Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 12 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: June/22/2018
Date of Sentencing: September/10/2019
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
Xiang Caihua is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 22, 2018, officers from Kuitun City Public Security Bureau in Xinjiang detained Xiang reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs and religious leadership role in charge of churches in the Kuitan area.
On September 10, 2019, the Kuitun People’s Court in Xinjiang sentenced Xiang to 12 years in prison and fined her 50,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
China Prisoners Database Details: XIANG Caihua 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