Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: Yes
Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: March/21/2015
Date of Sentencing: February/23/2016
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Yin Yaoquan was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On March 21, 2015, authorities detained Yin reportedly in relation to his religious beliefs.
On February 23, 2016, Songzi City People’s Court in Hubei sentenced Yin to seven years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Yin reportedly suffers from hypertension, heart attack, and cervical spondylosis, and has been denied adequate medical care.
Yin's sentence should have ended in March 2022.