Gender: Male

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: August/29/2016

Date of Sentencing: July//2018

Current Status: Unknown

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 Forgery

Wang Huaixiang

Extra Bio Info:

Wang Huaixiang was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 29, 2016, authorities detained Wang in Bengbu city while he was at a church gathering, filming church videos.

In July 2018, the Yuhui District People’s Court of Bengbu City, Anhui Province, sentenced Wang to five years and six months in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL) and forgery (Art. 215 CCL). He was fined 10,000 yuan.

Wang's sentence should have ended in February 2022.

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