This archive collects reporting on Tu Ailian (涂爱莲), a retired teacher from Xiaogan City, Hubei Province.
September 26, 2019 — detention
The Tenzhu political-prisoner database and Minghui victim documentation report that Tu was detained together with her husband Xu Zhangqing and son Xu Gaorui, and that the family home was searched.
November 2020 — trial and sentence
Minghui reports that the Anlu City Court tried the family on November 17, 2020 and sentenced them on November 26. Tu Ailian received seven years. URL: https://library.minghui.org/victim/i125928.htm
The Tenzhu database separately records Tu’s seven-year sentence and Wuhan Women’s Prison placement. URL: http://tenchu.org/pocd/public/pocs/1678
August 31, 2026 — roster
Rights Defense Network / 维权网 Issue 131 places 涂爱莲 / Tu Ailian in the seven-year fixed-term subgroup.
Evidence limits
The criminal charge was not stated in the sources reviewed. The database lists September 25, 2026 as a release date, but no later source was located confirming actual release. No independently obtained court judgment or official release record was found.
Person profile: Tu Ailian 涂爱莲