Gender: Male
Current Location: Hebei Prison
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 7 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: December/4/2017
Date of Sentencing: July/21/2018
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Yu Hai
Extra Bio Info:
Yu Hai is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 4, 2017, officers from the National Security Brigade of Chengde City Public Security Bureau detained Yu in the Shuangqiao district of Chengde reportedly in relation to his religious belief and for distributing and being in possession of religious materials. Yu was reportedly tortured while detained.
On July 21, 2018, the Shuangqiao District People’s Court of Chengde City sentenced Yu to seven years and six months in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On November 26, 2018, the Chengde Intermediate People’s Court rejected Yu's appeal.
Yu is believed to be serving his sentence in No.4 Prison of the Jidong Branch of the Hebei Prison Administration.
Publicly Available Information:
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China Prisoners Database Details: YU Hai 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
Gender: Female
Current Location: Women’s Sub-Prison of Changzhou Prison, Jiangsu
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 7 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August/30/2017
Date of Sentencing: November/5/2018
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Zhu Youjuan
Extra Bio Info:
Zhu Youjuan is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 30, 2017, authorities detained Zhu reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs.
On November 5, 2018, Xuzhou Gulou District People’s Court sentenced Zhu to seven years and six months in prison and fined her 18,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Zhu is believed to be serving her sentence in the Women’s Sub-Prison of Changzhou Prison in Jiangsu province.
Publicly Available Information:
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China Prisoners Database Details: ZHU Youjuan 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
Gender: Female
Current Location: Shandong Women’s Prison
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 7 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: May/25/2017
Date of Sentencing: November/29/2017
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Zhou Chunhua
Extra Bio Info:
Zhou Chunhua is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On May 25, 2017, authorities detained Zhou reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs. Police also reportedly confiscated electronics containing religious content.
On November 29, 2017, the Qixia People’s Court sentenced Zhou to seven years and six months in prison and fined her 30,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Zhou is believed to be serving her sentence in Shandong Women’s Prison.