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Hubei Shiyan rights defender Yin Dengzhen, who is about to spend her 58th birthday in Wuhan Women’s Prison, sees her lymphoma continue to worsen; her physical condition is cause for concern
A Rights Defense Network Information Center report says rights defender Yin Dengzhen has been detained since January 26, 2025, and that her lymphoma worsened while in custody. It alleges Hubei authorities and Wuhan Women’s Prison falsified her medical report, transferred her from hospital without treatment, obstructed communications and rejected medical-parole applications. The report also says her husband, Xiao Shujun, suffers worsening epilepsy and psychological distress in prison.Case Details and Biography of 62-Year-Old Ms. Li Chunhua, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, Sentenced to Four Years and Six Months
On April 6, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Li Chunhua, a 62-year-old Falun Gong practitioner and former Cultural Bureau employee from Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, was sentenced to four years and six months in prison. It said she had previously endured detention and alleged mistreatment, was arrested on August 21 and October 25, 2025, and sentenced after a December 8 hearing. Her sentence ends February 20, 2029.Ms. Qi Lihua, a Changchun Falun Gong practitioner sentenced to four years, subjected to prolonged torture in Jilin Women’s Prison
On April 6, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Qi Lihua, a Falun Gong practitioner from Changchun, was arrested and sentenced to four years in 2023. It alleged that she has endured prolonged torture in prison, including extended sitting, toilet restrictions and being handcuffed to a bed, causing deteriorating mental and physical health. She reportedly remains detained until 2027.Case Details and Biography of Ms. Liu Haiyan, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Longkou, Yantai City, Shandong Province, Sentenced to 5 Years
Liu Haiyan, a Falun Gong practitioner from Longkou, Yantai City, Shandong Province, was reportedly sentenced to five years by the Longkou City Court in late October 2025. Police arrested her on July 17, 2025, and she was formally arrested on August 8 and detained at the Yantai City Detention Center. She was transferred to Shandong Women’s Prison around the end of 2025, with her sentence ending July 16, 2030.Court Notifies Extension by Three Months in Case of Hunan Zhuzhou Self-Media Writer Yin Jiangen, Arrested Across Provinces for His Speech
Yin Jiangen, a Hunan self-media writer, was arrested by Hexian County police in Anhui Province after refusing to delete an article criticizing Liyang Town Party secretary Liu Ying. Detained at the Hexian County Detention Center since 2025, he was formally arrested on September 15 on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” His trial took place in February 2026 without a verdict, and his lawyer was recently notified that proceedings were extended by three months.Case Details and Biography of 77-Year-Old Dalian Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Cheng Yurong, Sentenced to 3 Years and 2 Months
Cheng Yurong, a 77-year-old Dalian Falun Gong practitioner from Ganjingzi District, was sentenced to three years and two months in prison and fined 20,000 yuan, according to a report dated April 5, 2026. She was arrested on September 2, 2025, after being reported for distributing Falun Gong materials at Liu Jiaqiao Market. The Ganjingzi District Court held a video hearing on February 4, 2026.Case Details and Biography of Ms. Chen Jinxiu, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Jiayu County, Xianning, Hubei, Sentenced to 3 Years and 6 Months
The Rights Defense Network reported on April 5, 2026, that Chen Jinxiu, a Falun Gong practitioner from Jiayu County, Hubei, was sentenced to three years and six months, ending October 1, 2028. Police and local officials detained her at home on April 2, 2025. She was later held at several medical facilities, after which her whereabouts became unknown.Statement by the China Human Rights Lawyers Group: Opposing the Authorities’ Use of the “Case Outside the Case” Model to Punish Defense Lawyers in the Zion Church Case
The China Human Rights Lawyers Group said 18 pastors and co-workers, including Pastor Jin Mingri, were criminally detained after the Beijing Zion Church “10·9” case in October 2025. It alleged authorities punished defense lawyers, revoking Zhang Kai’s practicing certificate, suspending six others for six months and warning Deng Qinggao. The group called for restoring the lawyers’ rights, protecting independent defense and ensuring qualified counsel for the detainees.Bulletin on the Progress of the Shenyang Celtic Church Case (April 5, 2026)
The Rights Defense Network Information Center reported on April 5, 2026, that the Shenyang Celtic Church case, which began on June 28, 2025, involves Pastor Qu Hongbo, Shao Huaxuan, Wang Xiangchao and Liu Xueyun, among others, detained on suspicion of organizing or using a cult organization to undermine law enforcement. Prosecutors recommended 4½ years and a 50,000-yuan fine for Qu, and three years and 30,000 yuan for each of the other three. A pretrial conference is scheduled for April 7.Case Details and Biography of Qu Hongbo (Mingdao), Victim of Shenyang’s “Saitel Fellowship Case” Who Was Arrested
Rights Defense Network Information Center reported on April 4, 2026, that Qu Hongbo, also known as Mingdao, a pastor with Shenyang’s Saitel Youth Fellowship, was arrested on June 28, 2025. Kangping County police accused him and five church co-workers of using a cult organization to undermine implementation of the law. The report alleges torture during interrogation. Qu remains detained at Kangping County Detention Center.Southern street movement practitioner and human rights defender Jia Pin spends his 37th birthday in enforced disappearance
Jia Pin, a Southern street movement activist and human rights defender from Henan Province, turned 37 on April 3, 2026, while in enforced disappearance. Henan police allegedly took him across provincial borders in Beihai, Guangxi, on September 24, 2022, before the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National Congress. His alleged offense and detention location remain unknown. He had previously been detained, deported and criminally detained for rights advocacy.Jiangsu Zhenjiang rights activists Jiang Zhanchun and Ma Yuzhen stopped by police while taking their child on a spring outing in Beijing
On April 2, 2026, Jiangsu rights activists Jiang Zhanchun and Ma Yuzhen were questioned by a police officer while visiting Beijing’s Nanluoguxiang pedestrian street with their child. The officer sought to verify their identities and threatened to take the family to a police station if they did not answer. After contacting a local work group in Beijing, he allowed them to leave.CCP Official Research Report Acknowledges That the Use of Tibetan Has Become a Mere Formality in Milin County, Tibet
A report by the Office of the Tibetan Language and Script Working Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region found that Tibetan use has become largely symbolic in Milin County. It said some notices and documents for projects supporting Tibet remain untranslated, despite a 2013 Nyingchi Prefecture requirement to use Tibetan and Chinese in engineering. Implementation has weakened because many workers come from mainland China and lack Tibetan translation skills.Case details and profile of Ms. Chen Jihuan, a 72-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Yilan County, Harbin, sentenced to 3 years and 10 months
On April 3, 2026, the China Human Rights Defenders Information Center reported that Chen Jihuan, a 72-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Yilan County, Harbin, was sentenced by the Yilan County Court on March 11 to three years and 10 months in prison and fined 50,000 yuan. Arrested on August 18, 2025, she had previously received prison and re-education-through-labor sentences and was reportedly detained multiple times.Case Details and Biography of Ms. Zhou Chuanying, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Harbin, Heilongjiang, Sentenced to 7 Years and 6 Months
The report states that Zhou Chuanying, a Falun Gong practitioner from Harbin born in 1961, and her husband, Yang Zhenyi, were retired Weihe Forestry Bureau employees. Both reportedly faced repeated arrests, detention and displacement after July 1999. Police arrested Zhou on August 21, 2025, and held her at Harbin’s Yaziquan Detention Center. The Daoli District Court tried her on March 18, 2026, sentencing her to seven years and six months, through February 20, 2033.Case Details and Profile of Bai Yanbin, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, Sentenced to 1 Year
On April 3, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported details about Bai Yanbin, a Falun Gong practitioner from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia. Bai began practicing in 1998 and was repeatedly harassed, detained and displaced after July 1999. Arrested in 2023, he was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months and released in December 2024. He was arrested again around September 2025 and sentenced to one year.Lawyer Li Guobei Has Successfully Met with Lawyer Yu Kai
On April 2, 2026, the outlet reported that Lawyer Li Guobei had successfully met detained Lawyer Yu Kai, despite alleged obstruction and a telephone summons by two police officers. Yu Kai conveyed thanks and said that, apart from poor accommodation, everything was fine. He was taken by police on March 27 for allegedly disrupting public order after holding a sign accusing Qingdao Justice Bureau director Deng Huanli of misconduct.Case Details and Biography of Gansu Public-Interest Figure Jing Shuren, Arrested for Reposting on Weibo an Incident Concerning Migrant Workers Seeking Wage Payments
On April 2, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Gansu public-interest figure Jing Shuren, from Longxi County, was detained by Lanzhou police on March 16, 2024, for allegedly picking quarrels and provoking trouble after reposting a migrant-worker wage dispute on Weibo. Jing has remained at Lanzhou No. 1 Detention Center. His lawyer, Zhu Xiaoding, said a pretrial conference is scheduled for April 8–10, 2026.Case Details and Biography of Dajie, a Tibetan Monk from Sertar County Sentenced to 7 Years for Allegedly Providing Offerings to His Holiness the Dalai Lama
A Rights Defense Network Information Center report dated April 2, 2026, identifies Dajie, a Tibetan monk born in 1962 from Sertar County, Tibet, and a monk at Sera Monastery. Authorities arrested him in Lhasa on August 5, 2021, for allegedly providing offerings to the Dalai Lama and secretly sentenced him to seven years in prison, ending August 4, 2028. His detention location and health remain unknown.Lawyer Zhou Shifeng: An Open Letter to the Director and Party Committee Members of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau
Former Beijing Fengrui Law Firm director Zhou Shifeng wrote to Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau Director Qin Yunbiao and Party Committee members on April 1, 2026, concerning the criminal detention of Shandong lawyer Yu Kai. Zhou said Yu was detained after holding a slogan on March 26 about legal-profession governance, and urged a review of the detention, the alleged offense, and whether coercive measures should be lifted.Rights Defense Commentary: Yu Kai, the Disruptor!
Lawyer Yu Kai stood at the entrance to judicial authorities holding a placard calling for greater bar-association autonomy, freedom to pay fees, abolition of annual inspections and lawyers’ blacklists, and repeal of the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” The article says he acted after exhausting legal avenues and argues authorities risk either a demonstrative effect or further negative consequences if they mishandle the incident.Briefing on Li Qiaochu’s Trip from Beijing to Lunan Prison in Shandong Province to Visit Xu Zhiyong on March 31, 2026
On March 31, 2026, Li Qiaochu traveled from Beijing to Lunan Prison in Shandong Province with Xu Zhiyong’s older sister, whose mother had recently died, to seek a family visit and submit an application on humanitarian grounds. Prison officials prevented Li from entering, later told her she was not a legally defined relative, and refused her materials. Xu Zhiyong reportedly smiled happily after learning she was nearby.The Representing Lawyer of Renowned Human Rights Defender Zhang Zhan, Sentenced to 4 Years, Was Refused a Prison Visit; Her Condition in Detention Is Cause for Concern
On April 1, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that a lawyer was denied a request to visit human rights defender Zhang Zhan at Shanghai Women’s Prison. The Zhang Zhan Concern Group said lawyers’ requests had been repeatedly obstructed since her September 19, 2025 conviction and expressed concern about her health, appeal rights, access to legal counsel, and possible abuse. Zhang is serving a four-year sentence ending August 28, 2028.Henan human rights defender Xing Wangli, sentenced to 3 years, transferred to Cell 401 of Subsection 1, Section 12, at Zhumadian Prison in Henan Province (also known as Yunan Prison)
On April 1, 2026, the Rights Protection Network Information Center reported that Henan rights defender Xing Wangli, sentenced to three years for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” had been transferred to Cell 401 of Subsection 1, Section 12, at Zhumadian Prison, also known as Yunan Prison. His sentence is scheduled to end on February 17, 2028. His son said Xing requested medication for serious health problems.Rights Defense Network: Interpretation of China's Policies, Laws and Regulations (March 2026) (Issue 19)
The article focuses on the practical implementation of new Chinese laws and regulations, warning that unclear authority, inconsistent enforcement, excessive regulation and local deviations can undermine legislative goals. It discusses measures concerning minors and online platforms, rural land contracts, fisheries, funeral administration and environmental standards, highlighting tensions among public interests, economic activity, administrative enforcement, individual rights and effective governance.
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