Media Profile & Archive: Zhang Ping (张萍) — Lanzhou, Gansu
This archive preserves the documented media record for Zhang Ping (张萍), the Falun Gong practitioner from Lanzhou City, Gansu, reported in custody as of August 2026. It is distinct from the record of the Qingyang practitioner of the same name. Sources are preserved with their original claims; accounts from Falun Gong-affiliated outlets are attributed as such.
See the Person Profile.
Case chronology from the sources
- ~2005–2010 — First five-year prison sentence for practicing Falun Gong; released April 22, 2010; fired by Hualong Securities (Minghui, January 2024; WOIPFG, September 2022).
- May 9, 2022 — Seized by Lanzhou police (drone-tracked to a bus station); home raided; formal arrest warrant May 24; moved to Lanzhou City First Detention Center; indicted by the Chengguan District Procuratorate; case forwarded to Chengguan District Court August 23, 2022 (Minghui, January 2024; WOIPFG, September 2022).
- April 7, 2023 — Convicted and sentenced to five years with a 20,000-yuan fine by the Chengguan District Court; appeal rejected by the Lanzhou City Intermediate Court, family notified November 2023 (Minghui, January 2024).
- Late January 2024 — Transferred to the Gansu Provincial Women’s Prison; reported ongoing abuse including insults, beatings, strict control, forced psychiatric medication, and forced labor (WOIPFG, March 2026).
- 2024–2026 — Family visit denied (March 2024); found emaciated (August 2024); phone call cut off after mentioning torture (March 27, 2025); observed in deteriorating health (February 2026) (WOIPFG, March 2026).
- August 31, 2026 — Listed by 维权网 in its monthly report’s group of prisoners reported sentenced to five years (111 people), among individuals the report classifies as reported political prisoners and prisoners of conscience in custody (Issue 131).
Preserved source records
- Minghui.org (EN) — “54-Year-Old Gansu Woman Given Second 5-Year Prison Term for Her Faith in Falun Gong” (January 7, 2024). Minghui report
- 追查迫害法轮功国际组织 (WOIPFG) — “追查甘肃省兰州市迫害法轮功学员张萍的责任人的通告” (September 18, 2022). WOIPFG notice (PDF)
- 追查迫害法轮功国际组织 (WOIPFG) — “追查甘肃省女子监狱迫害法轮功学员张萍的责任人的通告” (March 12, 2026). WOIPFG 2026 notice (PDF)
- 维权网 — 中国大陆在押政治犯、良心犯月度报告（2026年8月31日）第131期. Issue 131 (Chinese)
Identity note for the record
The Zhang Ping of Qingyang City — sentenced to six years in May 2023 by the Zhenyuan County Court with co-defendant Yao Lishu — is a separate person (different city, court, sentence, and case). Her record is preserved separately.
Evidentiary limitations
No PRC court document or official statement for this case has been located. Minghui.org and the World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong are Falun Gong-affiliated outlets; their accounts are attributed rather than independently verified.