Gender: Female

Perpetrator: China

Religion or Belief: Falun Gong

Reports of Torture: Yes

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 4 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: April//2019

Date of Sentencing: July//2019

Current Status: Unknown

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Zhou Yuzhen

Extra Bio Info:

Zhou Yuzhen was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In April 2019, authorities arrested Zhou in Jinzhou city after being accusing her of distributing Falun Gong materials. 

In July 2019, Zhou was reportedly sentenced to four years in prison.

In November 2020, it was reported that Zhou had been tortured in prison and that she had loss a significant amount of weight after undergoing a hunger strike.

Zhou's sentence should have ended in April 2023.

Zhou has previously spent five and a half years in prison in relation to her practice of Falun Gong.

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