Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 12 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: November//2018
Date of Sentencing: September/4/2019
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Ouyang Qiuping is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In November 2018, officers from the Yining Public Security Bureau in Xinjiang arrested Ouyang reportedly in relation to her religious activity.
On September 4, 2019, the Kuitun People’s Court in Xinjiang sentenced her to 12 years in prison and fined 50,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL). The court reportedly imposed a harsh sentence for being a "recidivist" after getting arrested for the same crime within five years of her release.
Ouyang was previously imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On December 20, 2012, officers from the Bole City Police Station in Xinjiang detained Ouyang while at a worship gathering. Police reportedly tortured Ouyang during interrogation.
On October 28, 2013, the Intermediate People’s Court in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture sentenced Ouyang to three years and six months in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL). She was sent to Xinjiang Women’s Prison to serve her sentence.
On June 19, 2016, Ouyang was released from prison.
China Prisoners Database Details:QUYANG Qiuping 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