Case record
Zhang Peng (张鹏), online alias Zhang Neixian (张内咸), born October 12, 1986, Beijing — independent film director, screenwriter, producer, and YouTube political-satire talk-show host. Criminally detained July 1–2, 2026 in Beijing on suspicion of 寻衅滋事 (picking quarrels and provoking trouble); held at Haidian District Detention Center. Listed as detained without trial (羁押未判) in the Rights Defense Network’s August 31, 2026 monthly report, Beijing (Tianjin) regional subgroup. No trial outcome reported.
See the Person Profile.
Media chronology
- July 9–11, 2026 — family disclosure and Taiwan/HK press. The family disclosed the detention on July 9 after the scheduled July 4 program failed to appear; 民视新闻网 (FTV, via Yahoo), 香港01, and 自由时报 (Liberty Times) reported the seizure, the July 2 detention notice, and the account closures. (zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/张内咸, compiled with citations)
- July 11, 2026 — 维权网 (Rights Defense Network). Published the family’s detention-notice account: “张鹏，1986年10月12日生，于2026年7月2日20时因涉嫌寻衅滋事罪被刑事拘留，目前羁押于北京市海淀区看守所。” (cited in the case article)
- ~July 2026 — independent China newsletter. teachernotteacher.substack.com noted the satirical YouTube talk show (49,000 subscribers) and the criminal detention for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” (substack item; its “July 10” framing of the seizure date differs from the family-sourced July 1)
- ~August 2026 — Human Rights in China. Reported the July 1 ~11 p.m. seizure from his Beijing home, July 2 formal detention on suspicion of 寻衅滋事罪, detention at Haidian District Detention Center, July 9 family disclosure; noted a July 1 Weibo user’s claim of having reported him, with the explicit caveat that there is no public evidence this caused the detention. (HRIC post)
- ~August 2026 — Chinese Human Rights Defenders. Flagged the seizure of “filmmaker & talk show host Zhang Peng (aka Zhang Neixian)” on July 1 and the criminal detention for “picking quarrels,” raising free-expression concerns. (CHRD post)
- August 31, 2026 — Rights Defense Network Issue 131 report. Lists 张鹏 in the detained-without-trial (羁押未判) Beijing (Tianjin) regional subgroup; the report’s alphabetical index distinguishes this entry as 张鹏（北京）. (Chinese + English editions, read directly)
Source provenance and limits
- Detention date, location, charge, and detention-center details come from the family-provided detention notice as reported by named outlets. No official police statement on the detention has been located.
- Wrong-person matches excluded: two Minghui/Clearwisdom articles about Falun Gong practitioners named Zhang Peng (Shandong, labor camp 2000–2001; Hengyang, 10+2 years) are different people — wrong dates, wrong sentences, wrong provinces.
- The report’s other “Zhang Peng” entry (no Beijing qualifier, listed as sentenced to 9 years) is a different person and is documented separately.