Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 8 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: July/16/2014
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Giving, Sharing, & Listening to a Religious Speech Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Jiang Xuelian was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 16, 2014, police in Ningguo city, Anhui province, detained Jiang reportedly in relation to her organizing of religious gatherings and preaching.
On an unspecified date, the Ningguo People’s Court sentenced sentenced Jiang to eight years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On December 8, 2016, the Xuancheng Intermediate People’s Court rejected Jiang's appeal.
Jiang was believed to be serving her sentence at Anhui Women’s Prison.
Jiang's sentence should have ended in July 2022.
China Prisoners Database Details: JIANG Xuelian Human Rights Without Frontiers
"Cases of Arbitrary Arrest and Detention of CAG Christians by CCP" Association for the Defense of Human Rights and Religious Freedom