Gender: Female
Current Location: No. 1 Women’s Prison, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
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: November/8/2017
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Wu Meixia is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On November 8, 2017, officers from the Wuhai Public Security Bureau detained Wu reportedly in relation to her religious belief, organizing of worship gatherings, and distributing religious materials.
On an unspecified date, the Wuda District People’s Court in Wuhai city sentenced Wu to eight years in prison and fined her 2,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On an unspecified date, the Wuhai Intermediate People’s Court rejected Wu's appeal.
Wu was sent to No. 1 Women’s Prison of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to serve her sentence.
China Prisoners Database Details: WU Meixia 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