Additional Name(s): 李延春
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 7 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: November/25/2018
Date of Sentencing: August/27/2019
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Li Yanchun
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Li Yanchun is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 25, 2018, authorities from Lulong county, Qinhuangdao municipality, Hebei province, detained Li and his wife, Pei Yuxian, for distributing Falun Gong calendars in Lulong. Authorities later raided their home, seizing their computer and other printed materials. Li was eventually released on bail due to his poor health.
On August 27, 2019, the Changli County People's Court in Qinhuangdao sentenced Li was to seven years and six months in prison and fined him 20,000 yuan.
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"Li Yanchun" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): 丁书梅
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 8 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: October/30/2017
Date of Sentencing: August/9/2019
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Ding Shumei
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Ding Shumei is imprisoned for her religious activity.
On October 30, 2017, authorities detained Ding Shumei and Huang Liping after police allegedly caught them distributing Falun Gong materials in Yaohai district, Hefei municipality, Anhui province.
On August 9, 2019, the Hefei Economic and Technological Development District People's Court in Shushan district, Hefei, sentenced Ding to eight years in prison and fined her 50,000 yuan.
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"Ding Shumei" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): 刘庆
Gender: Male
Current Location: Jilin Prison
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 11 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August/15/2019
Date of Sentencing: August/29/2019
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Liu Qing
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Liu Qing is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On August 15, 2019, authorities from Fuyu county, Songyuan municipality, Jilin province, detained Liu at his apartment reportedly in relation to his practice of Falun Gong.
On August 29, 2019, the Fuyu People's Court sentenced Liu to 11 years in prison.
During his trial, Liu's wife noted how ill he look due to an apparent lack of eating, and his teenage daughter confirmed during a prison visit on September 27, 2019, that Liu had already been sent to the prison hospital twice since his initial arrest.
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