THEY: Report of 295 Imprisoned Women Human Rights Defenders

THEY: Report of 295 Imprisoned Women Human Rights Defenders

By: China Political Prisoner Concern (CPPC)

May 30th, 2022

Preface

This report is the first official CPPC report on the topic of Chinese women human rights defenders. This report collected a summary of all women political/religious/human-rights prisoners’ case information that CPPC has organized in the past eight years.

This report focused exclusively on the area of women human rights defenders in China. The reason is that CPPC believes that the international community has neglected this group of the most courageous human rights defenders for decades. The stories about their long-term combating for the universal values and women’s rights in China, as well as the severe consequences that accompanied their sacrifices, should and must not stay unknown to the world.

Hence, this report from CPPC is exclusively for the most courageous women in this world – the women human rights defenders in the mainland of China.

Let us say their names: Cao Shunli, Feng Zhilan, Zhang Zhan, Chen Jianfang, Li Yufeng, Gulmira Imin, Rahile Dawut, Yeshe Choedon, Bonkho Kyi, Zhu Yufang, Li Yuhan, Liu Yanli, Che Pingping, Wang Li, Xu Qin, Li Qiaochu, Huang Xueqin, Li Ronghao, Guo Hongying, He Fangmei, Zhang Wuzhou, Dong Yaoqiong, Sun Qian, Geng Xiaonan, Ge Zhihui, Xu Na, Wang Heying, Li Yu, Jiang Yanhong, Zou Xingtong, He Guilan, Guo Likun…

The list is too long to introduce every one of them here. Our report organized their names, background, and detailed stories individually in the following pages for you to read. Some of them had already sacrificed their precious lives for human rights advocacy, and many of them are still experiencing the cruel tortures in prison at this moment.

In the most dedicated and courageous way, they presented to the world their unshakeable dedication and noble characteristics of women human rights defenders in China.

To them, other than our deep respect, all we can do is advocate for their freedom and join the fight for human rights in China with them!

Content:

1. Women Human Rights Defenders in China – The Reality and Challenges

2. 295 Women Human Rights Defenders’ Current Summaries

3. 101 Currently Imprisoned Women Human Rights Defenders’ Cases

4. 190 Formerly Imprisoned Women Human Rights Defenders’ Cases

5. 4 Deceased Imprisoned Women Human Rights Defenders’ Cases

 

Women Human Rights Defenders in China – The Reality and Challenges

The violations of women’s human rights in China are pervasive. Some come from the political system, and some come from the male-dominated culture for centuries. To fight for women’s rights, the women human rights defenders in China explored a variety of areas and executed solid actions. For instance: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, equal gender treatment, living rights, political rights, economic rights, health rights, minority rights, etc. The breadth and depth of their fights for women’s human rights are beyond the general population’s imagination. And each case study in the following can reveal to the world the extreme consequences they had paid in this process.

Our understanding of women’s rights cannot only restrict to gender-specific. A majority of women’s rights overlap with men’s rights as well, such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and equal political and economic rights. The purpose of their fights for those rights has already surpassed gender itself. Rather, this purpose is rooted in achieving the universal values of humanity. Thus, it is evident that the rights women human rights defenders are fighting for are not gender-specific, but gender-inclusive for all humanity.

For example, Ms. Cao Shunli constantly demanded Chinese Communist government abide the international practice and allow the disadvantaged group to participate in drafting the “National Human Rights Action Plan”. Additionally, she collected more than 1,000 case studies from the community to advocate for equal human rights. Yet, Ms. Cao Shunli’s persistent advocacy resulted in her imprisonment and persecution to death. On March 14th, 2014, Ms. Cao Shunli sacrificed her own life for this noble dedication.

Another excellent example is Ms. Zhang Zhan. She fought for the freedom of speech in China, especially during the Wuhan COVID-19 lockdown. And, because of her constant actions, she is currently in prison for five years. For freedom of speech, she went on a hunger strike for months. Although Ms. Zhang Zhan’s imprisonment attracted some international attention, her life is still in critical danger until the present.

Ms. Cao Shunli and Ms. Zhang Zhan are the perfect examples to demonstrate the breadth and depth to which women human rights defenders in China have dedicated themselves. Their lives are the explanation for the utmost belief in humanity – human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights.

CPPC believes the international community did not truly understand and pay sufficient attention to the sacrifices and challenging situations all women human rights defenders are facing in China at this moment.

They are a group of most courageous women who are willing to dedicate their lives to human rights. Yet, until today, the international community still has not maintained a holistic understanding of them. Therefore, CPPC collected 295 women human rights defenders in China, including their names and story details. CPPC wants the world to know their stories and sacrifices, so that they can receive the sufficient attention and support from the international community that they deserve.

Prison is the last ground for the Chinese Communist government to oppress human rights defenders. In there, shame, abuse, torture, and death are the norms. However, women human rights defenders in China have not been deterred, but face those with unimaginable courage. This group includes a large portion of Falungong practitioners, Christians, political dissidents, human rights defenders, etc.

From the perspective of prison, CPPC documented the women human rights defenders who have experienced the cruelest form of torture and persecution because this is the most accurate way to reflect the reality that they have encountered. And this challenging situation must receive immediate attention from the international community. Advocating for their freedom should be the most explicit moral responsibility and obligation.

295 Women Human Rights Defenders’ Current Summaries

In this report, CPPC collected 295 women human rights defenders in total. More specifically, 142 are human rights defenders or activists, 30 are political prisoners, 111 are religious prisoners, 6 are Uyghur prisoners, 3 are Tibetan prisoners, and 3 are Kazakh prisoners. In addition, 101 of them are current prisoners, 190 are former prisoners, and 4 deceased during their imprisonment.

This report sorted cases with CPPC serial codes. For your convenience to access, every CPPC code has corresponding summaries and website links. CPPC code is a serial number assigned to each political and religious prisoner that CPPC could collect with the most accurate and up-to-date information. Until today, CPPC has already collected 1147 cases. Among 1147 cases, 295 of them are women prisoners. We specifically organized them in this report for your convenience.

101 Currently Imprisoned Women Human Rights Defenders’ Cases

1. Gulmira Imin (CPPC: 00015), Uyghur political prisoner. The police arrested her because of her participation in the Xinjiang Urumqi protest and reported information about the ongoing protest to aboard media. In 2010, Urumqi Intermediate Court sentenced her to life imprisonment for the crime of “separating country”, “leaking state secrets”, and “organizing illegal assemblies”. She had experienced cruel torture in the prison. On June 22nd, 2021, Radio Free Asia reported that the government reduced her life imprisonment to 19 years and 8 months in prison. She is currently serving her sentence in Xinjiang Women’s Prison (formerly called Xinjiang No.2 Prison). http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/02/cppc00015.html

2. Li Biyun (CPPC: 00151), human rights defender. The government arrested and sentenced her multiple times because of her petition of justices on her case and demand of officials publish their tax returns to the public. The police seriously injured her during arrests which resulted in her disability. On February 26th, 2019, the Foshan police department arrested her. On January 22nd, 2020, Foshan Shunde Court sentenced her to 4 years and 3 months in prison for the crime of “theft” and “interfering with official business”. Her release date is on May 25th, 2023. It is suspected that she is currently serving her sentence in Foshan Prison.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/07/cppc00151.html

3. Li Yufeng (CPPC: 00242), human rights defender. The police arrested her in 2015 for her activism. Later, Jiaozuo Zhongzhan Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She had experienced cruel torture in the prison. In July 2019, the police arrested her again because she went to Beijing to petition and call for anti-corruption reforms. On September 30th, 2021, Jiaozuo Zhongzhan Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” again. Her release date is July 4th, 2023. She is currently serving her sentence at Jiaozuo Detention Center.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/04/cppc000242.html

4. Yang Rongli (CPPC: 00263), religious prisoner. She had established a Christian church in Linfen, Shanxi, and continued her fights against the government to demolish their church. Between September to October 2009, she and other church elders petitioned for religious freedom in Taiyuan. Thus, the police arrested her. In November 2009, Linfen Yaodu Court sentenced her to 7 years in prison for the crime of “illegal occupation of agricultural land” and “gathering crowds to disturb traffic order”. After her release, the police detained her again on August 7th, 2021, for an unclear reason until the present.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/07/cppc000263.html

5. Zhu Yufang (CPPC: 00303), human rights defender. She started her petition advocacy because the government failed to fulfill the promised compensation for her 4 sanitaryware stores. She had experienced cruel torture during her repeated arrests. In November, the Jiangxi court sentenced her to 3 years in prison because of her repeated petition in Beijing. After her release, she still faced retaliation from the government. On December 11th, 2021, the Pingxiang police detained her for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On December 17th, 2021, she was officially arrested. She is currently detained in Pingxiang Detention Center.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/11/cppc00303.html

6. Wei Wenyuan (CPPC: 00323), human rights defender, and journalist. On August 10th, 2015, the Chongqing police department detained her because she spread human-rights-activism-related news. On February 9th, 2018, she was released after overtime detention by the government. On June 4th, 2021, the local police detained her again for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” until the present. It is unclear where her current detention location is.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/01/cppc00323.html

7. Xing Wenxiang (CPPC: 00338), religious prisoner. In July 2015, the Jinhua police department detained her because she refused to comply with the government to tear down the cross in their Christian church. In February 2016, Zhejiang Jinhua Court sentenced her to 12 years in prison for the crime of "embezzlement". Her release date is on July 25th, 2027. She is currently serving her sentence in Zhejiang Women Prison, No. 4 District.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/02/cppc00338.html

8. Atikem Rozi (CPPC: 00409), Uyghur political prisoner. In 2014, the police arrested her because she was the student of another renowned Uyghur political prisoner, Ilham Tohti. In December 2014, Urumqi Intermediate Court sentenced her to 3-8 years in prison for the crime of "actively participating in a criminal organization to separate the country". There is no other additional information about her release or prison location, thus, CPPC temporarily deems her as still in prison.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/08/cppc00409.html

9. Yeshe Choedon (CPPC: 00435), Tibetan human rights defender. In March 2008, she participated in the Tibetan protest and assisted with medical treatment for injured protesters in Lhasa. Thus, the police arrested her for the crime of “espionage”. In November 2008, Lhasa Intermediate Court sentenced her to 15 years in prison for the crime of “espionage”. Her release date is in March 2023. It is reported that she has experienced cruel torture and is in critical illness in the prison. She is currently serving her sentence in Tibet No.1 Prison.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/11/cppc00435.html

10. Jiang Wei (CPPC: 00439), religious prisoner. The government sentenced her to 8 years in prison because of her practice and the advocacy of Falungon in the past. She had experienced cruel torture in the prison which resulted in multiple life-threatening episodes. And, the government eventually sent her to a psychiatric hospital. On April 18th, 2016, Liaoning Chaoyang Court sentenced her to 12 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is November 8th, 2027. She is currently serving her sentence in Shenyang Women Prison.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/12/cppc00439.html

11. Li Xue (CPPC: 00446), religious prisoner. The government sentenced her to 7 years in prison because of her practice and the advocacy of Falungong in March 2007. On September 16th, 2015, the police arrested her again. On December 1st, 2015, Shangdong Qingdao Court sentenced her to 10 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is September 15th, 2025. She had experienced cruel physical assault and torture in the prison.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/12/cppc00446.html

12. Song Guixiang (CPPC: 00447), religious prisoner. On September 16th, the Qingdao police department detained her and her daughter because they sent a petition letter to the central government regarding former chairman, Jiang Zemin, who was notorious for the persecution of Falungong believers. In December 2015, Shandong Qingdao Court sentenced her to 8 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is September 15th, 2023. She was on medical parole in December 2015, but late the authority took her back to prison. She is currently serving her sentence in Jinan Women Prison.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/12/cppc00447.html

13. Liu Xiangju (CPPC: 00472), religious prisoner. On December 11th, 2015, the Shenyang police department detained her because of her practice and the advocacy of Falungong. On May 27th. 2016, Shenyang Liaozhong Court sentenced her to 7 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is December 9th, 2022. In the prison, she persisted her innocence and refused to sign the “Repentance Letter”. She is currently serving her sentence in Shenyang Detention Center.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/01/cppc00472.html

14. Fu Wenhua (CPPC: 00475), human rights defender. She persisted to report the abuse and corruption of the local police department chief and officers. Thus, the local authority retaliated against her by severe physical assault, house arrest, and even throwing her on the street after she passed out from the torture. On September 30th, 2015, the Xiangyang police department detained her. In May 2016, Hubei Xiangyang Court sentenced her to 7 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. Her release date is July 4th, 2022. She is currently serving her sentence in Nanzhang Detention Center.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/02/cppc00475.html

15. Bonkho Kyi (CPPC: 00487), Tibetan human rights defender. The government arrested her in the past because of her advocacy for Tibetan freedom. After her release, the police put her under strict surveillance. On November 20, 2015, the police detained her again for the crime of “hosting Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday celebration”. On December 6th, 2016, Sichuan Aba Intermediate Court sentenced her to 7 years in prison with an unclear criminal charge. Her release date is November 19th. 2023.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/03/cppc00487.html

16. Piao Shunnan (CPPC: 00489), religious prisoner. On May 15th, 2016, the Liaoyang police department detained her because of her administrative role in the “Christian Sunshine Church”. After the arrest, the police accused her of violating governmental regulations and illegally selling 10 “unapproved” religious books under the name of the church. In February 2017, Liaoning Liaoyang Court sentenced her to 7 years in prison for the crime of “conducting illegal business”. Her release date is May 14th, 2023. And her current prison location is unclear.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/03/cppc00489.html

17. Zhong Xingxiu (CPPC: 00504), religious prisoner. On March 21st, 2015, the Jiangxi police department detained her because of her practice and the advocacy of Falungong. On June 13th, 2016, Jiangxi Wuning Court sentenced her to 8 years in prison for the crime of “organizing and using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is March 20th, 2023. She is currently serving her sentence in Jiangxi Women Prison No.4 District.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/04/cppc00504.html

18. Che Pingping (CPPC: 00525), religious prisoner. On October 18th, 2013, the Jilin police department detained her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On September 7th, 2015, Jilin Chuanying Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. After her release, the Changchun police department detained her again on January 25th, 2018. She is currently detained in Changchun No.4 Detention Center. The police officers force-fed her in the detention center for more than eight months, which resulted in her mass weight loss to 30 kg.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/05/cppc00525.html

19. Li Yuhan (CPPC: 00611), political prisoner and human rights lawyer. Because she volunteered to be the defense attorney for another arrested human-rights lawyer, Wang Yu, the Shenyang police department detained her on October 9th, 2017. The police charged her with the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On November 15th, 2017, the police department officially arrested her under an arrest warrant. She has experienced cruel torture in the prison, and her health condition is critical. Yet, the police still hold her in custody until the present. She is currently detained in Shenyang No.1 Detention Center.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/12/cppc00611.html

20. Ju Dianhong (CPPC: 00644), religious prisoner. Because of her passion for spreading Christianity, the Lincang police department detained her on October 21st, 2016, and officially arrested her under an arrest warrant on November 25th, 2016. On December 28th, 2017, Yunan Court sentenced her to 13 years in prison for the crime of “organizing and using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is October 20th, 2029. She is currently serving her sentence in Yunan No.1 Women Prison.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/03/cppc00644.html

21. Liang Qin (CPPC: 00645), religious prisoner. Because of her passion for spreading Christianity, the Yunan police department detained her on October 21st, 2016, and officially arrested her under an arrest warrant on November 25th, 2016. In December 2017, Yunan Court sentenced her to 10 years in prison for the crime of “organizing and using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is October 20th, 2026. She is currently serving her sentence in Yunan No.1 Women Prison.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/03/cppc00645.html

22. Xu Qin (CPPC: 00677), political prisoner. She had faced retaliation from the government because of her advocacy for Chinese human rights and other imprisoned political dissidents. On February 9th, 2018, the Yangzhou police department took her in custody for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. Later, it changed to house arrest. On March 21st, the police added another criminal charge, “inciting subversion of state power”. On August 31st, 2018, she was released on bail. On November 5th, 2021, the police detained her again for the crime of “inciting subversion of state power”. She is currently detained in Yangzhou Detention Center.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/06/cppc00677.html

23. Xiao Yongfen (CPPC: 00712), religious prisoner. In the past, the government has severely persecuted her because of her practice and promotion in Falungong, which directly resulted in her mental disorder. On September 24th, 2017, the police detained her and later switched her to house arrest. On May 11th, 2018, Jilin Dehui Court sentenced her to 7 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is September 23rd, 2024. She has been diagnosed with high blood pressure, diabetes, and a serious foot ulcer. She is currently serving her sentence in Jilin Women Prison No.8 District.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/02/cppc00712.html

24. Sheng Jie (CPPC: 00726), religious prisoner. On June 28th, the Dalian police department detained her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On December 22nd, 2017, Dalian Lvshun Court sentenced her to 7 years and 6 months to prison with a 30,000 Yuan fine for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is December 27th, 2023. She is currently serving her sentence in Liaoning Women Prison.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/03/cppc00726.html

25. Li Ronghao (CPPC: 00730), human rights defender. The government retaliated against her because of her persistent advocacy of her property ownership rights. In January 2019, the Guangdong police department arrested her. Later the court sentenced her to 2 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On November 24th, 2021, the police detained her for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” after she engaged in advocating for an imprisoned journalist, Zhang Zhan. She is currently detained in Zhongshan Detention Center.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/03/cppc00730.html

26. Chen Jianfang (CPPC: 00734), human rights defender. The government had put her in labor camps, detention centers, or other secret jails more than 300 times because of her pursuit of democracy and advocacy against the government's abuse of power on human rights. She had won an international human rights award in the past due to her bravery. On March 20th, 2019, the Shanghai police department secretly detained her. On May 23rd, 2019, the police department officially arrested her under an arrest warrant. Later, Shanghai No.1 Intermediate Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “inciting subversion of state power”. Her release date is February 18th, 2022, but she is not released until the present. It is suspected that she is currently serving her sentence in Shanghai Women Prison.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/04/cppc00734.html

27. Guo Hongying (CPPC: 00737), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government illegally and wrongfully sentenced her brother and mother. In March 2018, the Jilin police department arrested her for the crime of “obstructing official business” and “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. In April 2019, Jilin Siping Court sentenced her to 5 years in prison. Her release date is February 1st, 2023. She is currently serving her sentence in Changchun Women Prison.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/04/cppc00736_17.html

28. Feng Xiaomei (CPPC: 00745), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house and retaliated against her by raiding all her savings. She petitioned multiple times to the authority without receiving any response. Thus, in November 2017, she streaked in Beijing Tiananmen Square to protest. The Beijing police department soon detained her, and later transferred her to the Wuxi police department. Her case is currently filed in Wuxi Hubin Court and waiting for a hearing date. She is currently detained in Wuxi No.2 Detention Center.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/05/cppc00745.html

29. He Fangmei (CPPC: 00749), human rights defender. She began her petition career because her daughter was disabled by the poor-quality vaccines caused by government corruption. She organized other parents who had a similar situation to petition the government. On March 21st, 2019, the Henan police department arrested her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. After the release, she continued her protest by pouring ink in the front of the county office. On October 14th, 2020, the police put her under house arrest. Since then, she lost all contact with the outside until the present. It is unclear where the police are detaining her.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/05/cppc00749.html

30. Jin Liyan (CPPC: 00757), religious prisoner. The government put her under strict surveillance because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. In June 2016, the police arrested her because she spread information about Falungong on her phone. After a short release, the police took her into custody again in August of the same year. In May 2017, Ningde Court sentenced her to 8 years in prison for the crime of “organizing and using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is in June 2024. She is currently serving her sentence in Fujian Women Prison.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/06/cppc00757.html

31. Zhang Wuzhou (CPPC: 00761), human rights defender. She began her petition career after her brother’s mysterious death. Yet, the government sentenced her to 1 year and 4 months in 2019 because of her petition for justice for her brother. In June 2020, the police arrested her again because he participated in a memorial service for Tiananmen Square Massacre and protested in support of Hongkong students. On March 22, Guangdong Qingyuan Court sentenced her to 2 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and “obstructing official business”. Her release date is December 5th, 2022. She is currently serving her sentence in Qingcheng Detention Center.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/06/cppc00761.html

32. Dong Yaoqiong (CPPC: 00762), political prisoner. In 2018, she publicly expressed her disapproval toward the Chinese government by pouring ink on Chinese chairman, Xi Jinping’s portrait. Thus, the Shanghai police department arrested her for the crime of “attacking the state leader”. The police detained her in Zhuzhou No.3 Hospital and claimed she had a “psychiatric” problem. She had experienced torture and forced medicine-feeding by the hospital. After a short release, the police detained her at Zhuzhou No.3 Hospital again in May 2020. In February 2021, she disappeared again after taking by the police. It is suspected that she has been detained in a psychiatric hospital for the third time.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/06/cppc00762.html

33. Wei Xiaomei (CPPC: 00774), religious prisoner. She is the pastor of Wang’s Wedding Church in Zhuhai. In September 2016, the government banned this church for an unknown reason. In April 2017, the police detained her for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Later, the police changed the charge to “fraud” because they claimed that she scammed the church members’ donation money to purchase her own house. Her case is filed in Xiangzhou Court and waiting for a hearing date. She is currently detained in Zhuhai No.1 Detention Center.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/07/cppc00774.html

34. Li Guoai (CPPC: 00786), religious prisoner. The government retaliated against her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On June 9th, 2017, the Shanhaiguan police department detained her and later arrested her with an arrest warrant. The police claimed that they suspected that she used her business cash bills to spread Falungong's information. She had experienced force-feeding in the prison. In January 2019, Qinhuangdao Changli Court sentenced her to 10 years in prison with unknown charges. Her release date is June 8th, 2027. She is currently detained in Qinhuangdao No.1 Detention Center.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/08/cppc00786.html

35. Tian Xiaoping (CPPC: 00790), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On November 13th, 2011, the police detained her and tortured her during interrogation. Later, the police arrested her for the crime of “cult participation”. In May 2012, Harbin Shuangcheng Court sentenced her to 14 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is November 12rh, 2025. Later, she filed an appeal against the court decision in January 2019. She is currently serving her sentence in Heilongjiang Women Prison.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/08/cppc00790.html

36. Zhu Jiacai (CPPC: 00802), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On October 16th, 2017, the Bijie police department detained her in Jinsha Detention Center and searched her house because she engaged in Falungon information spread in Hezhang, Guizhou. In December 2018, the court sentenced her to 10 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is October 15th, 2027. She is currently serving her sentence in Guizhou No.1 Women Prison.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/09/cppc00802.html

37. Geng Yimin (CPPC: 00823), religious prisoner. In October 2019, the Funan police department detained her and other church elders because she was against the government forcefully demolishing her church. Later the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. On September 24th, 2020, Funan Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb public order”. Later, on December 20th, 2020, Anhui Funan Intermediate Court re-evaluated her appeal and ordered a re-trial for her case. She is currently detained in Funan Women Detention Center.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/11/cppc00823.html

38. Zhang Zhan (CPPC: 00831), political prisoner and journalist. In September 2019, the police detained her because she published politically sensitive articles and forced her to conduct psychiatric evaluations twice. She was released on bail afterward. On May 14th, 2020, the police detained her again because she reported the real situation in Wuhan during the Wuhan COVID-19 lockdown. On December 28th, 2020, Shanghai Pudong Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. Her release date is May 14th, 2024. Her health condition is extremely poor in the prison. She is currently serving her sentence in Shang Women Prison No.5 District.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/12/cppc00831.html

39. Xie Qing (CPPC: 00836), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion in Falungong. On September 19th, 2017, the Jiangmen police department detained her for the crime of “cult participation” and later arrested her with an arrest warrant. On December 28th. 2018, Guangdong Jiangmen Court sentenced her to 7 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is March 17th, 2025. She is currently serving her sentence in Guangdong Women Prison.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/12/cppc00836.html

40. Shaadaiti Bawudun (CPPC: 00850), Uyghur religious prisoner. On January 27th, 2017, the Yining police department took her into custody because she traveled to Sweden to visit her son who had political asylum status. Later, the government transferred her to a “political re-education camp”. Since then, she lost all contact with the outside. In January 2020. Xinjing Yining Court sentenced her to 18 years in prison for unknown charges. Her release date is January 26th, 2035. Her current serving location is unknown.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/01/cppc00850.html

41. Liu Li (CPPC: 00863), human rights defender. The government persecuted her because she advocated for her father’s labor rights and benefits. In May 2012, the government put her in a labor camp for 1 year. She had experienced physical torture in the labor camp and was in critical health condition. The authority released her eventually because she had gallbladder removal surgery. On January 14th, 2020, the Shenyang police department detained her again for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On February 20th, 2020, the local procuratorate arrested her officially with the same criminal charge. She has been detained until today. She is currently detained in Shenyang No.1 Detention Center.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/02/cppc00863.html

42. Zhou Haiyan (CPPC: 00867), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On October 8th, 2017, the Dalian police department detained her for the crime of “cult participation” and arrested her later with an arrest warrant. Her mother also had been detained for 8 days. In April 2018, Dalian Kaifa Court sentenced her to 8 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is October 7th, 2025. She had experienced physical torture during her interrogation. She is currently serving her sentence in Liaoning Women Prison.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/03/cppc00867.html

43. Zeng Chunzhi (CPPC: 00876), human rights defender. In March 2020, she was highly against the purposely raised delivery fees on governmental-distributed food supplies during the COVID-19 lockdown. Thus, the Hubei police department detained her because of her advocacy. On January 15th, 2022, Yingcheng Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. Her release date is March 26th, 2023. She is currently serving her sentence in Yingcheng Detention Center.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/04/cppc00876.html

44. Chen Chengxiang (CPPC: 00878), human rights defender. The government persecuted her because she reported corrupted officials and advocated for her property that was forcefully demolished by the government. The local authority repeatedly arrested her, put her in labor camps, and tortured her there. On September 6th, 2019, the Jingzhou police department detained her. And in late September 2019, Jianli Court sentenced her to 2 years and 10 months in prison for the crime of “blackmail”. Her release date is July 5th, 2022. She is currently serving her sentence in Jianli Detention Center.

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45. Sun Qian (CPPC: 00909), religious prisoner. She is a Canadian-citizenship businesswoman. On February 19th, 2017, the Beijing police department detained her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. In September 2018, Beijing Chaoyang Court opened a hearing for her case. Until June 30th, 2020, Beijing Chaoyang Court sentenced her to 8 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is February 18th, 2025. She had experienced cruel torture in the prison. She is currently serving her sentence in Beijing No.1 Prison.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/08/cppc00909.html

46. Hu Zhiqin (CPPC: 00910), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On October 12th, 2017, the Dalian police department detained her for the crime of “cult participation” and arrested her with an arrest warrant later. In June 2018, Dalian Kaifa Court sentenced her to 7 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is April 12th, 2025. It is suspected that she is serving her sentence in Liaoning Women Prison.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/08/cppc00910.html

47. Baktgul Oralbaikizi (CPPC: 00915), Kazakh religious prisoner and journalist. The government summoned her to return to China when she traveled with her sibling to Kazakhstan to start a business. In March 2018, the Kuitun police department arrested her for an unknown reason and later transferred her to a “re-education” camp. In June 2019, Yili Kuitun Court sentenced her to 19 years in prison for unknown criminal charges. Her release date is in March 2037. She is currently serving her sentence in Yili Xinyuan Prison.

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48. Bagila Oralbaikizi (CPPC: 00916), Kazakh religious prisoner. The government summoned her to return to China when she traveled with her sibling to Kazakhstan to start a business. In March 2018, the Kuitun police department arrested her for an unknown reason and later transferred her to a “re-education” camp. In June 2019, Yili Kuitun Court sentenced her to 15 years in prison for unknown criminal charges. Her release date is in March 2033. The government attempted to force her husband to divorce her when she was in prison, and her husband rejected this order. She is currently serving her sentence in Kuitun Prison.

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49. Wang Hongxia (CPPC: 00919), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. The authority had put her in labor camps 3 times in a total of 6.5 years. On December 12th. 2012, the police arrested her. In October 2013, Sichuan Ziyang Court sentenced her to 12 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. The court also denied her appeals. Her release date is in November 2024. She had experienced cruel tortures in prison which cause her life in critical condition. She is currently serving her sentence in Chengdu Women Prison.

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50. Wang Linlin (CPPC: 00920), political prisoner. On April 12th, 2018, the police arrested her because she exposed Anhui Yingshang local authorities forcefully demolishing residents’ houses and causing death in the conflict online and posted other related videos. In August 2019, Anhui Yingshang Court sentenced her to 9 years in prison for the crime of “blackmail” and “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. Her release date is on April 11th, 2027. She is currently serving her sentence in Anhui Fuyang Women Detention Center.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/08/cppc00920.html

51. Wang Liqin (CPPC: 00922), human rights defender. On May 30th, 2020, she advocated for her husband on Twitter because the Yunnan police department arrested her husband, Wang Zang, for his activism. Later, the police notified her that her husband is arrested for the crime of “inciting subversion of state power”. On July 24th, 2020, because of her advocacy for her husband on Twitter, the Chuxiong police department arrested her for the crime of “inciting subversion of state power”. The police also detained her 4 young-age children in their house and forbade them to visit their parents. She is currently detained in Chuxiong Detention Center.

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52. Li Honghua (CPPC: 00924), human rights defender. The government retaliated against her because of her persistent advocacy for her forcefully demolished house by the government. On March 21st, 2019, the Longhai police department detained her. On September 10th, 2020, Fujian Zhangzhou Court sentenced her to 3 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. Her release date is September 20th, 2022. She is currently serving her sentence in Fujian Women Prison.

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53. He Lianchun (CPPC: 00925), religious prisoner. The government had sentenced her to prison twice, for a total of 15 years, in the past because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. After her release, she went to Kunming to find job opportunities. On September 27th, 2019, the police took her into custody for “security” purposes before Chinese National Day. On August 24th, 2020, Honghe Jianshui Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is September 26th, 2023. It is suspected that she is serving her sentence in Yunnan No.2 Women Prison.

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54. Geng Xiaonan (CPPC: 00926), political prisoner. In September 2020, the government arrested both her and her husband because of their pro-democratic speeches. On February 9th, 2021, Beijing Haidian Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “illegal business”. For her husband’s freedom, she volunteered to plead guilty to both of their criminal charges on herself. Her release date is September 8th, 2023. She is currently serving her sentence in Beijing Women Prison.

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55. Zhan Chuanyun (CPPC: 00927), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government refused to compensate her forcefully demolished house and property. In the past, the authority had sentenced her to 6 months in jail. After her release, she continued her advocacy. Thus, on March 2nd, 2019, the Changfeng police department detained her. On January 17th, 2020, Changfeng Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “blackmail”. Her release date is March 1st, 2023. She is currently serving her sentence at Hefei Women Detention Center.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/09/cppc00927.html

56. Li Zhongxiu (CPPC: 00944), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government refused to compensate her forcefully demolished house and property. Since then, she faced severe retaliation from the government. On September 13th, 2019, the police arrested her because she attempted to mail petitions to the central government officials in Beijing. After the arrest, she disappeared for a long time. The only available information is that the Hubei police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She is currently detained in Guangshui Detention Center.

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57. Chang Chunzhi (CPPC: 00949), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government “rented” her family inherited property in the 1950s and refused to return the rented property. Although she won the lawsuit that demanded a return of her property, the government claimed that she had already “lost” her ownership of the property. On April 7th, 2020, the Linfen police department put her on house arrest for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” because of her persistent advocacy. She is detained until the present, even though it is already the end of her detention time. She is currently detained in Linfen Yaodu Detention Center.

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58. Ge Zhihui (CPPC: 00951), disabled human rights defender. She began her petition for her forcefully demolished house by the government. Yet, the law enforcement officers severely attacked her during the petition seeking, which led to permanent damage to her legs. On July 26th, 2019, the Beijing police department arrested her because she petitioned the central government about the existed corruption problem. On September 17th, 2021, Beijing Fengtai Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. Her release date is March 11th, 2023. She had experienced cruel torture in the prison. She is currently serving her sentence in Fengtai Detention Center.

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59. Wei Yani (CPPC: 00956), human rights defender. The government put her in labor camps twice in the past because of her persistent advocacy for justice. In 2014, the police arrested her because she posted videos online about police officers torturing her in the prison. The police charged her with the crime of “blackmail” and “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. In 2015, the court sentenced her to 4 years in prison. On December 3rd, 2020, the Guangzhou Ministry of State Security secretly detained her for the crime of “subversion of state power”. On September 3rd, 2021, her case is filed in Guangzhou Intermediate Court. She is currently detained in the Guangzhou Ministry of State Security Detention Center.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/01/cppc00956.html

60. Fu Xuanjuan (CPPC: 00959), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because she sold music players that contained Bible podcasts. On July 3rd, 2020, the Shenzhen police department detained her for the crime of “illegal business”. On July 16th, 2021, Shenzhen Bao’an Court sentenced her to 6 years in prison for the crime of “illegal business”. Her release date is July 1st, 2026. She is currently serving her sentence in Shenzhen Bao’an Detention Center.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/01/cppc00959.html

61. Gulshan Abbas (CPPC: 00963), Uyghur political prisoner and retired doctor. In September 2018, the Xinjiang police department took her into custody because she publicly criticized the Chinese Communist government’s oppression of Uyghur human rights. She lost all contact with the outside since the arrest. The international human rights organizations assisted in searching for her for two years and learned that the government had already officially arrested her with an arrest warrant. In March 2019, a court in Xinjiang sentenced her to 20 years in prison for the crime of “terrorism”, “assisting terrorist activities”, and “gathering crowds to disturb public order”. Her release date is in September 2038. Her current detention location is unknown.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/01/cppc00963.html

62. Lai Guifang (CPPC: 00966), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On October 8th, 2017, the Dalian police department arrested her and charged her with the crime of “cult participation”. In June 2018, Dalian Kaifa Court sentenced her to 7 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is October 7th, 2024. She is currently serving her sentence in Shenyang Women Prison.

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63. Luo Cuiqin (CPPC: 00969), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On October 16th, 2017, the Weining police department arrested her because she protested for free Falungong practice rights on the street with banners. On November 27th, 2018, Guizhou Bijie Court sentenced her to 5 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is October 15th, 2022. She is currently serving her sentence in Jinsha Detention Center.

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64. Shi Ningyao (CPPC: 00973), religious prisoner. She began to practice Falungong when she studied aboard in England. After receiving her degree, she went back to China to spread Falungong. On July 4th, 2009, the Dalian police department arrested her. On October 8th, 2017, the government arrested her again. In June 2018, Dalian Kaifa Court sentenced her to 5 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is October 7th, 2022. She is currently serving her sentence in Liaoning Women Prison.

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65. Wang Baoyu (CPPC: 00974), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On June 5th, 2018, the Lianyungang police department detained her because she participated in a Falungong promotion activity. On March 25th, 2019, Lianyungang Haizhou Court sentenced her to 7 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is June 4th, 2025. She is currently serving her sentence in Nantong Women Prison.

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66. Zhang Lanying (CPPC: 00993), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house. The government sentenced her to 3 years in prison and detained her multiple times in the “dark jail” for years. On December 27th, 2020, the Tianjin police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” because she went to Beijing to petition. On March 4th, 2021, the police department officially arrested her with an arrest warrant. She is currently detained in Tianjin Nankai Detention Center.

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67. Li Qiaochu (CPPC: 00994), political prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her activism in the pro-democratic movement. In February 2020, the local authority secretly detained her for 4 months for the crime of “subversion of state power”. After the release, the Shandong police department detained her on February 6th, 2021, because she advocated for other arrested activists on Twitter. On March 15th, 2021, the police department officially arrested her with an arrest warrant. Her attorney claimed that she exhibited hallucination symptoms during their visits and must take medication regularly in the prison. She claimed that she does not regret advocacy. She is currently detained in Linzi Detention Center.

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68. Xu Na (CPPC: 01004), religious prisoner. She was one of the students who participated in the Tiananmen Square Protest in 1989. Afterward, she became an artist and poet. Both her husband and she went to prison twice for their Falungong practice. They totally stayed in the prison for 8 years, and her husband passed away in the detention center. On July 19th, 2020, the police arrested her again. On January 16th, 2022, Beijing Dongcheng Court sentenced her to 8 years in prison for the crime of “undermining law implementation”. Her release date is July 18th, 2028. She is currently serving her sentence in Dongcheng Detention Center.

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69. Xu Jiangfan (CPPC: 01015), human rights defender. The government retaliated against her because she reported the potential security threat of government-funded re-settlement houses. The local authority detained her multiple times and sentenced her to 3.5 years in the past. In September 2019, the police escorted her back to her hometown when she traveled to another province. First, the police detained her for 18 days, then, arrested her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On June 22nd, 2021, Henan Zhengzhou Court sentenced her to 2 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. Her release date is August 25th, 2021; yet the government did not release her home. She is currently detained in Henan Women Prison.

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70. Wang Jianmin (CPPC: 01021), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On September 4th, 2020, the Laiyang police department detained her because she dropped pro-Falungong letters in mailboxes. On March 26th, 2021, Yantai Intermediate Court sentenced her to 9 years in prison with a 20,000 Yuan fine for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is September 4th, 2029. Her current serving sentence location is unknown.

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71. Gao Lijuan (CPPC: 01022), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On December 28th, 2017, the Tianjin police department detained her for the crime of “cult participation”. Soon, the police department officially arrested her with an arrest warrant. On June 24th, 2019, Tianjin Binhai Court opened a hearing for her case. In January 2020, the court sentenced her to 9 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is December 27th, 2026. She is currently serving her sentence in Tianjin Women Prison.

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72. Zhao Shuzhi (CPPC: 01033), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. In the past, the authority put her to labor camps, sentenced her to prison, detained her, and sent for to “re-education” classes. She had experienced cruel torture in prison. On April 9th, 2020, the police detained her again. In December 2020, Inner Mongolia Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is April 8th, 2023. She is currently serving her sentence in Inner Mongolia No.1 Women Prison.

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73. Cao Ai’lan (CPPC: 01034), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. In the past, the authority illegally detained her 4 times and sentenced her to prison twice, for a total of 8 years. In August 2019, the Nanyang police department detained her again. In March 2021, Henan Nanyang Court sentence her to 8 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is August 30th, 2027. She is currently serving her sentence in Xinxiang Women Prison.

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74. Wang Hongxia (CPPC: 01039), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because she was a teacher in a Family Church in Wuhu, Anhui. On May 27th, 2021, the Wuhu police department detained her for the crime of “illegal business”. In August 2021, the local procuratorate charged her with the crime of “illegal business” with an arrest warrant. She is currently detained in Wuhu No.1 Detention Center.

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75. Zhang Wenying (CPPC: 01040), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because she was an elder in a local Family Church. In July 2020, the Guizhou police department detained her and later arrested her with an arrest warrant. On August 14th, 2021, Kaili Court sentenced her to 12 years in prison for the crime of “fraud”. Her release date is in July 2023. She is currently serving her sentence in Qiandong Nanzhou Detention Center.

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76. Chen Yanqun (CPP: 01041), human rights defender. She faced persecution because she reported the corruption of the dean of a health center. The dean and his wife retaliated against her by severely injuring her to level 6 disability. After she petitioned her case to the government, the authority frequently attacked and detained her. On November 20th, 2019, the Shaanxi police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” because she actively participated in protests and petitions by holding signs. Later, the police put her under house arrest. On April 25th, 2022, Chenggu Court sentenced her to house arrest.

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77. He Seqin (CPPC: 01045), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because she was the administrator of a Guizhou family church. In July 2020, the Kaili police department detained her for the crime of “scamming church members’ donation money”. On August 14th, 2021, Kaili Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “fraud”. Her release date is in July 2023. She is currently serving her sentence in Kaili Detention Center.

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78. Liu Huiru (CPPC: 01048), political prisoner and vice supervisor of the Dawu Corporation. On November 11th, 2020, the government secretly detained her and her husband because of political conflicts. On August 31st, 2021, Hebei Gaobei Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “illegal absorption of public saving”. Her release date is November 10th, 2023. She is currently serving her sentence in Hebei Women Prison.

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79. Hao Shu’e (CPPC: 01051), human rights defender. She started her petition career because the government covered up for the suspect who murdered her brother. Meanwhile, she actively participated in promoting the civil rights movement. Thus, the government detained her multiple times. On September 8th, 2019, the Beilongjiang police department detained her for the crime of “blackmail”. In September 2021, she rejected the private settlement offer from the police. She is currently detained in Jixi Mishan Detention Center.

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80. Tang Jianqun (CPPC: 01068), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. The Guangdong police department detained her because she assisted her boss to manage Falungong-related information in a public account on WeChat. In May 2019, Guangdong Yeyang Court sentenced her to 8 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is May 21st, 2025. She is currently serving her sentence in Guangdong Women Prison.

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81. Tang Yushu (CPPC: 01071), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the local government illegally demolished her three houses and forced her grandmother, mother, and ex-husband to death. The government detained her in psychiatric hospitals and illegally detained her for more than 10,000 days in jail. On September 15th, 2021, the Fengdu police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On October 22nd, 2021, the police department officially arrested her with an arrest warrant. She is currently detained in Chongqing Detention Center.

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82. Li Yu (CPPC: 01075), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house. And because she participated in Tiananmen Square Memorial events, the government sentenced her twice to prison for a total of 6 years. Between October to November, the police put her into “forced quarantine” because she advocated for other political dissidents, Zhang Wenhe and Zhang Zhan. On January 15th, 2022, the government kidnapped her. Later, the Zaozhuang police department put her into another “forced quarantine” and sent her son to an orphanage without her consent.

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83. Huang Xueqin (CPPC: 01077), political prisoner. The government persecuted her because she participated in feminist activities such as the #MeToo movement. In June 2019, she went to Hongkong to participate in the Hongkong protest and criticized the government’s wrongdoings. On October 17th, 2019, the police detained her secretly for 3 months. On September 19th, 2021, the Guangzhou police department detained her and later put her under house arrest. In October of the same year, the police arrested her for the crime of “inciting subversion of state power”. She is currently detained in Guangzhou No.1 Prison.

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84. Li Chenhui (CPPC: 01079), religious prisoner. On July 22nd, 2020, the police department put her under house arrest because the printing company that she worked for had printed religious books, such as Bible. Later, the government arrested her for the crime of “illegal business”. On August 19th, 2021, Xi’an Gaoling Court sentenced her to 7 years in prison for the crime of “illegal business”. Her release date is September 1st, 2027. She is currently serving her sentence in Xi’an Weiyang Detention Center.

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85. Chen Shuqin (CPPC: 01080), religious prisoner. The government had sentenced her to 4 years in prison because of her practice and promotion of Falungong in the past. She had experienced cruel torture in the prison. On March 7th, 2020, the Longde police department detained her again because she promoted Falungong. After a short release, the police took her back into custody. In March 2021, Longde Court sentenced her to 4 years and 6 months for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is in December 2024. She is currently serving her sentence in Ningxia Women Prison.

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86. Wu Yuxi (CPPC: 01081), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the secretary of her village forcefully seized public forests and fields and significantly damaged the environment. On August 29th, 2021, the Beijing police detained her when she went to Beijing to petition. Later, the Liangzihu police department put her under “forced quarantine”. On November 19th, 2021, the police arrested her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She is currently detained in E’zhou No.1 Detention Center.

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87. Yi Wenjun (CPPC: 01085), religious prisoner and artist. The government detained her frequently and sentenced her to 3 years in the past because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On February 13th, 2018, the Chengdu police department detained her and her husband. On June 12th, 2019, Chengdu Wingyang Court sentenced her to 8 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is February 12th, 2026. She is currently serving her sentence in Sichuan Women Prison.

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88. Rahile Dawut (CPPC: 01087), Uyghur anthropologist. She was a renowned anthropologist in her field because of her research on ethnic cultures. On December 12th, 2017, she received an urgent notification for her to go to Beijing for a conference. She disappeared at the airport, which later reported that the government arrested her at that time. In December 2020, Xinjiang authorities sentenced her to prison for the crime of “ethnic separatism”. Her sentence term is unknown. And, her location is suspected to be a prison in Urumqi.

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89. Zou Xingtong (CPPC: 01096), political prisoner. The government persecuted her because she was the vice president of the Hongkong Federation. On June 4th, 2021, the Hongkong police department arrested her because she organized the Tiananmen Square Massacre Memorial in a public park. After a short release on bail. The police arrested her again on September 8th, 2021. On January 4th, 2022, Hongkong Court sentenced her to 22 months in jail for the crime of “inciting others to participate in Tiananmen Square Protest memorial event”. She is currently serving her sentence in Hongkong Prison. https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2022/01/cppc01096.html

90. Zhao Zuoyuan (CPPC: 01097), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the local authority forcefully seized her assets and retaliated against her because of her engagement in public welfare. On November 7th, 2019, the police arrested her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On December 26th, 2021, Yantai Penglai Court sentenced her to 4 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. Her release date is April 5th, 2024. She is currently serving her sentence in Yantai Detention Center.

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91. Mao Mengjing (CPPC: 01100), political prisoner. She was the Hongkong Legislative Committee senator for two terms in the past. She highly opposed the Chinese Communist government to seize power in Hongkong and supported Hongkong autonomy. On February 28th, 2021, the Hongkong police department arrested her for the crime of “conspiring subversion of state power”. In April 2021, the Xijiulong Court denied her request for release on bail. She is currently detained in Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre.

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92. Guo Likun (CPPC: 01101), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government was negligent about her case which she lost all her Mongolian ancestor’s ashes, jade alter, and other burial items. Her husband passed away from an attack by the police. She had also experienced attacks from the government. On September 24th, 2021, the Beijing police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She is currently detained in Beijing Fengtai Detention Center.

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93. He Guilan (CPPC: 01107), political prisoner. On January 6th, 2021, the Hongkong police department arrested her because she reported the Hongkong protests to China, participated in running as the Hongkong representative, opposed the National Security Law in Hongkong, and advocated for Tiananmen Square Protest. After two trials, Hongkong District Court sentenced her to 6 months in jail for the crime of “participating in unapproved assembly” on December 9th, 2021. She is currently serving her sentence in Tai Lam Centre for Women.

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94. Zhang Lixin (CPPC: 01114), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. In December 2019, the police arrested her and her husband because they promoted Falungong in Liaoning. In March 2021, Liaoning Zhangwu Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is December 1st, 2023. On June 9th, 2021, she was diagnosed with a brain hemorrhage in the detention center. However, the police denied her request for medical parole. She is currently serving her sentence in Liaoning Fuxin Detention Center.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2022/03/cppc01114.html

95. Zhou Jinxia (CPPC: 01119), religious prisoner. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house. Later, she became a Christian and dedicated herself to spreading the Gospel to Chinese Communist officials. For years, the police detained her frequently because she was holding signs in front of the State Council of China to spread the Gospel to Xi Jinping and his wife. On February 21st, 2022, after more than 50 attempts of trying. The Dalian police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She is currently detained in Dalian Detention Center.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2022/03/cppc01119.html

96. Yu Jianli (CPPC: 01123), religious prisoner. She began her petition career because her mother who practiced Falungong was tortured in prison for her faith. She exposed the details in articles and published them on aboard media. Later, she declared herself joining the Falungong as well. On August 15th, 2019, the police department arrested her. On September 28th, 2020, Siping Lishu Court sentenced her to 7 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is August 14th, 2026. She has experienced cruel torture in the prison. She is currently serving her sentence in Jilin Women Prison.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2022/03/cppc01123.html

97. Zhang Mengying (CPPC: 01127), human rights defender. She began her petition career when the government discriminated against her civil rights because she was married. Later, she became a representative of the married women who experienced discrimination. On March 14th, 2022, the Shijiazhuang police department detained her for unknown reasons until the present. It was suspected that the reason was that she petitioned the government about gender equality during the National Representative Conference and International Women’s Day. It is suspected that she is currently detained at Shijiazhuang Detention Center.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2022/04/cppc01127.html

98. Xu Minghui (CPPC: 01129), political prisoner. On January 6th, 2021, the Hongkong police department arrested her for the crime of “conspiring subversion of state power” because she was running for the Public Health Service candidate in 2020. After a short release on bail, the police arrested her again because she published sensitive-topic posts on Facebook which the government deemed as endangering the national security and a violation of bail regulation. She is currently detained in Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre and waiting for a hearing.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2022/04/cppc01129.html

99. Tian Qiuyan (CPPC: 01130), political prisoner. After for became a Hongkong citizen, she actively engaged in supporting Hongkong autonomy and opposing the Chinese Communist government’s National Security Law to Hongkong between 2014 to 2019. On April 4th, 2021, the police suddenly arrested her when she returned to the mainland of China for her mother’s 80th birthday celebration. On April 20th, 2021, the Guangxi police department informed her family that she was arrested for unclear reasons. She lost all contact with the outside. It is suspected that she is currently detained in Liuzhou Detention Center.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2022/04/cppc01130.html

100. Lin Chunfen (CPPC: 01133), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house. The government had attacked and detained her in the “dark” jail repeatedly because of her petition seeking. Later, she became a Christian after her marriage in Beijing. On July 27th, 2019, the Hubei police department detained her. Danjiangkou Procuratorate arrested her officially with an arrest warrant. On September 24th, 2020, Danjiangkou Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. Her release date is July 26th, 2023. She is currently serving her sentence in Wuhan Women Prison.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2022/04/cppc01133.html

101. Liu Yan (CPPC: 01143), religious prisoner. She was the English professor at the Chinese No.2 Aviation Academy. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On September 30th, 2021, the Kunming police department detained her and arrested her with an arrest warrant later. In April 2022, Kunming Wuhua Court sentenced her to 3 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. Her release date is March 29th, 2025. She is currently serving her sentence in Kunming Detention Center.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2022/05/cppc01143.html

189 Formerly Imprisoned Women Human Rights Defenders’ Cases

1. Liu Ping (CPPC: 00062), human rights defender. She participated in the New Citizens’ Movement and advocated for citizens’ civil rights and demanded that government officials publish their incomes. On May 7th, 2013, the police detained her. In June 2014, Jiangxi Xinyu Court sentenced her to 6 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “illegal assembly”, “disturbing public order”, and “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on October 26th, 2019.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/03/cppc00062.html

2. Li Huanjun (CPPC: 00091), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house. She also advocated for citizens’ civil rights and demanded that government officials publish their incomes. On July 12th, 2013, the Beijing police department detained her for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb public place order”. She was released on bail and successfully escaped to the United State in 2015.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/04/cppc00091.html

3. Yang Guixiang (CPPC: 00093), human rights defender. She began her petition career because a government-owned electricity company forcefully occupied her and other villagers’ fields. She because a petitioner representative since the conflict occurred in 2013. On December 27th, 2013, Hongjiang Court sentenced her to 1 year in prison for the crime of “false accusation”. She was released on July 15th, 2014.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/04/cppc00093_10.html

4. Wei Qin (CPPC: 00097), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house. She also became one of the first group co-signatories of Charter 08. On September 17th, 2013, Shanghai Zhabei Court secretly opened a hearing on her case secretly and sentenced her to 2 years and 3 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on December 24th, 2014.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/04/cppc00097.html

5. Zhu Yingdi (CPPC: 00100), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government expelled her from her inherited house. She had petitioned her case in Beijing more than 10 times. On August 5th, 2014, Beijing Dongcheng Court sentenced her to 8 months in jail for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released in November 2014.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/04/cppc00100.html

6. Qu Zhenhong (CPPC: 00134), political prisoner and lawyer. The Beijing police department detained her for the crime of “illegal collection of citizen’s information” because she published Pu Zhiqiang’s (another imprisoned political dissident) case information on Weibo. Later, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. She was released on bail on May 18th, 2015.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/06/cppc00134.html

7. Tang Liuye (CPP: 00139), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully seized her land in the village. On August 7th, 2013, the Hangzhou police department summoned her for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb social order” and searched her home. On May 22nd, Hangzhou Xihu Court sentenced her to 8 months in jail for the crime of “obstructing official business”. She was released in July 2014.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/06/cppc00139.html

8. Gao Yu (CPPC: 00145), political prisoner, writer, and independent journalist. On April 24th, 2014, the Beijing police department detained her because she provided classified documents to the media aboard. On April 17th, 2015, Beijing No.3 Intermediate Court sentenced her to 7 years in prison for the crime of “illegally providing state classified information to aboard”. The appellate court changed her sentence to 5 years and put her on probation.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/06/cppc00145.html

9. Chen Wei (CPPC: 00149), political prisoner. She is a political dissident who promotes and organizes memorial events for Tiananmen Square Massacre victims. On May 23rd, 2014, the Zhengzhou police department detained her and her husband. On May 27th, 2014, the police detained her officially for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb public place order”. She was released on bail on September 2nd, 2014.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/07/cppc00149.html

10. Jia Lingmin (CPPC: 00152), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house to complete a “New City Look” project. In February 2012, she actively participated in running for the people’s representative. On May 7th-8th, 2014, the Zhengzhou police department detained her because she engaged in civil rights promotion and educated others with legal knowledge. On November 5th, 2015, Henan Gongyi Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on May 7th, 2018.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/07/cppc00152.html

11. Fang Yan (CPPC: 00158), human rights defender. On May 27th, 2014, the Zhengzhou police department detained her for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb public place order” because she participated in a Tiananmen Square Massacre memorial event. Later, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on September 2nd, 2014.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/07/cppc00158.html

12. Li Yufang (CPPC: 00166), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house in Shanghai. On December 19th, 2013, the Yangpu police department detained her because she had altercations with the police when she petitioned in front of Shanghai City Hall. On July 4th, 2014, Shanghai Yangpu Court sentenced her to 1 year in prison for the crime of “obstructing official business”. She was released on December 18th, 2014.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/08/cppc00166.html

13. Ding Hongfen (CPPC: 00170), human rights defender. The Wuxi police detained her because she exposed the government that forcefully demolished her house and officials’ corruptive behaviors online. The police transferred her to a mandatory “legal knowledge education class”. During her detention, she experienced cruel torture. On November 27th, 2014, Jiangsu Wuxi Court sentenced her to 1 year and 6 months in prison for the crime of “deliberately damaging property”. She was released on June 10th, 2015. http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/08/cppc00170_12.html

14. Huang Jingyi (CPPC: 00180), human rights defender. On April 8th, 2016, Wuhan Intermediate Court sentenced her to 2 years in prison with 1-year of political rights deprivation for the crime of “inciting subversion of state power”. She was released on May 16th, 2016. In February 2018, she mocked Xi Jinping’s changing of the Constitution by participating in a sarcastic game that contained slogans like “backing up the car, cautious!” On March 1st, 2018, the Wuhan police department detained her for 15 days for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on March 26th, 2018.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/08/cppc00180.html

15. Bian Xiaohui (CPPC: 00188), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government sentenced her father who practices Falungong to 12 years in prison and prohibited her and her mother to visit him. She protested in front of the prison with slogans of “I want to see my father”. On April 15th, 2015, the court sentenced her to 3 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. In the prison, she had experienced cruel torture from the corrections officers. She was released on September 11th, 2017.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/09/cppc00188.html

16. Chen Yinghua (CPPC: 00189), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On March 12th, 2014, she accompanied another imprisoned Falungong practitioner’s daughter to protest about her visit rights to her father. The police immediately detained her in front of the Shijiazhuang No.4 Prison. On April 15th, 2015, Hebei Shijiazhuang Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She had experienced cruel torture in the prison. She was released on March 11th, 2018.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/09/cppc00189.html

17. Zhang Mian (CPPC: 00197), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because she is a Christian and she frequently organizes Bible studies in her backyard with other Christians. On April 14th, 2012, the police suddenly detained her and other Christians during a Bible study for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. On April 1st, 2013, Henan Yexian Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on April 17th, 2016.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/10/cppc00197.html

18. Cai Xiaohong (CPPC: 00199), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house in Shanghai. Later, she forced herself to move into the new building that was constructed upon her original house location. The government accused her of moving without their consent. On July 7th, 2014, the Shanghai police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On November 20th, 2014, Shanghai Pudong Court sentenced her to 1 year in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She had experienced cruel torture in the prison. She was released on July 6th, 2015.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/10/cppc00199.html

19. Zhang Shaoqin (CPPC: 00214), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government rejected her request to file a lawsuit for her labor benefit conflict. Later, the government promised some compensation to her, yet had never fulfilled the promise. This directly resulted in her 30-year pension left with only 1,247 Yuan. In March 2014, the Fushun police department detained her because she went to Beijing multiple times to petition her case during the National Representative Conference. On August 1st, 2014, Fushun Xinfu Court sentenced her to 1 year and 6 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released in September 2015.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/12/cppc000214.html

20. Cao Xia (CPPC: 00216), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because she is a Christian and participated in a family church that they deemed as “the callers”. On April 14th, 2012, the police detained her because she and other church members and elders were hosting a Bible study in her backyard. On April 1st, 2013, Henan Yexian Court sentenced her to 3 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on October 18th, 2015.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/12/cppc000216.html

21. Cheng Yulan (CPPC: 00218), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully seized her and other villagers’ land. She became a petition representative for more than 200 village petitioners. Between April to June 2013, she went to Beijing to petition her case. Meanwhile, she also participated in the protest that demanded the government official publish their incomes and a Tiananmen Square memorial event. On December 18th, 2014, Beijing Haidian Court sentenced her to 1 year and 10 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released in May 2015.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/01/cppc000218.html

22. Dong Guofang (CPPC: 00224), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house’s walls and fences and instructed the newspaper to publish an untrue report that falsely accused her and her family in the case. In April 2014, the police department arrested her when she petitioned in Beijing and transferred her back to her hometown. On November 23rd, 2014, Jilin Gongzhuling Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on May 1st, 2017.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/01/cppc000224.html

23. Su Changlan (CPPC: 00227), human rights defender. The government persecuted her because she was involved in the shares of a petitioner’s organization “married women”, which damaged the government’s benefits. On October 27th, 2014, the local police department detained her for the crime of “inciting subversion of state power” because she supported the Hongkong protesters online. On March 31st, 2017, after overtime detention of 2 years and 5 months, Guangdong Foshan Intermediate Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison with 3-year of political power deprivation for the crime of “inciting subversion of state power”. She had experienced cruel torture in the prison. She was released on October 26th, 2017.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/02/cppc000227.html

24. He Juying (CPPC: 00236), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government covered up for the suspect who severely injured her son and sentenced her son instead of the suspect in the case. The government repeatedly detained her in psychiatric hospitals, jails, and labor camps. In November 2014, the Hunan police detained her for the crime of “blackmail” because she went to Beijing to petition her case. Since then, she had lost all contact with the outside. It is suspected that the government has already released her from prison.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/03/cppc000236.html

25. Liu Xiaohua (CPPC: 00237), human rights defender. The government persecuted her because she was a petitioner representative for laid-off laborers. On July 4th, 2014, the Beijing police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On January 22nd, 2015, Beijing Xicheng Court opened a hearing for her case and sentenced her to 10 months in jail for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on May 2nd, 2015.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/03/cppc000237.html

26. Han Ying (CPPC: 00243), human rights defender. On December 29th, 2012, she and other people co-founded a non-profit organization “Smile Public Welfare” which promoted social volunteering. In 2013, she advocated for another political dissident’s daughter’s education rights. On October 1st, 2014, the Beijing police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” because she supported the Hongkong protesters online. She was released on bail on May 29th, 2015.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/04/cppc000243.html

27. Li Dongmei (CPPC: 00244), human rights defender. She began her petition career with her husband in July 2012 because the government forcefully demolished their property. On December 29th, 2012, she co-founded the “Smile Public Welfare”, a non-profit organization, with others and actively engaged in public benefit events, such as fundraising and donation events for Tibetan children. On October 1st, 2014, the Beijing police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” because she supported the Hongkong protesters online. She was released on bail on May 30th, 2015.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/04/cppc000244.html

28. Liu Huizhen (CPPC: 00245), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house. She also actively engaged in other civil rights movements and educated other villagers on legal knowledge of their rights. On September 30th, 2014, the Beijing police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” because she supported the Hongkong protesters. Later, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. She was released on May 30th, 2015.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/04/cppc000245.html

29. An Shaorong (CPPC: 00246), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government officials forcefully seized her family’s field in June 2005. The Guizhou authority retaliated against her because she actively participated in the civil rights movement and petitioned for her case. On June 2nd, 2014, the police suddenly kidnapped her when she went to Beijing to petition her case. Later, the police detained her for the crime of “blackmailing the government”. On March 17th, 2015, Guizhou Shiqian Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “blackmailing the government”. She was released on June 1st, 2017.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/04/cppc000246.html

30. Zhang Miao (CPPC: 00250), political prisoner. She was the former journalist of TIME magazine Germany sub-branch. On October 2nd, 2014, the Beijing police detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” because she reported a poem recitation hosted by the Beijing Songzhuang Art Committee in support of Hongkong protesters. Her detention exceeded the legally allowed detention time. She was released on June 9th, 2015.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/05/cppc000250.html

31. Wang Jing (CPPC: 00261), political prisoner and journalist. The government persecuted her because she assisted civil rights advocacy for other mistreated groups and reported the news about civil rights petitioners spreading flyers and committing self-immolation. In December 2014, the police detained and later arrested her with an arrest warrant. In 2016, Jilin Chuanying Court sentenced her 4 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and “disturbing social order”. She was released on September 15th, 2019. She had experienced cruel torture in the prison and was diagnosed with brain cancer.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/06/cppc000261.html

32. Wang Yu (CPPC: 00273), political prisoner. The government persecuted her because she assisted the civil rights petitioners with legal assistance as a human rights lawyer. On July 9th, 2015, the Tianjin police department secretly detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On January 8th, 2016, the police department officially arrested her with an arrest warrant for the crime of “subversion of state power”. She was released on bail on August 1st, 2016. She had experienced cruel torture which directly resulted in her temporary loss of consciousness in the prison. The police also coerced her to sign a guilty plea by threatening her with her husband and son’s safety. The government put her family under house arrest for a long period even after her release.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/08/cppc00273.html

33. Huang Qian (CPPC: 00286), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. The local authority sentenced her to 3 years in a labor camp and 4 years in prison between 2000 to 2011. She had experienced cruel torture in prison. On February 3rd, 2015, the police detained her again because of her speech. On December 30th, 2016, Guangzhou Haizhu Court sentenced her to 5 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on February 3rd, 2020.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/09/cppc00286.html

34. Zhao Wei (CPPC: 00288), political prisoner. On July 10th, 2015, the Beijing police department took her into custody because she was a legal assistant who aided other human rights lawyers to help civil rights petitioners. Later the Tianjin Hexi police department secretly detained her for the crime of “inciting subversion of state power”. On January 8th. 2016, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. She was released on bail on July 7th, 2016.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/09/cppc00288.html

35. Gao Yue (CPPC: 00290), political prisoner. On July 20th, 2015, the Tianjin police department put her under house arrest for the crime of “inciting subversion of state power” because she was a legal assistant who aided other human rights lawyers assisting civil rights petitioners. Later, on January 8th. 2016, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant for the crime of “aided to destroy evidence”. She was released on bail on April 29th, 2016.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/10/cppc00290.html

36. Li Shuyun (CPPC: 00295), political prisoner. On July 10th, 2015, the Tianjin police department summoned and put her under house arrest because she was a legal assistant who aided other human rights lawyers assisting civil rights petitioners. On January 8th, 2016, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant for the crime of “inciting subversion of state power”. She was released on bail on April 8th, 2016.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/10/cppc00295.html

37. Liu Aiying (CPPC: 00301), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because she was one of the core members of a Christian church. She actively spread over 800 Gospel flyers to promote Christianity. In July 2012, the police detained her for the crime of “organizing and using a cult to undermine law implementation”. In August 2012, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. In July 2013, Hohhot Yuqian Court sentenced her to 8 years in prison for the crime of “organizing and using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on July 4th, 2020.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/11/cppc00301.html

38. Wang Fang (CPPC: 00306), human rights defender and the founder of China Human Rights Watch. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house. She also actively participated in memorial events for Lin Zhao and advocated for other petitioners, political prisoners, and religious prisoners. On July 19th, 2017, Hubei Wuhan Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on June 11th, 2018.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/12/cppc00306.html

39. Meng Haixia (CPPC: 00307), human rights defender. She began her petition career because someone scammed her father about his long-term rented fish farm and the local authority instructed gangsters to attack and demolish their fish farm. On February 5th, 2016, Jiangsu Rugao Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “obstructing official business” and “polluting the environment”. She had experienced cruel torture in prison. She was released on December 14th, 2017.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/12/cppc00307.html

40. Ren Haiying (CPPC: 00308), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On February 17th, 2014, Henan Qinyang Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. The police officers repeatedly threatened her in the detention center. The court also threatened her defense attorney because he mentioned words contained “Falungong” and provided her with legal assistance. She was released on July 25th, 2017.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/12/cppc00308.html

41. Zhu Guiqin (CPPC: 00309), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government unjustly sentenced her brother, who was seeking governmental-funded social welfare to support their family, into a labor camp. The government put 5 of their 6 siblings into labor camps. Her two sisters passed away and 1 younger brother became psychotic from the persecution. On March 6th, 2015, the Liaoning police detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” when she went to Beijing to petition her case. On October 22nd, 2015, Fushun Shuncheng Court sentenced her to 1 year and 6 months in prison for the same criminal charge. She was released from prison on September 6th, 2016. However, the government put her on an additional 6-month house arrest.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/12/cppc00309.html

42. Shun Yuqing (CPPC: 00312), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house and murdered her husband in this process. On February 16th, 2015, the Shanghai police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. Later, the Shanghai procuratorate officially arrested her with an arrest warrant. On October 30th, 2015, Shanghai Jingan Court sentenced her to 1 year and 6 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on August 15th, 2016.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/12/cppc00312.html

43. Kong LingZhen (CPPC: 00314), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government unjustly evaluated her injured disability level that resulted from a hospital medical malpractice from level 3 (more severe) to level 6 (less severe). On February 15th, 2015, the Shanghai police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On November 10th, 2015, Shanghai Huangpu Court sentenced her to 1 year and 10 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on December 14th, 2016.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/12/cppc00314.html

44. Wang Yongfeng (CPPC: 00315), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her houses and scammed her with a dishonored contract which resulted in seizing her compensation on the two demolished houses. In October 2015, the Shanghai police department detained her because she protested by holding a banner with the words “Begging Xi Jinping to pay attention to human rights”. On March 25th, 2016, Putuo Court sentenced her to 7 months in jail for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on April 23rd, 2016.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/12/cppc00315.html

45. Zhang Shuzhi (CPPC: 00321), human rights defender. The government retaliated against her because she reported her workplace supervisor’s abuse of power and other corruptive behaviors. Her supervisor and other governmental officials instructed local gangs to attack her multiple times. On January 28th, 2016, Heilongjiang Suihua Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on medical parole on June 28th, 2017, because of her diagnosis of liver cancer and thyroid cancer.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/01/cppc00321.html

46. Xiao Jianfang (CPPC: 00322), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house. On August 14th, 2015, the Chongqing police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” because of her advocacy and petition activism. Later, Yubei Court sentenced her to 2 years and 4 months without opening to the public. She was released on December 13th, 2017. However, the government overtime detained her for more than 850 days.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/01/cppc00322.html

47. Xiong Hongwei (CPPC: 00328), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. In June 2014, the Chongqing police department detained her. Later, in May 2015, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. After a short release on bail, the police took her back into custody. On May 18th, 2015, Chongqing Wulong Court sentenced her to 7 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on June 18th, 2021.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/02/cppc00328.html

48. Gong Baomei (CPPC: 00330), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. In October 2014, the Anhui police department detained her for the crime of “cult participation”. Soon, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant after a month. On May 18th, 2015, Bengbu Lingbi Court sentenced her to 7 years in prison for the crime of “organizing and using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on October 9th, 2021.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/02/cppc00330.html

49. Zhang Yunze (CPPC: 00336), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On May 18th, 2015, Anhui Lingbi Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “organizing and using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on August 26th, 2017.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/02/cppc00336.html

50. Li Cuifang (CPPC: 00342), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On September 25th, 2014, Gansu Tianshui Court sentenced her to 4 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She had experienced cruel torture in prison. She was released on May 27th, 2018.

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51. Xiao Yanhong (CPPC: 00345), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On September 25th, 2014, Gansu Tianshui Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She had experienced cruel torture in prison. She was released on December 27th, 2017.

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52. Tang Qiong (CPPC: 00349), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On September 25th, 2014, Gansu Tianshui Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She had experienced cruel torture in the prison which resulted in her attempts of committing suicide. She was released on December 27th, 2017.

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53. Wang Su’e (CPPC: 00355), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government covered up for the suspect who robbed her son and sentenced her son to 8 years in prison for the crime of “robbery” instead of the suspect. Later, the local police detained her multiple time because she participated in family church events frequently. On December 14th, 2015, the Beijing police took her into custody because she was at another imprisoned human rights lawyer’s trial to observe. She was released on bail on January 20th, 2016.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/04/cppc00355.html

54. Jin Xiaoliu (CPPC: 00359), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On September 28th, 2015, Henan Jiaozuo Court sentenced her to 3 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She had experienced cruel torture in the prison which resulted in her severely damaged health. She was released on October 7th, 2017.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/04/cppc00359.html

55. Li Taizhi (CPPC: 00360), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On September 28th, 2015, Henan Jiaozuo Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on April 7th, 2017.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/04/cppc00360.html

56. Yang Jianying (CPPC: 00361), human rights defender. The government persecuted her because she actively participated in civil rights petitions. In 2015, the Tianjin police detained her for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb public place order”. In 2017, Tianjin Nankai Court sentenced her to 2 years on probation for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. When she was in the detention center, the police officers had locked her in a dog cage for more than 20 hours. In addition, there was no warm water to use in the jail for 3 months.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/04/cppc00361.html

57. Wang Sumei (CPPC: 00367), human rights defender. She began her petition career because her daughter had experienced bullying in school and the school administrators refused to take any action which led to her daughter’s schizophrenic symptoms. The government also directed a “car accident” to disable her husband who also petitioned the government about their case. On February 25th, 2016, Anhui Chaohu Court sentenced her to 1 year and 9 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on August 2nd, 2017.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/05/cppc00367.html

58. Su Yuxiang (CPPC: 00372), human rights defender. The government retaliated against her because she and her husband reported the vice secretary of Liaoyang County Taxation Department’s corruptive behaviors and other criminal actions. On September 10th, 2015, Liaoning Liaoyang Court sentenced her to 2 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on February 3rd, 2018.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/05/cppc00372.html

59. Dolma Tso (CPPC: 00381), Tibetan human rights defender. On December 3rd, 2013, the local authority detained her for the crime of “intentional homicide” because she and other villagers transported a self-immolated Tibetan villager’s corpse into a car. On November 3rd, 2014, Aba Tibetan Autonomous Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison with 3-year of political rights deprivation for the crime of “intentional homicide”. She was released in December 2016.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/05/cppc00381.html

60. Han Li (CPPC: 00382), human rights defender. She began her petition career because someone impersonated her and replaced the No.1 ranking position in a professional test and the working position that she deserved. She immediately reported the fraud to the government. Yet, on June 13th, 2014, the Xingtang police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. After a release on bail, the police arrested her again on November 30th, 2015. On February 5th, 2016, Hebei Shijiazhuang Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on June 12th, 2017.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/06/cppc00382.html

61. Shi Yunxiang (CPPC: 00383), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the local government scammed her 200,000 Yuan under the name of “investment” and the local court refused to accept her lawsuit request. She persisted to petition to city government. On August 25th, 2014, Liaoning Benxi Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on August 25th, 2017.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/06/cppc00383.html

62. Lü Guirong (CPPC: 00385), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house and seriously injured her husband during the altercation. On December 30th, 2015, Qinhuangdao Qinglong Court sentenced her to 2 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on October 20th, 2017.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/06/cppc00385.html

63. Yang Dongying (CPPC: 00386), human rights defender. She began her petition career because she was unable to build her house due to governmental delay and inefficiency to process documents. In addition, the local police showed extreme leniency to the person who injured her son in school. After multiple times petitioning in Beijing, on October 20th, 2015, Zhejiang Shaoxing Court sentenced her to 1 year and 6 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on September 5th, 2016.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/06/cppc00386.html

64. Wang Jindi (CPPC: 00390), human rights defender. She began her petition because the government forcefully demolished her daughter’s house. On August 27th, 2015, she protested in front of the French Embassy in China by lighting fireworks, spreading flyers, and shouting slogans. The local police immediately arrested and later detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On July 15th, 2016, Jiangsu Wuxi Court sentenced her to 1 year and 6 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on December 7th, 2016.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/06/cppc00390.html

65. Zhou Yanqiong (CPPC: 00392), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house. On July 1st, 2015, the local police detained her because she went to Beijing to petition about Sichuan Shuangliu County’s Party Secretary’s promotion violation. On July 5th, 2015, the police detained her for the crime of “obstructing official business”. On May 31st, 2016, Sichuan Shuangliu Court sentenced her to 2 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb public place order”. She was released on January 4th, 2018.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/07/cppc00392.html

66. Li Min (CPPC: 00393), human rights defender. The government retaliated against her by instructing gangs to seriously injure her husband because she reported about Sichuan Shuangliu County’s Party Secretary’s promotion violation. On July 1st, 2015, she went to Beijing to petition about the Sichuan Shuangliu County’s Party Secretary’s abuse of power. Thus, the police detained her at Shuangliu County Detention Center. On July 19th, 2015, the police detained her for the crime of “obstructing official business”. On May 31st, 2016, the court sentenced her to 2 years and 2 months in prison for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb public place order”. She had experienced cruel torture in prison. She was released on August 21st, 2017.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/07/cppc00393.html

67. Shen Peilan (CPPC: 00394), human rights defender. The government retaliated against her because she committed to long-term reporting and exposing Shanghai government officials’ corruptive behaviors. The government frequently put her under house arrest, physical attacks, and detention. On February 22nd, 2016, the local police detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” because she intended to go to Beijing to petition her case. On July 8th, 2016, Shanghai Minhang Court sentenced her to 1 year and 6 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She had experienced cruel torture in prison. She was released on August 21st, 2018.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/07/cppc00394.html

68. Li Tingyu (CPPC: 00401), political prisoner and online civil rights advocacy website manager. Since 2013, she and her boyfriend co-managed a blog website (wickedonna.blogspot.com) and a Twitter account (@wickedonnaa), which aimed to collect and organize all group-sized social events that happened in China every day. On June 15th, 2016, the Yunnan police department suddenly took her into custody and detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” the next day. On August 3rd, 2017, she was released on bail.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/08/cppc00401.html

69. Wu Ping (CPPC: 00402), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government legally seized her land. The government had detained her multiple times because of her petition seeking actions. On July 23rd. 2015, the Sichuan police department detained her for the crime of “obstructing official business”. On August 25th, 2015, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. On May 31st, 2016, Sichuan Chengdu Court sentenced her to 2 years and 2 months in prison for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb public place order”. She was released on September 22nd, 2017.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/08/cppc00402.html

70. Chen Guoqiong (CPPC: 00403), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully seized her land. Later, the police escorted her back to her hometown because she went to Beijing to petition about Sichuan Shuangliu County’s Party Secretary’s promotion violation and other corruptive actions. On July 5th, 2015, the Shuangliu police detained her for the crime of “obstructing official business”. On May 31st, 2016, Sichuan Shuangliu Court sentenced her to 2 years and 2 months in prison for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb public place order”. She was released on September 4th, 2017.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/08/cppc00403.html

71. Yan Wei (CPPC: 00404), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully seized her land. Later, the police escorted her back to her hometown on July 1st, 2015, because she went to Beijing to petition about Sichuan Shuangliu County’s Party Secretary’s promotion violation and other corruptive actions. On July 5th, 2015, the Shuangliu police detained her for the crime of “obstructing official business”. On May 31st, 2016, Sichuan Shuangliu Court sentenced her to 2 years and 2 months in prison for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb public place order”. She was released on September 4th, 2017.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/08/cppc00404.html

72. Yu Shuhua (CPPC: 00405), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully seized her land. Later, the police escorted her back to her hometown on July 1st, 2015, because she went to Beijing to petition about Sichuan Shuangliu County’s Party Secretary’s promotion violation and other corruptive actions. On July 5th, 2015, the Shuangliu police detained her for the crime of “obstructing official business”. On May 31st, 2016, Sichuan Shuangliu Court sentenced her to 2 years and 2 months in prison for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb public place order”. She was released on September 4th, 2017.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/08/cppc00405.html

73. Liu Qiuxiang (CPPC: 00406), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house and detained her in “dark” jails when she petitioned about her case in Beijing. On June 3rd, 2015, the police escorted her back to her hometown because she petitioned in Beijing. On June 5th, 2015, the Hubei police department detained her for the crime of “deliberately damaging property”. On April 18th, 2016, Hubei Huangshi Intermediate Court sentenced her to 2 years and 2 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on August 4th, 2017.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/08/cppc00406.html

74. Zhang Wanhe (CPPC: 00411), human rights defender. The government persecuted her because she actively participated in civil rights and pro-democratic movements. This directly led to her frequent homelessness condition. On June 12th, 2015, the Shandong police department detained her because she was observing and standing by at a corruption-related court trial. On June 15th, 2015, the police detained her for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb social order”. On December 29th, 2016, Shandong Weifang Court sentenced her to 1 year and 8 months in prison for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb social order” and released her on the same day.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/09/cppc00411.html

75. Yao Jianqing (CPPC: 00412), human rights defender. She began her petition career because of an unresolved medical conflict with the hospital. On June 15th, 2015, the Shandong police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” because she was observing and standing by at a corruption-related court trial. After a month, she was released from the detention center. On July 17th, 2015, the police took her back into custody because she exposed the police officers who tortured her in the prison to the public. By the end of 2016, Shandong Dongying Court sentenced her to 2 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on June 4th, 2017.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/09/cppc00412.html

76. Zhao Lirong (CPPC: 00420), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully seized her land. On March 6th, 2016, the Pingquan police department detained and arrested her with an arrest warrant for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” because she went to Beijing to petition her case. On June 29th, 2016, Hebei Pingquan Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on March 5th, 2020.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/10/cppc00420.html

77. Xu Hong (CPPC: 00422), human rights defender. The Zibo police department abused the law and detained her for the crime of “selling illegal substances” because she repeatedly petitioned the government about her case. She had experienced forceful escort, sexual harassment, and detention by the government. On September 15th, 2015, the police detained her again because she petitioned the Governor of Shandong and other government officials by mail and demanded justice for her case. On March 1st, 2016, Shandong Linzi Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and “endangering national security”. She was released on September 14th, 2019.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/10/cppc00422.html

78. Xu Xueling (CPPC: 00423), human rights defender. She began her petition career because her sister was disabled from a physical attack and the government covered up for the suspect who injured her sister. Because of her petition, the government detained her in a psychiatric hospital and physically assaulted her. In May 2015, the Xintai police department detained her again for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. Later, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. In April 2016, Shandong Xintai Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released in May 2019.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/10/cppc00423.html

79. Han Ying (CPPC: 00426), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On July 11th, 2003, the Liaoning police department kidnapped her to the “re-education” camp for Falungong practitioners. On November 9th, 2015, the Tiexi police department detained her again. On April 21st, 2016, Shenyang Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison with a 5,000-Yuan fine for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on January 8th, 2019.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/10/cppc00426.html

80. Wang Taomei (CPPC: 00430), human rights defender. She began her petition career because her husband died in a mysterious car accident and the government refused to file her case in the police system. The government also misled her to sign an unequal contract with them. After multiple attempts of her petitioning, the police detained her on March 17th, 2015, for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On December 30th, 2015, Henan Hebi Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on March 16th, 2018.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/11/cppc00430.html

81. Luo Zhishu (CPPC: 00431), human rights defender. She began her petition career because she filed a surgical failure complaint that damaged her body significantly. However, the hospital and the government offices refused to resolve the issue. On May 15th, 2015, the Beijing police department detained her because she petitioned her case in Beijing. Later, she was released on bail On August 31st, the Beijing police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” when she petitioned again in Beijing. On June 15th, 2016, Yunnan Yongren Court sentenced her to 4 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on January 30th, 2020.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/11/cppc00431.html

82. Zhou Fenxiang (CPPC: 00432), human rights defender. She began her petition career since the local authority discriminated against her property rights because she was married. On August 18th, 2015, she assisted her brother and sister-in-law to petition the Beijing government because the local authority also forcefully demolished her brother’s house and seriously injured him. On September 7th, 2015, the police detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On December 31st, 2016, Xingtai Shahe Court sentenced her to 2 years in prison for the crime of “deliberately damaging property”. She was released on September 6th, 2017.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/11/cppc00432.html

83. Zhao Liuzhi (CPPC: 00433), human rights defender. The government persecuted her because she went to Beijing to petition against an administrator of an electrical engineering company in Henan who committed serious corruptive actions and abuse of power. On April 10th, 2015, the Zhongmou police department detained her for the crime of “blackmailing the government for property compensation”. On July 12th, 2016, Henan Zhongmou Court sentenced her to 3 years and 1 month in prison for the crime of “blackmail”. On September 7th, 2016, the appellate court sent the case back to the district court for re-evaluation. She was released on May 9th, 2018.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/11/cppc00433.html

84. Wang Lifang (CPPC: 00437), human rights defender. The government persecuted her because she and her husband participated in a village election which conflicted with other officials’ benefits. In 2012, the officials instructed gangs to attack them multiple times. The local police department also refused to resolve the matters. In one altercation with the government, the police detained her entire family because someone died during the physical fighting. Later, the police arrested her for the crime of “intentional homicide”. On September 13th, 2013, Tianjin Intermediate Court sentenced her to 12 years in prison for the crime of “intentional homicide”. The appellate court changed her sentence to 9 years in prison. She was released on May 11th, 2021.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/12/cppc00437.html

85. Wang Fuling (CPPC: 00438), human rights defender. The government persecuted her because she participated in a village election which conflicted with other officials’ benefits. In 2012, the officials instructed gangs to attack them multiple times. The local police department also refused to resolve the matters. On May 12th, 2012, the Tianjin police department detained her for the crime of “crowd fighting”. Later, the police arrested her for the crime of “intentional homicide”. On September 13th, 2013, Tianjin Intermediate Court sentenced her to 7 years in prison for the crime of “intentional homicide”. She was released on May 11th, 2019.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/12/cppc00438.html

86. Song Guixiang (CPPC: 00448), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. In the past, the government kidnapped her 3 times, put her in labor camps 2 times, and sentenced her to prison once. She had experienced cruel torture in prison. On April 11th, 2016, the police detained her and arrested her with an arrest warrant later. On August 3rd, 2016, Liaoning Dandong Court sentenced her to 3 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on October 10th, 2019.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/12/cppc00448.html

87. Wu Fang (CPPC: 00452), human rights defender. The police detained her for the crime of “gathering crowd to disturb social order” because she participated in the Wukan Protest to petition against the government forcefully seizing and selling villagers’ land. On December 26th, 2016, Haifeng Court sentenced her to 5 years in prison for the crime of “illegal assembly, protest, and demonstration”. She became critically ill and even the prison sent her to emergency medical parole once. She was released on September 12th, 2021.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/01/cppc00452.html

88. Chen Suzhuan (CPPC: 00456), human rights defender. She was the administrator of the women's department for her village. The police detained her for the crime of “gathering crowd to disturb social order” because she participated in the Wukan Protest to petition against the government forcefully seizing and selling villagers’ land. In September 2016, the Haifeng police department detained her. On December 26th, 2016, Haifeng Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “illegal assembly, protest, and demonstration”. She was released in September 2019.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/01/cppc00456.html

89. Ma Huichao (CPPC: 00458), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because she is a Christian and refused to participate in the government-affiliated “church”. On September 1st, 2016, the police detained her for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb social order” when she was in a Bible study with other Christians. In December 2016, Xinjiang Huocheng Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb social order”. She was released on August 31st, 2019.

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90. Liang Shaolin (CPPC: 00460), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. The Guangdong police department detained and put her to labor camps or “re-education” classes multiple times because she advocated for other imprisoned Falungong practitioners. She had experienced cruel torture in prison. On September 24th, 2009, the police detained her again because of her persistence in promoting Falungong. In May 2010, Guangdong Maoming Court sentenced her to 9 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released in September 2018.

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91. Wang Jingzhe (CPPC: 00461), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. She also criticized the former chairman, Jiang Zemin, who was notorious for persecuting the Falungong practitioners. On October 22nd, 2015, the Shenyang police department detained her. She had experienced cruel torture in the detention center, such as long-term handcuffing. On June 16th, 2016, Shenyang Heping Court sentenced her to 6 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on October 21st, 2021.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/01/cppc00461.html

92. Zhang Xiaoyu (CPPC: 00466), human rights defender. She began her petition career because her mining business suffered a loss. On July 17th, 2014, the police forcefully escorted her back to her hometown when she went to Beijing to petition about her case. On the way back, an altercation occurred, and the police accused her husband stabbed a police officer with a fruit knife. The police detained both her and her husband for the crime of “intentional homicide” and severely injured her which resulted in her permanent blindness. On December 12th, 2016, Henan Wuzhi Court sentenced her to 3 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on February 28th, 2019. The government already executed death sentencing to her husband.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/01/cppc00466.html

93. Zhang Suhua (CPPC: 00468), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On September 2nd, 2014, the Jilin police detained her for the crime of “cult participation” and searched her house. On September 10th, 2014, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. In June 2016, Jilin Tonghua Court sentenced her to 7 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on September 1st, 2021.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/01/cppc00468.html

94. Ding Meifang (CPPC: 00471), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the landlord of her convenience store privately empty her store and the police refused to resolve her complaint and physically attacked her in the altercation. On November 8th, 2010, the police arrested her because she protested on a chimney in Beijing. Later, Hefei Yaohai Court sentenced her to 1 year and 6 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. After her release, the police detained her again for the crime of “disruptive petition” when she persist to petition in Beijing. On January 6th, 2017, Hefei Yaohai Court sentenced her to 2 years in prison. She was released in February 2018.

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95. Zhu Yaxian (CPPC: 00476), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. In the past, the government had tortured her in the detention center and put her into labor camps twice (in a total of 2.5 years). On September 2nd, 2014, the Tonghua police department detained and arrested her with an arrest warrant. In June 2016, Jilin Tonghua Court sentenced her to 5 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on September 1st, 2019.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/02/cppc00476.html

96. Xu Shuyu (CPPC: 00478), human rights defender. She began her petition career because her husband forced her into prostitution and sold their daughter to human traffickers. Yet, the court processed her lawsuit with high leniency and the police refused to resolve her daughter’s sexually abused case. The government had detained her multiple times because of her persistent petitioning. On December 18th, 2015, the Huoqiu police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” because she went to petition the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. On May 13th, 2016, Liu’an Huoqiu Court sentenced her to 2 years and 4 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on April 17th, 2018.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/02/cppc00478.html

97. Zhao Fengran (CPPC: 00480), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. She also printed Falungong-related flyers, pictures, and CDs to promote to others. On September 18th, 2014, the police detained her for the crime of “cult participation” and arrested her with an arrest warrant on October 25th, 2014. In August 2016, Fuzhou Gulou Court sentenced her to 5 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on September 16th, 2019.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/02/cppc00480.html

98. Zhang Xiuhong (CPPC: 00482), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because she was a core member and accountant of Live Stone Church in Guiyang and refused to join the government-affiliated “Church”. On July 29th, 2015, the Guiyang police department detained her for the crime of “illegal business”. At the beginning of August 2017, Guiyang Intermediate Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison with 5 years on probation for the crime of “illegal business”. She was released on August 7th, 2017.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/02/cppc00482.html

99. Feng Jinhua (CPPC: 00486), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. The Qingdao police had detained her multiple times in Jiaonan Detention Center. On March 27th, 2012, the police detained her again for the crime of “cult participation” and sent her to a mandatory “re-education” class. In May 2013, Qingdao Jiaonan Court sentenced her to 7 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She had experienced cruel torture in prison. She was released on March 26th, 2019.

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100. Zhao Chunxia (CPPC: 00490), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because she was the accountant of Christ Sunshine Church in Liaoyang. On May 14th, 2016, the Liaoyang police department detained her and arrested her with an arrest warrant on June 8th, 2016. On February 22nd, 2017, Liaoning Liaoyang Court sentenced her to 5 years in prison for the crime of “illegal business”. She was released on May 13th, 2021.

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101. Li Yuan (CPPC: 00491), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because she was the core member of Christ Sunshine Church in Liaoyang. On May 14th, 2016, the Liaoyang police department detained her and arrested her with an arrest warrant on June 8th, 2016. On February 22nd, 2017, Liaoning Liaoyang Court sentenced her to 5 years in prison with a 70,000-Yuan fine for the crime of “illegal business”. She was released on May 13th, 2021.

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102. Shi Jinyan (CPPC: 00492), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because she was the core member of Christ Sunshine Church in Liaoyang. On May 14th, 2016, the Liaoyang police department detained her and arrested her with an arrest warrant on June 8th, 2016. On February 22nd, 2017, Liaoning Liaoyang Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “illegal business”. She was released on May 13th, 2019.

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103. Ma Shuxi (CPPC: 00494), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house and land. The government detained her multiple times and tortured her in the detention center because of her persistent petitioning. On April 21st, 2016, the Weihai police department detained and later arrested her with an arrest warrant. On March 1st, 2017, Weihai Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and “obstructing official business”. She was released on November 10th, 2019.

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104. Chen E (CPPC: 00503), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house. She actively participated in other civil rights activities. On April 18th, 2015, the police detained her because she participated in a memorial protest for a deceased human rights defender, Ms. Cao Shunli. On May 25th, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. On July 28th, 2016, Tianjin Intermediate Court sentenced her to 2 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on April 17th, 2017.

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105. Lin Xiuli (CPPC: 00507), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the local court indicated extreme favoritism in court decisions toward her husband who domestically abused and disabled her. The government detained and tortured her in the detention center and psychiatric hospital multiple times because of her persistent petitioning. On August 20th, 2015, the Qingdao police department detained her again because she participated in a group petitioning event. On April 7th, 2017, the court sentenced her to 3 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “disturbing social order”. She was released on February 19th, 2019.

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106. Tian Xiangui (CPPC: 00509), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion in Falungong. On March 21st, 2015, the Jiangxi police department detained her. On June 13th, 2016, Jiangxi Wuning Court sentenced her to 7 years in prison for the crime of “organizing and using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on March 20th, 2022.

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107. Tang Daofang (CPPC: 00510), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion in Falungong. On March 21st, 2015, the Jiangxi police department detained her. On June 13th, 2016, Jiangxi Wuning Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “organizing and using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She had experienced life-threatening symptoms when she was in prison. She was released on March 20th, 2019.

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108. Hu Chuanju (CPPC: 00512), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion in Falungong. On March 21st, 2015, the Jiangxi police department detained her. On June 13th, 2016, Jiangxi Wuning Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “organizing and using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on March 20th, 2019.

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109. Yang Zhaocun (CPPC: 00517), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because she was a missionary for Christian Live Church in Xinjiang. On March 5th, 2016, the Changji police department detained her for the crime of “disturbing social order”. On April 11th, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant and deemed her as the head of the criminals of this case. On April 18th, 2017, Xinjiang Changji Court sentenced her to 5 years in prison for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb social order”. She was released on March 4th, 2021.

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110. Wang Shurong (CPPC: 00519), human rights defender. The government detained and attacked her in February 2016 because she went to Beijing to petition about her case. On March 23rd, 2016, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. On April 27th, 2017, Sichuan Ya’an Court sentenced her to 6 years in prison for the crime of “endangering public security” and “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on February 17th, 2022.

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111. Cheng Yajie (CPPC: 00520), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because she was a core member of the Christian Live Church in Xinjiang. On March 5th, 2016, the Changji police department detained her for the crime of “disturbing social order”. On April 11th, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. On April 18th, 2017, Xinjiang Changji Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb social order”. She was released on March 4th, 2020.

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112. Zheng Lan (CPPC: 00521), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because she was a member of the Christian Live Church in Xinjiang. On March 5th, 2016, the Changji police department detained her for the crime of “disturbing social order”. On April 11th, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. On April 18th, 2017, Xinjiang Changji Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb social order”. She was released on March 4th, 2019.

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113. Liu Yan (CPPC: 00522), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because she was a member of the Christian Live Church in Xinjiang. On March 5th, 2016, the Changji police department detained her for the crime of “disturbing social order”. On April 11th, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. On April 18th, 2017, Xinjiang Changji Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb social order”. She was released on March 4th, 2019.

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114. Zhao Hongyan (CPPC: 00526), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her contracted land. On December 7th, 2015, the Hefei police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On December 12th, 2016, Anhui Hefei Court sentenced her to 2 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on September 10th, 2017.

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115. Qian Xiangmei (CPPC: 00527), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the Guangxi government neglected its duty on looking for the suspect who murdered her husband. On September 19th, 2015, the Congyang police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. After a short release on bail, the police detained her again on September 10th, 2016. On April 24th, 2017, Anhui Congyang Court sentenced her to 1 year and 9 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on May 12th, 2018.

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116. Shi Yuhong (CPPC: 00528), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government provided her husband with extremely low compensation and benefits for his disability resulting from mining labor injury. On September 1st, 2015, the Hebi police department detained her because she went to Beijing to petition. On June 12th, 2016, Hebi Shancheng Court sentenced her to 3 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on February 28th, 2019.

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117. Shun Lixiu (CPPC: 00529), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her business-contracted house. The government illegally detained her multiple times. On September 13th, 2015, the Lianyungang police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On May 25th, 2017, Lianyungang Haizhou Court sentenced her to 2 years 6 months for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on January 30th, 2018.

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118. Chen Mingyan (CPPC: 00545), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the court showed favoritism in her child custody case. On December 21st, 2015, the police detained her for the crime of “cult participation” because she re-posted Falungong-related pictures in WeChat group chats. After a release on bail, the police took her into custody on May 16th, 2017. On June 1st, 2017, the Ya’an Yucheng Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She had experienced cruel torture in prison. She was released on April 11th, 2020.

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119. Ding Yajun (CPPC: 00556), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house. The government had sentenced and put her to labor camps previously due to her persistent petitioning. On June 12th, 2017, the Beijing police department detained her because she participated in a Tiananmen Square memorial event. After a short release on bail, the Heilongjiang police department detained her again on July 12th, 2017. On September 8th, 2017, Heilongjiang Hegang Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released in June 2020.

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120. Lin Meifang (CPPC: 00557), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On April 13th, 2015, the Fuzhou police department detained her. On April 29th, 2015, the police arrested her for the crime of “cult participation”. On July 15th, 2016, Fuzhou Gulou Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “organizing and using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She insisted on not pleading guilty in the detention center. She was released on April 12th, 2019.

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121. Zhang Shuilian (CPPC: 00558), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On April 13th, 2015, the Fuzhou police department detained her. On April 29th, 2015, the police arrested her for the crime of “cult participation”. On July 15th, 2016, Fuzhou Gulou Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “organizing and using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on April 12th, 2018.

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122. Wang Xiaoqun (CPPC: 00560), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. In the past, the government sentenced her to 7 years and tortured her in prison. On August 11th, 2015, the Changde police department detained her for the crime of “cult participation”. In July 2016, Changde Wuling Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “organizing and using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on August 10th, 2019.

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123. Shi Yuhua (CPPC: 00563), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. In the past, the government put her in labor camps and tortured her there. On August 11th, 2015, the Changde police department detained her for the crime of “cult participation”. On July 20th, 2016, Changde Wuling Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “organizing and using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on August 10th, 2019.

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124. Yi Hong (CPPC: 00564), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. In the past, the government sentenced her to 8 years in prison, and 1 year in a labor camp, and tortured her in prison. On August 11th, 2015, the Changde police department detained her for the crime of “cult participation”. In July 2016, Changde Wuling Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “organizing and using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on August 10th, 2019.

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125. Ren Lin (CPPC: 00569), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government neglected her husband’s request for compensation and benefits for his illness from the mining labor work. On August 10th, 2015, the Shuozhou police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” because she went to Beijing to petition about her case. On May 17th, 2016, Shanxi Shuozhou Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on August 9th, 2018.

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126. Wan Taijiu (CPPC: 00571), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On April 12th, 2015, the Wuhan police department detained her for the crime of “cult participation”. On April 25th, 2016, Wuhan Hanyang Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She had experienced cruel tortures in prison. She was released on April 11th, 2019.

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127. Li Huimin (CPPC: 00579), human rights defender. She began her petition career because someone deliberately damaged her land and the government retaliated against her when she went to Beijing to petition the case. On July 11th, 2016, the Gu’an police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and “failure to reach an agreement with the developer and local officials of the demolition on time”. On September 8th, 2017, Gu’an Court sentenced her to 1 year and 5 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on December 10th, 2017.

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128. Zhang Shifeng (CPPC: 00580), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On November 4th, 2015, the Suining police department detained her for the crime of “cult participation” and searched her house. Later, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. On April 28th, 2016, Sichuan Suining Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on November 3rd, 2019.

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129. Wang Yafen (CPPC: 00585), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her faith and promotion of “Almighty God”. She was also the administrator of her local church. In May 2013, the Yulin police department detained her for the crime of “cult participation”. In 2014, Shaanxi Yulin Court sentenced her to 4 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released in November 2017.

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130. Hu Jinqiong (CPPC: 00589), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house. On January 4th, 2017, she, as a volunteer of the “June 4th Skynet” (pro-democratic website), advocated for the manager of “June 4th Skynet”, Huang Qi, who was imprisoned at the time. Thus, the Chengdu police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On September 13th, 2019, she was released on bail.

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131. Sun Genlian (CPPC: 00591), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the hospital refused to compensate for her medical malpractice. The government persecuted her by kidnapping and detaining her in “dark jails” multiple times because of her persistent petitioning. On October 26th, 2016, the Taizhou police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On September 21st, 2017, Taizhou Court sentenced her to 1 year and 7 months in prison for the crime of “carrying dangerous items that endangered public security”. She was released on May 25th, 2018.

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132. Shen Bin (CPPC: 00600), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. The government had detained her in jail and psychiatric hospital multiple times. On November 17th, 2016, the police detained her again and arrested her with an arrest warrant on December 22nd, 2016. On July 17th, 2017, Sichuan Shifang Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on November 15th, 2020.

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133. Li Xiaoling (CPPC: 00603), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government indicated high favoritism in the court decision toward the suspect who murdered her son. The government detained and threatened her repeatedly because she persisted in petitioning about her case. On June 3rd, 2017, the Beijing police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” because she promoted the Tiananmen Square memorial activity. On July 5th, 2017, the Zhuhai police department put her in civil detention. In September 2017, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. On November 27th, 2018, Zhuhai Xiangzhou Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison with 5 years on probation. She had experienced cruel torture in the detention center. She was released on bail on December 4th, 2018.

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134. Yu Jianfeng (CPPC: 00605), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the school tolerated the students that bullied, sexually assaulted, and disfigured her daughter’s face which caused her daughter enormous emotional damage. The government detained and attacked her multiple times because of her persistent petitioning. On July 12th, 2017, the Guangdong police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and arrested her with an arrest warrant on August 8th, 2017. In September 2017, Guangdong Yangshan Court sentenced her to 3 years and 9 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on April 1st, 2021.

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135. Ding Lingjie (CPPC: 00612), political prisoner. She was one of the website editors of “People’s Lives Observe”. On September 22nd, 2017, the Shandong police department detained her because she posted videos that mocked the current Chinese Chairman, Xi Jinping. In December 2018, Beijing Shijingshan Court sentenced her to 1 year and 8 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. After her release, the Hebei police department suddenly took her into custody for unknown reasons. On December 19th, 2020, she was released home.

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136. Gao Wenshu (CPPC: 00621), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On May 3rd, 2017, the Qingdao police department detained her for the crime of “cult participation”. After a month, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. On November 10th, 2017, Shandong Qingdao Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on May 1st, 2021.

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137. Huang Guangyu (CPPC: 00627), human rights defender. The government retaliated against her by putting her for 1 year in a labor camp and multiple times in detention centers because she persisted to petition about her property case. On August 14th, 2016, the Jishou police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and arrested her with an arrest warrant on September 20th, 2016. On August 8th, 2017, the Hunan Jishou Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “blackmail”. She was released on August 13th, 2020.

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138. Shan Lihua (CPPC: 00634), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house. She had actively engaged in memorial events for Lin Zhao and assisted other petitioners who were in a similar situation as her. On November 20th, 2015, the Nantong police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On September 29th, 2016, Nantong Gangzha Court sentenced her to 2 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on February 19th, 2018.

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139. Wang Fengying (CPPC: 00638), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. Formerly, the government kidnaped and detained her in detention centers and labor camps repeatedly. On June 12th, 2017, the Nanchang police department detained her for the crime of “cult participation”. On January 19th, 2018, Nanchang Donghu Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on June 11th, 2020.

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140. Jiang Yarong (CPPC: 00639), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government neglected her request for compensation for her disabled right hand from her work. The police had arrested her 7 times and sent her to labor camps for 2 years. She had experienced cruel torture by the government officers. On March 1st, 2017, the police detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” because she went to Beijing to petition her case. In February 2018, Shaanxi Xianyang Intermediate Court sentenced her to 4 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on August 27th, 2021.

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141. Ran Chongbi (CPPC: 00643), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the court covered up for the predator who sexually assaulted her daughter. On March 16th, 2017, the Chongqing Court detained her because of her persistent petitioning. A month later, on April 21st, 2017, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. In February 2018, Chongqing Yunyang Court sentenced her to 3 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on March 12th, 2020.

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142. Su Yanhuan (CPPC: 00647), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On November 8th, 2016, the Jiamusi police department detained her. On October 16th, 2017, Jiamusi Dongfeng Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on November 7th, 2019.

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143. Li Yanxiang (CPPC: 00654), human rights defender. The government retaliated against her because she reported the local police officers who illegally collect “protection fees” from residents. On August 16th, 2017, the Shandong police department escorted her back to her hometown from Beijing. On August 25th, the police detained her and arrested her with an arrest warrant later. On February 8th, 2018, Shandong Pingdu Court sentenced her to 2 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on February 24th, 2020.

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144. He Qingmin (CPPC: 00661), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully conducted ligation surgery for her under the “One Child Policy”. At the end of August 2016, the Fuqing police detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. After a short release on bail, the police took her into custody in March 2017. On February 6th, 2018, Fujian Fuqing Court sentenced her to 1 year and 9 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released at the end of May 2018.

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145. Luo Hongmei (CPPC: 00662), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully seized the fishpond contracted by her and her husband. At the end of August 2016, the Fuqing police detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. After a short release on bail, the police took her into custody in March 2017 because she went to Beijing to petition her case. On March 22nd, 2018, Fujian Fuqing Court sentenced her to 1 year and 3 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released at the end of July 7th, 2018.

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146. Li Caizhi (CPPC: 00664), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. In July 2017, the Inner Mongolia police department detained her for the crime of “cult participation” because she actively criticized former Chairman, Jiang Zemin. On March 23rd, 2018, Inner Mongolia Guningcheng Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on July 21st, 2020.

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147. Lü Sanxiu (CPPC: 00667), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. In the past, the government sentenced her to prison, detained her in labor camps, tortured and even poisoned her multiple times. On September 2nd, 2017, the police detained her and later arrested her with an arrest warrant. In March 2018, Jiangxi Zhangshu Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on September 1st, 2020.

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148. Zhong Yijun (CPPC: 00669), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. In the past, the government sentenced her to 4 years in prison. Between June to July 2017, the police detained her again for the crime of “cult participation” because she promoted Falungong. On April 18th, 2018, Shanghai Putuo Court sentenced her to 3 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on December 31st, 2020.

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149. Chen Quanxiu (CPPC: 00675), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On January 24th, 2018, the police detained her because she was at a Falungong book study with other Falungong practitioners. On April 4th, 2018, Yueyang Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on January 23rd, 2022.

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150. Hu Guangzhen (CPPC: 00676), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house. The government detained her multiple times because she also assisted other petitioners who were in a similar situation as her. On May 26th, 2017, the police escorted her back to her hometown because she went to Beijing to petition. On June 14th, 2017, the Zaoyang police department detained her for the crime of “blackmail” and arrested her with an arrest warrant later. In April 2018, Hubei Zaoyang Court sentenced her to 3 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “blackmail”. She was released on December 13th, 2020.

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151. Yang Xiuqiong (CPPC: 00679), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government did not fulfill the promise of re-building her earthquake-damaged house. On April 6th, 2016, the police detained her because she was a volunteer for “June 4th Skynet” (a pro-democratic website). On January 13th, 2017, the Mianyang police department detained her for the crime of “illegally providing state classified information to aboard” because she posted the main editor of “June 4th Skynet”, Huang Qi’s case detail online. On June 20th, 2018, Sichuan Mianyang Intermediate Court dismissed her case for unknown reasons. She was released on probation in October 2018.

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152. Jiang Chengfen (CPPC: 00681), human rights defender. She began her petition career because of the issues with her child’s household registration and her contracted land. The government had sent her to labor camps for 6 years and detained her 14 times. On December 1st, 2016, the police detained her again for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On June 20th, 2018, Ya’an Hanyuan Court sentenced her to 2 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on May 31st, 2019.

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153. Xiang Lijie (CPPC: 00685), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. She had experienced cruel torture in the prison which caused her permanent disability. On October 24th, 2017, the police detained her again for the crime of “cult participation” and arrested her with an arrest warrant. On March 21st, 2018, Jilin Liaoyuan Court sentenced her to 3 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on April 23rd, 2021.

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154. Lu Huiping (CPPC: 00686), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government retaliated against her for refusing to sign the agreement to forcefully demolition of her house. In February 2018, the police detained her for the crime of “blackmail”. Later, on March 28th, 2018, the police changed another criminal charge to arrest her with an arrest warrant. On December 28th, 2018, Fujian Ningde Court sentenced her to 2 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “damaging production and operation”. She was released on August 18th, 2020.

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155. Hao Jie (CPPC: 00687), religious prisoner. In the past, the government sentenced her to 4 years in prison because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On December 6th, 2016, the government detained her for the crime of “cult participation” because she promoted Falungong. The police arrested her with an arrest warrant on January 6th, 2017. In March 2018, Urumqi Court sentenced her to 3 years and 6 months for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on June 5th, 2020.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/08/cppc00687.html

156. Wang Yinhuan (CPPC: 00688), religious prisoner. In the past, the government sentenced her to 2 years and 6 months in a labor camp because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. In February 2008, the Xinjiang authority sentenced her to 7 years in prison. On December 6th, 2016, the government detained her for the crime of “cult participation” because she promoted Falungong. The police arrested her with an arrest warrant on January 6th, 2017. In March 2018, Urumqi Court sentenced her to 3 years and 6 months for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on June 5th, 2020.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/08/cppc00688.html

157. Li Runfang (CPPC: 00694), religious prisoner. In the past, the government sentenced her to labor camps twice and to prison for 6 years. She was disabled from all the cruel torture in the prison. On September 5th, 2017, the police detained her again because she attempted to apply for an ID card. Later, she was arrested for the crime of “cult participation”. On February 24th, 2018, Taiyuan Xinghualing Court sentenced her to 3 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on March 4th, 2021.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/08/cppc00694.html

158. Qin Huhui (CPPC: 00700), political prisoner. Political prisoner. The government persecuted her because she pursues a democratic China. She supported the movement that demands government officials reveal their income to the public and citizens’ election rights. On September 4th, 2018, the Nanjing police department detained her and later arrested her with an arrest warrant for the crime of “endangering state security”. In May 2020, Nanjing Jiangning Court sentenced her to 1 year and 9 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on June 3rd, 2020.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/11/cppc00700.html

159. Li Hui (CPPC: 00703), human rights defender. The government persecuted her because she pursues a democratic China. She actively posted her personal opinions online, on topics such as Xi Jinping’s term limit change to the Constitution. The police summoned and searched her house multiple times. Later, she petitioned against the government prohibiting her from leaving the country. On July 26th, 2018, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. On December 28th, 2018, Anhui Yingshang Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released in August 2021.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/01/cppc00703.html

160. Dina Yemberdi (CPPC: 00704), Kazakh renowned artist and political prisoner. In April 2018, the Xinjiang authority took her into custody because she went to Kazakhstan twice and her painting contents heavily related to local ethnic cultures. The government sent her to a “re-education” camp first to study. Later, the Xinjiang Yili Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for unknown reasons. It was reported that she was released on January 19th, 2019. She had also suffered from severe illness and mental disorders from the concentration camp.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/01/cppc00704.html

161. Huang Zhiqiu (CPPC: 00705), human rights defender. The government detained her for the crime of “blackmail” because she petitioned for the property that the government seized. Later the government arrested her for the crime of “damaging production and operation”. She had been trialed inter-provincially. On December 28th, 2018, Pingnan Court sentenced her to 2 years and 9 months in prison for the crime of “damaging production and operation”. She was released on November 18th, 2020.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/01/cppc00705.html

162. Liu Yanli (CPPC: 00714), political prisoner. On September 26th, 2016, the police detained her for the crime of “blackmail” because she posted “sensitive” information about the Chinese Communist government officials online. In May 2018, the police secretly detained her again and later arrested her with an arrest warrant. On April 24th, 2020, Hubei Jinmen Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on March 23rd, 2022.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/02/cppc00714.html

163. Jiang Rong (CPPC: 00716), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because she was one of the founders of Qiuyu Church in Sichuan. On June 4th, 2018, the Chengdu police summoned her because she participated in a “national prayer session” for the Tiananmen Square memorial. On December 9th, 2018, the police arrested her with other followers for unknown reasons. On December 18th, 2018, the police put her under house arrest for the crime of “subversion of state power”. On June 11th, 2019, she was released on bail.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/02/cppc00716.html

164. Li Xiaofeng (CPPC: 00732), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her belief and promotion of Christianity. She upheld to practice of “family church” worship in China and refused to participate in the “SanZi Church”, which is a government-controlled church. On December 10th, 2018, the Chengdu Police Department arrested her for the crime of “illegal business” and accused her of “illegally publishing religious books”. The government denied all her attorney and family’s request for visits during her detention; On June 11th, 2019, sources claimed that she was released on bail.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/04/cppc00732.html

165. Jiang Yahui (CPPC: 00755), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. She had been put into labor camps twice and experienced cruel torture there. On March 2nd, 2015, the Tianjin police department detained her and arrested her for the crime of “cult participation”. On August 11th, 2017, Tianjin Nankai Court sentenced her to 6 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on March 1st, 2021.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/06/cppc00755.html

166. Nie Lina (CPPC: 00758), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully seized her and her mother’s fields. On March 8th, 2018, the police detained her for 15 days because she went to Beijing to petition. On April 29th, 2018, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. In June 2019, Henan Xuchang Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on March 22nd, 2021.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/06/cppc00758.html

167. Peng Zhenghua (CPPC: 00759), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because she was a leader in a local Christian family church. In October 2016, the Zhaotong police department detained her for the crime of “cult participation”. In January 2017, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. On October 6th, 2017, Zhaotong Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released in October 2020.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/06/cppc00759.html

168. Geng Yinfeng (CPPC: 00763), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. In November 2012, the Jingjiang Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “cult participation”. She had experienced cruel torture, such as losing consciousness due to being hung upside-down for 3 days. In August 2017, the police detained her again. After a short release, the police took her back into custody. On March 22nd, 2017, Jiangsu Jingjiang Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on August 14th, 2020.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/06/cppc00763.html

169. Yan Chunfeng (CPPC: 00773), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her father’s house and permanently disabled him during conflicts. After her father’s passing in March 2018, she petitioned her case to the central government. On June 13th, 2018, the Jilin police department detained her. In June 2019, Jilin Yanbian Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on June 2nd, 2021.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/07/cppc00773.html

170. Wang Rongwen (CPPC: 00778), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house. She actively participated in running for people’s representative and went to Beijing to petition. Thus, the police attacked and detained her multiple times. On September 6th, 2017, the Chengdu police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On July 30th, 2019, Chengdu Qingyang Court sentenced her to 2 years and 2 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on October 31st, 2019.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/07/cppc00778.html

171. Ji Shulong (CPPC: 00784), human rights defender. The government retaliated against her because she went to Beijing to report her local authority abusing power and polluting the local environment. In October 2017, the police detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. Later, the police put her under house arrest. In February 2018, the police detained her again and arrested her with an arrest warrant later. In August 2019, Funing Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on November 18th, 2021.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/08/cppc00784.html

172. Quan Shixin (CPPC: 00794), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house. On July 25th, 2019, the Beijing police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” because she posted videos that supported Hongkong Protest on Twitter. On May 21st, 2021, Beijing Haidian Court sentenced her to 2 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on July 21st, 2021.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/09/cppc00794.html

173. Ding Juying (CPPC: 00797), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house. On March 5th, 2019, the Shanghai police department detained her and arrested her with an arrest warrant later. On August 21st, 2020, Shanghai Pudong Court sentenced her to 2 years in prison for the crime of “disturbing governmental agency’s order”. She was released on March 4th, 2021.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/09/cppc00797.html

174. Zhang Yanping (CPPC: 00807), human rights defender. The government retaliated against her because she reported her local official’s corruptive behaviors. The police had detained her 8 times because of her petitioning. On September 30th, 2017, the Suihua police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. After twice being released on bail, the police detained her again. Later, Suileng Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on September 29th, 2020.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/10/cppc00807.html

175. Zhang Dongning (CPPC: 00808), political prisoner. The government persecuted her because she published a comic that used “pig” figures to reflect Chinese corruptive customs. In May 2019, the Anhui police department detained her for the crime of “insulting China” when she returned from Japan. Later, the government sentenced her to 1 year in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. After her release in May 2020, the police detained her again on November 11th, 2020. Later, the government sentenced her to 1 year in prison. She was released on November 10th, 2021.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/10/cppc00808.html

176. Tu Yan (CPPC: 00818), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because she is a Christian that refused to join the government-affiliated “church”. On October 22nd, 2016, the Dali police detained her for the crime of “cult participation”. In April 2018, Dali Intermediate Court sentenced her to 2 years in prison for the crime of “organizing and using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on October 21st, 2021.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/11/cppc00818.html

177. Li Changqiu (CPPC: 00819), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On July 9th, 2014, the Chengdu police department detained her and later arrested her. In August 2015, Chengdu Longquanyi Court sentenced her to 7 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She had experienced cruel torture in prison. And both of her parents passed away because of the government’s retaliation. She was released on July 8th, 2021.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/11/cppc00819.html

178. Lu Zuoyu (CPPC: 00827), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully seized her fields. The government sentenced her to 1 year and 6 months in prison because she assisted other people to report the official. On November 8th, 2019, the Fujian police department detained her. Later, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. On March 23rd, 2021, Ningde Zherong Court sentenced her to 1 year and 8 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on July 7th, 2021.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2019/11/cppc00827.html

179. Li Meihua (CPPC: 00853), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because she participated in a family church and promoted Christianity. In October 2016, the Zhaotong police department detained her for “cult participation” because she engaged in church training and spreading Christianity-related flyers. In January 2017, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. On October 6th, 2017, Zhaotong Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “organizing and using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released in October 2020.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/02/cppc00853.html

180. Song Jiahui (CPPC: 00855), human rights defender. The government persecuted her because she was a labor representative seeking equal labor rights. On January 20th, 2019, the Shenzhen police department detained her for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb social order”. Later, the police arrested her with an arrest warrant. In May 2020, Shenzhen Bao’an Court sentenced her for the crime of “gathering crowds to disturb social order”. The specific sentencing term is unclear. She was released on May 7th, 2020.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/02/cppc00855.html

181. Qu Hong (CPPC: 00899), political prisoner. The government persecuted her because she voluntarily took the responsibility for group chats that spread information on social-welfare-related forums on WeChat. People on the internet granted her the title of “the most inspired volunteer”. On May 30th, 2020, the Taiyuan police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on September 30th, 2021.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/06/cppc00899.html

182. Zhu Xueying (CPPC: 00918), human rights defender. The government persecuted her because she persisted to seek to petition on her case. On September 8th, 2016, the Suzhou police department detained her for the crime of “disturbing court order” and later put her under house arrest. In 2018, the police arrested her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On August 13th, 2020, Suzhou Gusu Court sentenced her to 9 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on March 29th, 2021.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/08/cppc00918.html

183. Pan Yongqing (CPPC: 00932), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because of her practice and promotion of Falungong. On September 15th, 2017, the Yantai police department detained her. It was reported that the court sentenced her in June 2019. Yet, it was reported later that, on September 2nd, 2020, Laishan Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation”. She was released on September 14th, 2021.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/10/cppc00932.html

184. Han Li (CPPC: 00962), religious prisoner. The government persecuted her because she sold Bible eBook players. On July 3rd, 2020, the Shenzhen police department detained her for the crime of “illegal business”. On November 27th, 202, Shenzhen Bao’an Court opened a hearing for her case. On July 16th, 2021, the court sentenced her to 1 year and 3 months in prison for the crime of “illegal business”. She was released on October 1st, 2021.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/01/cppc00962.html

185. Li Sixia (CPPC: 00984), human rights defender. The government persecuted her because she reported about the local authority polluted her village’s environment. On September 17th, 2018, the police detained her. In June 2019, Ankang Shiquan Court sentenced her to 2 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. On July 28th, 2020, Ankang Intermediate Court sent her case back to the district court for re-evaluation. She was released on March 16th, 2021.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/02/cppc00984.html

186. Li Meiqing (CPPC: 00999), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house in 2012. Since then, the government attacked and detained her during every sensitive period in China, such as the National People’s Representative Conference. On March 9th, 2021, the police detained her again at her home and forcefully fed her medicine which resulted in sending her to an emergency room. On March 12th, 2021, the police detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on bail on April 19th, 2021.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/04/cppc00999.html

187. Wang Heying (CPPC: 01067), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished and seized her property. She also won the 6th Cao Shunli Human Rights Award. On May 14th, 2021, the Suzhou police department detained her when she visited her friends. After 4 months of secret detention, it was reported that she was released on October 26th, 2021.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/10/cppc01067.html

188. Jiang Yanhong (CPPC: 01086), human rights defender. She began her petition career because of her daughter’s death after injecting the COVID-19 vaccine produced by China. The Henan police department attacked and prohibited her from receiving interviews, posting information online, or going to petition in Beijing. On October 15th, 2021, the Henan police department detained her for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. She was released on January 21st, 2022.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/12/cppc01086.html

189. He Xiulan (CPPC: 01110), political prisoner. She was the former senator of Hongkong Legislative Committee. She advocated for Hongkong people’s equal treatment and rights and opposed Hongkong officials’ corruption and abusive policing. On April 18th, 202, the Hongkong police department detained her because she participated in the Hongkong protests. In May 2021, Hongkong West Kowloon Court sentenced her to 14 months in prison for the crime of “organizing unapproved assembly”. She was released in April 2022.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2022/02/cppc01110.html

190. Lu Guoying (CPPC: 01138), human rights defender. She began her petition career because the government forcefully demolished her house. The Suzhou police department frequently detained and summoned her because she actively participated in other civil rights events. In November 2016, the Changshu police department detained her and later put her under house arrest. She was released on bail after half-year. In October 2019, Gusu Court opened a hearing for her case. In July 2020, the court sentenced her to 1 year and 6 months on probation for the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2022/05/cppc01138.html

4 Deceased Imprisoned Women Human Rights Defenders’ Cases

1. Cao Shunli (CPPC: 00063), human rights defender. Since 2002, local authorities retaliated against her for exposing corruption in her workplace. In September 2013, she was arrested during her departure to a human rights training program in Geneva. She was diagnosed with multiple serious diseases, yet the prison denied her medical parole request. Until February 2014, the government finally released her on medical parole when she was already in a critical stage of her health. She soon passed away on March 14th, 2014, after a month of her medical release.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/03/cppc00063.html

2. Liu Jie (CPPC: 00065), human rights defender. The local authorities retaliated against her because she refused to bribe the local inspection bureau officials. She had experienced cruel tortures from the authority-instructed gangs. In August 2013, the Nongken police detained her. Later in December 2013, the court sentenced her 1 year and 6 months to prison for the crime of “libel”. In February 2015, she was on medical parole because of her lung tumor. However, because the government put her on 24/7 surveillance which caused her extreme financial pressure and inability to seek medical treatment, she passed away in October 2017.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/03/cppc00065.html

3. Feng Zhilan (CPPC: 00329), religious prisoner. Because of her faith and engagement in Falungong, Chongqing Wulong Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison for the crime of “using a cult to undermine law implementation” on May 18th, 2015. On March 15th, 2016, she passed away under cruel torture from the correction officers in prison.

http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/02/cppc00329.html

4. Nuerguli (CPPC: 00666), Uyghur doctor. In January 2018, the local police took her in custody because she questioned whether a Halal meat shop might have mixed pork with lamb meat under the government mandate regulation. Later, she was charged with “spreading radical religious and terrorist ideology”. In April 2018, Xinjiang Kuitun Court sentenced her to 16 years in prison. Her release date is supposed to be in January 2034. However, she passed away for an unclear reason after 3 days of her sentence.

https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/05/cppc00666.html

Total: 295

Human rights defenders: 142

Political prisoners: 30

Religious prisoners: 111

Uyghur prisoners: 6

Tibetan prisoners: 3

Kazakh prisoners: 3

 

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