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: December/20/2017
Date of Sentencing: August/9/2018
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Nature of Charges: Cult
Liu Xiaoguo was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On December 20, 2017, officers from the Pingdingshan Public Security Bureau arrested Liu reportedly in relation to her religious belief and religious leadership role.
On August 9, 2018, Zhanhe District People’s Court in Pingdingshan city sentenced Liu to five years and six months in prison and fined her 10,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Liu was sent to Henan Women’s Prison to serve her sentence.
Liu's sentence should have ended in June 2023.
China Prisoners Database Details: LIU Xiaoguo 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