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: 3 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August/29/2016
Date of Sentencing: July//2018
Current Status: Unknown
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
Du Xiaoqin
Extra Bio Info:
Du Xiaoqin was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 29, 2016, Bengbu police detained Du alongside several others while they were gathered together and shooting videos about the Church of Almighty God.
In July 2018, the Yuhui District People’s Court in Bengbu sentenced Du to three 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).
Du's sentence should have ended in February 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: 3 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August/29/2016
Date of Sentencing: July//2018
Current Status: Unknown
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
Guo Eryan
Extra Bio Info:
Guo Eryan was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 29, 2016, Bengbu police detained Guo and other members of the Church of Almighty God reportedly in relation to their religious beliefs, shooting religious videos, and participation in other church activities.
In July 2018, the Yuhui District People’s Court of Bengbu City, Anhui Province, sentenced Guo to three 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).
Guo's sentence should have ended in February 2020.
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: 5 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August/29/2016
Date of Sentencing: July//2018
Current Status: Unknown
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 Forgery
Wang Huaixiang
Extra Bio Info:
Wang Huaixiang was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On August 29, 2016, authorities detained Wang in Bengbu city while he was at a church gathering, filming church videos.
In July 2018, the Yuhui District People’s Court of Bengbu City, Anhui Province, sentenced Wang to five years and six months in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL) and forgery (Art. 215 CCL). He was fined 10,000 yuan.
Wang's sentence should have ended in February 2022.
Publicly Available Information:
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China Prisoners Database Details: WANG Huaixiang Human Rights Without Frontiers
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"CHINA: The Church of Almighty God: Prisoners Database (1663 cases)" Human Rights Without Frontiers