(Rights Defense Network Information Center report) On October 22, 2026, this website learned that Feng Rui (Xiao Wu), a labor rights advocate who was arrested, has been released on bail. According to lawyers today, Feng Rui was sent back to his hometown late on the evening of October 21, 2026. Feng Rui has long focused on Chinese labor rights and was taken away by Guangzhou police on September 14. Being released on bail does not mean the case is concluded. Authorities should stop pursuing criminal liability for peacefully carrying out labor rights advocacy activities and safeguard Feng Rui's legal rights.

Feng Rui resume: Born in 1995, from Chengdu, Sichuan Province; operator and editor-in-chief of the self-media "恰帕斯东风电视机", pen name "Xiao Wu", labor rights advocate.

Graduated from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Beijing Normal University in 2017; driven by interest and volunteerism, he previously worked at Beijing Workers' Home (also known as the Workers' Culture and Art Museum in Picun Village, Beijing — opened on Labor Day in 2008 and demolished at the end of June 2026) and 706 Youth Space (founded in 2012 by 12 youths in Wudaokou, Beijing; a public cultural space supported and operated by young people aimed at exploring more possibilities in life, China's first youth space); subsequently, he began independent self-media activities as the independent editor-in-chief of the WeChat Official Account "恰帕斯东风电视机", and has long focused on labor rights, publishing annual reviews of labor rights events under the pen name "Xiao Wu" for consecutive years; based on the above-mentioned focus on labor conditions and commentary on social issues, and long-term online publication of views inconsistent with official positions, he attracted official attention and displeasure;

On September 14, 2026, he was taken away by police in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City, on the grounds of "provoking trouble"; on September 30, it was learned that he was criminally detained; reportedly, after his arrest, the official account stopped updating and relevant content had been cleared; the reason for his arrest may be related to the published article "So Hard, How Can One Rest | 2025 Labor Rights Events Review"; it is now known that lawyers have met with him, but specific details are unknown. On October 22, 2026, it was learned that he was released on bail on October 21. He was previously detained at the Guangzhou City Yuexiu District Detention Center (Guangshan Highway Chang'an Section, Luogang District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, Postal Code: 510040).