Additional Name(s): 任胜林
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: November/16/2016
Date of Sentencing: July/17/2017
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Cult
Ren Shenglin was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 16, 2016, authorities detained Ren reportedly in relation to his Falun Gong activity. They reportedly searched his home in Shifang city, Deyang municipality, Sichuan province, and confiscated Falun Gong-related materials.
On July 17, 2017, the Shifang People's Court sentenced Ren to 7 years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Ren's sentence should have ended in November 2023.
"Ren Shenglin" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)