Gender: Female

Perpetrator: China

Religion or Belief: Falun Gong

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 5 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: December//2017

Current Status: Unknown

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Lu Houfen

Extra Bio Info:

Lu Houfen was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In December 2017, authorities arrested Lu for practicing Falun Gong. 

On an unspecified day in 2019, Lu was sentenced to five years and six months in prison.

Lu's sentence should have ended in June 2023.

Lu was previously arrested for her Falun Gong activities.  She was reportedly sentenced to 15 months of forced labor in 2009 for talking to people about Falun Gong.

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