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Case Details and Profile of Ms. Wang Haiyuan, a Daqing Falun Gong Practitioner Sentenced to 3 Years and 6 Months
The Rights Defense Network Information Center reported on May 15, 2026, that Wang Haiyuan, a Falun Gong practitioner from Daqing’s Sartu District, was detained after police found her distributing Falun Gong materials in September 2024. She was released on bail that day, arrested again on June 3, 2025, and sentenced to three years and six months between September and October 2025. She was transferred to Heilongjiang Women’s Prison on November 27, 2025, with her sentence ending December 2, 2028.Case details and biography of Gai Yongguang, a Falun Gong practitioner from Meihekou City, Jilin Province, sentenced to 7 years and 9 months
On May 15, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Gai Yongguang, a Falun Gong practitioner from Meihekou City, Jilin Province, had been sentenced to seven years and nine months. Police arrested him, his wife, son and daughter-in-law on July 19, 2024, and searched their home. His relatives later returned home, while Gai remained detained, reportedly becoming unable to walk. He was transferred to Ward 9 of Jilin Prison, with his sentence ending April 18, 2032.Qin Yongpei: One of My Experiences at Litang Prison
On January 18, 2024, Qin Yongpei was escorted by five Guangxi Department of State Security officers from a detention center to Litang Prison. He describes being ordered to squat and strip before inmates, receiving a meal consisting of one egg and two yellowed vegetable leaves, and refusing prison rules requiring inmates to squat before guards. He alleges the prison’s management relied on humiliation, violence and inmate “puppet troops,” and says he was quarantined for seven days.The case against prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, accused under the Hong Kong National Security Law of “conspiracy to collude with a foreign country or with external forces to endanger national security,” has completed committal proceedings to the Hong Kong High Court; Joshua Wong remains in custody
On May 14, 2026, proceedings against Joshua Wong for allegedly conspiring to collude with a foreign country or external forces under the Hong Kong National Security Law were completed and transferred to the Hong Kong High Court. Wong was remanded in custody. Arrested again in prison on June 6, 2025, he is serving a four-year-and-eight-month sentence imposed in 2024 for conspiracy to subvert state power.Jiangsu Zhenjiang Rights Defender Wu Cunming Detained for Five Days for “Disturbing Public Order” While Petitioning
The Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that on May 13, 2026, Wu Cunming, a rights-defending petitioner from Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, was detained for five days by Runzhou District police for “disturbing public order.” The report said Wu had gone to Beijing’s National Bureau for Letters and Calls on May 12 to submit demands, was intercepted by Runzhou police, taken back to Zhenjiang, and detained.Feng Zhenghu: I saw my wife off at Pudong International Airport as she went to Japan to visit relatives
The author says he saw his wife off at Shanghai Pudong International Airport before her 1 p.m. Japan Airlines flight NH920 to Japan. He remained in China after being prevented from departing at Hongqiao International Airport on March 17, calling for answers from the Ministry of Public Security and defending citizens’ legal right to travel abroad. He also recalled being denied entry eight times and stranded at Narita Airport for 92 days before returning on February 12, 2010.【Series Report (1)】The Truth Behind Wuxi Human Rights Defender Shen Aibin’s First Prison Sentence: Wrongful Conviction Despite Acting in Necessity and Righteously Coming to Others’ Aid
The article says Shen Aibin was sentenced to 18 months by Wuxi’s Binhu District People’s Court on November 27, 2014, for intentionally damaging property after participating in the June 22, 2013 rescue of five petitioners detained at a hotel. It alleges the case was fabricated through political interference, torture, distorted evidence and inflated damage assessments. Shen was released on March 12, 2015, and continues petitioning for review.Jia Xuewei: A Church Deacon Who Was Disappeared
Jia Xuewei, assistant deacon at Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church and former reporter, documented the church’s 2018 crackdown and later helped displaced members. He was repeatedly detained and became homeless after authorities pressured landlords and disrupted his housing. After a renewed crackdown on January 6, 2026, he was criminally detained in Sichuan and is now held under residential surveillance at a designated location, where family members lack information about his whereabouts.“Hong Kong 47” case defendant Ko Yiu-lam, sentenced to 6 years and 7 months, spends his 55th birthday in prison
Ko Yiu-lam, also known as Ricky Or Yiu-lam, turned 55 on May 12, 2026, while imprisoned in Hong Kong. A former Sai Kung district councillor, Democratic Party member and pan-democracy figure, he was arrested over the 2020 Legislative Council primary involving 47 people. Convicted of conspiracy to subvert state power, he was sentenced on November 19, 2024, to six years and seven months in prison, with release scheduled for 2030.Wuxi, Jiangsu human rights defender Shen Aibin sues Jiangsu Prison Administration Bureau over illegality of government information disclosure response; both Nanjing courts and the Jiangsu High Court refuse to accept the case
On May 13, 2026, this outlet reported that Shen Aibin sued the Jiangsu Prison Administration Bureau after it rejected his June 2025 requests for disclosure of eight categories of prison-related regulations. Following administrative reconsideration, Shen filed eight lawsuits, but the Nanjing Intermediate People’s Court returned the materials without explanation. The Jiangsu High People’s Court also had not issued an acceptance notice or refusal ruling three months after receiving them.Back on the Scene! Guangxi Baiyongming Legal Consulting Co., Ltd. Officially Sets Sail, “Speaking Out Against Injustice” for Those Wronged Across the Country
Guangxi Baiyongming Legal Consulting Co., Ltd., founded by former Guangxi Baiyongming Law Firm director Qin Yongpei, offers nationwide services for appeals, reporting and rights protection in alleged wrongful cases. Its model involves intermediary contracts, family training and designated lawyers. Qin describes his reports against officials, the 2015 Lin Liyun case, the revocation of his license in 2018 and his 2019 arrest. Contact number: 13036818838.Zou Xingtong: Mother’s Day ～ A Letter to the Tiananmen Mothers
The writer thanks the Tiananmen Mothers for testimonies supporting defendants in the Hong Kong Alliance subversion case, while saying Hong Kong activists have failed to secure justice and truth for June Fourth victims. The writer describes the court defence as an opportunity to record accusations against the executioners and preserve testimony, asks the mothers to speak about concealed facts, and promises not to abandon the movement.Yunnan Kunming Falun Gong practitioner Ma Ling, sentenced to 3 years, receives a second serious illness notice in prison; family’s request to serve her sentence outside prison is fobbed off
On May 12, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Ma Ling, a 69-year-old retired associate research librarian and Falun Gong practitioner from Kunming, Yunnan, received a second serious illness notice while serving a three-year sentence at Yunnan Province No. 2 Women’s Prison. Hospitalized with fever and abdominal distension, she was described as in very poor condition. Her family’s request for medical parole remained unresolved.Why Did a Citizen Use a “Reminder” to Pursue a Written Decision?
On March 17, 2026, Shanghai Hongqiao Airport border inspectors stopped Feng Zhenghu from boarding flight JL082 to Japan, verbally citing Article 12 of China’s Exit and Entry Administration Law. Feng received no written decision. He applied to the Ministry of Public Security on March 25 for documents, contents and duration of the restriction. After no response by April 22, he sent a formal reminder on April 28, warning of possible administrative reconsideration or litigation.Zhejiang Prominent Human Rights Defender Chen Shuqing: Bringing Administrative Bad Faith and Arrogance of Power to Court
Chen Shuqing filed an administrative lawsuit on May 12, 2026, against the Hangzhou Gongshu District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau and the Gongshu District People’s Government. He says officials refused to process his retirement after deducting prison terms from his 24 years and four months of contributions, leaving fewer than 15 years. He seeks retirement determination and annulment of reconsideration decision No. 67.Shanghai Bi Heying and Bi Yichao: Government Uses the State’s Authoritarian Privileges to Rob; Lawless and Above the Law!
Shanghai residents Bi Heying and Bi Yichao allege that officials used false documents and colluded with Metro Line 7 to forcibly expropriate and demolish their homes, turning the project into Xuhui Commercial Building. They describe repeated detention, forced disappearance, imprisonment, torture, hunger-strike abuse, censorship and fabricated cases, and call for international attention to Shanghai’s human-rights situation. The statement is dated May 5, 2026.Mainland Chinese Human Rights Defenders Voice Support for Huang Qi, Demand That the Chinese Government Allow Huang Qi’s Mother to Visit Him as Soon as Possible
On May 11, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that mainland Chinese human rights defenders issued a statement urging authorities to allow Pu Wenqing, Huang Qi’s nearly 100-year-old mother, to visit him. Huang is serving a 12-year sentence at Bazhong Prison in Sichuan Province and reportedly has kidney disease, high blood pressure, brain atrophy and hydrocephalus. The statement said repeated visitation attempts had failed and called for international intervention.Open Letter from Renowned Artist Gao Shen’s Wife and Son on His 70th Birthday
In a birthday message to Mr. Gao, Ya Liang says she and their son pray nightly for his return and hope to celebrate together with his twin brother. She says Gao has been forcibly taken away since August 26, 2024, for more than 600 days. She describes raising their son, writing letters, relying on lawyer visits and Gao’s artworks, and imagining their reunion.Beijing human rights defender, Chaoyang District resident and COVID-19 vaccine victim Mr. Qian Dalong granted bail pending trial after being framed for picking quarrels and provoking trouble and assaulting police; beaten and left covered in injuries, with fractured ribs, during forced questioning
On May 11, 2026, the outlet reported that Beijing human rights defender Qian Dalong, who attributes his disability and health problems to a COVID-19 vaccine, was taken from Chaoyang Hospital to Guanzhuang police station on May 7. He was questioned for nearly 40 hours and allegedly beaten, sustaining bruising and fractured ribs. Accused of provoking trouble and assaulting police, he was released on bail on May 9 because of his illness.Six Christians from a church in Kaili City, Qiandongnan Prefecture, Guizhou, approved for arrest
On May 11, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that six Christians from a church in Kaili City, Guizhou Province—Wei Yongqiang, He Jinbao, Quan Xiaolong, Long Jian, Cheng Yongbing and Zhou Guixia—were approved for arrest on fraud charges and for allegedly organizing minors in activities disrupting public security administration. Their families retained lawyers, but the procuratorate approved the arrests without hearing their opinions.Christian house-church preacher Ju Dianhong from Yun County, Lincang City, Yunnan Province, sentenced to 13 years, spends her 55th birthday in prison
Ju Dianhong, a Christian house-church preacher from Yun County, Yunnan Province, turned 55 in prison on May 10, 2026, marking her 10th birthday there. Arrested on October 21, 2016, she was sentenced on December 28, 2017, to 13 years and fined 150,000 yuan for organizing and using a cult organization to undermine implementation of the law. She is serving her sentence at Yunnan Province’s First Women’s Prison.Shandong Falun Gong practitioner Pang Zhihua sentenced to one year in prison for posting “Falun Dafa is good” on WeChat
According to the Rights Defense Network Information Center, Shandong Falun Gong practitioner Pang Zhihua was sentenced in May 2026 to one year in prison for sending “Falun Dafa is good” to a friend on WeChat in October 2025. Pang, from Yinan County, was arrested after the message was detected by cyber police, detained, formally arrested and prosecuted. His sentence runs until October 2026.Famous Artist Gao Zhen Spends His 70th Birthday in Prison
Artist Gao Zhen, elder brother of the Gao Brothers, was detained in China on August 26, 2024, and later arrested and prosecuted for allegedly infringing the reputation of heroes and martyrs through earlier artworks. His bail request was rejected in December 2025, and his case was heard behind closed doors on March 30, 2026. The UN expressed concern about retroactive criminal law and his deteriorating health.Falun Gong practitioners Tang Zhiwei and Liu Xuemei, a married couple from Meizhou, Guangdong, each sentenced to 8 years
Falun Gong practitioners Tang Zhiwei and Liu Xuemei, a married couple from Meizhou, Guangdong, were each sentenced to eight years in prison and fined 120,000 yuan, according to a May 9, 2026 report. They were arrested on October 12, 2025, after being followed while distributing Falun Gong materials. Their home was raided, and they were later indicted and tried by Meixian District Court on February 24, 2026.Second-instance ruling in Hefei Ganquan Church case against Zhou Songlin and Ding Zhongfu upholds first-instance sentences of four and a half years and four years
The China Human Rights Defender Information Center reported that on May 7, 2026, the Hefei Intermediate People’s Court issued a written second-instance ruling without a hearing, rejecting appeals by Hefei Ganquan Church members Zhou Songlin and Ding Zhongfu. Their fraud convictions and sentences were upheld: four and a half years for Zhou and four years for Ding. The first-instance verdicts were issued on February 13, 2026.
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