Additional Name(s): 张洪珠

Gender: Male

Current Location: Hulan Prison, Hulan, Harbin

Perpetrator: China

Religion or Belief: Falun Gong

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 9 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: October/8/2017

Date of Sentencing: February//2019

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Cult

Zhang Hongzhu

Extra Bio Info:

Zhang Hongzhu is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On October 8, 2017, authorities in Bayan County, Harbin Municipality, Heilongjiang Province, arrested Zhang and charged him with "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).

On July 19, 2018, the Yilan County People’s Court in Harbin tried Zhang alongside three others.

In February 2019, Zhang was sentenced to nine years in prison.

Zhang is believed to be serving his sentence in Hulan Prison, Hulan, Harbin.

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