Zhi Zhanmin (支占民)
Zhi Zhanmin (支占民), born 1970, is a Falun Gong practitioner from Baoding City, Hebei Province. He is recorded as one of the mainland political prisoners documented in the August 2026 human-rights roster.
Case history
- Zhi once held a formal job in Beijing, which he was forced to give up after taking up the practice of Falun Gong.
- In 2005, he was sentenced to 12 years by the Jingxiu District Court (then called the Xinshiqu Court) in connection with a television broadcast, and served the full term in a Baoding provincial prison, according to the human-rights database record.
- On April 9, 2024, Zhi was arrested at his home by officers of the Xinshichang police station of the Baoding Jingxiu public-security branch; his home was searched. He was held at the Baoding City Detention Center.
- He was subsequently sentenced to 3 years’ imprisonment and a 10,000-yuan fine by the Gaoyang County Court. The formal charge is not publicly documented.
Custody status
Zhi Zhanmin is recorded as in custody as of August 31, 2026, in the 3-year sentence band of the mainland in-custody roster. A human-rights database record gives a stated term end of April 8, 2027; his actual release has not been independently confirmed.
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