Additional Name(s): 刘玉红
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 2 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: July//2022
Date of Release: April//2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Liu Yuhong is imprisoned for her religious activity.
In July 2022, authorities in Daxing district, Beijing municipality, detained at least 13 Falun Gong practitioners, including Liu, in relation to their activities.
In April 2023, a court reportedly sentenced Liu to two years in prison.
Related Cases: Liu Xing
"Liu Yuhong" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): 刘星
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 1 Year, 9 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: July//2022
Date of Sentencing: April//2023
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Liu Xing is imprisoned for her religious activity.
In July 2022, authorities in Daxing district, Beijing municipality, detained at least 13 Falun Gong practitioners, including Liu, in relation to their activities.
In April 2023, a court reportedly sentenced Liu to one year and nine months in prison.
Related Cases: Liu Yuhong
Additional Name(s): Малецков Валерий Владимирович
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 6 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: December/18/2023
Date of Sentencing: December/18/2023
Current Status: Not Released
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: Banned Organization Extremism
Valeriy Maletskov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In April 2019, authorities placed Maletskov under house arrest following raids on several Jehovah's Witness homes. Maletskov was under investigation for his participation in Jehovah's Witness meetings.
In October 2019, Maletskov's house arrest was lifted.
On December 18, 2023, the Novosibirsk District Court sentenced Maletskov 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). Maletskov was taken into custody following the verdict.
Related Cases: Marina Chaplykina
Photo attributed to Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
"Valeriy Maletskov" Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
"The case of Maletskov and Chaplykina in Novosibirsk" Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
"Малецков Валерий Владимирович" Memorial
"A Court in Novosibirsk Sent Valeriy Maletskov and Marina Chaplykina to a Penal Colony for Believing in Jehovah God for Six Years and Four Years, Respectively" Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
"Суд в Новосибирске приговорил к лишению свободы Свидетелей Иеговы" SOVA Center