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Case Details and Profile of Ms. Pang Yu, a Co-worker of Xi'an’s “Light of Zion Church,” Who Was Arrested
Pang Yu, born in 1958, is a Christian and co-worker of Xi’an’s Light of Zion Church. After the former Mount Zion Church was banned on November 29, 2023, she continued church activities with her husband, Pastor Gao Quanfu. Arrested in May 2025 and formally arrested on September 3 on suspicion of fraud, she is detained at Beilin District Detention Center. Her children report she has heart disease, low blood pressure and severe anxiety, with inadequate medication.Human rights defender Huang Xueqin, sentenced to 5 years, has completed her sentence
Human rights defender and feminist journalist Huang Xueqin completed her five-year prison sentence on September 18, 2026, according to the Rights Defense Network Information Center, but had not yet been reported home. Huang was detained in September 2021 with public-interest advocate Wang Jianbing and convicted of inciting subversion of state power in June 2024. Her sentence was upheld on appeal, and she was held at Guangdong Women’s Prison.Kalvin Ho Kai-ming, Sentenced to 6 Years and 7 Months in the “Hong Kong 47” Case, Spends His 38th Birthday in Prison
Kalvin Ho Kai-ming, a former Sham Shui Po District Council member and ADPL vice-chairman, spent his 38th birthday in prison after receiving a six-year-seven-month sentence in the “Hong Kong 47” case. Ho and 10 other defendants have applied for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal, which will hear the application on December 10, 2026. He was arrested in January 2021 and convicted in May 2024.Case Details and Profile of Ms. Song Huichan, a 67-Year-Old Falun Gong Practitioner from Tianjin's Binhai New Area Sentenced to 2 Years
On September 19, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Song Huichan, a 67-year-old Falun Gong practitioner and former Tianjin Waterway Bureau employee from Tianjin’s Binhai New Area, was sentenced to two years in prison. She was arrested on April 11, 2025, after discussing Falun Gong near Xincun Shanghai Road Primary School, and transferred to Tianjin Women’s Prison on June 17, 2026.Feng Zhenghu: The Boundaries of Power and the Bottom Line of Rights: Comprehensive Legal Analysis Report on Feng Zhenghu’s Three Exit-Restriction Incidents (2008–2026)
A report by Feng Zhenghu’s AI Zhenghu Case-Review Team examines exit restrictions imposed on him in 2008, 2015 and 2026. It describes a 2008 dispute involving court documents, a 2015 restriction communicated orally under Article 12(5) of the Exit and Entry Administration Law that was rescinded in 2019, and a 2026 airport interception without a document, reasons or time limit. The report calls for stronger procedural and judicial safeguards.The Case of Pastor Huang Yizi of Fengwo Church in Shuitou Town, Pingyang County, Wenzhou, Has Again Been Postponed Until November 24, 2026
On September 18, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that the trial period for Huang Yizi, pastor of Fengwo Church in Pingyang County, Wenzhou, had been extended again to November 24 without explanation. Huang was taken away on June 26, 2025, and criminally detained on suspicion of illegal business operations over distributing audio Bible players containing recordings of his sermons. He remains detained at Pingyang County Detention Center.Second-instance trial upholds original sentence in case of Hunan Zhuzhou self-media writer Yin Jiangen, sentenced to 2 years and 3 months
Hunan self-media writer Yin Jiangen was sentenced by the Hexian County Court in Anhui Province to two years and three months for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” on August 6, 2026. He appealed, but the second-instance trial held on September 10 upheld the judgment. Yin was arrested on August 11, 2025, after publishing articles criticizing Liyang Town Party Secretary Liu Ying, and remains detained at Hexian Detention Center.Feng Zhenghu: Sixteen Years of Pursuit and Five Months of Silence: Feng Zhenghu Lawfully Knocks on the Door of the Shanghai High Court (Series Report Two on Defending Citizens’ Right to Sue)
On July 29, 2026, Shanghai resident Feng Zhenghu sent the Shanghai High People’s Court an administrative complaint with 20 sets of evidence, invoking Article 52 of the Administrative Litigation Law. He alleges that property seized by Shanghai police between 2010 and 2012 remains unresolved, and that the Yangpu District and Shanghai municipal governments failed to respond to his applications. He also says the Shanghai Second Intermediate People’s Court neither filed his lawsuit nor issued a refusal ruling for over five months.Tianjin petitioner Xu Yonghong intercepted and assaulted by Beijing police, then abducted and missing
The Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that on September 17, 2026, Tianjin petitioner Xu Yonghong was intercepted near Beijing’s Liangmaqiao River after photographing someone jumping into the water. Police allegedly ordered men in black to assault Xu and take Xu to Sanlitun police station. After treatment at Chaoyang Hospital, local officials abducted Xu, whose whereabouts remain unknown. Xu’s home in Beichen District was previously demolished without legal procedures.Xi’an “Light of Zion” Church Case Faces Illegal Severance and Excessive Detention; Rights Lawyers Filing Complaint Manhandled by Court Police and Have Phone Seized
On September 17, 2026, the outlet reported that Xi’an authorities had separated and indicted pastors Gao Quanfu, Pang Yu and Tang Bingyi of Light of Zion Church on fraud charges, with proceedings exceeding statutory time limits. Lawyers including Wang Quanzhang and Bao Longjun said Beilin District Court police obstructed their access, shoved Bao Longjun and seized Wang Yu’s phone. The lawyers alleged judicial violations and vowed to file complaints.Feng Zhenghu: A Case That Asks Only “Why Was There No Answer?”: The Case of 55 Landless Farmers in Pudong Applying for the Performance of Official Duties (Series Report on Landless Farmers’ Lawful Rights Protection in China, Part Eight)
Fifty-five landless farmers in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area say the government failed to respond to their December 13, 2021 application requesting protection of property rights. After petitioning, administrative reconsideration, multiple court proceedings and a Supreme People’s Court retrial petition, they argue that procedural grounds, including “petitioning” and “repeated processing,” prevented review of the alleged administrative silence. They have requested supervision and retrial from the Shanghai People’s Procuratorate.Jiang Zhanchun, a human rights defender from Jiangsu, detained for 10 days by the Tiananmen Public Security Sub-Bureau on the grounds of disturbing public order by visiting Tiananmen Square without a reservation
On September 16, 2026, Jiang Zhanchun, a human rights defender from Jiangsu, was stopped and detained by Tiananmen Public Security Sub-Bureau police while visiting Tiananmen Square. Police initially cited his failure to make an advance reservation, then alleged he had been “illegally petitioning,” without presenting evidence. After Jiang lost contact, his wife, Ma Yuzhen, called 110 and was subsequently restricted from traveling to Beijing.Urgent Attention: Jiangxi Human Rights Defender Zhu Yufang Taken Away by Beijing Fangshan District Police
On September 17, 2026, the Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Beijing Fangshan District police took Jiangxi rights defender Zhu Yufang from a friend’s home at 3 a.m.; her current situation was unknown. Zhu, from Pingxiang, was imprisoned twice for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” serving sentences of three and four years. She was released from Jiangxi Women’s Prison on December 10, 2025.Case Details and Profile of Ms. Li Yuxiang, a 76-Year-Old Falun Gong Practitioner from Wuqing District, Tianjin, Sentenced to 4 Years and 6 Months
The Rights Defense Network Information Center reported that Li Yuxiang, a 76-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Wuqing District, Tianjin, was sentenced to four years and six months. Arrested in 2024 for mailing a letter, she was released on bail for health reasons, tried on April 23 and May 12, 2026, and detained on May 13. She is serving her sentence at Tianjin Women’s Prison, scheduled to end November 12, 2030.Large Portions Concerning the Chinese Communist Authorities’ Suppression of Tibet and the International Tibet Movement Deleted Before Publication of the China Tibetology Research Center’s A General History of Tibet: Contemporary Volume
On September 16, 2026, this outlet reported that the China Tibetology Research Center completed A General History of Tibet in Beijing in 2014 and submitted it for review. Its initial Contemporary Volume reportedly detailed China’s suppression of Tibet after reform and opening up, along with Tibetan-Chinese dialogue and Tibetan-Taiwan exchanges. Censors deleted the material before publication, leaving sections blank.Henan Province’s Xixian Rights Defender Xing Wangli Blindfolded and Secretly Transferred to Sanmenxia Prison for Forced Labor
Xing Wangli was secretly transferred blindfolded from Zhumadian Prison to Sanmenxia Prison on August 20, 2026, without his family being notified. During a September 15 visit, his wife, Xu Jincui, found him physically and mentally exhausted. She said Xing has a disabled right hand and serious head injuries requiring a titanium-alloy skull implant, but prison staff stated that all inmates must perform labor. His sentence ends February 17, 2028.Real-Name Complaint: Officials Seized Farmland from Residents of Zhejiang’s Anji County, the Birthplace of Wang Junqiang’s Two Mountains Theory, for Rent-Seeking
In February 2025, 25.87 mu of farmland in Houcun Group, Kangshan Village, Anji County, was allegedly cleared, excavated for yellow sand, covered with concrete and converted into a night market. On May 26, 2025, Village Party Secretary Chen Lei and Houcun Group head Yang Micheng, his father, signed a land-transfer agreement that residents opposed. Complaints to discipline inspection bodies and local officials allegedly produced no resolution.Over-70 Falun Gong Practitioner Sun Shuyun from Harbin, Heilongjiang, Sentenced to Six Years, Tortured and Abused in Heilongjiang Women’s Prison
Sun Shuyun, a Falun Gong practitioner from Harbin, Heilongjiang, born in 1953, was arrested in May 2023 and sentenced to six years in September 2023 for preaching Falun Gong. Transferred to Heilongjiang Women’s Prison in February 2024, she was reportedly punished for refusing to renounce her faith, including 28 days sitting on a small stool in a washroom without washing facilities. She was also reportedly beaten for practicing exercises and writing appeals.Mainland Chinese Tourists Deliberately Knock Over Mani Stone Mound at Tibet’s Lake Manasarovar, Angering Local Tibetans
On September 15, 2026, the outlet reported that tourists from mainland China allegedly knocked over a mani stone mound beside Tibet’s sacred Lake Manasarovar, scattering stones along the lakeshore. Images reportedly showed local Tibetans gathering at the site and expressing anger and dissatisfaction. The outlet called on tourists to respect Tibetan religious and cultural customs and avoid damaging relations between ethnic groups.Gao Shen: A Helpless Defence and Confession — My Final Statement
Artist Gao Shen’s final statement disputes his prosecution under China’s 2021 crime of infringing the reputation or honour of heroes and martyrs for sculptures created between 2005 and 2009. He argues the law cannot be applied retroactively, says authorities misidentified his residence and occupation, and rejects claims that he acted out of resentment or maliciously distorted a former national leader. He describes the works as legitimate contemporary and Pop Art.Shanghai petitioner Ma Chunying has been blocked inside a Beijing hotel by six unidentified people and prevented from going outside for 21 days
On September 14, 2026, this outlet reported that Shanghai petitioner Ma Chunying had been confined in a Beijing hotel by six unidentified people for 21 days, lacking medical care, medicine and adequate food. Ma began petitioning after a labor dispute and later sought payment promised by Hongkou District authorities. From 2003 to 2020, she was repeatedly intercepted, detained more than ten times and imprisoned for over 600 days. In 2020, she was sentenced to two and a half years for “disrupting state order.”Case details and biography of Yu Shaolin, the detained preacher of Kunming Christian “Century Xincheng Church”
Yu Shaolin, born in 1974, is a preacher at Kunming’s Century Xincheng Church, a house church serving marginalized groups and people with illnesses. After overcoming drug addiction, he provided faith counseling and pastoral care. Police raided the church on April 12, 2026, detaining Yu, Li Qun and Luo Ping. They were arrested on May 20 for allegedly organizing illegal gatherings. A pretrial conference occurred September 2, with trial scheduled for September 16.Case Details and Biography of Tang Bingyi, Pastor of Xi'an “Light of Zion Church” in Shaanxi, Who Was Arrested
Tang Bingyi, pastor of Xi’an’s Light of Zion Church, was born in 1986 in Huazhou District, Shaanxi. After theological training, he began full-time ministry in 2010. Police detained him and nine others on May 17, 2025, after the church was banned in 2023. His alleged offense was changed from using superstition to fraud. His case was separated and transferred for prosecution; a pretrial conference was scheduled for September 15, 2026.Complaint Against the Illegal Obstruction of Renovation in Shanghai Qingpu Industrial Park
Shareholders Hou Huiqin, Zhang Zhaoyan, Zhang Beibei and Sun Haimei allege that after signing a December 28, 2021 lease for a dormitory building in Qingpu District and spending 3.4096 million yuan on rent, deposit, renovations, air conditioners and fees, Shanghai Qingpu Industrial Park Development Group Co., Ltd. halted renovations through security guards in March 2022. They seek restoration of renovation rights and compensation for losses, citing officials’ alleged delays and refusal to process procedures.Case Details and Biography of Mr. Qiao Chenglin, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Jinan, Shandong Province, Sentenced to 3 Years
Weiquanwang Information Center reported on September 13, 2026, that Qiao Chenglin, a Falun Gong practitioner from Dayou Village in Jinan’s Zhangqiu District, was sentenced to three years. Born in May 1951, he began practicing in 1995 and was previously sentenced to one year in 2022. Arrested on January 13, 2026, for posting Falun Gong materials, he stood trial May 18 and entered a Shandong prison August 19. His sentence ends January 12, 2029.
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