Gender: Female
Current Location: Jiangxi Provincial Women’s Prison
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: June/29/2018
Date of Sentencing: May/13/2019
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Xu Yanping is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 29, 2018, officers from the Poyang County Public Security Bureau of Shangrao city detained Xu reportedly in relation to her role delivering and distributing religious materials to church members. Police reportedly confiscated electronics containing religious materials and other items. Xu was reportedly tortured while detained in order to provide information of other church members.
On May 13, 2019, People’s Court of Qianshan county sentenced Xu 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).
Xu is believed to be serving her sentence at Jiangxi Provincial Women’s Prison.
China Prisoners Database Details: XU Yanping Human Rights Without Frontiers
"Cases of Arbitrary Arrest and Detention of CAG Christians by CCP" Association for the Defense of Human Rights and Religious Freedom