Gender: Female

Perpetrator: China

Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 11 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: June//2018

Date of Sentencing: September//2019

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role

Nature of Charges: Cult

Gui Chengxia

Extra Bio Info:

Gui Chengxia is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In June 2018, officers from the Kuitun City Public Security Bureau in Xinjiang detained Gui reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs and her former religious leadership role in charge of the work of local churches in Kuitun.

In September 2019, Kuitun People’s Court in Xinjiang sentenced Gui to 11 years in prison and fined her 50,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).

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