Who he is
Zhang Youguang (张友光) is a Falun Gong practitioner from the Moridawa Daur Autonomous Banner (莫力达瓦达斡尔族自治旗, locally known as 莫旗) in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia. A report published in February 2025 describes him as a man in his forties — meaning he was born in the 1980s. Beyond this, little biographical detail about him is publicly documented.
Arrest and sentence
In August 2023, Zhang was detained after using his mobile phone to tell people about Falun Gong. In 2024, the local police, procuratorate, and court acted jointly in his case, and he was sentenced to four years in prison. The specific charge was not publicly reported. In 2024 he was transferred to the Baoanzhao Prison (保安沼监狱) in Inner Mongolia to serve his sentence, which, according to the case record, runs to August 2027.
Status
Zhang Youguang is currently imprisoned. His four-year term ends in August 2027, and no evidence of release has been reported. Nothing further is publicly known about his current condition.
What is not known
The exact date of birth, the formal charge, the text of the court judgment, and his current health and conditions of detention. No release has been reported; his listed term runs to August 2027.
Sources and media records
Full media archive and source record for Zhang Youguang: Zhang Youguang (张友光) — Media Archive
- Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Prisoners of Conscience database — Zhang Youguang (张友光) record (entered March 11, 2025)
- Minghui, “内蒙古莫旗法轮功学员肇淑芝、张友光被非法判刑” (February 6, 2025)
- Rights Defense Network Issue 131 monthly report (August 31, 2026) — 判刑4年 custody listing