For a summary of Zhang Jiqiu’s case, see her Person Profile.
This archive preserves the documented media record of the case of Zhang Jiqiu (张继秋), a Qiqihar City practitioner reported to be serving a four-year term at the Heilongjiang Province Women’s Prison after a March 2023 arrest, following a nine-year term (2007–2013) from the 2006 Qiqihar roundup. Entries are ordered by publication date.
2007
March 11, 2007 — Minghui.org / Clearwisdom, “Additional Persecution News from China – February 26, 2007” (status: VERIFIED). Sentencing record: Tiefeng District Court agents sentenced “Mr. Wu Yuanlong to 14 years of imprisonment, Mr. An Jingtao: 9 years, Mr. Qi Dawei: 9 years, Ms. Zhang Jiqiu: 9 years,” with other practitioners receiving 4–10 years. Source type: Falun Gong persecution-monitoring outlet; sentencing figures attributed to the report. URL: http://en.minghui.org/emh/articles/2007/3/11/83426.html
2015
February 26, 2015 — Minghui.org, “Woman’s Ordeal Continues After Release from 9 Years of Suffering in Hospital Ward” (status: VERIFIED). First-person account by Ms. Zhang Jiqiu, 47, of Qiqihar: took up Falun Gong November 1999; arrested end of March 2006, taken to the Nanpulu Knitwear Mill workshop and shocked with electric batons; transferred to the Shuguang Police Station where she reports beatings by named officers; Qiqihar No. 1 Detention Center April 2, 2006; Hepingchang Hospital ward; secret trial and nine-year sentence December 15, 2006 (Tiefeng District Court); transfer to Harbin Women’s Prison (Heilongjiang Women’s Prison) January 27, 2007, 9th Ward, solitary confinement; Qinglongshan Brainwashing Center detention from May 31, 2013, the day before scheduled release. Torture and trial claims are Zhang’s statements as reported by Minghui — attributed, not independently verified. URL: http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2015/2/26/149118.html
2024
July 20, 2024 — Minghui.org, “Two Heilongjiang Women Admitted to Prison to Serve Time for Practicing Falun Gong, One of Them Previously Jailed for 9 Years” (status: VERIFIED). Current-sentence report: “Ms. Zhang, 56, was arrested at home in March 2023 by officers of the Bukui Police Station. She was sentenced to four years and sent to prison in January 2024.” The report explicitly ties the same person to the 2006–2013 nine-year term (arrest March 20, 2006; Shuguang Police Station; Tiefeng District Court nine-year sentence February 2007; Heilongjiang Women’s Prison; solitary; brainwashing center from May 31, 2013). The report states it is unclear which court(s) convicted the two women in the current cases. Source type: Falun Gong persecution-monitoring outlet; attribution required. URL: https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2024/7/20/219117.html
2026
August 31, 2026 — Rights Defense Network / 维权网, Issue 131 monthly report (status: VERIFIED as roster record). Sentence-statistics section “判刑4年，171人” lists 张继秋 / “Zhang Jiqiu”; the report classifies its entries as political prisoners and prisoners of conscience currently in custody. Source type: human-rights monitoring roster. URL: https://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2026/08/20268311311638.html