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Gao Fei: Response to the Notices Requesting Corrections to the Two Government Information Disclosure Applications Mailed to the National Health Commission on April 20, Received on May 2, 2026
The National Health Commission said it received Gao Fei’s government information disclosure application on April 21, 2026, but found the requested information unclear. In a notice dated April 29, it requested within 10 working days a document name, number or other searchable description. Two applications mailed April 20 sought catalogs and rules on organ donation and transplantation, plus research on coverage, access, coordination, ethics, supervision and public trust.A Citizen’s Legal Inquiry into the “Exit Ban”
On March 17, 2026, Feng Zhenghu was stopped at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport while boarding Japan Airlines flight JL082 to Japan and told verbally that his exit was restricted under Article 12(5) of China’s Exit and Entry Administration Law. He received no written decision. On March 25, he applied to the Ministry of Public Security for disclosure of the decision, its document number and restriction period. After receiving no response by April 26, he sent a demand letter on April 28.Supplementary Appeal, Procuratorial Supervision and Requests in the Duoji Zhaxi Case, a Wrongful Conviction Directly Proven Innocent by Documentary Evidence and with Overwhelming Evidence
The CPC Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Tibet Autonomous Region article alleges that Duoji Zhaxi was wrongfully sentenced to life imprisonment for loan fraud over a 1.5 million yuan mortgage loan secured by property valued at more than 16.09 million yuan. It cites alleged procedural, factual and legal errors, conflicting administrative and civil judgments, family suffering and discrimination concerns, and requests procuratorial supervision and retrial.Supplementary Petition Opinions on the Doji Tashi Case: Documentary Evidence Proves Innocence in an Irrefutable Wrongful Conviction
A petition alleges that Shigatse People's Congress representative Doji Tashi was unlawfully detained, tortured and wrongly convicted of loan fraud in 2010 after a 1.5 million yuan secured loan became overdue. It argues that court records and subsequent administrative and civil rulings show the loan was lawful, and calls for his life sentence and confiscation order to be overturned.The Fish Pond Operated by Former Guangxi Human Rights Lawyer Qin Yongpei After His Release from Prison Was Destroyed by CCP Authorities; His Police Report Produced No Result
On May 2, 2026, the Information Center of Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch reported that Qin Yongpei, a former Guangxi human rights lawyer released in October 2024 after serving five years for “inciting subversion of state power,” said dozens of people destroyed his fish pond and killed his fish. He reported Mashan Township officials Zheng Zhongxing and Li Cansong, but authorities had not opened a case.Case Details and Biography of Li Guiwen, a Lisu Christian from Yuanmou County, Yunnan Province, Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison
Li Guiwen, a Lisu Christian and preacher at a house church in Pingtian Township, Yuanmou County, Yunnan Province, was criminally detained on August 2, 2025, for allegedly “organizing illegal gatherings” and formally arrested on September 8. The Yuanmou County Court sentenced him to six months in prison on December 18, 2025. He was previously held at Yuanmou County Detention Center, with his sentence ending February 1, 2026.The Mai Seed Reformed Church case in Fuyang, Anhui, will hold a pretrial conference on May 7, 2026
The Mai Seed Reformed Church case in Fuyang, Anhui, will hold a pretrial conference on May 7, 2026. Authorities have repeatedly suppressed the house church since 2021 for refusing to join the Three-Self Church. After a June 29, 2025 raid, Pastor Chang Shun and Elder Ma Tao were criminally detained; Pastor Zhang Sen was arrested on July 9. In October 2025, all three were transferred for prosecution on charges of organising illegal gatherings.Update on the Beijing Zion Church “10·9” Case (May 1, 2026)
The family members’ group of 18 pastors and co-workers detained in the Beijing Zion Church “10·9” case said May 1, 2026, marked their 205th day in the First and Second Detention Centers of Beihai City, Guangxi. They face allegations of illegally using an information network. Notices extended detention from April 19 to June 18, citing possible sentences of 10 years or more. The group also reported serious health conditions, limited Bible access and blocked correspondence.Administrative reconsideration setback in pension rights case involving Hangzhou human rights defender Chen Shuqing
On May 1, 2026, Chen Shuqing said the Hangzhou Gongshu District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau refused to process his retirement after deducting his prison terms from his 24 years and four months of social insurance contributions, leaving less than the required 15 years. The Gongshu District People’s Government upheld the decision on April 30, and Chen plans to file an administrative lawsuit.Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch: Interpretations of China’s Policies, Laws and Regulations (April 2026) (Issue 20)
The article reviews new and forthcoming measures on personal-information protection, industrial and supply-chain security, data-property registration, corruption cases, “air-rage,” big-data price discrimination, teacher recruitment and new forms of employment. It describes official actions announced between April 2 and April 10, including rules, draft guidelines and campaigns, while arguing that many governance measures rely on superficial, control-oriented enforcement and fail to address structural problems or protect individual rights.Wuxi Rights Defender Zhu Zhengming’s Compulsory Measure Changed to Residential Surveillance by Liangxi Public Security Sub-Bureau
On April 30, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Wuxi rights defender Zhu Zhengming’s compulsory measure had been changed from release on bail pending trial to residential surveillance. The Liangxi Public Security Sub-Bureau issued the decision on April 28, citing alleged violations of bail regulations in a case concerning disruption of state-organ working order. Zhu denied wrongdoing and said the case stemmed from retaliation for his rights-defense activities.Rights Defense Network: Monthly Report on Political Prisoners and Prisoners of Conscience in Mainland China (April 30, 2026), Issue 127 (1,682 People in Total)
The China Rights Network Information Center’s Issue 127 monthly report, dated April 30, 2026, covers political prisoners and prisoners of conscience detained in mainland China. It lists 1,682 detainees and records 43 people released or completing sentences, updates on 17 prisoners, one newly criminally detained person, 29 newly sentenced people, and two deaths in prison. Its database contained information on 4,215 prisoners as of April 29, 2026.Case Details and Biography of Liu Ruping, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Changqing District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, Sentenced to 3 Years and 6 Months
On April 29, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Liu Ruping, a Falun Gong practitioner from Changqing District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, was sentenced to three years and six months. Liu, born in 1961, and his wife, Zhang Chenglan, were arrested on September 29, 2025. Tried on March 13, 2026, they received judgments on April 15; Zhang was sentenced to three years.Case Details and Profile of Ms. Zhang Chenglan, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Changqing District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, Sentenced to 3 Years
On April 29, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Zhang Chenglan, a Falun Gong practitioner from Changqing District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, was sentenced to three years in prison. Zhang and her husband, Liu Ruping, were arrested on September 29, 2025, and tried by the Changqing District Court on March 13, 2026. Judgments issued April 15 sentenced Liu to three and a half years and Zhang to three years, ending September 28, 2028.Case and Profile of Xinjiang Uyghur Poet and Literature Teacher Qasim Sidiq, Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
The Information Center for Human Rights Defense reported on April 29, 2026, that Xinjiang Uyghur poet, literature teacher and amateur physicist Qasim Sidiq was sentenced to 20 years in prison. A Yining City resident, he was arrested in March 2017 over writings authorities deemed to contain nationalist sympathy and political messages, including Letter to Hotan. In 2018, he was convicted of inciting ethnic hatred and other charges, with his sentence running until March 2037.Chongqing private entrepreneur Li Huaiqing, sentenced to 20 years, spends his 60th birthday in prison
The report states that Chongqing entrepreneur Li Huaiqing, born April 29, 1966, spent his 60th birthday in prison on April 29, 2026. Arrested on January 31, 2018, he was sentenced by the Chongqing No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court on November 20, 2020, to 20 years for inciting subversion of state power, fraud, extortion and illegal detention. He is held at Xingyi Prison in Guizhou Province.The circumvention tool “KuaiLian” (LetsVPN) issues announcement formally declaring the cessation of its business in mainland China
On April 28, 2026, KuaiLian (LetsVPN) announced it would suspend business serving mainland China, citing a network blockade that caused persistent connection problems. The company said its technical team had made hourly adjustments for nearly 20 days but could not resolve the issues. It closed all mainland payment channels and said refunds would be processed for users from April 8 onward.Case Details and Biography of Ms. Guo Zhimin, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Qingdao, Shandong, Sentenced to 1 Year and 6 Months
On April 28, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported details of Guo Zhimin, a Falun Gong practitioner from Qingdao, Shandong. Guo, born in 1961, began practicing in 2010. Police arrested her on October 24, 2025, near the Chengyang Social Welfare Institute for talking to young people about Falun Gong. She stood trial on March 19, 2026, and was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months, ending April 23, 2027.Case details and profile of Leng Zhenhui, a Falun Gong practitioner from Qianguo County, Songyuan City, Jilin Province, sentenced to 7 years and 6 months
Leng Zhenhui, a Falun Gong practitioner from Qianguo County, Songyuan City, Jilin Province, was arrested by the Qianguo County Public Security Bureau’s Criminal Police Unit on October 10, 2025, after discussing Falun Gong-related content in WeChat chats. The Qianguo County Court tried him on February 5, 2026, and he was sentenced in April to seven years and six months. He is appealing, with his sentence ending April 9, 2033.Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church Preacher Wu Wuqing Returns Home After Being Summoned by Police for More Than 20 Hours
On April 28, 2026, the website reported that police summoned Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church preacher Wu Wuqing and his wife, Xiong Meifang, shortly after 2 p.m. on April 27. They returned home after more than 20 hours, and police confiscated both phones. Following church cases on December 9, 2018, and January 6, 2026, authorities reportedly continued pressuring members, their families, and prospective attendees.Renowned human rights defender Mr. Gao Fei mails Government Information Disclosure Applications No. 2026—002 and No. 2026—003 to the Ministry of Finance regarding free medical care for serious illnesses under the Life Equality Project
On April 27, 2026, the outlet reported that Chinese human rights defender Gao Fei mailed Government Information Disclosure Applications No. 2026—002 and No. 2026—003 to the Ministry of Finance. The first seeks five years of budget, final-account, performance and policy materials concerning serious-illness medical security, medical assistance and safety-net arrangements. The second requests comparable information on medical care for administrative and public institutions, civil-servant medical subsidies and other special benefits.Case details and biography of Gang Tsering Dolma, an eight-year-sentenced Tibetan female social activist and human rights defender from Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Gang Tsering Dolma, born in 1997 in Sichuan’s Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is a Tibetan social activist and human rights defender. Arrested during protests in 2008 and again in 2012, she was criminally detained on April 2, 2021, on suspicion of “separatism and endangering national security.” Tried in September 2022 with five others, she received an eight-year sentence ending April 4, 2029, and is held at Sichuan Women’s Prison.Ms. Hou Mila, a Wuhan Falun Gong practitioner sentenced to eight years, was forcibly sent to a brainwashing class immediately after completing her sentence
The Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Hou Mila, a Wuhan Falun Gong practitioner born in April 1961, was forcibly transferred to the Jianghan District Yusunshan Brainwashing Class on April 19, 2026, after completing an eight-year sentence at Hubei Wuhan Women’s Prison. Her family had waited outside to take her home, but prison and brainwashing-class personnel transported her to the facility in Wuhan’s Caidian District.Full text of the first-instance judgment in the case of Ms. Guan Xiaoyan, a human rights defender from Jimo District, Qingdao, Shandong, sentenced to four years’ imprisonment
The People’s Court of Jimo District, Qingdao, sentenced retired teacher Guan Xiaoyan to four years’ imprisonment for picking quarrels and provoking trouble and obstructing official business. The court found that she disseminated fabricated or knowingly false information online from July 2019 to June 2023, causing serious disorder, and threatened police with an axe during a January 2021 summons. The sentence comprises three years and six months plus eight months, with credit for pretrial detention and residential surveillance.Ms. Zhang Rongxiu, a Falun Gong practitioner from Tianjin’s Beichen District sentenced to five years, dies with grievances unresolved just four days after release from prison
A Rights Defense Network Information Center report said Zhang Rongxiu, a Falun Gong practitioner from Tianjin’s Beichen District, died on April 11, 2026, four days after being released from prison. Zhang, who was in her 60s, had been sentenced three times and detained for 15 years cumulatively. Sentenced to five years in December 2021, she developed advanced uterine cancer in prison. Authorities delayed her family’s medical-parole requests before sending her home.
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