Additional Name(s): 杨荣丽

Gender: Female

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Han

Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: August/7/2021

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

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

Nature of Charges: Embezzlement & Fraud

Yang Rongli

Extra Bio Info:

Yang Rongli is detained for her religious activity.

On August 7, 2021, authorities in Linfen municipality, Shanxi province, detained Yang and her husband Wang Xiaoguang, who are both pastors at the Golden Lampstand Church. Their arrests came after a government campaign targeting them and their church for refusing to join the state-regulated Protestant Three-Self Patriotic Movement.

On September 27, 2021, Yang was formally arrested.

On December 27, 2021, Yang was indicted for "fraud."

Yang has previously been detained and imprisoned for her religious activity. 

Related Cases: Wang Xiaoguang

Sources:

  • "Yang Rongli" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)