Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 4 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: April//2019
Date of Sentencing: July//2019
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Zhou Yuzhen
Extra Bio Info:
Zhou Yuzhen was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In April 2019, authorities arrested Zhou in Jinzhou city after being accusing her of distributing Falun Gong materials.
In July 2019, Zhou was reportedly sentenced to four years in prison.
In November 2020, it was reported that Zhou had been tortured in prison and that she had loss a significant amount of weight after undergoing a hunger strike.
Zhou's sentence should have ended in April 2023.
Zhou has previously spent five and a half years in prison in relation to her practice of Falun Gong.
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 1 Year's Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: July/11/2019
Date of Sentencing: December//2019
Date of Release: July/10/2020
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Li Yuehu
Extra Bio Info:
Li Yuehu was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On July 11, 2019, authorities arrested Li after police found Falun Gong-related materials on him.
In December 2019, Li was sentenced to one year in prison.
On an unspecified date, the Jingzhou City Intermediate Court rejected Li's appeal.
On July 10, 2020, Li was released from prison after completing his sentence.
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Health Concerns: Physical disability
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 1 Year, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: July//2019
Date of Sentencing: December//2019
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Fu Deju
Extra Bio Info:
Fu Deju was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In July 2019, authorities arrested Fu for distributing Falun Gong-related materials. Police reportedly confiscated cash from her home.
In December 2019, Fu was reportedly sentenced to a year and six months in prison and fined 5,000 yuan.
Fu reportedly suffers from an unspecified physical disability.
Fu's sentence should have ended in January 2021.