Additional Name(s): محمد چگینی
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: August/24/2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Association Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Mohammad Chegini
Extra Bio Info:
Mohammad Chegini is detained for his religious association.
On August 24, 2022, authorities arrested Mohammad Chegini in Kerman under unclear circumstances.
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USCIRF Commissioners Sharon Kleinbaum and Eric Ueland, Tweet, August 30, 2022
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"Gonabadi Dervish Mohammad Chegini Arrested in Kerman" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
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"محمد چگینی توسط نیروهای امنیتی در کرمان بازداشت شد" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
Additional Name(s): 任胜林
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: November/16/2016
Date of Sentencing: July/17/2017
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Cult
Ren Shenglin
Extra Bio Info:
Ren Shenglin was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 16, 2016, authorities detained Ren reportedly in relation to his Falun Gong activity. They reportedly searched his home in Shifang city, Deyang municipality, Sichuan province, and confiscated Falun Gong-related materials.
On July 17, 2017, the Shifang People's Court sentenced Ren to 7 years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Ren's sentence should have ended in November 2023.
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"Ren Shenglin" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): 陈开奇
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: June/28/2016
Date of Sentencing: May/10/2017
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Cult
Chen Kaiqi
Extra Bio Info:
Chen Kaiqi was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On June 28, 2016, police in Ningde municipality, Fujian province, detained Chen in relation to her production and dissemination of Falun Gong promotional materials.
On May 10, 2017, the Jiaocheng People's Court sentenced Chen to seven years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL) and fined him 10,000 yuan.
On August 2, 2017, the Ningde Intermediate People's Court rejected Chen's appeal.
Chen's sentence should have ended in June 2023.
Related Cases: Zhuang Youbu, Jin Liyan
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"Chen Kaiqi" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)