Wang Lin (王林) — Media and Documentation Archive
This archive preserves the documented source record for Pastor Wang Lin (王林) of Beijing Zion Church, detained since October 9, 2025. ← Back to the Wang Lin profile
Current status at publication: Wang Lin remains detained in Beihai, Guangxi. ChinaAid reported September 3, 2026 that the planned August 14–18 trial was delayed; Fortify Rights reported September 21 that the eight remaining Zion Church leaders were still detained awaiting trial. No verdict or sentence is asserted.
Key source record
- Fortify Rights, September 21, 2026. Investigation based on interviews with relatives of detained Zion Church leaders; documents Wang’s detention, family account, charges, and reported detention conditions. Source.
- Human Rights Foundation, May 2026. UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention petition concerning Wang Lin (王林), Jin Mingri, and Gao Yingjia; confirms identity and detention record. Source.
- ChinaAid, July 2026. Interview with Wang’s wife Su Ziming concerning his background, arrest, transfer, interrogation and health concerns. Source.
- ChinaAid, September 3, 2026. Reports that the Zion 8 trial scheduled for August 14–18 was delayed after defense lawyers objected that they lacked sufficient time to review the case files. Source.
Evidence cautions
Fraud and illegal-business-operations accusations are reported prosecution allegations, not findings of guilt. Family and NGO accounts of conditions and interrogation pressure remain attributed. Wang Linqing (王林清), Wang Linhai (王林海), Wang Zhongling (王中凌), and the 2014 Wang Lin (王琳) case are different people and are excluded.