Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 1 Year, 3 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: January/4/2022
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role Unregistered Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Illegal Assembly
Geng Zejun
Extra Bio Info:
Geng Zejun was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 5, 2021, authorities from Huinong district detained Geng, pastor of the house church Church of the Rock, and others, including his wife, following a raid on a church service. Geng was reportedly held for 15 days and then released.
On January 4, 2022, police summoned Geng for questioning and detained him again for “organizing illegal religious gatherings" after he reportedly continued to hold religious services following his initial arrest.
On July 13, 2022, the Huinong District Court of Shizuishan reportedly tried Geng.
In August 2022, it was reported that Geng had been sentenced to one year and three months in prison reportedly for refusing to join the state-regulated Three-Self Church.
Geng's sentence should have ended in April 2023.
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Additional Name(s): 牟国建
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Hui
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Memorizing & Reciting Religious Texts Religious Activity Religious Belief Unregistered Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Mou Guojian
Extra Bio Info:
Mou Guojian is detained for his religious belief and activity.
In March 2018, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Mou reportedly related to his recitation of the Qur'an in a mosque without a state license. Mou's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR.
In September 2018, Mou escaped custody.
On an unspecified date, Mou surrendered himself to public security officers.
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"Mou Guojian" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): Ma Zhixue, мажыңшие, 马止学
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Hui
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: April//2017
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Memorizing & Reciting Religious Texts Online Activity Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Ma Zhengxiu
Extra Bio Info:
Ma Zhengxiu is detained for his religious belief and activity.
In April 2017, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Ma reportedly for watching Islamic audiovisual content and reading the Qur'an and Hadith online. Ma's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR.
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"Ma Zhengxiu" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)