Gender: Female

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Han

Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: October/27/2014

Current Status: Unknown

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Cult

Yang Qiudi

Extra Bio Info:

Yang Qiudi was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On October 27, 2014, authorities detained Yang and her husband from their home in Qingyuan city reportedly in relation to their religious belief. 

In the summer of 2015, the Qingcheng District People’s Court of Qingyuan sentenced Yang and her husband to seven years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).

Yang's appeal was reportedly rejected.

Yang's sentence should have ended in October 2021.