Person profile: Tang Zhuyin (唐竹茵)
This archive preserves the key source records documenting the case of Tang Zhuyin (唐竹茵), a Harbin Falun Gong practitioner sentenced to nine years and four months in prison in November 2021. Entries are ordered by publication date. Allegations remain attributed rather than stated as fact.
Case chronology
- April 7–8, 2020 — Arrests in Harbin by Daqing police: Tang Zhuyin is seized by Daqing public security officers who came to Harbin, along with six other practitioners (Huo Xiaohui, Li Lizhuang, Ding Yan, Zhao Lihua, Jiao Qihua, Li Yanqing), for making phone calls to the public about Falun Gong.
- June 2020 — Formal arrest and prosecution; August 2020 — case sent to the Daqing Ranghulu District Court.
- December 17, 2020 / December 29, 2020 / June 22, 2021 / October 21, 2021 — Four trial sessions, with accounts of the defense disputes: late notice to counsel, imposed video hearings, interrupted statements.
- November 17, 2021 — Sentencing: Tang receives nine years and four months with a 50,000 yuan fine; co-defendants Li Lizhuang 10y8m, Zhao Lihua 7y5m, Huo Xiaohui 7y3m, Ding Yan 4y2m, Jiao Qihua 4y, Li Yanqing 1y10m.
- December 10, 2021 — Appeal upheld by the Daqing Intermediate Court.
- January 7, 2022 — Transfer to the Heilongjiang Provincial Women’s Prison.
- January 27, 2022 — Minghui case report; January 1, 2022 — Prisoners of Conscience database entry.
- August 31, 2026 — Issue 131 roster listing (in custody).
Key source records
- Minghui, January 27, 2022 — “传保命良方 唐竹茵等四名法轮功学员被枉判入狱”: the full case chronology — April 2020 arrests in Harbin by Daqing police, detention in Daqing, formal arrest in June 2020, four trial sessions with accounts of the defense disputes, the November 17, 2021 sentencing, the December 10, 2021 appeal rejection, and the January 7, 2022 transfer to the Heilongjiang Provincial Women’s Prison; includes a photograph of Tang Zhuyin. URL: Minghui case report (Falun Gong-affiliated outlet; verified read in full 2026-10-09; the outlet’s characterizations are its own framing, not independent findings).
- Chinese Human Rights Defenders — Prisoners of Conscience database, record 唐竹茵 / “TANG ZHU YIN” (record entered 2022-01-01): female, born 1951; last taken into custody 2020-04-08; charge unknown; sentence 9 years 4 months; term through 2029-08-07; Heilongjiang Provincial Women’s Prison; background: Xiangfang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang; Falun Gong practitioner. Database search page (recognized human-rights monitoring database; verified retrieval 2026-10-09).
- Rights Defense Network (维权网), Issue 131 monthly report (August 31, 2026): lists 唐竹茵 in the nine-years-four-months sentence group (the only person in that group) among mainland political prisoners classified as currently in custody (verified as roster record).
Limitations and contradictions
The detailed case reporting comes from Falun Gong-affiliated media (Minghui) and the rights-monitoring database; no official court document has been located. Minghui’s characterizations of the proceedings as illegal are the outlet’s framing, not independent findings. The record lists her charge as “unknown” — no charge is asserted. No mainland state-media coverage of the case was found. No facts about her current prison conditions or health are asserted beyond what the sources state. No identity is assumed between the co-defendant Zhao Lihua named in this case and the existing Zhao Lihua profile on this site.
Person profile: Tang Zhuyin (唐竹茵)