Zhang Tingfu (张廷福) — Media Archive
For the profile of Zhang Tingfu, see Zhang Tingfu.
This archive preserves the documented reporting on the case of Zhang Tingfu, a Chongqing rights defender detained in September 2019 on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.”
2019-09-26 — 民生观察: “重庆张廷福被以寻滋罪刑拘”
Original reporting published September 26, 2019, documenting Zhang’s September 15 criminal detention by the Yuzhong District Public Security Bureau, his September 13 interception at Dazhou station, the family’s receipt of the detention notice on September 16, the August 15 summons and warning at the Shangqingsi station, and the 2009 dispute that began his years of petitioning. Read the report.
2020-01-02 — Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Prisoners of Conscience database: 张廷福 / ZHANG TING FU
Database record entered January 2, 2020. Confirms: male, Chongqing rights defender, taken September 13, 2019; charge “Picking quarrels provoking troubles” (寻衅滋事罪）; held at Yuzhong District Detention Center; later released (date not given). Cites the 民生观察 report and a 大纪元 article of April 30, 2021 as additional sources. Database search.
2021-04-30 — 大纪元 article (link recorded, content not independently read)
A 大纪元 article dated April 30, 2021 is cited in the CHRD record as an additional source: link. Its contents could not be independently verified for this archive.
2026-08-31 — 维权网 Issue 131 monthly prisoner roster
The Rights Defense Network’s Issue 131 report (August 31, 2026) lists Zhang Tingfu in its Chongqing prisoner group. This conflicts with the CHRD record’s note that he was released after 2019; no dated re-detention record is available, so his current status remains uncertain.
Evidentiary notes
- No sentencing, conviction, or arrest-warrant record has been located for the 2019 detention.
- The release noted by CHRD is undated.
- All custody and case details above come from the two verified sources cited; nothing further should be inferred.
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