This archive collects reporting on Peng Ming (彭明), a mainland Chinese democracy activist who died at Xianning Prison in Hubei on November 29, 2016.
Source chronology
- 1998–2000: Reports document Peng’s founding of a pro-democracy federation, its prohibition, and his subsequent reeducation-through-labor detention.
- 2004–2005: Rights and media reporting describe his transfer from Myanmar to China and a 2005 Wuhan court sentence of life imprisonment.
- 2013: BosNewsLife reported family concerns about worsening heart disease and access to medical treatment.
- November 29, 2016: Peng died after collapsing in Xianning Prison, according to family accounts.
- December 2016: The family publicly requested an independent autopsy and information about the cause of death.
Evidentiary limits
No public official cause-of-death finding or independent autopsy is available in the sources reviewed. Claims about post-death handling of the body, funeral restrictions and a pre-death warning letter are attributed to Peng’s family and reporting organizations.