Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 10 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: June/25/2013
Date of Sentencing: October/17/2014
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Kou Zijuan was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 25, 2013, authorities detained Kou from her home in Gaoqiao town, Yinzhou district, Ningbo city, Zhejiang province. Authorities accused her of being a church leader who helped organize religious gatherings and preaching.
On October 17, 2014, the Yinzhou District People’s Court of Ningbo City sentenced Kou to ten years in prison and two years' deprived political rights for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Kou's sentence should have ended in June 2023.
China Prisoners Database Details: KOU Zijuan 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
"CHINA: The Church of Almighty God: Prisoners Database (1663 cases)" Human Rights Without Frontiers