Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Health Concerns: High blood pressure, heart palpitations
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: Yes
Sentence: 1 Year's Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: June/29/2018
Date of Sentencing: March/27/2019
Date of Release: June//2019
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Zhang Ming
Extra Bio Info:
Zhang Ming was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On June 29, 2018, officers from Kuandian Country Domestic Security Division arrested Zhang and a colleague for having Falun Gong-related materials in their vehicle. They were taken to the Kuandian Detention Center. Their houses were raided afterwards.
On July 13, 2018, Zhang was officially arrested. Local authorities reportedly tried to get him to stop practicing Falun Gong.
On March 27, 2019, the Zhen'an District Court sentenced Zhang to one year in prison and fined him 2,000 yuan.
Zhang's sentence should have ended in June 2019.
There are allegations that Zhang was denied proper medical care while detained.
Zhang is a widow with one daughter, who is a U.S. resident.
Publicly Available Information:
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"Two Liaoning Residents, including Father of a U.S. Resident, Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong" Minghui.org
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"Father of U.S. Resident to Face Indictment for His Faith" Minghui.org
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Congressional-Executive Commission on China 2018 Annual Report Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
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"Two Men in Detention Develop Severe Health Problems, Denied Medical Care and Parole" Minghui.org
Additional Name(s): Hesenjan Qari, 艾山江·卡日
Gender: Male
Current Location: Tumshuq Prison
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Uyghur
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 14 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity
Nature of Charges: Extremism Terrorism
Aishanjiang Kari
Extra Bio Info:
Aishanjiang Kari is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities detained Kari, a textile trader, amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
In 2019, it was discovered that Kari had been sentenced to 14 years and six months in prison for “participating in terrorist organizations” and “using extremism to undermine law enforcement."
Kari is married with six children.
Publicly Available Information:
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"Hesenjan Qari" Xinjiang Victims Database
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"China Locks Up Xinjiang’s Uyghur Businessmen; ‘In Their Eyes, We Are All Guilty’" Wall Street Journal (WSJ)
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 7 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: December/24/2017
Date of Sentencing: June/14/2019
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Xiao Shunyuan
Extra Bio Info:
Xiao Shunyuan is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 24, 2017, police detained Xiao in Suzhou district, Jiuquan city, Gansu province, reportedly in relation to his religious beliefs and activity.
On June 14, 2019, Jiuquan City Court sentenced Xiao to seven years and six months in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Prior to this most recent imprisonment, Xiao was detained for 15 days in 2012 in relation to his religious activity. He was reportedly tortured during this time.
Publicly Available Information:
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China Prisoners Database Details: XIAO Shunyuan 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