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 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.