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: 5 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: July/2/2017
Date of Sentencing: December/27/2018
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Fang Yueqin was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 2, 2017, authorities arrested Fang reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs.
On December 27, 2018, Fuyang District People’s Court in Hangzhou city sentenced Fang to five years and six months in prison and fined her 30,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Fang's sentence should have ended in January 2023.
Fang is believed to be serving her sentence at Zhejiang Province Women’s Prison.