Additional Name(s): 饶晓萍

Gender: Female

Current Location: Hankou Prison, Jianghan, Wuhan

Perpetrator: China

Religion or Belief: Falun Gong

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: April/19/2018

Date of Sentencing: September//2019

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Rao Xiaoping

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Rao Xiaoping is imprisoned for her religious activity.

On April 19, 2018, public security officers in Wuhan municipality, Hubei province, arrested Rao and four other Falun Gong practitioners at an apartment in Hongshan district, Wuhan.

In September 2019, the Hongshan District People’s Court sentenced Rao to seven years in prison. The charges were unspecified.

On an unspecified date, the Wuhan Intermediate People’s Court rejected Hou's appeal.

Rao is believed to be at Hankou Prison in Jianghan district, Wuhan.

Related Cases: Hou Aila, Hong Weisheng, Hou Aila,

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Additional Name(s): 孙俊

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: China

Religion or Belief: Falun Gong

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 7 Years, 2 Months' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: March/17/2016

Date of Sentencing: June//2017

Current Status: Unknown

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Cult

Sun Jun

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Sun Jun was imprisoned for his religious activity.

On March 17, 2016, police arrested Sun after he went to the police station to learn more about the detention of his wife, Zhang Xia, who had been arrested two days before. Zhang was reportedly targeted after filing a complaint against former official Jiang Zemin whom she blamed for her prior detainment related to her Falun Gong activity.

In June 2017, Sun was sentenced to seven years and two months in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).

On an unspecified date, the Dalian Intermediate People’s Court rejected Sun's appeal.

In September 2017, Sun was transferred to Dalian Municipal Prison.

Sun's sentence should have ended in May 2023.

Related Cases: Zhang Xia

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Additional Name(s): 张霞

Gender: Female

Perpetrator: China

Religion or Belief: Falun Gong

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 7 Years, 5 Months' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: March/15/2016

Date of Sentencing: June//2017

Current Status: Unknown

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Criticizing Religious Freedom Conditions Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Cult

Zhang Xia

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Zhang Xia was imprisoned for her religious activity.

On March 15, 2016, police in Dalian municipality, Liaoning province detained Zhang and later raided her home, confiscating her personal belongings and Falun Gong-related materials. Two days later, Zhang's husband, Sun Jun, was arrested after going to the police station to learn more about her detention. Zhang was reportedly targeted after filing a complaint against former official Jiang Zemin whom she blamed for her prior detainment related to her Falun Gong activity.

In June 2017, Zhang was sentenced to seven years and five months in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).

On an unspecified date, the Dalian Intermediate People’s Court rejected Zhang's appeal.

In September 2017, Zhang was transferred to Liaoning Province Women’s Prison.

Zhang's sentence should have ended in August 2023.

Related Cases: Sun Jun

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