Additional Name(s): 丁丽杰

Gender: Female

Perpetrator: China

Religion or Belief: Falun Gong

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 4 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: January/7/2019

Date of Sentencing: August/13/2019

Current Status: Unknown

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Ding Lijie

Extra Bio Info:

Ding Lijie was imprisoned for her religious activity.

On January 7, 2019, police in Yushu city, Changchun municipality, Jilin province, detained Ding alongside two colleagues after they hung a banner that read “Falun Dafa Is Good.” Authorities later raided her home.

On August 13, 2019, the Dehui Municipal People’s Court in Changchun sentenced Ding to four years and six months in prison.

Ding's sentence should have ended in July 2023.

Related: Liu Fengbao, Guo Yuzhen

Sources:

  • "Ding Lijie" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)