Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 4 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: January//2019
Date of Sentencing: October//2019
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Yuan Bin was imprisoned for his religious activity.
In January 2019, authorities arrested Yuan, a Falun Gong practitioner, after he sought the release of his sister, who was arrested for removing anti-Falun Gong posters.
In October 2019, the Longquanyi Court reportedly sentenced Yuan to four years in prison and fined him 10,000 yuan.
Yuan's sentence should have ended in January 2023.
Yuan reportedly suffers from a range of health ailments.
Yuan has reportedly been arrested and spent time in prison previously for his Falun Gong-related activities.