Zhang Yuping (张玉萍) — Media Profile & Archive
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This archive collects the media record of the case of Zhang Yuping (张玉萍), a Falun Gong practitioner from Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. Arrested on June 12, 2021, for using banknotes printed with information about Falun Gong, she was held at the Gujiao No.4 Detention Center and sentenced by the Yingze District Court on January 28, 2022, to eight and a half years in prison with a 30,000-yuan fine; she appealed the verdict. The Rights Defense Network lists her as a current in-custody political prisoner (Issue 131, August 31, 2026) in its eight-and-a-half-year sentence group. Her case is documented by two Minghui.org reports (March and April 2022) and by the Rights Defense Network’s Issue 131 roster in both Chinese and English editions.
Source provenance
Minghui.org is a Falun Gong community publication that reports detentions and prosecutions of practitioners. It is a partisan source: its articles present detentions as persecution and reflect the Falun Gong community’s perspective. The case facts below should be read as reported by that publication, not as independently verified findings.
The Rights Defense Network (维权网) monthly report is a systematic roster published monthly; Issue 131 (August 31, 2026) lists 1,638 reported current-custody political prisoners and prisoners of conscience grouped by sentence length. It corroborates the eight-and-a-half-year sentence independently of Minghui.
Chronological media record
June 12, 2021 — arrest. Minghui reports that Ms. Zhang Yuping, around 60, of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, was arrested for using banknotes printed with information about Falun Gong. She was held at the Gujiao No.4 Detention Center.
January 28, 2022 — sentencing. The Yingze District Court sentenced Ms. Zhang to eight and a half years in prison with a 30,000-yuan fine. She pleaded not guilty and appealed.
March–April 2022 — reported. Minghui’s dedicated case report (March 26, 2022) recounts her earlier persecution history (1999 Beijing appeals, 2001 two-year forced labor term, 2004 three-year prison sentence, 2008 harassment). Its April 6, 2022 monthly sentencing roundup lists her among the Shanxi practitioners sentenced that period, confirming the sentence and appeal.
August 31, 2026 — roster classification. The Rights Defense Network’s Issue 131 monthly report lists 张玉萍 in its 判刑8年6个月，9人 (sentenced to 8 years 6 months, 9 people) group; the English edition confirms “Zhang Yuping” in the parallel band.
Media items (with verification)
- Minghui.org, “Shanxi Woman Sentenced to 8.5 Years for Using Banknotes Printed with Information about Falun Gong,” March 26, 2022 — Falun Gong community publication — dedicated case report: arrest, 8.5-year sentence, 30,000-yuan fine, Yingze District Court, appeal, detention at Gujiao No.4 Detention Center, and her earlier persecution history. Status: VERIFIED (opened and read 2026-10-08).
- Minghui.org, “Reported in March 2022: 74 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith,” April 6, 2022 — Falun Gong community publication — monthly sentencing roundup corroborating Ms. Zhang’s 8.5-year sentence, Yingze District Court, and appeal. Status: VERIFIED (opened and read 2026-10-08).
- 维权网, Issue 131 (Chinese edition), August 31, 2026 — independent Chinese-language media roster — places 张玉萍 in the 判刑8年6个月，9人 group. Status: VERIFIED (opened and read 2026-10-08; HTTP 200).
- 维权网, Issue 131 (English edition), August 31, 2026 — “Sentenced to 8 years and 6 months, 9 people: … Zhang Yuping …”. Status: VERIFIED (opened and read 2026-10-08).
What was searched and not found
- PRC official narrative / state media / court notices on this case: NOT FOUND.
- Consular or diplomatic attention: not relevant to the case as reported; none found.
- Independent international media (RFA, VOA, AP, Reuters, etc.): NOT FOUND.
- A Chinese-language Minghui report naming 张玉萍 in this case: NOT FOUND (ZH name rests on the Issue-131 positional equation plus the sentence match).
- Any update on her condition after the March 2022 report: NOT FOUND.