For a summary of Zhan Xiangjun’s case, see his Person Profile.
This archive preserves the documented media record of the case of Zhan Xiangjun (占祥军), a Falun Gong practitioner from Zhaodong City, Heilongjiang Province, reported to have been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison on November 28, 2023. Entries are ordered by publication date.
2024
January 30, 2024 — Minghui.org, “Zhaodong City, Heilongjiang Province: Six Sentenced to Up to 8.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong” (status: VERIFIED). Core report: September 4, 2023 mass arrest (>50); trial November 20, 2023 at the Anda City Court with not-guilty pleas; November 28, 2023 sentencing — Zhan Xiangjun, 52, 8.5 years + 20,000-yuan fine (appealing); wife Yuan Airong 4 years + 10,000-yuan fine; Yang Shujun 4.5 years; Sun Qin 3 years; Xiong Qiliang 1 year. URL: https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2024/1/30/214510.html
November 11, 2024 — Minghui.org, “Zhaodong City, Heilongjiang Province: Two Deceased, Five Sentenced, Another Two Faced Re-arrest or Harassment Since Their Same-Day Arrests One Year Ago” (status: VERIFIED). One-year follow-up: confirms the five sentences; reports two deaths among fellow September 4, 2023 arrestees, one re-arrest, and ongoing harassment. URL: http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2024/11/11/221603.html
2026
August 31, 2026 — 维权网 / Chinese-language monthly political-prisoner report, Issue 131 (status: VERIFIED as roster record). Lists 占祥军 / “Zhan Xiangjun” in the 8-years-6-months sentence group among in-custody political prisoners. Source type: human-rights monitoring roster.
Related live coverage
The co-defendant Sun Qin’s profile on this site names Zhan Xiangjun as the 8.5-year co-defendant in the same case: https://freechina.live/uncategorized/sun-qin/ (consistency anchor only, not an evidence source).
Provenance note
All case-detail coverage located to date originates from Minghui.org (Falun Gong-affiliated). No established international media, independent Chinese-language media, NGO, or monitoring-organization coverage of Zhan’s case was located in this pass. No PRC official document (court judgment, procuratorate notice) was publicly located.
Contradictions / gaps
- Post-trial detention location: not publicly documented.
- Exact release date: UNVERIFIED — do not publish.
- Appeal outcome: unknown (appeal reported as filed, January 2024; no later update located).
- Fine amount 20,000 yuan: per the Minghui report only, independently unverified.