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: 8 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: February//2015
Date of Sentencing: December/18/2015
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Giving, Sharing, & Listening to a Religious Speech Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Li Xiaorong was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In February 2015, officers from the Zhong County Public Security Bureau detained Li reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs, attending of worship gatherings, preaching, and assisting church members facing persecution.
On December 18, 2015, the Zhong County People’s Court sentenced Li to eight years in prison and fined her 5,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Li's sentence should have ended in February 2023.
China Prisoners Database Details: LI Xiaorong 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