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: 6 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: June/27/2018

Date of Sentencing: December/28/2018

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Cult

Zou Yongxia

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Zou Yongxia is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On June 27, 2018, officers from the Criminal Police Brigade of the Nanfen Branch of Benxi City Public Security Bureau detained Zou reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs and activity.

On December 28, 2018, Nanfen District People’s Court in Benxi sentenced Zou to six years in prison and fined her 30,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).

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