Gender: Female

Current Location: Nantong Women’s Prison, Jiangsu

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Han

Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God

Reports of Torture: Yes

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: August/31/2017

Date of Sentencing: April/23/2019

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Cult

Wang Ruiling

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Wang Ruiling is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

August 31, 2017, officers from the Xuzhou City Pei County Public Security Bureau and the Zizhuang Town Police Station detained Wang reportedly in relation to her role in charge of distributing religious materials to church members. Police reportedly seized cash, religious materials, electronics containing religious content, and other items. Wang was reportedly tortured while detained. 

On April 23, 2019, the Gulou District People’s Court of Xuzhou City sentenced Wang to seven years in prison and fined her 20,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).

Wang was sent to Nantong Women’s Prison in Jiangsu Province to serve her sentence. 

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