Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 10 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: October/30/2017
Date of Sentencing: September/11/2019
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Li Fangli is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 29, 2017, authorities detained Li while discussing church work at a fellow church member's home in Daying county, Suining city, Sichuan province. Police reportedly seized cash and electronics. The next day she was placed under residential surveillance.
On October 30, 2017, Li was criminally detained.
On September 11, 2019, the Daying County People’s Court sentenced Li to ten years in prison and fined her 100,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
China Prisoners Database Details: LI Fangli 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
"30 Believers Sentenced to Long Terms in Prison" Bitter Winter