Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Health Concerns: Physical disability
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 1 Year, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: July//2019
Date of Sentencing: December//2019
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Fu Deju
Extra Bio Info:
Fu Deju was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In July 2019, authorities arrested Fu for distributing Falun Gong-related materials. Police reportedly confiscated cash from her home.
In December 2019, Fu was reportedly sentenced to a year and six months in prison and fined 5,000 yuan.
Fu reportedly suffers from an unspecified physical disability.
Fu's sentence should have ended in January 2021.
Publicly Available Information:
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 1 Year's Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: 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 Shuxian
Extra Bio Info:
Zhou Shuxian was imprisoned for distributing religious materials.
In July 2019, authorities arrested Zhou for distributing Falun Gong materials. It is reported that Zhou was beaten by police while detained.
In December 2019, Zhou appeared for court.
On an unspecified date, Zhou was sentenced to one year in prison and fined 2,000 yuan.
Zhou's sentence should have ended in July 2020.
Publicly Available Information:
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Health Concerns: Physical disability
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 4 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: April//2019
Date of Sentencing: September//2019
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Wang Hongyu
Extra Bio Info:
Wang Hongyu was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In April 2019, authorities arrested Wang for talking to people about Falun Gong. Police reportedly searched her home, confiscating Falun Gong-related materials and electronics.
In September 2019, Wang was sentenced to four years and six months in prison.
In November 2019, the Yantai Intermediate Court rejected Wang's appeal.
In December 2019, Wang was transferred to Shandong Women’s Prison.
Wang reportedly suffers from a physical disability. She also reportedly went on hunger strike in protest of her detention and was force fed.
Wang's sentence should have ended in October 2023.
Wang has reportedly been arrested several times in the past for her Falun Gong activities.