Zhang Suying (张素英), a woman from Huaian, Jiangsu Province born in 1953, is a Falun Gong practitioner serving a seven-and-a-half-year prison sentence after a 2020 trial in Huaian. She had been detained multiple times before her 2020 sentencing.
Earlier detentions
According to the case record compiled by Minghui, Zhang was first seized in 2000 for producing Falun Gong materials, subjected to days of interrogation without sleep, and given a three-year labor-re-education term. In May 2012 she was detained with a group of practitioners during a study gathering and sent to a brainwashing center. In June 2014 she was seized again and her home searched, and was released on bail the following day.
The 2020 case
Around June 19, 2020, Zhang was taken by personnel of the Huaian 610 Office and placed under criminal detention. On December 9, 2020, the Qingjiangpu District Court in Huaian tried her; her lawyer entered a not-guilty plea. It was reported on March 8, 2021 that the court had sentenced her to seven years and six months, and that she had appealed. As of December 2021 she was reported held in Nanjing Women’s Prison (南京女子监狱).
Status
Zhang’s seven-and-a-half-year term runs through late 2027. As of August 2026, she was listed among the mainland prisoners classified as currently in custody. No release has been reported.
Name note
This profile concerns 张素英 (Zhang Suying). It must not be confused with 陈素英 (Chen Suying, M196) — same given-name characters, different surname, different person.
Sources
- 明慧网资料馆 (Minghui Victim Library), victim record i84538 (updated January 5, 2022) — primary case record; the outlet’s characterizations of the proceedings are its own framing, not independently verified findings.
- Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) Prisoners of Conscience database — record for 张素英 / “ZHANG SU YING” (entered April 26, 2021).
- Rights Defense Network (维权网), Issue 131 monthly report (August 31, 2026) — lists 张素英 in the seven-and-a-half-year sentence group.
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