This archive collects the source record concerning Zhang Jianhong (张建红), pen name Li Hong (力虹), a Ningbo writer whose prosecution, prison illness, medical-parole release and death were documented by press-freedom and human-rights organizations.
Source chronology
- March 2007: Reporters Without Borders reported his six-year sentence for “inciting subversion of state power.”
- 2007–2008: Writers in Prison reporting documented a serious progressive neuromuscular condition, treatment delays and unsuccessful medical-parole applications.
- June 2010: Index on Censorship reported that Zhang was released on medical parole after severe deterioration.
- December 31, 2010: Zhang died in a Ningbo hospital while on medical parole.
- January 2011: Index on Censorship and other press-freedom reporting documented his death and restrictions surrounding public mourning.
Evidentiary limits
Sources use different clinical descriptions, including muscular dystrophy and other progressive neurological or neuromuscular disorders. This archive preserves those differences rather than asserting a single diagnosis. Zhang died in hospital on medical parole, not in a prison cell.