Wang Zhongqiu
Additional Name(s): Haiyang (Ocean)
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: Yes
Sentence: 9 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: November/4/2021
Date of Sentencing: August/30/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Possession of Religious Materials Proselytizing Activities Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Wang Zhongqiu
Extra Bio Info:
Wang Zhongqiu is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On November 4, 2021, authorities in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province detained Wang because of his religious activities with the Church of Almighty God, including possessing and disseminating religious materials and gathering together with other members. Police briefly detained Wang in October 2021 following arrests of Church of Almighty God members, but placed him under "residential surveillance at a designated location" before formally arresting him a month later. Wang alleged that police kept him awake for several days in order to extract a confession while under residential surveillance.
On August 30, 2023, the Jiaojiang District Court of Taizhou City sentenced Wang to nine years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL). The court also fined him 20,000 yuan.
Publicly Available Information:
- "CAG Christians Collectively Given Heavy Jail Terms As CCP Escalates Efforts To Ban The Church" Association for the Defense of Human Rights and Religious Freedom