Additional Name(s): 王海超
Gender: Female
Current Location: Liaoning Women's Prison, Yuhong
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 3 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: June/21/2018
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Wang Haichao was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On June 21, 2018, authorities detained five Falun Gong practitioners, including Wang, after they had allegedly shared information about Falun Gong with a passerby in Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County, Fushun municipality, Liaoning province.
On an unspecified date, the Qingyuan People's Court sentenced Wang to three years in prison.
In August 2019, the Fushun Intermediate People's Court upheld Wang's sentence.
Wang's sentence should have ended June 2021.
Related Cases: Zhang Chuanwen, Xu Junying, Ding Guozhu, Yang Xiufang
"Wang Haichao" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): 杨秀芳
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Increased to 3 Years' Imprisonment
Sentence: Originally 1 Year, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: June/21/2018
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Yang Xiufang was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On June 21, 2018, authorities detained five Falun Gong practitioners, including Yang, after they had allegedly shared information about Falun Gong with a passerby in Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County, Fushun municipality, Liaoning province.
On an unspecified date, the Qingyuan People's Court sentenced Zhang to one year and six months in prison.
In August 2019, the Fushun Intermediate People's Court increased Zhang's sentence to three years in prison.
Ding's sentence should have ended in June 2021.
Related Cases: Xu Junying, Wang Haichao, Ding Guozhu, Zhang Chuanwen
"Yang Xiufang" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): 徐俊英
Gender: Female
Current Location: Liaoning Women's Prison, Yuhong
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Increased to 3 Years' Imprisonment
Sentence: Originally 1 Year, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: June/21/2018
Date of Sentencing: August//2019
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Xu Junying was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On June 21, 2018, authorities detained five Falun Gong practitioners, including Xu, after they had allegedly shared information about Falun Gong with a passerby in Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County, Fushun municipality, Liaoning province.
On an unspecified date, the Qingyuan People's Court sentenced Xu to one year and six months in prison.
In August 2019, the Fushun Intermediate People's Court increased Xu's sentence to three years in prison.
Xu's sentence should have ended June 2021.
Related Cases: Zhang Chuanwen, Wang Haichao, Ding Guozhu, Yang Xiufang
"Xu Junying" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)