Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 1 Year, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: July//2019
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Huang Zhongmei
Extra Bio Info:
Huang Zhongmei was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In July 2019, authorities arrested Huang reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong. Police later searched her home and confiscated Falun Gong-related materials.
In late 2019, Huang was reportedly sentenced to one and a half years in prison. She was reportedly sent to prison on December 29, 2019.
Huang's sentence should have ended in January 2021.
Huang is married.
Publicly Available Information:
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 1 Year, 4 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: April//2019
Date of Sentencing: May//2020
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Shi Peiling
Extra Bio Info:
Shi Peiling was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In April 2019, authorities arrested Shi from her home after accusing her of passing out Falun Gong-related materials.
In May 2020, Shi was sentenced to one year and four months in prison and fined 3,000 yuan.
Shi's sentence should have ended in August 2020.
Publicly Available Information:
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 4 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August//2019
Date of Sentencing: January//2020
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Cult
Li Yongxin
Extra Bio Info:
Li Yongxin was imprisoned for publicly promoting his religion.
In August 2019, authorities arrested Li for putting up Falun Gong flyers.
In January 2020, the Lanshan District Court reportedly sentenced Li to four years for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300).
Li's sentence should have ended in August 2023.
Li was reportedly imprisoned and tortured previously for his adherence to Falun Gong.