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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/04/cppc00878.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/08/cppc00915.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/08/cppc00916.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/08/cppc00919.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/09/cppc00922.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/09/cppc00924.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/09/cppc00925.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/09/cppc00926.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/11/cppc00944.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/12/cppc00949.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2020/12/cppc00951.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/01/cppc00966.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/01/cppc00969.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/02/cppc00973.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/02/cppc00974.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/03/cppc00993.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/03/cppc00994.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/04/cppc01004.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/05/cppc01015.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/06/cppc01021.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/06/cppc01022.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/07/cppc01033.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/07/cppc01034.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/08/cppc01039.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2015/04/cppc000244.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2022/04/cppc01136.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/08/cppc01045.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/09/cppc01048.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/09/cppc01051.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/10/cppc01068.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/11/cppc01071.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/11/cppc01075.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/11/cppc01077.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/11/cppc01079.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/11/cppc01080.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/12/cppc01081.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/12/cppc01085.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2021/12/cppc01087.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2022/01/cppc01097.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2022/01/cppc01100.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2022/01/cppc01101.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2022/02/cppc01107.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/03/cppc00342.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/03/cppc00345.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2016/03/cppc00349.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/01/cppc00458.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/01/cppc00460.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/01/cppc00471.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/03/cppc00485.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/03/cppc00490.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/03/cppc00491.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/03/cppc00492.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/03/cppc00494.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/04/cppc00503.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/04/cppc00507.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/04/cppc00509.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/04/cppc00510.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/04/cppc00512.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/05/cppc00517.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/05/cppc00519.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/05/cppc00520.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/05/cppc00521.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/05/cppc00522.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/05/cppc00526.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/05/cppc00527.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/05/cppc00528.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/05/cppc00529.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/07/cppc00545.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/08/cppc00556.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/08/cppc00557.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/08/cppc00558.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/08/cppc00560.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/08/cppc00563.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/08/cppc00564.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/09/cppc00569.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/09/cppc00571.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/09/cppc00579.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/09/cppc00580.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/09/cppc00585.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/09/cppc00589.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/09/cppc00591.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/10/cppc00600.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/11/cppc00603.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/11/cppc00605.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2017/12/cppc00612.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/01/cppc00621.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/01/cppc00627.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/02/cppc00634.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/02/cppc00638.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/02/cppc00639.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/03/cppc00643.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/03/cppc00647.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/04/cppc00654.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/04/cppc00661.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/04/cppc00662.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/04/cppc00664.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/05/cppc00667.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/05/cppc00669.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/05/cppc00675.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/05/cppc00676.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/06/cppc00679.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/06/cppc00681.html
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.
https://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/08/cppc00685.html
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.
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2018/08/cppc00686.html
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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THEY: Report of 294 Imprisoned Women Human Rights Defenders
回覆刪除THEY: Report of 294 Imprisoned Women Human Rights Defenders
By: China Political Prisoner Concern (CPPC)
http://cppc1989.blogspot.com/2022/05/they-report-of-294-currently.html
May 30th, 2022