld. Zhang, born in 1993, obtained a lawyer qualification certificate but remained a trainee for seven years without receiving a practice certificate. He was detained on September 24, 2024, over his representation of the Haiyun Group case, and sentenced on March 16, 2026. His sentence runs until March 22, 2028.Jiangsu Wuxi human rights defender Shen Aibin transferred from residential surveillance to release on bail pending trial
On May 30, 2026, Jiangsu human rights defender Shen Aibin was transferred from residential surveillance to release on bail pending trial. He had been criminally detained on October 31, 2025, after police allegedly beat him at a Wuxi police station, causing a fractured nasal bridge and head injuries. Shen, a former military veteran and citizen journalist, has served three prison terms totaling seven years for rights advocacy.[Series Report (4)] The CCP Wuxi’s Inhumane Atrocities Against Human Rights Defender Shen Aibin: His Minor Daughter Was Implicated, Persecuted and Sentenced
The article says Shen Aibin’s minor daughter was involved in an April 2020 hotel-room assault involving several minors in Wuxi. She was detained, charged after the case shifted from picking quarrels and provoking trouble to robbery, and sentenced to two years and eight months on November 16, 2020. The Wuxi Intermediate People’s Court upheld the sentence on December 30. She was released in October 2022.Rights Defense Network: Monthly Report on Political Prisoners and Prisoners of Conscience Detained in Mainland China (May 31, 2026), Issue 128 (1,661 People in Total)
China Human Rights Defenders’ Information Center published Issue 128 of its monthly report on May 31, 2026, covering political prisoners and prisoners of conscience detained in mainland China. The report says 44 people were released after completing their sentences, 35 had prison updates, 10 were newly subjected to criminal detention or enforced disappearance, and 13 were newly sentenced. It lists 1,661 detainees and says its database contained 4,250 people as of May 29.
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