Wu Yanping
Gender: Female
Current Location: Liaoning Women’s Prison
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 9 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: June/28/2013
Date of Sentencing: January//2015
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Wu Yanping
Extra Bio Info:
Wu Yanping was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 28, 2013, police detained Wu while she was attending a worship gathering in Fuxin city, Liaoning province.
In January 2015, the Fuxin City Court sentenced Wu to nine years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Wu was taken to Liaoning Women’s Prison to serve her sentence.
Wu's sentence should have ended in June 2022.
Prior to her most recent imprisonment, Wu spent three years in prison between 2003 to 2005 for her religious belief.
Sources:
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China Prisoners Database Details: WU Yanping Human Rights Without Frontiers
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"Cases of Arbitrary Arrest and Detention of CAG Christians by CCP" Association for the Defense of Human Rights and Religious Freedom