Additional Name(s): Zhang Xiaomai, 陈煜
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: September/13/2019
Date of Sentencing: September/27/2020
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Business Activity
Nature of Charges: Illegal Business Activity
Chen Yu
Extra Bio Info:
Chen Yu is imprisoned in relation to his religiously oriented business.
On September 13, 2019, public security officials from Linhai City, Taizhou Municipality, Zhejiang Province, arrested Chen, a Christian bookseller, in connection to his online bookstore Xiaomai Shufang. Chen sold publications printed in Taiwan and the United States to mainland customers.
On September 27, 2020, a court in Zhejiang sentenced Chen to seven years in prison for “illegal business activity,” fined him 200,000 yuan, and confiscated and destroyed 12,864 books.
Publicly Available Information:
- "Chen Yu" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): 赵怀国
Gender: Male
Current Location: Zhangjiajie PSB Detention Center, Zhangjiajie, Hunan
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: March/14/2020
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Unregistered Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Subversion
Zhao Huaiguo
Extra Bio Info:
Zhao Huaiguo is detained for his religious activity.
On March 14, 2020, state security officials detained Zhao, pastor of the unregistered house church Bethel Church, from his home in Cili county, Zhangjiajie municipality, Hunan province. Zhao was reportedly targeted for posting commentary online about the coronavirus and politics and for repeatedly refusing to register his church with the officially sanctioned Protestant Three-Self Patriotic Movement. Zhao was charged with “inciting subversion of state power.”
Publicly Available Information:
- "Zhao Huaiguo" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): Lhundup Dorje, Lej Dorje, ལྷུན་གྲུབ་རྡོ་རྗེ་, 勒智多杰
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 1 Year's Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: July/14/2020
Date of Sentencing: December/14/2020
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Adherence to a Religious Figure Distributing Religious Materials Online Activity
Nature of Charges: Separatism
Lhundrub Dorje
Extra Bio Info:
Lhundrub Dorje was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On July 14, 2020, authorities arrested Lhundrub reportedly for sharing images and teachings of the Dalai Lama online and greetings to the Tibetan government in exile in India.
On December 14, 2020, the Guoluo Intermediate People’s Court sentenced him to one year in prison, followed by one year of deprived political rights, on the charge of “inciting separatism."
Lhundrub's sentence should have ended in July 2021.
Publicly Available Information:
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"Lhundrub Dorje" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
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"'Prosecute Them with Awesome Power'": China’s Crackdown on Tengdro Monastery and Restrictions on Communications in Tibet" Human Rights Watch