Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 6 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: October//2018
Date of Sentencing: December/18/2019
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Nature of Charges: Cult
Cheng Hui
Extra Bio Info:
Cheng Hui is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In October 2018, officers from the Public Security Bureau in the Chepaizi Reclamation Area detained Cheng reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs, religious leadership role, and organizing of worship meetings.
On December 18, 2019, Chepaizi Reclamation Area People’s Court sentenced Cheng to six years in prison and fined her 10,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Jun 18, 2020
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 5 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: March/16/2018
Date of Sentencing: April/29/2019
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Hou Qingrong
Extra Bio Info:
Hou Qingrong was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 16, 2018, officers from the Public Security Bureau in the Mosuowan Reclamation Area, Shihezi city, detained Hou reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs.
On April 29, 2019, the Mosuowan Reclamation Area People’s Court in Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps sentenced Hou to five years and six months in prison and fined her 8,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Hou's sentence should have ended in September 2023.
Hou is married.
Publicly Available Information:
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China Prisoners Database Details: HOU Qingrong Human Rights Without Frontiers
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"Cases of Arbitrary Arrest and Detention of CAG Christians by CCP" Association for the Defense of Human Rights and Religious Freedom