Additional Name(s): 周海燕

Gender: Female

Current Location: Liaoning Women's Prison, Yuhong

Perpetrator: China

Religion or Belief: Falun Gong

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 8 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: October/8/2017

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Cult

Zhou Haiyan

Extra Bio Info:

Zhou Haiyan is imprisoned for her religious activity.

On or around October 8, 2017, public security officials from the Economic and Technological Development Zone in Dalian municipality, Liaoning province, detained 19 Falun Gong practitioners, including Zhou.

On an unspecified day in 2018, Zhou sentenced to eight years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).

Zhou is currently at Liaoning Women's Prison.

Related Cases: Hu Zhiqin, Lai Guifang

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