This archive collects source records for Liu Zhu (刘柱), a Falun Gong practitioner from Dagushan Town, Yitong Manchu Autonomous County, Siping City, Jilin Province, reported in January 2026 to have been sentenced to three years in prison.
Case chronology (as documented by the case report)
- March 3, 2025: Liu is seized by domestic-security police from the Yushu City Public Security Bureau, who travel from neighboring Yushu to Yitong to detain him; he is first held at the Yushu City Detention Center.
- Later in 2025: The case is sent back to Yitong County; Liu is transferred to the Yitong County Detention Center.
- Late December 2025: Liu is tried by a Yitong court and sentenced to three years in prison. The report states no formal charge was publicly named; the reported basis was his purchase and installation of equipment to receive New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV), a Falun Gong-linked broadcaster.
- January 20, 2026: Minghui publishes the dedicated case report.
- August 31, 2026: 维权网 (Weiquanwang) Issue 131 lists 刘柱 in its 3-year-sentence group.
Source record
- Minghui news (Chinese edition), January 20, 2026 — “吉林伊通县法轮功学员刘柱被非法判三年”: dedicated case report — identifies Liu Zhu (刘柱), 61, of Dagushan Town, Yitong Manchu Autonomous County, Jilin; reports his March 3, 2025 detention by Yushu City domestic-security police, initial detention at the Yushu City Detention Center, transfer to Yitong County Detention Center, trial in late December 2025, and a three-year sentence reportedly tied to installing satellite equipment to receive NTDTV. All detention, trial, and sentencing details are attributed to this report; no official court record or independent second report has been located. Full report
- 维权网 (Weiquanwang), Issue 131 prisoner report, August 31, 2026: lists 刘柱 in the 3-year-sentence group and in the name index at the position matching the roster entry. Full report
Records considered but not merged
- A political-prisoner database record for 刘柱 (male, born 1965, Yitong, Jilin; 3 years; detained March 2025) corroborates the Minghui report’s anchors; its computed release date (March 2028) conflicts with the reported late-December 2025 sentencing date and is not confirmed.
- A 2005 Minghui report describes a male Liu Zhu in Yitong County given a 1-year labor-camp sentence circa 2000; same county but no shared anchors — recorded as a lead, not merged.
- An English-keyed “LIU ZHU” record for a Hefei petitioner (刘宁) was examined and fenced as the wrong person (different Chinese characters).
Evidentiary limitations
- All detention, trial, and sentencing details come from the single Minghui case report; no official court record or independent second report has been located. Minghui is a Falun Gong-affiliated outlet, and its case facts are presented as reported.
- The exact release date is unconfirmed; the computed March 2028 date is not asserted.
- The stated basis for the sentence (satellite equipment for NTDTV) is attributed to Minghui; no charge is presented as officially confirmed.
- Consulate or diplomatic attention to this case: none found. PRC official or state-media acknowledgment of the case: none found.
- Location is stated at township/county level only; the home street address and police phone numbers printed in the Minghui article are not reproduced.
See also
The profile page for Liu Zhu (刘柱) gathers his biography, the case narrative, and current status in full.