Additional Name(s): 崔凤兰
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 15 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: June/2/2016
Date of Sentencing: December/24/2016
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Cult
Cui Fenglan
Extra Bio Info:
Cui Fenglan is imprisoned for her religious activity.
On June 2, 2016, plainclothes police from Xiangfang district, Ha'erbin municipality, Heilongjiang province, detained Cui as she picked up packages in Daowai district, Ha'erbin. Authorities claimed that she had received good luck charms marked with Falun Gong motifs. reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong. Authorities also seized Falun gong-related materials from her home.
On December 24, 2016, the Xiangfang People's Court sentenced Cui to 15 years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On March 13, 2017, the Ha'erbin Intermediate People's Court rejected Cui's appeal.
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"Cui Fenglan" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): 刘君
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 8 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: July/13/2017
Date of Release: May/11/2018
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Cult
Wang Qihua
Extra Bio Info:
Wang Qihua is imprisoned for her religious activity.
On July 13, 2017, Xinzhou public security officials took into custody Wang and forced her to undergo reeducation. These actions were done in relation to Wang's practice of Falun Gong.
On September 6, 2017, authorities formally detained Wang.
On May 11, 2018, the Xinzhou People's Court sentenced Wang to eight years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL) and fined her 10,000 yuan.
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"Wang Qihua" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): 张明朗
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 5 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: December/22/2017
Date of Sentencing: January/7/2019
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Cult
Zhang Minglang
Extra Bio Info:
Zhang Minglang was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On December 22, 2017, authorities in Bazhou district, Bazhong municipality, Sichuan province, detained at least 16 Falun Gong practitioners, including Zhang, in relation to their practice of Falun Gong.
On January 7, 2019, the Bazhou District People’s Court sentenced Zhang to five years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Zhang's sentence should have ended in December 2022.
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"Zhang Minglang" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)