Additional Name(s): དཔལ་མགོན་
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: August//2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Adherence to a Religious Figure Praying Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Palgon
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Palgon is detained for his religious activity.
In August 2022, authorities in Guoluo (Golog) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai province, detained Palgon after he contacted Tibetans living outside the country and offered prayers to the Dalai Lama.
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"Palgon" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): 吴啊萍
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: July//2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Praying Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Public Disorder
Wu Aping
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Wu Aping is detained for her religious activity.
In July 2022, authorities in Xuanwu district, Nanjing municipality, Jiangsu province, detained Wu after raiding Xuanzang Temple. The raid followed reports on social media that the temple had on display memorial tablets, for which Wu had paid, dedicated to Japanese war criminals who took part in the 1937 Nanjing Massacre. In Wu's televised confession, she said she had purchased the tablets in an attempt to “resolve grievances” and “relieve suffering.” Wu was criminally detained for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.”
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"Wu Aping" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
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"The Xuanzang Temple Incident: Who Was the Agent Provocateur?" Bitter Winter
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"吴啊萍电视忏悔 中国佛法得有爱国主义意识？" Radio Free Asia (RFA)
Additional Name(s): 刘玉红
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 2 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: July//2022
Date of Release: April//2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Liu Yuhong
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Liu Yuhong is imprisoned for her religious activity.
In July 2022, authorities in Daxing district, Beijing municipality, detained at least 13 Falun Gong practitioners, including Liu, in relation to their activities.
In April 2023, a court reportedly sentenced Liu to two years in prison.
Related Cases: Liu Xing
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"Liu Yuhong" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)