Additional Name(s): 杨秀芳

Gender: Female

Perpetrator: China

Religion or Belief: Falun Gong

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Increased to 3 Years' Imprisonment

Sentence: Originally 1 Year, 6 Months' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: June/21/2018

Current Status: Unknown

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Yang Xiufang

Extra Bio Info:

Yang Xiufang was imprisoned for her religious activity.

On June 21, 2018, authorities detained five Falun Gong practitioners, including Yang, after they had allegedly shared information about Falun Gong with a passerby in Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County, Fushun municipality, Liaoning province.

On an unspecified date, the Qingyuan People's Court sentenced Zhang to one year and six months in prison.

In August 2019, the Fushun Intermediate People's Court increased Zhang's sentence to three years in prison.

Ding's sentence should have ended in June 2021.

Related Cases: Xu Junying, Wang Haichao, Ding Guozhu, Zhang Chuanwen

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