Additional Name(s): 王晓光
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: August/7/2021
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role Unregistered Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Embezzlement & Fraud
Wang Xiaoguang is detained for his religious activity.
On August 7, 2021, authorities in Linfen municipality, Shanxi province, detained Wang and his wife Yang Rongli, who are both pastors at the Golden Lampstand Church. Their arrests came after a government campaign targeting them and their church for refusing to join the state-regulated Protestant Three-Self Patriotic Movement.
On September 27, 2021, Wang was formally arrested.
On December 27, 2021, Wang was indicted for "fraud."
Wang has previously been detained and imprisoned for his religious activity.
Related Cases: Yang Rongli
"Wang Xiaoguang" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)