Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: November/15/2018
Date of Sentencing: October/31/2019
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Zhang Zhenxia is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On November 15, 2018, police from Zibo city detained Zhang reportedly in relation to her possession/burning of religious materials.
On October 31, 2019, the Boshan District People’s Court in Zibo City sentenced Zhang to seven years in prison and fined her 35,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
China Prisoners Database Details: ZHANG Zhenxia Human Rights Without Frontiers
"Cases of Arbitrary Arrest and Detention of CAG Christians by CCP" Association for the Defense of Human Rights and Religious Freedom