Additional Name(s): 马义涛
Gender: Male
Current Location: Hulan Prison
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: September/10/2017
Date of Sentencing: December/28/2018
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Ma Yitao
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Ma Yitao is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On September 10, 2017, police in Bei’an city, Heihe municipality, Heilongjiang province, arrested Ma and two colleagues for allegedly distributing Falun Gong materials. That same day, authorities then raided Ma's home, seizing Falun Gong-related materials and arresting his wife, Ma Yingjie.
On December 28, 2018, the Yabuli Forestry People’s Court sentenced Ma to seven years in prison.
Publicly Available Information:
- "Ma Yitao" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): 林江梅
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: November/9/2015
Date of Sentencing: April/8/2016
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Cult
Lin Jiangmei
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Lin Jiangmei was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On November 9, 2015, authorities detained Lin alongside two others in Chaoyang municipality, Liaoning province. Officials reportedly raided her home and seized Falun Gong-related materials. She was reportedly charged with "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On April 8, 2016, the Jianping County People’s Court sentenced Lin to seven years in prison.
On June 28, 2016, the Chaoyang Intermediate People’s Court reportedly held an appeal hearing for Lin. The results of that hearing were unspecified.
Lin's sentence should have ended in November 2022.
Publicly Available Information:
- "Lin Jiangmei" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): 施凤兰
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 8 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Sentencing: February/28/2019
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Shi Fenglan
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Shi Fenglan is imprisoned for her religious activity.
Between August 31, 2017, to October 13, 2017, public security officials in Yilan county, Harbin municipality, and Huachuan county arrested 29 people, including Shi, in relation to their practice of Falun Gong or association with Falun Gong practitioners.
On February 28, 2019, the Yilan County People’s Court sentenced Shi to eight years in prison.
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Publicly Available Information:
- "Shi Fenglan" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)