Additional Name(s): 王怡

Gender: Male

Current Location: Jintang Prison, Chengdu, Sichuan

Perpetrator: China

Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: Yes

Sentence: 9 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: December/9/2018

Date of Sentencing: December/30/2019

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role Unregistered Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Illegal Business Activity Subversion

Wang Yi

Extra Bio Info:

Wang Yi is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 9, 2018, authorities detained Wang, pastor of the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu and a former human rights attorney, alongside a hundred members of his congregation during a series of police raids on church gatherings. Wang and his congregation were targeted for failing to register their church with authorities and subject it to state regulation.

On December 30, 2019, the Chengdu Intermediate People's Court sentenced Wang to 9 years in prison and 3 years of deprived political rights for "inciting subversion of state power" and "illegal business activity."

There are reports that Wang has been held in solitary confinement and been denied adequate medical care.

Wang is married.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) advocates for Wang as part of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission's Defending Freedoms Project. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO, Ret.) previously advocated for Wang as part of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission's Defending Freedoms Project.

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