Zhou Xiangyun
Gender: Male
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: May/17/2013
Date of Sentencing: December/15/2014
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Zhou Xiangyun
Extra Bio Info:
Zhou Xiangyun was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On May 17, 2013, police in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, detained Zhou reportedly in relation to his printing of religious materials.
On December 15, 2014, the Dafeng City People’s Court of Jiangsu province sentenced Zhou to ten years in prison and three years' deprived political rights for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Zhou's sentence should have ended in May 2023.
Sources:
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China Prisoners Database Details: ZHOU Xiangyun Human Rights Without Frontiers
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"Cases of Arbitrary Arrest and Detention of CAG Christians by CCP" Association for the Defense of Human Rights and Religious Freedom