Additional Name(s): 王晓光
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: August/7/2021
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role Unregistered Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Embezzlement & Fraud
Wang Xiaoguang
Extra Bio Info:
Wang Xiaoguang is detained for his religious activity.
On August 7, 2021, authorities in Linfen municipality, Shanxi province, detained Wang and his wife Yang Rongli, who are both pastors at the Golden Lampstand Church. Their arrests came after a government campaign targeting them and their church for refusing to join the state-regulated Protestant Three-Self Patriotic Movement.
On September 27, 2021, Wang was formally arrested.
On December 27, 2021, Wang was indicted for "fraud."
Wang has previously been detained and imprisoned for his religious activity.
Related Cases: Yang Rongli
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"Wang Xiaoguang" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): 杨荣丽
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: August/7/2021
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role Unregistered Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Embezzlement & Fraud
Yang Rongli
Extra Bio Info:
Yang Rongli is detained for her religious activity.
On August 7, 2021, authorities in Linfen municipality, Shanxi province, detained Yang and her husband Wang Xiaoguang, who are both pastors at the Golden Lampstand Church. Their arrests came after a government campaign targeting them and their church for refusing to join the state-regulated Protestant Three-Self Patriotic Movement.
On September 27, 2021, Yang was formally arrested.
On December 27, 2021, Yang was indicted for "fraud."
Yang has previously been detained and imprisoned for her religious activity.
Related Cases: Wang Xiaoguang
Sources:
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"Yang Rongli" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): 刘应许
Gender: Unspecified
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: December/9/2018
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Unregistered Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Liu Yingxu
Extra Bio Info:
Liu Yingxu is detained for their religious belief and activity.
In December 2018, authorities in Chengdu municipality, Sichuan province, detained 100 members of the unregistered house church Early Rain Covenant Church, including Liu.
Related Cases: Wang Yi, Su Bingsen, Li Zihu, Dai Zhichao, Cao Qing'en, Ding Shuqi
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"Liu Yingxu" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)