Zhao Lihua (赵丽华) — Media Profile & Archive
This archive preserves the source record behind the Zhao Lihua 赵丽华 profile: the reporting on the April 2020 group arrest in Harbin, the protracted trial, the November 2021 seven-year-five-month sentence and rejected appeal, the January 2022 prison transfer, and her earlier targeting in 2000–2002, with provenance and limitations noted. Sources are graded; allegations remain attributed rather than stated as fact.
Chinese Human Rights Defenders — Prisoners of Conscience database, record poc_z_00340 (updated June 2, 2023)
(Opened and read in full: https://tenchu.org/pocd/public/pocs/2173). Records: 赵丽华 ZHAO LI HUA, female, from Hulan District, Harbin; arrested April 8, 2020 in the Daqing group case; sentenced November 17, 2021 by the Ranghulu District Court to 7 years 5 months with a 40,000-yuan fine; formal charge recorded as unknown; term to September 7, 2027; transferred January 7, 2022 to the Heilongjiang Provincial Women’s Prison; status in prison. Source grade: recognized human-rights NGO database; strongest independent identity and term anchor.
Minghui.org — “More Than 20 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced by Daqing Court Since 2019” (August 26, 2023)
(Opened and read in full: https://projectshield.en.minghui.org/html/articles/2023/8/26/211012p.html). Reports: “Ms. Zhao Lihua, 60, sentenced to seven years and five months with a 40,000 yuan fine”; the April 2020 group arrest; the November 17, 2021 sentencing; the December 10, 2021 appeal rejection. Source grade: Falun Gong-affiliated outlet; sentencing corroboration, attributed.
Minghui.org (Chinese) — victim library: 赵丽华简介 (updated January 4, 2025)
(Opened and read in full: https://library.minghui.org/victim/i42601.htm). Fullest case record: the 2000–2002 prior targeting (Beijing petitions, labor re-education terms at Wanjia); the April 8, 2020 arrest details at Gongbin Road/Nanzhi Road; the trial chronology (December 2020 adjournment, June 2021 video hearing, September 2021 postponement, November 17, 2021 sentencing, December 10, 2021 appeal upheld, January 7, 2022 transfer). Source grade: Falun Gong-affiliated victim database; fullest chronology, attributed.
维权网 — August 2026 monthly report, Issue 131 (August 31, 2026)
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（共1638人）, mirrored in English and Chinese. Lists 赵丽华 / “Zhao Lihua” in the “sentenced to 7 years and 5 months, 1 person” band — a unique one-person band. The report supplies no biographical detail beyond the sentence and custody status; it is the source for her classification as in custody as of August 2026. Source grade: monitoring organization; single-source roster fact.
Source conflicts and limitations
The case rests on Minghui.org’s reporting, the CHRD prisoner database, and the 维权网 roster. No primary court record, official procedural record, international-media account, or PRC official source has been located. The formal charge is recorded as unknown by the CHRD database and is not asserted. The 2000–2002 prior-targeting history comes from a single Falun Gong-affiliated source and has not been independently corroborated. No independently verified current-condition record exists beyond the August 31, 2026 in-custody roster listing. No contradictory account of this case was found. No consular dimension was established.
Person profile: Zhao Lihua 赵丽华