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Wang Yi is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 9, 2018, authorities detained Wang, pastor of the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu and a former human rights attorney, alongside a hundred members of his congregation during a series of police raids on church gatherings. Wang and his congregation were targeted for failing to register their church with authorities and subject it to state regulation.

On December 30, 2019, the Chengdu Intermediate People's Court sentenced Wang to 9 years in prison and 3 years of deprived political rights for "inciting subversion of state power" and "illegal business activity."

There are reports that Wang has been held in solitary confinement and been denied adequate medical care.

Wang is married.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) advocates for Wang as part of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission's Defending Freedoms Project. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO, Ret.) previously advocated for Wang as part of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission's Defending Freedoms Project.

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James Su Zhimin was forcibly disappeared for his religious leadership role and activity. 

In March 1996, Su, an unregistered bishop in Baoding, Hebei Province, was arrested as he led a procession of Catholics to a shrine near the village of Donglu in Hebei. 

A month later, Su reportedly escaped custody and went into hiding.

On October 8, 1997, Su was recaptured and subjected to an enforced disappearance. 

On November 15, 2003, Su was sighted at a hospital in Baoding, where he had undergone an eye operation and treatment for a heart ailment.  He subsequently disappeared again.

On July 30, 2020, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission held a hearing on Su's case.

Su is a part of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission's Defending Freedoms Project.

Prior to his most recent disappearance, Su Zhimin had spent around 26 years either in prison or forced labor camps.  Since the 1950s, he has refused to join the government-sanctioned Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association (CCPA), which does not recognize the Pope's authority. 

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Y Tup Knul is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On October 6, 2020, authorities arrested Knul for his affiliation with the Degar Protestant Church, a religious movement not approved by the government. Authorities accused him of conducting activities to overthrow the government and subsequently charged him with "activities against the People's government" (Art. 109/2015 VCC). Since his arrest, Knul has been held incommunicado at an unknown location.

Knul is married.