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: 5 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: July/19/2015

Date of Sentencing: July/9/2018

Current Status: Unknown

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Cult

Zou Zhengqin

Extra Bio Info:

Zou Zhengqin was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On July 19, 2015, officers from the Shushan Branch of the Hefei City Public Security Bureau detained Zou reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs.

On July 9, 2018, Shushan District People’s Court of Hefei City sentenced Zou to five years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).

Zou's sentence should have ended in July 2020.