Additional Name(s): 曹庆恩

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: China

Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: December/14/2018

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Unregistered Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Public Disorder

Cao Qing'en

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Cao Qing'en was detained for his religious belief and activity.

In December 2018, authorities in Chengdu municipality, Sichuan province, detained 100 members of the unregistered house church Early Rain Covenant Church, including Cao. Cao was accused of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble."

On an unspecified date, Cao was reportedly released.

Related Cases: Wang Yi, Su Bingsen, Li Zihu, Dai Zhichao, Ding Shuqi, Liu Yingxu

Sources:

  • "Cao Qing'en" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)

Additional Name(s): 周金霞

Gender: Female

Perpetrator: China

Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: February/20/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Giving, Sharing, & Listening to a Religious Speech Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Public Disorder

Zhou Jinxia

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Zhou Jinxia is detained for her religious activity.

On February 20, 2022, authorities detained Zhou, a member of the Beijing Aiqi house church, as she preached in front of the Chinese Communist Part and government leadership compound at Zhongnanhai in Beijing municipality. She was afterwards taken to her hometown Dalian municipality, Liaoning province.

On February 21, 2022, Xigang district police criminally detained Zhou for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble."

Zhou has previously been detained several times for her peaching activities.

Sources:

  • "Zhou Jinxia" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)

Additional Name(s): Andrey Emikovich Danielyan, Даниелян Андрей Эмикович

Gender: Male

Current Location: Detention Center No. 4, Altai Territory

Perpetrator: Russia

Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 6 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: November/7/2022

Date of Sentencing: November/7/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Giving, Sharing, & Listening to a Religious Speech Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism

Andrey Danielyan

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Andrey Danielyan is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On November 7, 2022, the Rubtsovsk City Court of the Altai Territory sentenced Danielyan to six years in prison for “organizing the activities of a public or religious association or other organization in respect of which a court has adopted a final decision to liquidate or ban activities in connection with extremist activities” (Art. 282.2-1 RCC). Authorities accused Danielyan of preaching and holding group worship meetings. He was taken into custody following the verdict.

On January 26, 2023, the Altai Regional Court upheld Danielyan's sentence.

On November 30, 2023, the Eighth Court of Cassation of General Jurisdiction in Kemerovo upheld Danielyan's sentence.

Danielyan is married.

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