Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August/1/2015
Date of Sentencing: July/13/2016
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Nature of Charges: Cult
Geng Hongmei
Extra Bio Info:
Geng Hongmei was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 1, 2015, officers from the the Taixing City Public Security Bureau in Jiangsu province detained Geng reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs, former religious leadership role, and her efforts to organize the distribution of religious materials.
On July 13, 2016, the Taixing People’s Court in Jiangsu sentenced Geng to seven years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On October 10, 2016, the Taizhou Intermediate People’s Court in Jiangsu rejected Geng's appeal.
Geng's sentence should have ended in August 2022.
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China Prisoners Database Details: GENG Hongmei 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: Female
Current Location: Shandong Women’s Prison
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: July//2014
Date of Sentencing: December/19/2014
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Distributing Religious Materials Giving, Sharing, & Listening to a Religious Speech Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Feng Yimei
Extra Bio Info:
Feng Yimei was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In July 2014, authorities arrested Feng reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs, attending of religious meetings, preaching, and receiving and delivering religious materials.
On December 19, 2014, the Linqu People’s Court in Shandong sentenced Feng to seven years in prison "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Fang reportedly served her sentence at Shandong Women’s Prison.
Feng's sentence should have ended in July 2021.
Gender: Male
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: May/18/2013
Date of Sentencing: December/2/2014
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Wu Binrong
Extra Bio Info:
Wu Binrong was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On May 18, 2013, officers from the Nanjing Municipal Public Security Bureau Jiangning Branch detained Wu reportedly in relation to his religious belief and efforts to print religious materials.
On December 2, 2014, the Jiangning District People’s Court of Nanjing city sentenced Wu to eight years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On December 12, 2016, Wu was granted a "one-year remission."
Wu was taken to Suzhou Prison in Jiangsu province to serve his sentence. Wu's family alleges he was tortured in prison.
Wu's sentence should have ended in May 2021.
Publicly Available Information:
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"CHINA: The Church of Almighty God: Prisoners Database (1663 cases)" Human Rights Without Frontiers