This archive preserves the source record behind the Sun Changhe 孙长河 profile: the January 2026 group-study arrests in Pingdu, his trial at the Mencun Detention Center in June 2026, and the reported three-year sentence, with provenance and limitations noted. Allegations remain attributed rather than stated as fact.
tenchu.org Prisoners of Conscience Database — Sun Changhe entry (updated September 17, 2026)
(tenchu.org/pocd/public/pocs/4727, opened and read in full.) Structured database entry for 孙长河 Sun Changhe: male, born 1951, Pingdu City, Shandong, retired Pingdu electric company worker, Falun Gong practitioner. Records the January 7, 2026 group-study arrest, the June 1, 2026 trial at Mencun Detention Center, and the three-year fixed-term sentence with the term running to January 6, 2029. Lists charge as unknown and detention location as unknown. Cites the Minghui August 2026 article as its source. Source grade: prisoner-monitoring database; strongest structured record; attributed.
Minghui (Chinese) — “仅因一起读书 山东平度法院对75岁孙长河枉判三年” (August 20, 2026)
(minghui.org/mmh/articles/2026/8/20/513472.html, opened and read in full.) Primary case narrative: the January 7, 2026 two-location arrests in Pingdu; Sun Changhe seized at Hou Xiuzhen’s home by Chengguan police; his verbal protest at arrest; the hospital examinations on January 8; continued detention at Mencun; the June 1 trial inside the detention center; and the three-year sentence learned of in August 2026. Also reports his retirement background and character. Names the presiding judge (withheld here). Source grade: Falun-Gong-aligned community media; primary case narrative; attributed; advocacy framing preserved as reported.
Minghui (English) — “Additional Persecution News from China – July 25, 2026 (13 Reports)”
(en.minghui.org/html/articles/2026/8/15/235533.html, opened and read in full.) Report 8, “[Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Mr. Sun Changhe Tried”: states that Sun Changhe, in his 70s, was tried by a local court at the Pingdu City Detention Center on June 1, 2026. Corroborates the trial date and venue from an English-language item. Source grade: subject-community media; corroboration of trial date/venue; attributed.
Minghui (English) — “Additional Persecution News from China – January 11, 2026 (15 Reports)”
(en.minghui.org/html/articles/2026/1/30/232488.html, opened and read in full.) Report 1, “[Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Seven Practitioners Arrested”: records the January 7, 2026 arrests, including Sun Changhe and Cui Xiangying seized at Hou Xiuzhen’s home by Dongge police station officers for studying the teachings together; notes the other practitioners’ release or short detentions while Sun’s situation was unclear at the time. Corroborates the arrest date, location, and group-study context. Source grade: subject-community media; earliest arrest record; attributed.
The profile page for Sun Changhe 孙长河 gathers the biography, the case narrative, and the current status in full.