Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: September/7/2016
Date of Sentencing: December/28/2017
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Nature of Charges: Cult
Wang Shan was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 7, 2016, officers from the Gulou District National Security Brigade in Xuzhou and Jiuli District Police Station detained Wang reportedly in relation to her religious belief and religious leadership role. Wang was reportedly tortured while detained.
On December 28, 2017, the Gulou District People’s Court sentenced Wang to seven years in prison and fined her 30,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Wang's sentence should have ended in September 2023.