Hou Qingrong
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 5 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: March/16/2018
Date of Sentencing: April/29/2019
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Hou Qingrong
Extra Bio Info:
Hou Qingrong was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 16, 2018, officers from the Public Security Bureau in the Mosuowan Reclamation Area, Shihezi city, detained Hou reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs.
On April 29, 2019, the Mosuowan Reclamation Area People’s Court in Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps sentenced Hou to five years and six months in prison and fined her 8,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On an unspecified date, Hou was released from prison.
Hou is married.
Publicly Available Information:
- China Prisoners Database Details: HOU Qingrong Human Rights Without Frontiers
- "Cases of Arbitrary Arrest and Detention of CAG Christians by CCP" Association for the Defense of Human Rights and Religious Freedom