Zhang Rong (张蓉) is a Falun Gong practitioner from Lanxi City in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province. According to the Prisoners of Conscience database maintained by the Chinese Human Rights Defenders network, she was seized by police in October 2024 after speaking to members of the public about Falun Gong. She was held at the Jinhua Bailongqiao Detention Center, placed under criminal detention, and then formally arrested and prosecuted.
In August 2025, a local court sentenced Zhang to two years and eight months in prison with a 25,000-yuan fine. The charge was not stated in the records reviewed. Her sentence term runs to June 2027.
The Rights Defense Network’s monthly report on political prisoners (Issue 131, August 31, 2026) lists Zhang Rong among those sentenced to two years and eight months.
Name note
The Chinese characters for this person are 张蓉 — not the more common 张荣. The 张荣 form is unattested for this case; records under 张荣 belong to other individuals and must not be merged with this case.
Sources
- Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) Prisoners of Conscience database — record for 张蓉 (entry September 16, 2025).
- Minghui, “浙江兰溪市法轮功学员张蓉女士遭非法判刑” (August 28, 2025); the outlet’s characterizations of the proceedings are its own framing, not independently verified findings.
- Rights Defense Network (维权网), Issue 131 monthly report (August 31, 2026), Chinese and English editions.
Media archive: Zhang Rong (张蓉) — Media Profile & Archive