Zhang Li (张莉) — Nanchang — Media Archive

October 9, 2026

Person profile: Zhang Li (张莉) — Nanchang

This archive preserves the principal published sources documenting the case of Zhang Li (张莉), a Nanchang resident sentenced in 2020.

Case chronology

July 18, 2019 — Detained by Nanchang police with four other local practitioners; held awaiting trial at the Nanchang No. 1 Detention Center.
July 7, 2020 — Tried by the Xihu District Court in a video-conference hearing her family was not informed of.
October 22, 2020 — Sentenced to seven years and six months with a 100,000-yuan fine; reported release date January 17, 2027.
August 31, 2026 — Listed in the Rights Defense Network’s Issue 131 monthly report in the seven-years-six-months sentence group.

Minghui (English), November 19, 2020 — “Five Jiangxi Residents Sentenced for Their Faith”. Sentencing report matching the database on all anchors (Nanchang, born 1960, July 2019 arrest, Xihu court, October 22, 2020 sentence, prior arrests and prison terms). Read the article
Minghui (English), June 10, 2020 — “After Repeated Arrests, Two Nanchang Women Are Again Detained for Their Faith”. Pre-trial account with prior history (2001 and 2005 sentences, dismissal from post). Read the article
CHRD Prisoners of Conscience database — record for 张莉 / ZHANG LI (entered April 13, 2021). Lists her birth month as March 1960, her former post, her detention date of July 18, 2019, and her reported release date of January 17, 2027. Individual-record database; no stable per-record permalink. Database search page
facts.org.cn (PRC anti-cult office site) — “Letter from the former head of Nanchang Falun Gong Training Center to his fellow practitioners”. Official-side reference confirming identity anchors (female, born March 1960, Xihu District of Nanchang, detained in July 2019); the page could not be opened directly during research — anchors confirmed from its indexed text. Read the letter
Rights Defense Network (维权网), Issue 131 monthly report (August 31, 2026). Roster listing in the seven-years-six-months sentence group. Read the report

The charge of conviction and the place of detention have not been publicly reported.
The earlier-detention history (1999–2019) is single-source (Minghui) and unattributed beyond that outlet.
The January 17, 2027 release date is single-source (CHRD).
The facts.org.cn letter’s claims are one-sided and are not repeated in the person profile.