Person profile: Liu Ruping (刘如平; also reported as 刘汝平)
This archive consolidates reporting on the Jinan/Changqing lawyer Liu Ruping. The Chinese character forms 刘如平 and 刘汝平 are both used by sources for the same person.
Character-form resolution
Recent detailed Minghui reporting uses 刘如平 as the lead form and explicitly notes 刘汝平 as an alternate. Earlier WOIPFG reporting used 刘汝平; later WOIPFG material uses 刘如平. Matching age, wife Zhang Chenglan, Jinan/Changqing location, September 29, 2025 detention, March 13, 2026 trial, and April 15 sentence establish that the variants refer to one person.
September 29, 2025 — detention
Minghui and WOIPFG report Liu’s detention with his wife during a broad Jinan police operation.
March–April 2026 — trial and sentence
The couple were tried at the Changqing District Court on March 13. On April 15, Liu received three years and six months and Zhang received three years.
Minghui detailed report · WOIPFG later notice
Earlier history
Minghui reports earlier forced-labor and prison terms involving Liu and Zhang. These historical claims remain attributed to the outlet.
August 31, 2026 — duplicated roster variants
Rights Defense Network Issue 131 lists both 刘汝平 and 刘如平 in the three-year-six-month group. The evidence reviewed supports treating those entries as one person represented twice by variant characters.
Evidence limits
No independently verified post-August-2026 prison transfer or current detention conditions were located. No second profile should be created for the alternate character form.