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: 6 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: October/8/2018
Date of Sentencing: December/19/2019
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Niu Xiaohong is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On October 8, 2018, officers from the Xiangcheng County Public Security Bureau detained Niu reportedly in relation to her religious belief and attending of religious meetings.
On December 19, 2019, the Weidu District People’s Court of Xuchang city sentenced Niu to six years in prison and fined her 8,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).