Additional Name(s): 张轶博
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 5 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: October/9/2021
Date of Sentencing: June/12/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Online Activity Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Zhang Yibo
Extra Bio Info:
Zhang Yibo is imprisoned for her religious activity.
On October 9, 2021, authorities arrested Zhang in relation to her Falun Gong activities. She was brought to the Changing PSB Detention Center in Shanghai.
On June 12, 2023, a court sentenced Zhang to five years in prison.
Zhang was previously arrested in 2009 for her practice of Falun Gong and served one year and six months in prison.
Related Cases: He Binggang
Publicly Available Information:
- "Zhang Yibo" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): 何冰钢
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Health Concerns: Physical Disability
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 6 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: October/9/2021
Date of Sentencing: June/12/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Online Activity Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
He Binggang
Extra Bio Info:
He Binggang is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On October 9, 2021, authorities in Changning district, Shanghai municipality, arrested He in relation to his Falun Gong activities. He was brought to the Changning PSB Detention Center.
On June 12, 2023, a court sentenced He to six years in prison.
From 2000 to 2007 and 2010 to 2015, He served time in prison for his practice of Falun Gong. During his second prison sentence, officials allegedly tortured He, resulting in a permanent disability.
Related Cases: Zhang Yibo
Publicly Available Information:
- "He Binggang" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Khalifa, أحمد محمد أحمد خليفة
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Egypt
Religion or Belief: Unspecified
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: Yes
Date of Detainment: May/9/2022
Date of Release: June/15/2025
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Other)
Nature of Charges: Blasphemy Terrorism
Ahmed Mohamed
Extra Bio Info:
Ahmed Mohamed was detained for blasphemy.
On May 9, 2022, security officials arrested Mohamed at his home in a village in the Fayoum Governorate. He reportedly remained forcibly disappeared for several days until he reappeared before the state security prosecutor. Mohamed was charged with leading a terrorist group that disrespects “heavenly” religions, desecration of religious symbols, and publicly violating one of the “heavenly” religions.
In March 2023, the Cairo Criminal Court renewed Mohamed’s detention as his case remained under investigation.
Mohamed’s requests to be examined by a psychiatrist were repeatedly denied.
Mohamed was released from prison on June 15, 2025.
Publicly Available Information:
- USCIRF Annual Report 2024: Egypt
- USCIRF Country Update: Religious Freedom Conditions in Egypt August 2023
- “تجديد حبس أحمد محمد بتهمة ازدراء الأديان السماوية والمبادرة المصرية تطالب بإخلاء سبيله والتوقف عن ملاحقة أصحاب الآراء الدينية المخالفة للسائد” Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR)