Yang Huanping
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Health Concerns: High blood pressure
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 3 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: October//2019
Date of Sentencing: September//2020
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Cult
Yang Huanping
Extra Bio Info:
Yang Huanping was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In October 2019, authorities arrested Yang for possessing currency with Falun Gong information printed on it.
In September 2020, the Qiaoxi District Court reportedly sentenced Yang to three years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL). Yang was reportedly denied full access to her attorney.
Yang reportedly suffers from high blood pressure.
Yang's sentence should have ended in October 2022.
Prior to this most recent arrest Yang had been arrested and sentenced for her Falun Gong activities.