Beijing, September 18, 2026 — According to a September 17 report by Civil Rights & Livelihood Watch (维权网), Jiangxi rights defender Zhu Yufang was taken away by police at approximately 3:00 a.m. from a friend’s home in Beijing’s Fangshan District.
Publicly available information has not established what legal measure, if any, has been imposed, and police have not publicly disclosed her location. Free China Movement therefore records her status as “taken away by police; whereabouts and legal status unconfirmed”. It does not describe her as formally detained or arrested without supporting evidence.
Background
Zhu became involved in rights advocacy after a forced-demolition dispute in Pingxiang, Jiangxi. Public records indicate that she previously served two prison terms for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”; the most recent term ended on December 10, 2025.
Her profile and case timeline are available here:
Zhu Yufang profile and case timeline
Reported and unconfirmed facts
- Reported: Zhu was taken away by police at about 3:00 a.m. on September 17 from a friend’s home in Beijing’s Fangshan District.
- Not publicly confirmed: her location, the legal measure imposed, formal notice from the responsible agency, and access to counsel.