Gender: Female
Current Location: Anhui 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
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 9 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: February/18/2015
Date of Sentencing: May/18/2017
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Distributing Religious Materials Giving, Sharing, & Listening to a Religious Speech Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Nature of Charges: Cult
Ren Guixia
Extra Bio Info:
Ren Guixia is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On February 18, 2015, police detained Ren at her home reportedly in relation to her religious leadership role, organizing of religious gatherings, preaching, and distributing of religious materials.
On May 18, 2017, the Qiaocheng District People’s Court sentenced Ren to nine years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On July 31, 2017, the Bozhou Intermediate People’s Court rejected Ren's appeal.
Ren was taken to Anhui Women’s Prison to serve her sentence.
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China Prisoners Database Details: REN Guixia 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: 8 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: October/17/2016
Date of Sentencing: August/9/2017
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Proselytizing Activities Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Nature of Charges: Cult
Yang Xia
Extra Bio Info:
Yang Xia is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On October 17, 2016, the police in Weifang city, Shandong province, detained Yang reportedly in relation to her religious belief, organizing and participating in church gatherings, using electronics for proselytizing purposes, and organizing Christians to write about their spirituality.
On August 9, 2017, the Kuiwen District People’s Court in Weifang, Shandong, sentenced him Yang to eight years in prison and fined her 50,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Yang is believed to be serving his sentence at Shandong Women’s Prison.
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China Prisoners Database Details: YANG Xia 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: 8 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: October/17/2016
Date of Sentencing: August/9/2017
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Proselytizing Activities Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Nature of Charges: Cult
Zheng Shihong
Extra Bio Info:
Zheng Shihong is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On October 17, 2016, the police in Weifang city, Shandong province, detained Zheng reportedly in relation to her religious belief, religious leadership role, organizing of and participating in church gatherings, using electronics for proselytizing purposes, and organizing Christians to write about their spirituality.
On August 9, 2017, the Kuiwen District People’s Court in Weifang, Shandong, sentenced him Zheng to eight years in prison and fined her 50,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Zheng is believed to be serving his sentence at Shandong Women’s Prison.
Publicly Available Information:
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China Prisoners Database Details: ZHENG Shihong 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