Gender: Male

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: 7 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: August/12/2014

Date of Sentencing: April/20/2015

Current Status: Unknown

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Cult

Meng Qingmin

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Meng Qingmin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 12, 2014, officers from the Sima Town Police Station of Jinxiang county, Jining city, Shandong province, arrested Meng reportedly in relation to his religious belief and his hosting of worship gatherings at his home. The month before, police reportedly searched his home and found religious materials.

On April 20, 2015, the Jinxiang People’s Court sentenced Meng to seven years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).

On June 2, 2015, the Jining Intermediate People’s Court of Shandong rejected Meng's appeal.

Meng's sentence should have ended in August 2021.

Gender: Female

Current Location: Chongqing Women’s Prison

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' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: February/11/2014

Date of Sentencing: September/16/2014

Current Status: Unknown

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Cult

Li Anqun

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Li Anqun was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On February 11, 2014, police arrested Li reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs. She had reportedly been previously arrested on January 8, 2013, and later released on bail for arranging church members to print and distribute religious materials. She was reportedly tortured during her initial detention.

On September 16, 2014, the Shapingba District People’s Court sentenced Li to seven years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).

Li was taken to Chongqing Women’s Prison to serve her sentence.

Li's sentence should have ended in February 2021.

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Additional Name(s): Gulshen Abbas, گۈلشەن ئابباس, 古丽先·阿巴斯

Gender: Female

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Uyghur

Religion or Belief: Unspecified

Health Concerns: High blood pressure, migraines, back problems, osteoporosis

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 20 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: September/11/2018

Date of Sentencing: March//2019

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity

Nature of Charges: Illegal Assembly Terrorism

Gulshan Abbas

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Gulshan Abbas is imprisoned in relation to her ethnoreligious identity. 

On September 11, 2018, authorities in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) forcibly disappeared Dr. Abbas, a retired medical doctor. Her detention may have been made in retaliation for her sister, Rushan's public criticism of the treatment of Uyghurs by the Chinese government at an event at a U.S. think-tank less than one week earlier.

In March 2019, Abbas was reportedly sentenced to 20 years in prison. In December 2020, it was learned that Abbas had been convicted of "participating in a terrorist organization," "aiding terrorist activities," and "gathering a crowd to disrupt social order."

Abbas reportedly suffers from high blood pressure, severe back pain that often leads to immobilization, osteoporosis, and recurring migraines migraines.

Rep. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) advocates for Abbas as part of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission's Defending Freedoms Project.

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