Person profile: Zhang Fenglian (张凤莲) — Person Profile
Case summary
Zhang Fenglian (张凤莲), a Falun Gong practitioner in her seventies from Hanzhong, Shaanxi, was detained at her home on October 22, 2023, placed under criminal detention on suspicion of “using a cult to undermine law enforcement,” formally arrested in December 2023, and sentenced to four years in prison. She spent over a year at the Hantai District Detention Center before being transferred to the Shaanxi Provincial Women’s Prison in February 2025. She remains imprisoned, with a reported release date of October 22, 2027.
Source chronology
- October 22, 2023 — detention. Minghui’s victim-library page for 张凤莲 reports that state-security officers from the Nanzheng district public security bureau detained her at her home along with visiting practitioners, and that she was taken to the Hantai District Detention Center under criminal detention on suspicion of “using a cult to undermine law enforcement” (利用邪教组织破坏法律实施罪). (Directly read and verified.)
- December 2, 2023 — formal arrest. The same victim-library page records her formal arrest (批捕). (Directly read and verified.)
- February 2025 — transfer to prison. The page reports that after more than a year in the detention center she was transferred to the Shaanxi Provincial Women’s Prison, and that she had been sentenced to four years. (Directly read and verified.)
- August 31, 2026 — 维权网 Issue-131 roster. Lists 张凤莲 / “Zhang Fenglian” in the 判刑4年 / “Sentenced to 4 years” group. (Verified in local ZH/EN mirrors.)
- CHRD Prisoners of Conscience database — record for 张凤莲 / “Zhang Fenglian” (entered 2025-08-18). Consolidates the case: female, 70s, Hanzhong/Shaanxi Falun Gong practitioner; taken 2023-10-22; charge “Using a cult to undermine law enforcement”; 4-year sentence; release 2027-10-22; Shaanxi Provincial Women’s Prison. (Queried directly and captured 2026-10-09.)
- Related Minghui reporting (titles listed on the victim-library page; individual articles not opened in this pass — downstream click-verify): “陕西汉中张凤莲老人被劫持到陕西女监”; “陕西汉中十余名法轮功学员被绑架-张凤莲下落不明”; “陕西省汉中市汉台区的法轮功学员张凤莲被关押非法审讯”; dated mainland news digests referencing her case (2023-11, 2023-12).
Evidentiary notes
- The case narrative rests on Minghui’s victim-library page (read in full) and the CHRD record’s synthesis. The charge wording and procedural details are reported by those sources; no court judgment or official record was located.
- The victim-library page also publishes contact details of officials involved in the case; those are private personal data and are not reproduced here or on the public pages.
- Do not merge with the Harbin 张凤莲 (CHRD’s other same-name record: born 1970, Shangzhi/Harbin, 3.5-year sentence, released December 2024) — a different person.
Name-collision record (do-not-merge)
- CHRD record for 张凤莲 / “Zhang Fenglian” (entered 2023-02-15): female, born 1970, Shangzhi City/Harbin/Heilongjiang Falun Gong practitioner; taken 2021-06-10, sentenced November 2021 to 3 years 6 months, release 2024-12-09. Same name, different person. Kept separate.
Person profile: Zhang Fenglian (张凤莲) — Person Profile