Media Profile & Archive — Wei Chunrong (魏春荣)
Person Profile: Wei Chunrong (魏春荣)
This archive preserves the documented record of the repeated detentions and three prison sentences of Falun Gong practitioner Wei Chunrong (魏春荣) of Huanan County, Heilongjiang, living in Qingdao, Shandong.
Case chronology in the record
- September 2005 — Police in Huanan County raid Wei’s home, confiscate Falun Gong books, and detain her for more than 40 days. (WOIPFG notice, 2016-06-10)
- August 2007 — Wei is detained again and sent to the Jiamusi labor camp for more than 50 days. (WOIPFG notice)
- August 2013 / June 2015 — While living at her son’s home in Qingdao, Wei is detained by the Zhengyang Road police station for 10 days and one day respectively. (WOIPFG notice)
- October 25, 2015 — Wei is detained in Qingdao after distributing Falun Gong materials; criminal detention is approved. (WOIPFG notice; Minghui record)
- January 23, 2017 — The Chengyang District Court sentences Wei to two years’ imprisonment. Her appeal is upheld by the Qingdao Intermediate Court. (Minghui record)
- October 25, 2017 — Wei completes the two-year term and is released from Jinan Women’s Prison. (Minghui record)
- May 4, 2018 — Wei is detained again by the Zhengyang Road police station and held in the Jimo detention center. (Minghui record)
- January 2019 — The Jimo District Court sentences Wei to three years and four months. (Minghui record)
- April 18, 2019 — Wei is transferred to the Shandong Women’s Prison. (Minghui record)
- August 4, 2021 — Wei is released, one month before the end of her term. (Minghui record)
- March 2, 2023 — Wei is detained on the street in Qingdao by the Zhengyang Road police station and held in the Jimo No.2 Detention Center. (CHRD record; Minghui record)
- October 12, 2023 — The Jimo District Court tries Wei’s case inside the detention center. (Minghui record)
- January 11, 2024 — The Jimo District Court sentences Wei to three years and six months in prison and a 10,000-yuan fine (presiding judge Jiang Bing). Wei appeals. (CHRD record; Minghui record)
- June 2024 — Wei is transferred to Jinan Prison. (Minghui record)
- August 31, 2026 — The Rights Defense Network’s monthly political-prisoner report lists 魏春荣 / “Wei Chunrong” in its 3-year-6-month sentence band. (Issue 131)
- September 2, 2026 — Wei completes the three-and-a-half-year term and returns home at age 73. (Minghui record, page updated September 12, 2026)
Source record
| Outlet / source | Title / content | Date | Status | Relevance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRD Prisoners of Conscience database | Individual record: 魏春荣 / Wei Chunrong — F, born 1952; detained 2023-03-02; Jimo No.2 Detention Center; sentenced 2024-01-11 to 3y6m + ¥10,000; term to 2026-09-01; appealed | Entry 2024-02-28 | Verified (direct database query) | Core identity + 3.5y sentence anchor |
| Rights Defense Network (维权网), Issue 131 | Monthly political-prisoner report: 魏春荣 / “Wei Chunrong” in the 3-year-6-month band (17/126) | 2026-08-31 | Verified (cached bilingual editions) | Roster-band confirmation |
| Minghui (library.minghui.org/victim/i75750.htm) | Victim record: full case history 2005–2026; 2024-01-11 sentence; June 2024 transfer to Jinan Prison; release home 2026-09-02; family deaths | Page updated 2026-09-12 | Verified (opened/read) | Complete case chronology + release anchor |
| WOIPFG (zhuichaguoji.org) | Investigation notice: 2005–2015 detentions in Huanan County and Qingdao (Zhengyang Road police station) | 2016-06-10 | Verified (PDF opened/read) | Early detention history corroboration |
Contradictions and gaps
- Birth year: CHRD gives 1952; the Minghui record’s “73 in 2026” implies 1952–1953; the 2016 WOIPFG notice’s “62 in 2016” implies about 1954. Treated as a minor variance in the sources; published as “born around 1952.”
- Charge for the 2024 sentence: the CHRD record lists the charge as unknown; the Minghui record describes the prosecution without naming a formal charge. No formal charge is published.
- Whether Wei’s 2024 appeal altered the sentence is not documented; the term-end dates (CHRD: 2026-09-01; Minghui: release 2026-09-02) are consistent with the sentence being served in full.
Consulate / official-source check: not applicable — a domestic religious-persecution case with no foreign-national or consular element. No PRC official reporting on this case was located.
Attribution note: the detention and sentencing facts are documented by the CHRD database, the Rights Defense Network roster, the Minghui victim record, and a WOIPFG investigation notice. Characterizations of the detentions (e.g., “illegal”) are those sources’ own; this page reports the documented events with their sources named.
See also: Person Profile: Wei Chunrong (魏春荣).