Gender: Female

Perpetrator: China

Religion or Belief: Falun Gong

Reports of Torture: Yes

Reports of Medical Neglect: Yes

Sentence: 4 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: November//2016

Date of Sentencing: November//2017

Date of Release: November//2020

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Ye Zhongqiu

Extra Bio Info:

Ye Zhongqiu was imprisoned for her religious activity.

In November 2016, authorities arrested Ye alongside other Falun Gong adherents for passing out Falun Gong calendars. 

In November 2017, the Liaozhong District Court reportedly sentenced Ye to four years in prison.

Ye was reportedly tortured while imprisoned.  

Ye reportedly suffered a stroke and subsequently developed health complications while imprisoned. 

In November 2020, Ye was released from prison after completing her sentence.

In January 2022, Ye reportedly passed away. 

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.

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.