Media Profile & Archive — Wang Zholin (王周琳; also romanized Wang Zhoulin). A chronological archive of reporting on the case of Wang Zholin, a Falun Gong practitioner from Longkou City, Shandong Province, sentenced to four years’ imprisonment in December 2023. See his full profile.
Case chronology
- May 9, 2023 — Arrested around 5 a.m. in a sweep of 23 Longkou residents (21 practitioners, 2 family members); detained at Longkou Detention Center / Yantai City Detention Center.
- June 14, 2023 — Formally arrested (with Ge Lijuan, Jiao Linhui, Chen Guifang).
- July 26, 2023 — Case forwarded to the Longkou City Procuratorate.
- August 21, 2023 — Case sent to the Longkou City Court.
- October 26, 2023 — Tried together with Ge Lijuan and Wu Jingkun; Judge Chi Ya’nan presiding; prosecutor Liu Lan.
- December 14, 2023 — The Longkou City Court convicts and sentences Wang Zholin to four years in prison (co-defendants: Ge Lijuan 4.5 years, Wu Jingkun 2 years + 3 years probation + 6,000-yuan fine).
- By March 12, 2024 — Admitted to the Shandong Province First Prison (Men’s Prison) in Jinan to serve the term.
Source records
- Minghui.org (English), “Twenty-Three Longkou City Residents Arrested in One Morning for Their Faith; One Has Now Been Sentenced,” March 12, 2024 — https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2024/3/12/216186p.html — Primary sentencing/prison report: Wang Zhoulin sentenced to 4 years by Longkou City Court on Dec. 14, 2023; admitted to Shandong Province First Prison (Men’s Prison), Jinan; co-defendants’ sentences.
- Minghui.org (English), “Cases Against 21 Practitioners Who Were Arrested in One Day Sent to the Court,” Sept. 7, 2023 — https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2023/9/7/211212p.html — Prosecution/court procedural record: July 26, 2023 case to Longkou City Procuratorate; Aug. 21, 2023 case to Longkou City Court; co-defendant Ge Lijuan context.
- Minghui.org (English), “Additional Persecution News from China – June 28, 2023 (9 Reports),” July 4, 2023 — https://projectshield.en.minghui.org/html/articles/2023/7/4/210170p.html — Formal-arrest update: Wang Zhoulin among those formally arrested June 14, 2023.
- Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF), “China: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest March 01-15,” 2024 — https://hrwf.eu/china-religious-persecution-and-issues-bimonthly-digest-march-01-15-2/ — Independent NGO digest repeating the Minghui sentencing report (Wang Zhoulin, 4 years, Shandong Province First Prison).
Provenance and limitations
The sentencing facts rest on Minghui reporting (a Falun Gong-affiliated outlet), reproduced by the HRWF NGO digest. No official court judgment has been located. As of the March 12, 2024 reporting, Wang was being held at the Shandong Province First Prison in Jinan; no later updates have been published and his present status has not been independently verified.