Media Profile & Archive: Zhang Ping (张萍) — Qingyang, Gansu
This archive preserves the documented media record for Zhang Ping (张萍), the Falun Gong practitioner from Qingyang City, Gansu, reported in custody as of August 2026. It is distinct from the record of the Lanzhou practitioner of the same name. Sources are preserved with their original claims; accounts from Falun Gong-affiliated outlets are attributed as such.
See the Person Profile.
Case chronology from the sources
- 2002 — Sent to one and a half years of reeducation through labor (WOIPFG, July 2023).
- 2014 — Sentenced to three years; served at the Gansu Provincial Women’s Prison, 2014–2017 (WOIPFG, July 2023).
- November 22, 2021 — Seized in Waxie Township, Ning County, while distributing Falun Gong materials; detained at the Ning County Detention Center; residence raided November 28 (WOIPFG, July 2023).
- May 2023 — Sentenced with co-defendant Yao Lishu to six years by the Zhenyuan County Court after a video trial with not-guilty pleas; Yao appealed (WOIPFG, July 2023).
- August 31, 2026 — Listed by 维权网 in its monthly report’s group of prisoners reported sentenced to six years (54 people), among individuals the report classifies as reported political prisoners and prisoners of conscience in custody (Issue 131).
Preserved source records
- 追查迫害法轮功国际组织 (WOIPFG) — “追查甘肃省庆阳市迫害法轮功学员姚力书、张萍的责任人的通告” (July 28, 2023). Reports: Zhang Ping (female, 61), former Qingcheng County postal bureau employee; November 22, 2021 arrest in Waxie Township, Ning County; Ning County Detention Center; November 28 home raid; co-defendant Yao Lishu (male, 43, former Qingcheng County middle-school teacher); video trial at Zhenyuan County Court with not-guilty pleas; six-year sentences in May 2023; Yao’s appeal; Zhang’s 2002 labor-camp term and 2014 three-year term (Gansu Women’s Prison, 2014–2017). WOIPFG notice (PDF)
- 维权网 — 中国大陆在押政治犯、良心犯月度报告（2026年8月31日）第131期. Lists 张萍 in the 判刑6年 54-person group, immediately before 姚力书, matching the WOIPFG co-case pairing. Issue 131 (Chinese)
- Minghui.org (EN) — “At Least 19 Falun Gong Practitioners Still Held in Gansu Province Women’s Prison” (September 3, 2026). Lists two practitioners named “Ms. Zhang Ping” confirmed still held in Gansu Women’s Prison — consistent with, but not attributable to, this candidate individually. Minghui report
Identity note for the record
The Zhang Ping of Lanzhou City — sentenced to five years on April 7, 2023 by the Chengguan District Court — is a separate person (different city, court, and sentence). Her record is preserved separately.
Evidentiary limitations
No PRC court document or official statement for this case has been located. The World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong is a Falun Gong-affiliated advocacy organization; its accounts are attributed rather than independently verified. The exact facility where Ms. Zhang is serving the six-year term is not stated in the sources.