Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 8 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: July/25/2014
Date of Sentencing: July/9/2015
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Gao Xiuhong
Extra Bio Info:
Gao Xiuhong was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 25, 2014, police detained Gao while she was attending a religious service. Gao was reportedly tortured while detained.
On July 9, 2015, the Feng County People’s Court sentenced Gao to eight years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Gao was believed to have served her sentence at Nantong Women’s Prison.
On an unspecified date, Gao was released from prison.
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 7 Years, 3 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August/11/2017
Date of Sentencing: July/18/2018
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Giving, Sharing, & Listening to a Religious Speech Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Yu Zhihua
Extra Bio Info:
Yu Zhihua is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 11, 2017, authorities arrested Yu reportedly in relation to her attending of worship meetings, possession of religious materials, and preaching activities in the Baoan district of Shenzhen city.
On July 18, 2018, the Enping City People’s Court sentenced Yu to seven years and three months in prison and fined her 8,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On October 22, 2018, the Jiangmen Intermediate People’s Court of the province rejected Yu's appeal.
Publicly Available Information:
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China Prisoners Database Details: YU Zhihua 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
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August/8/2014
Date of Sentencing: November/26/2015
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Bao Guangming
Extra Bio Info:
Bao Guangming was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On August 8, 2014, authorities arrested Bao while attending a meeting at the home of another Christian.
On November 26, 2015, the Qingyang County People’s Court sentenced Bao to seven years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Bao served his sentence at Chaohu Prison.
On an unspecified date, Bao was released from prison.