Additional Name(s): 潘洪明
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 3 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August/11/2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Pan Hongming is imprisoned for her religious activity.
On August 11, 2022, authorities in Erdaojiang district, Tonghua municipality, Jilin province, detained four individuals, including Pan, while they were studying Falun Gong at one of their homes. Pan was reportedly tortured during her interrogation.
In June/July 2023, the Liuhe County People’s Court sentenced Pan to three years in prison.
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Additional Name(s): 李方芳
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: August/3/2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Li Fangfang is detained for her religious activity.
On August 3, 2022, authorities from Tiexi district, Shenyang municipality, Liaoning province, detained Li for passing out Falun Gong materials.
Li has reportedly been imprisoned previously for her religious activity.
Additional Name(s): དཔལ་མགོན་
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: August//2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Adherence to a Religious Figure Praying Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Palgon is detained for his religious activity.
In August 2022, authorities in Guoluo (Golog) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai province, detained Palgon after he contacted Tibetans living outside the country and offered prayers to the Dalai Lama.
"Palgon" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)