Zhan Xinyuan — Media Profile & Archive
This archive documents the case of Zhan Xinyuan (占新元). It preserves the media and documentary record for a Falun Gong practitioner from Macheng, Hubei, resident in Huiyang, Huizhou, Guangdong, who was sentenced to three years and six months’ imprisonment in April 2023.
Case chronology
- Mid-October 2022 — Zhan Xinyuan was taken into custody and held at the Huiyang Detention Center in Huizhou, Guangdong. (Minghui case profile; CHRD record)
- By March 2023 — The Huicheng District People’s Court in Huizhou held a trial session in her case. (Minghui case profile; CHRD record)
- Mid-April 2023 — The Huicheng District People’s Court sentenced Zhan Xinyuan to three years and six months’ imprisonment; the charge was not published. (Minghui report, April 28, 2023)
- February–April 2026 — The available records give her sentence term as ending in February 2026, with the CHRD database listing a release date of April 2026. Her status after that date has not been independently confirmed.
Archived sources
- Minghui victim-library case profile (updated May 4, 2023). Full biographical and case timeline: name, sex, age, native place (Macheng, Hubei), residence (Huiyang, Huizhou, Guangdong), detention (Huiyang Detention Center, mid-October 2022), trial (Huicheng District Court, by March 2023), sentence (3 years 6 months, mid-April 2023).
- Minghui sentencing report (April 28, 2023). Confirms the mid-April 2023 verdict: 3 years 6 months, Huicheng District People’s Court. (Published inside a multi-case news digest; only the Zhan Xinyuan section is archived here.)
- Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Prisoners of Conscience database — record entry June 1, 2023 (queried October 9, 2026; search term 占新元 returned a single record). Corroborates name, sex, 2022.10 detention, 3y6m sentence, unknown charge, unknown detention location, listed release date April 2026.
Evidentiary limitations
- The criminal charge is recorded as unknown in every available source, including the CHRD database.
- No court judgment document has been published; the verdict date and sentence rest on the Minghui reports and the CHRD record.
- The detention facility after sentencing is unknown.
- Unresolved contradiction: the CHRD database lists a release date of April 2026 while its own profile text states the term ended February 2026; one roster listing dated August 2026 continued to list her among prisoners in custody. Her current status should be verified before relying on it.
Related person profile: Zhan Xinyuan (占新元)