Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Health Concerns: High blood pressure
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 3 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: October//2019
Date of Sentencing: September//2020
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Cult
Yang Huanping
Extra Bio Info:
Yang Huanping was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In October 2019, authorities arrested Yang for possessing currency with Falun Gong information printed on it.
In September 2020, the Qiaoxi District Court reportedly sentenced Yang to three years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL). Yang was reportedly denied full access to her attorney.
Yang reportedly suffers from high blood pressure.
Yang's sentence should have ended in October 2022.
Prior to this most recent arrest Yang had been arrested and sentenced for her Falun Gong activities.
Publicly Available Information:
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 10 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: July//2019
Date of Sentencing: April//2020
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Geng Shulan
Extra Bio Info:
Geng Shulan was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In July 2019, authorities arrested Geng and her colleague after accusing them of talking to people about Falun Gong.
In April 2020, Geng was sentenced to ten months in prison.
Geng was reportedly tortured while detained.
Geng's sentence should have ended in May 2020.
Publicly Available Information:
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Health Concerns: High blood pressure
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 10 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: July//2019
Date of Sentencing: April//2020
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Li Dongmei
Extra Bio Info:
Li Dongmei was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In July 2019, authorities arrested Li and her colleague after accusing them of talking to people about Falun Gong.
In April 2020, Li was sentenced to ten months in prison.
Li was reportedly tortured while detained.
Li reportedly suffers from high blood pressure.
Li's sentence should have ended in May 2020.