Additional Name(s): 汪维清
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 5 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: June/11/2019
Date of Sentencing: December/26/2019
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Cult
Wang Weiqing is imprisoned for her religious activity.
On June 11, 2019, authorities from Jiujiang municipality, Jiangxi province, arrested Wang after accusing her of distributing Falun Gong materials in Xunyang district.
On December 26, 2019, the Yongxiu District People's Court in Jiujiang sentenced Wang to five years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On April 7, 2020, the Jiujiang Intermediate People's Court rejected Wang's appeal.