Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: September/21/2018
Date of Sentencing: March/25/2019
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Chen Yan’e is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 21, 2018, police from De’an County Public Security Bureau detained Chen reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs. Police reportedly searched her home for religious materials.
On March 25, 2019, the Yongxiu County People’s Court in Jiangxi Province sentenced Chen to seven years in prison and fined her 20,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
China Prisoners Database Details: CHEN Yan’e Human Rights Without Frontiers
"Cases of Arbitrary Arrest and Detention of CAG Christians by CCP" Association for the Defense of Human Rights and Religious Freedom