Classification: Falun Gong practitioner from Jiutai District, Changchun, Jilin; sentenced to four years in prison in 2025; reported in custody as of August 2026.
Background
Tian Zhibin (田志斌), born in November 1951, is a Falun Gong practitioner from Jiutai District, Changchun, Jilin Province. He began practicing Falun Gong in 1996. His wife is Zhu Guiqing (朱桂清), born in December 1953.
Detention and sentencing
On the morning of July 21, 2023, police detained multiple Falun Gong practitioners in Jiutai District in a coordinated operation, according to Minghui. Tian and his wife Zhu Guiqing were taken into custody that day, placed under criminal detention, formally arrested, and prosecuted. In early 2025 it was reported that Tian had been sentenced to four years in prison; his wife received two years and eight months. In the same case group, fellow practitioner Liu Yufen (刘玉芬) received three years and six months. The exact charges are not documented in available sources.
Current status
Tian is serving his sentence at Gongzhuling Prison (公主岭监狱), with a recorded release date of July 20, 2027. He appears in the Rights Defense Network’s Issue 131 monthly in-custody report (August 31, 2026) in its four-year-sentence group among the report’s documented current-custody cases.
Identity note: This profile describes 田志斌 of Jiutai, Changchun. He is distinct from other 志斌 transliteration forms (智彬, 志彬) that do not match the verified Chinese characters.
Sources: Minghui, “长春市七旬刘玉芬、田志斌与妻子朱桂清被非法判刑” (February 6, 2025); Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Prisoners of Conscience database, individual record for 田志斌 (entered March 11, 2025); Rights Defense Network (维权网), Issue 131 monthly in-custody report, August 31, 2026; FreeChina.live, Liu Yufen (刘玉芬) profile.
Related cases: Liu Yufen (刘玉芬) — Political Prisoner Profile · Liu Yufen (刘玉芬) — Media Profile & Archive (same Jiutai case group).
Media profile & archive: Media profile and archive for Tian Zhibin (田志斌)