Additional Name(s): 邓翠苹

Gender: Female

Current Location: Second Women's Prison, Yunnan Province

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Han

Religion or Belief: Falun Gong

Health Concerns: Cysts on her thigh

Reports of Torture: Yes

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 6 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: July/24/2016

Date of Sentencing: February/24/2017

Current Status: Unknown

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Cult

Deng Cuiping

Extra Bio Info:

Deng Cuiping was imprisoned for her religious activity.

On July 24, 2016, officers from the Public Security Bureau in Chengjiang County detained Deng and four others for distributing Falun Gong materials. Later that day, officers from Eshan County and Hongta District raided Deng’s home and seized her computer, printer, books, and CDs. Deng was formally arrested on September 1, 2016 and charged with "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL)

On February 24, 2017, Eshan County People’s Court sentenced Deng to six years in prison and fined her 10,000 yuan.

On March 6, 2017, Deng's request for bail was denied.

On May 18, 2017, Deng was transferred to the Second Women's Prison in Yunnan Province.

Deng reportedly suffers from cysts on her thigh. Similarly, her health has reportedly deteriorated during her imprisonment.

Deng's sentence should have ended in July 2022.

Prior to her most recent arrest, Deng has been harassed and detained several times related to her practice of Falun Gong. Her home was raided both August 1999 and October 2000. In late 2004, she was prohibited from teaching. On April 8, 2006, Deng was reportedly sentenced to a three-year prison term at Second Women’s Prison in Yunnan Province. During this time, she was reportedly tortured. 

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