Additional Name(s): 马宝玲
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 5 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: June/5/2018
Date of Sentencing: March/25/2019
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Ma Baoling was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On June 5, 2018, authorities in Haizhou district, Lianyungang municipality, Jiangsu province, detained 11 Lianyungang residents, including Ma, reportedly for their practice of Falun Gong.
On March 25, 2019, the Haizhou District People’s Court sentenced Ma to five years in prison. She reportedly appealed her sentence, but the results are unclear.
Ma's sentence should have ended in June 2023.
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"Ma Baoling" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
"Additional Persecution News from China – August 12, 2019 (10 Reports)" Minghui.org