Additional Name(s): 刘爱华
Gender: Female
Current Location: Changsha No. 4 Detention Center, Hunan Province
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Health Concerns: Hypertension, Diabetes, Thyroid Tumor, Gallbladder Stones
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 4 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: July/7/2022
Date of Sentencing: March/1/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Possession of Religious Materials
Nature of Charges: Cult
Liu Aihua is imprisoned for her religious activity.
On July 7, 2022, Changsha public security authorities detained Liu for distributing Falun Gong materials.
On January 3, 2023, Liuyang City People’s Procuratorate charged her with "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On March 1, 2023, Liuyang City court sentenced Liu to four years in prison and fined her 10,000 yuan.
Lui previously has been imprisoned and allegedly tortured for her religious activity.