Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Health Concerns: Stomach problems
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 9 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: September/29/2017
Date of Sentencing: September/11/2019
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Zhong Qiong is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 29, 2017, authorities detained Zhong reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs. Zhong was arrested while attending a meeting about church work in Daying county, Suining city, Sichuan province. Police also reportedly confiscated cash and electronics from the residence.
On September 11, 2019, the Daying County People’s Court sentenced Zhong to nine years in prison and fined her 80,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Zhong reportedly suffers from unspecified stomach problems.
China Prisoners Database Details: ZHONG Qiong 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