Gender: Male
Current Location: Tailai County Jail, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 4 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: June/10/2021
Date of Sentencing: October/29/2021
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Cult
Wang Xinmin
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Wang Xinmin is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On June 10, 2021, police arrested Wang in relation to his Falun Gong activity. Police reportedly beat him.
On October 29, 2021, the People’s Court of Aimin district, Mudanjiang city, sentenced Wang to four years and six months in prison and fined him 5,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On an unspecified date, the Mudanjiang Intermediate Court upheld Wang's sentence.
Wang has previously spent time in prison for his religious activity. He was reportedly tortured then.
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Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 5 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Sentencing: January/11/2021
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity
Jang Baolian
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Jang Baolian is imprisoned for her religious activity.
In or around May 2020, authorities in Xiaoyi city, Shanxi province, arrested Jang for being in possession of Falun Gong materials.
On January 11, 2021, the Wenshui County People’s Court sentenced Jang to five years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On May 27, 2021, the Intermediate People’s Court of Lüliang city, Shanxi, upheld Jang's sentence.
Related Cases: Cao Qian
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Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 5 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: May/28/2020
Date of Sentencing: January/11/2021
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Cult
Cao Qian
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Cao Qian is imprisoned for her religious activity.
On May 28, 2020, authorities in Xiaoyi city, Shanxi province, arrested Cao for being in possession of Falun Gong materials.
On January 11, 2021, the Wenshui County People’s Court sentenced Cao to five years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On May 27, 2021, the Intermediate People’s Court of Lüliang city, Shanxi, upheld Cao's sentence.
Related Cases: Jang Baolian
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