CHINA the Church of Almighty God: Prisoners Database (1663 Cases)

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CHINA The Church of Almighty God: Prisoners Database (1663 cases)

Prison term: 15 years

HE Zhexun

Date of birth: On 18th September 1963 Date and place of arrest: On 10th March 2009, in Xuchang City, Henan Province Charges: Disturbing social order and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being an upper-level leader of The Church of Almighty God in mainland China, who was responsible for the overall work of the church Statement of the defendant: He disagreed with the decision and said what he believed in is not a Xie Jiao. Court decision: In February 2010, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison by the Zhongyuan District People’s Court of Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. Place of imprisonment: No. 1 Prison of Henan Province Other information: He was regarded by the Chinese authorities as a major criminal of the state and had long been on the wanted list. To arrest him, authorities offered 500,000 RMB as a reward to informers who gave tips leading to his arrest to police. He was arrested at the home of a Christian in Xuchang City, Henan Province. Based on the information from a Christian serving his sentence in the same prison, HE Zhexun was imprisoned in a separate area and not allowed to contact other prisoners. XIE Gao, ZOU Yuxiong, SONG Xinling and GAO Qinlin were arrested in succession alongside him and sentenced to prison terms ranging from 11 to 12 years. Source: https://goo.gl/aGkHBj

Prison term: 14 years

MENG Xiumei

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th August 2014, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing gatherings for Christians and the work of preaching the gospel in Ili prefecture Statement of the defendant: She claimed that her act did not constitute crimes. First court decision: On 3rd December 2015, she was sentenced to fourteen years in prison and the deprivation of political rights for five years by the Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture Sub-court of the Higher People’s Court of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Last court decision: On 12th August 2016, the Higher People’s Court of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region upheld the original decision. Other Information: The police took away 16,500 RMB (about 2,100 euros) from MENG Xiumei’s mother and did not return it to her. Another nine Christians were sentenced alongside her to prison terms ranging from three to fourteen years.

ZHU Jian

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th July 2014, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of the local video production work in The Church of Almighty God and participating in shooting videos for the church. First court decision: On 3rd December 2015, he was sentenced to fourteen years in prison by People’s Court of Yining, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and was deprived of political rights for five years. Last court decision: On 12th August 2016, Supreme People’s Court of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region upheld the decision.

Other Information: He was sentenced alongside nine other Christians, who were sentenced to three to fourteen years in prison.

Prison term: 13 years

BAO Shuguang

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st June 2017, in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being an upper-level leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather and spread the gospel, and keeping in the meeting place laptops and portable hard drives containing information on belief in God, cash of over 10,000 RMB, and some other church properties Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court Decision: In October 2018, the Shizhong District People’s Court of Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province sentenced her to 13 years in prison (from 23rd June 2017 to 11th June 2030), deprived her of political rights for 4 years, and fined her 130,000 RMB (about 16,400 euros). Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Shandong Province Other information: Seven other Christians were arrested alongside her and sentenced to prison terms ranging from two to twelve years. Source: https://goo.gl/Yihf3M

LI Gufen

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd July 2014, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of distributing books and materials of The Church of Almighty God in Yili State. First court decision: On 3rd December 2015, she was sentenced to thirteen years in prison by People’s Court of Yining, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and was deprived of political rights for four years. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only preached the gospel and her act did not constitute crimes and the original sentence was too heavy. Last court decision: On 12th August 2016, Supreme People’s Court of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region upheld the decision. Other Information: She was sentenced alongside nine other Christians, who were sentenced to three to fourteen years in prison.

XIA Fenzhen

Date of birth: On 12th September 1971 Date and place of arrest: On 20th March 2014, in Shunqing District, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of printing, transporting, spreading, and distributing the books of The Church of Almighty God, as well as purchasing and repairing MP4 players, MP5 players, SD cards, CDs, and other things for the Christians to study the teachings. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. First court decision: On 9th December 2015, she was sentenced to thirteen years in prison and deprived of political rights for three years. Last court decision: On 29th December 2016, Intermediate People’s Court of Nanchong, Sichuan upheld the decision. Place of imprisonment: Jianyang Women’s Prison in Sichuan Province

Prison term: 12 years

BAI Lanxiang

Age: Thirty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st June 2017, in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being an upper-level leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather and spread the gospel, and keeping in the meeting place laptops and portable hard drives containing information on belief in God, cash of over 10,000 RMB, and some other church properties Court Decision: In October 2018, the Shizhong District People’s Court of Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province sentenced her to 12 years in prison (from 23rd June 2017 to 11th June 2029), deprived her of political rights for 3 years, and fined her 120,000 RMB (about 15,200 euros). Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Shandong Province Other information: Seven other Christians were arrested alongside her and sentenced to prison terms ranging from two to thirteen years. Source: https://goo.gl/Yihf3M

CHEN Hong

Age: Thirty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st June 2017, in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being an upper-level leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather and spread the gospel, and keeping in the meeting place laptops and portable hard drives containing information on belief in God, cash of over 10,000 RMB, and some other church properties

Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court Decision: In October 2018, the Shizhong District People’s Court of Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province sentenced her to 12 years in prison (from 23rd June 2017 to 11th June 2029), deprived her of political rights for 3 years, and fined her 120,000 RMB (about 15,200 euros). Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Shandong Province Other information: Seven other Christians were arrested alongside her and sentenced to prison terms ranging from two to thirteen years. Source: https://goo.gl/Yihf3M

DONG Qihong

Date of birth: On 3rd July 1972 Date and place of arrest: On 16th May 2013, in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province. Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of producing and transporting 340,906 copies of the books of The Church of Almighty God in Jiangsu Province Court decision: On 15th December 2014, he was given a twelve-year sentence, which will end on 1st June 2025, and was deprived of political rights for four years. Place of imprisonment: Hongzehu Prison of Jiangsu Province Other information: On 25th November 2016, he was given an eleven-month remission. Source: http://bit.ly/2nXPRWy http://bit.ly/2BWU8TE

GAO Qinlin

Date and place of arrest: In March 2009, in Henan Province

Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being an upper-level leader of The Church of Almighty God in Henan and responsible for the gatherings of Christians and the gospel work of the church in Henan. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to twelve years in prison and later was given a remission of one year and seven months; her prison term will end in September 2019. Other information: She was sentenced alongside three other Christians, who were sentenced to eleven, twelve, and thirteen years in prison respectively.

JIANG Xingmei

Age: Thirty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st June 2017, in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being an upper-level leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather and spread the gospel, and keeping in the meeting place laptops and portable hard drives containing information on belief in God, cash of over 10,000 RMB, and some other church properties Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court Decision: In October 2018, the Shizhong District People’s Court of Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province sentenced her to 12 years in prison (from 23rd June 2017 to 11th June 2029), deprived her of political rights for 3 years, and fined her 120,000 RMB (about 15,200 euros). Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Shandong Province Other information: Seven other Christians were arrested alongside her and sentenced to prison terms ranging from two to thirteen years.

Source: https://goo.gl/Yihf3M

WANG Lianyu

Date of birth: On 15th April 1974 Date and place of arrest: On 28th March 2014, in Changchun City, Jilin Province First Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of printing 10,000 copies of A Collection of Sermons and Sustenance, a book on belief in God Second Charge: Unlawful detention because of putting up two potential converts for several nights when he was preaching the gospel to them in 2001 Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he did not plan or participate in the detention of Zhou and Cui. Court decision: On 29th December 2014, Wang Lianyu was given a ten-year sentence because of the first charge, and a two-year sentence because of the second charge. In total, he was sentenced to twelve years in prison, from 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2026. Place of imprisonment: Gongzhuling Prison in Jilin Province Source: http://bit.ly/2BSUxlC

XIE Gao

Date and place of arrest: On 3rd March 2009, in Henan Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and contacting the overseas church on the Internet Statement of the defendant: He disagreed with the decision and said what he believed in is not a Xie Jiao. Court decision: In February 2010, he was sentenced to twelve years in prison by the Zhongyuan District People’s Court of Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. Place of imprisonment: No. 1 Prison of Henan Province

Other information: HE Zhexun, ZOU Yuxiong, SONG Xinling, GAO Qinlin, were arrested alongside him and sentenced to prison terms ranging from eleven to fifteen years. Source: https://goo.gl/aGkHBj

ZENG Lingying

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd September 2016, in Aksu City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader and preacher of The Church of Almighty God, and in charge of the church affairs within Kuqa County and Xayar County, Xinjiang. Court decision: On 11th January 2017, Intermediate People’s Court of Aksu sentenced her to twelve years in prison and four years of deprivation of political rights, and fined her 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Source: https://bit.ly/2GpSibD

Prison term: 11 years and 6 months

SONG Xinling

Date and place of arrest: In March 2009, in Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 9th June 2011, she was sentenced to eleven years and six months in prison.

Prison term: 11 years

GU Liya

Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st June 2017, in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being an upper-level leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather and spread the gospel, and keeping in the meeting place laptops and portable hard drives containing information on belief in God, cash of over 10,000 RMB, and some other church properties Court Decision: In October 2018, the Shizhong District People’s Court of Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province sentenced her to 11 years in prison (from 23rd June 2017 to 11th June 2028), deprived her of political rights for 3 years, and fined her 110,000 RMB (about 13,900 euros). Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Shandong Province Other information: Seven other Christians were arrested alongside her and sentenced to prison terms ranging from two to thirteen years. Source: https://goo.gl/Yihf3M

XIANG Zhaolu

Age: Thirty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2013, in Fuxin City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, and she was in charge of organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to eleven years in prison.

Other information: Another two Christians were arrested with her and sentenced to six and seven years in prison separately.

Prison term: 10 years

KOU Zijuan

Date and place of arrest: On 24th June 2013, in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to preach the gospel, and keeping media devices such as a computer, USB flash drives and other items that contain spiritual materials in her house First court decision: On 17th October 2014, she was sentenced to ten years in prison and deprived of political rights for two years. Final court decision: On 18th November 2014, the Court ruled to uphold the original sentence. Source: https://bit.ly/2u29LDV

LI Junhang

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th October 2017, in Heze City, Shandong Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, attending gatherings with other Christians, and keeping laptops, hard drives and TF cards that contained information on belief in God in his rented place Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement.

First court decision: On 8th August 2018, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Mudan District People’s Court of Heze City, Shandong Province with a fine of 50,000 RMB (about 6,500 euros). Last court decision: On 9th October 2018, the Intermediate People’s Court of Heze City, Shandong Province upheld the original decision. Place of imprisonment: Weibei Prison of Shandong Province Other information: Without notifying his family, the court heard his case and gave him the sentence. Two other Christians were arrested alongside him and sentenced to ten years in prison on the same charge with a fine of 50,000 RMB (about 6,500 euros).

LUO Yanping

Date and place of arrest: On 11th December 2012, in Tonglu County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of printing over 30,000 copies of Selections of the Records of the Three Stages of God’s Work and Judgment Begins With the House of God, which are books of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 21st November 2013, People’s Court of Tonglu, Zhejiang sentenced her to ten years in prison, from 11th December 2012 to 10th December 2022, and deprived her of political rights for two years. Source: http://bit.ly/2ExtkKx

MAI Angfa

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th October 2017, in Heze City, Shandong Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, attending gatherings with other

Christians, and keeping laptops, hard drives and TF cards that contained information on belief in God in his rented place Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. First court decision: On 8th August 2018, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Mudan District People’s Court of Heze City, Shandong Province with a fine of 50,000 RMB (about 6,500 euros). Last court decision: On 9th October 2018, the Intermediate People’s Court of Heze City, Shandong Province upheld the original decision. Place of imprisonment: Weibei Prison of Shandong Province Other information: Two other Christians were arrested alongside him and sentenced to ten years in prison on the same charge with a fine of 50,000 RMB (about 6,500 euros).

SHEN Deyi

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: In September 2013, in Fuqing City, Fujian Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God Court decision: He was sentenced to ten years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Fuqing Prison in Fujian Province Other information: He was tortured after being arrested and his front teeth were knocked out.

SONG Guofen

Date and place of arrest: On 29th November 2013, in Gansu Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of transferring books of The Church of Almighty God.

WANG Guimei

Date and place of arrest: On 31st October 2014, in Shandong Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being an upper-level leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to spread the gospel and gather for worship meetings Statement of defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 28th April 2017, she was sentenced to 10 years in prison (from 31st October 2014 to 30th October 2024), 2 years of deprivation of political rights, and a fine of 100,000 RMB (about 13,000 euros). Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Shandong Province Source: https://goo.gl/LB7gZt

WU Yuepan

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: In December 2012, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being responsible for printing and transferring books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement.

Court decision: She was sentenced to ten years in prison. Other information: Her family was not informed by the court when she was sentenced.

YANG Shunming

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th October 2017, in Heze City, Shandong Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, attending gatherings with other Christians, and keeping laptops, hard drives and TF cards that contained information on belief in God in his rented place Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. First court decision: On 8th August 2018, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Mudan District People’s Court of Heze City, Shandong Province with a fine of 50,000 RMB (about 6,500 euros). Last court decision: On 9th October 2018, the Intermediate People’s Court of Heze City, Shandong Province upheld the original decision. Place of imprisonment: Weibei Prison of Shandong Province Other information: Two other Christians were arrested alongside him and sentenced to ten years in prison on the same charge with a fine of 50,000 RMB (about 6,500 euros).

ZHOU Xiangyun

Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th May 2013, in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province

Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of participation in printing the books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In December 2014, Dafeng People’s Court of Jiangsu Province sentenced him to 10 years in prison and deprived him of political rights for three years. Detained place: Hongzehu Prison of Jiangsu Province Other information: Seven Christians were arrested and sentenced alongside him, and their prison terms ranged from four to twelve years. Source: https://bit.ly/2Q5JsVz

ZHU Hui

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd July 2014, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and preaching the gospel to others, as well as participating in shooting videos for the church. First court decision: On 3rd December 2015, he was sentenced to ten years in prison by People’s Court of Yining, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and was deprived of political rights for three years. Last court decision: On 12th August 2016, Supreme People’s Court of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region upheld the decision. Other Information: He was sentenced alongside nine other Christians, who were sentenced to three to fourteen years in prison.

ZOU Yuyun

Date and place of arrest: On 1st December 2013, in Gansu Province

Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of transferring books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: At the end of 2015, she was sentenced to ten years in prison. Other information: On the day of her arrest, more than 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros) she carried with her was forcibly confiscated by the CCP police.

Prison term: 9 years

CEN Xinyan

Date and place of arrest: On 20th March 2014, in Sichuan Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books and evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. First Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years in prison. Last Court decision: Because she believed that believing in Almighty God does not constitute crimes, the court sentenced her to two more years in prison and her prison term became nine years.

HUA Weijia

Date of birth: On 20th October 1961 Date and place of arrest: On 17th May 2013, in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province Charge:Using the organization of Almighty God to illegally produce books and other promotional materials, propagate Xie Jiao, and undermine the

enforcement of the laws and administrative regulations of the country, because of printing the books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 15th December 2014, he was given a nine-year sentence, which will end on 3rd June 2022, and deprived of political rights for three years. Place of imprisonment: Hongze Lake Prison in Siyang County, Jiangsu Province

JIANG Xiaohan

Date and place of arrest: On 28th November 2011, in Henan Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being an upper-level leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to nine years in prison and her prison term will end on 12th February 2020.

LI Huamei

Date and place of arrest: On 21st March 2014, in Sichuan Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to nine years in prison.

MO Xiufeng

Age: Thirty years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In March 2018, she was sentenced to nine years in prison with a fine of 30,000 RMB (about 3,900 euros). Other information: After her arrest, she was forced to attend indoctrination sessions at a hotel for eighteen days. Source: https://goo.gl/ZDtQ3J

NI Hongyu

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: In December 2012, in Henan Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of printing books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that her act did not constitute crimes, and that she did not undermine law enforcement. First court decision: In July 2013, she was sentenced to nine years in prison. Last court decision: The court upheld the decision. Other information: Several other Christians were arrested together with her and they were also sentenced on the same charge.

REN Guixia

Date of birth: On 7th October 1966 Date and place of arrest: On 18th February 2015, in Qiaocheng District, Bozhou City, Anhui Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and distributing over 2,000 books on belief in God to Christians First court decision: On 18th May 2017, she was sentenced to nine years in prison. Last court decision: On 31st July 2017, the Intermediate People’s Court of Bozhou City, Anhui Province upheld the decision. Place of imprisonment: Hefei Prison of Anhui Province Other information: During her imprisonment, she was taken by the police to forcibly attend indoctrination sessions for converting Xie Jiao members organized by the Xie Jiao Busting Office for two months. Source: http://bit.ly/2stzBSX

WANG Lingjie

Date and place of arrest: On 23rd March 2017, in Jiangxi Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to nine years in prison and fined 20,000 RMB (about 2,600 euros). Her prison term will end on 2nd April 2026. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Jiangxi Province Other information: Christian ZHANG Hongling was arrested alongside her and sentenced to eight years in prison. Source: https://goo.gl/ZUhGYB

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WANG Luoping

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th February 2014, in Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was in charge of transporting books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to nine years in prison. Other information: She was arrested and detained for 15 days by the police because of transporting books of The Church of Almighty God in 2013.

WU Jikun

Date of birth: On 30th April 1964 Date and place of arrest: On 21st December 2012, in Fengtai County, Huainan City, Anhui Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing other Christians to preach the gospel of Almighty God and keeping 14 books on belief in God, 1 computer and 1 MP5 player that contained materials on belief in God in his residence First court decision: On 29th January 2015, he was sentenced to nine years in prison by the Datong District People’s Court of Huainan City. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only preached the gospel and his act did not constitute crimes, and that the original sentence was too heavy. Last court decision: On 7th April 2015, the Intermediate People’s Court of Huainan City, Anhui Province upheld the original decision.

Place of imprisonment: Chaohu Prison of Anhui Province Source: https://goo.gl/Zq7QqC

XU Zhaoling

Date and place of arrest: On 9th August 2014, in Rizhao City, Shandong Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, distributing books on belief in God to Christians, and carrying with her 204 books on belief in God, 224 copies of evangelical materials and 40 CDs storing information on belief in God Statement of the defendant: She claimed that the charge against her was baseless, and that her act did not constitute crimes. Court decision: On 29th April 2015, the Wulian County People’s Court of Shandong Province sentenced her to nine years in prison, from 20th September 2014 to 19th September 2023. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Shandong Province Other information: During her interrogation, she was beaten by the police in the calf so severely that she felt unconscious and was unable to walk after coming to herself. Alongside her, Christian CUI Weijun was sentenced to five years in prison on the same charge. Source: https://bit.ly/2E0xmH0 https://bit.ly/2pOqIOX

ZHANG Jie

Date of birth: On 4th November 1986 Date and place of arrest: On 28th December 2012, in Huainan City, Anhui Province

Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to have worship gatherings and preach the gospel, and keeping in his house two MP5 players storing inforamtion about faith in God of The Church of Almighty God First court decision: In January 2015, the Datong District People’s Court of Huainan City, Anhui Province, sentenced him to nine years in prison. Last court decision: In April 2015, the Intermediate People’s Court of Huainan City, Anhui Province, ruled to uphold the original sentence. Place of imprisonment: Chaohu Prison of Anhui Province Source: https://goo.gl/Zq7QqC

Prison term: Between 8 and 9 years

JIANG Ruirui

Age: Thirty-three years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2014, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God (CAG), organizing worship gatherings for Christians, and keeping MP3 players that contained information on belief in God at home Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In 9th July 2015, she was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison. Her sentence was reduced by nine months on 22nd September 2017. Place of imprisonment: Nantong Women’s Prison of Jiangsu Province Other information: To extract information about church money and upper- level leaders of The Church of Almighty God, she was taken to a hotel and subjected to secret interrogation. She was deprived of food and sleep for four days and three nights consecutively. As long as she dozed off, the police would

strike her with mineral water bottles to wake her up. Her family were allowed to visit her for the first time in the winter of 2015. Her haggard look made her look several years older than her actual age, which was below 35. It’s obvious that she had suffered inhuman torment in the prison. Christian GONG Xinhui was arrested and sentenced alongside her. Source: https://goo.gl/sFYUvf

XIE Qingming

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: In September 2012, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, and in charge of printing books in faith, and organizing Christians to preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison. Other information: During her detention, in attempt to force her to provide information about the Church and the church donations, the police tortured her cruelly.

Prison term: 8 years

BAI Xiujie

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th September 2013, in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province

Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, preaching the gospel to others, and keeping at home books on belief in God and evangelical materials Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Haizhu District People’s Court of Guangzhou Municipality, Guangdong Province. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Guangdong Province Other information: While in custody, BAI Xiujie and six other Christians were made to forcibly attend indoctrination sessions for 60 days in the Ideological Re-education Center in Guangzhou City. Source: https://goo.gl/e9tETx

BAN Panyi

Date of birth: On 23rd November 1970 Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2013, in Lishan District, Anshan City, Liaoning Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of printing the books of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendants: She admitted in court that she believed in Almighty God, but claimed that she did not commit any crime and the charge the CCP police imposed on her was illegal. Court decision: On 18th November 2014, she was sentenced to eight years in prison, but later given a nine-month remission. Her prison term began on 22nd June 2013 and will end on 21st September 2020. Place of imprisonment: Liaoning Women’s Prison Other information: Two other Christians arrested alongside her were sentenced to eight and four years in prison respectively, and one of them has completed his or her prison term and been released.

CAI Ruhua

Date and place of arrest: On 24th March 2017, in Jiangxi Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to eight years in prison with a fine of 15,000 RMB (about 2,000 euros). Her prison term will end on 26th March 2025. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Jiangxi Province Source: https://goo.gl/ZUhGYB https://goo.gl/qCcija

FANG Ronghua

Date of birth: On 1st November 1969 Date and place of arrest: On 30th October 2015, in Dongtai City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader in The Church of Almighty God and arranging Christians to preach the gospel and transfer the books of The Church of Almighty God Court decision: On 7th December 2016, he was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Dongtai City People’s Court of Jiangsu Province from 23rd November 2015 to 22nd November 2023 and was deprived of political rights for two years. Place of imprisonment: Hongzehu Prison of Jiangsu Province

Other information: When the police tortured him after his arrest, he could not bear the pain and dashed his head to the table corner with all his might. His head was broken right away and left with a scar that is still evident. Source: http://bit.ly/2EgDhso

GAO Jing

Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2013, in Liaoning Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel when she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that The Church of Almighty God is not a Xie Jiao organization and she did not do anything that undermined law enforcement. She believed that believing in Almighty God does not constitute crimes. Court decision: She was sentenced to eight years in prison. Other information: She was arrested and sentenced alongside another Christian, who was sentenced to seven years in prison on the same charge.

GONG Xinhui

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2014, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing the gatherings of Christians, and spiritual books and MP3 players that contained materials on believing in God were found at her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In July 2015, she was sentenced to eight years in prison.

Other information: During her detention, the police took her to a hotel and interrogated her three days and nights, depriving her of food and sleep.

HE Zhengchao

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th May 2013, in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of participating in printing books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In December 2014, he was sentenced to eight years in prison. Other information: Seven more Christians were arrested together with him.

HUANG Fenyuan

Date and place of arrest: In 2014, in Guizhou Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending gatherings and preaching the gospel with other Christians of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to eight years in prison.

HUANG Xiaoqi

Date of birth: On 21st May 1976

Date and place of arrest: On 28th March 2014, in Changchun City, Jilin Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of printing 10,000 copies of A Collection of Sermons and Sustenance, and for other reasons. Court decision: On 29th December 2014, she was sentenced to eight years in prison, from 4th April 2014 to 3rd April 2022. Other information: On 28th July 2017, she was given a nine-month remission. Place of imprisonment: Jilin Women’s Prison Source: http://bit.ly/2nEp952

JIANG Xinqi

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th November 2013, in Gansu Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of transporting the books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to eight years in prison.

JIANG Xuelian

Date of birth: On 10th February 1972 Date and place of arrest: On 16th July 2014, in Ningguo City, Anhui Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing and participating in the gatherings of Christians and distributing books, CDs, and brochures of the church. Court decision: She was sentenced to eight years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Anhui Women's Prison

Other information: Wang Huanhuan, who was arrested alongside her, was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison. She and Wang Huanhuan disagreed with the decision and appealed against it. On 8th December 2016, Intermediate People’s Court of Xuancheng, Anhui upheld the decision during the second instance. Source: http://bit.ly/2BSJoRI, http://bit.ly/2E1Iggn

LI Huaxian

Date and place of arrest: On 23rd August 2014, in Jinxiang County, Jining City, Shandong Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others and keeping more than 2,000 pieces of evangelical materials at home. Court decision: On 12th December 2014, People’s Court of Jinxiang, Shandong sentenced her to eight years in prison, from 23rd August 2014 to 22nd August 2022. Other information: On 23rd August 2014, she was put under administrative detention for fifteen days because she was found to be a Christian of The Church of Almighty God by the CCP police. Source: https://goo.gl/y3XwGQ

LI Naiying

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th June 2014, in Rizhao City, Shandong Province. Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God, who took charge of the worship gatherings of Christians and the work of preaching the gospel, and keeping many books and materials of The Church of Almighty God at home

Court decision: On 16th December 2014, the Wulian County People’s Court of Shandong Province sentenced her to eight years in prison, from 1st July 2014 to 30th June 2022. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Shandong Province Other information: During her imprisonment, the Chinese police allowed no one to visit her. Source: http://bit.ly/2o7EOKu

LIU Xinpan

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 21st December 2012, in Shaanxi Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of taking part in printing books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that her act did not constitute crimes, and that she did not undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In September 2014, she was sentenced to eight years in prison. Other information: In 2005, she was arrested by the CCP police on the way to transport books on believing in God, and she was put under detention for one month and fined 3,000 RMB (about 390 euros).

SU Qianggang

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th June 2013, in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he participated in printing books of The Church of Almighty God and was searched for printing equipment and papers used for printing books that worth 100,000 RMB in his factory. Court decision: He was sentenced to eight years in prison.

TIAN Fengchang

Date and place of arrest: On 18th December 2012, in Sichuan Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to eight years in prison.

WAN Jia

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 8th December 2012, in Zhumadian City, Henan Province Charge:Organizing and using a secret society and a Xie Jiao organization and using superstition to undermine law enforcement by duplicating gospel materials of The Church of Almighty God and carrying with her 2747 copies of gospel materials of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not undermine law enforcement and committed no crime. Court decision: In September 2013, she was sentenced to eight years in prison.

WAN Shixiu

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: In 25th December 2011, in Xinxiang City, Henan Province

Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, and keeping spiritual books, 2 laptops that contained materials of The Church of Almighty God, 2 printers in the house where she attended gatherings. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 22nd October 2012, she was sentenced to eight years in prison. Other information: Another two Christians were arrested alongside her.

WANG Lihua

Date of birth: On 28th September 1973 Date and place of arrest: In December 2012, in Yanji City, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to make and distribute evangelical materials Court decision: On 26th February 2014, the Yanji City People’s Court of Jilin Province sentenced her to eight years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Jilin Province Other information: On 29th November 2016, she was given a 10-month remission and her prison term will end on 21st February 2020. Source: https://bit.ly/2GvLVb1

WANG Yan

Age: Thirty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 10th December 2013, in Ordos City, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region

Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a preacher from The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather for worship meetings, and distributing Church books and CDs to Christians Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. First Court Decision: In December 2015, she was sentenced to 8 years in prison and fined 20,000 RMB (about 2,550 euros) by the People’s Court of Ordos Municipality, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Final Court Decision: On 8th July 2016, the Intermediate People’s Court of Ordos Municipality, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region rejected her appeal and ruled to uphold the original sentence. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Alongside WANG Yan, two other Christians QIAO Bin and LU Lanlan were arrested and sentenced to seven years and five years in prison respectively. Source: https://goo.gl/dhrPrj

WU Binrong

Date of birth: On 8th April 1976 Date of arrest: On 18th May 2013 Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of arranging Zhou and Geng Fahai to print 5,000 copies of books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He said that he did not arrange Zhou and Geng Fahai to print books in the printing factory. Court decision: On 2nd December 2014, he was sentenced to eight years in prison, from 18th May 2013 to 17th May 2021. Place of imprisonment: Suzhou Prison Other information: Another Christian Geng Fahai was sentenced to four years in prison on the same charge and granted a nine-month remission, and

he has been released. Wu Binrong was granted a one-year remission on 12th December 2016. Source: http://bit.ly/2GLZLTF, http://bit.ly/2nBHnFa, http://bit.ly/2FGVT5a, http://bit.ly/2nBHArW

WU Lin

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2017, in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader in The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In March 2018, she was sentenced to eight years in prison and was fined 25,000RMB (about 3,250 euros). Other information: She was arrested alongside 11 other Christians, six of whom were sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/VMNiN3

WU Siqian

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th December 2012, in Gansu Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to eight years in prison.

WU Xuezhen

Age: Fifty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: In December 2012, in Zhoukou City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of printing books of The Church of Almighty God. First Court decision: In July 2013, she was sentenced to eight years in prison. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just printing books and did not commit any crime, and that the original sentence was too severe. Last Court decision: The original decision was upheld.

YANG Shenghui

Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th October 2014, in Bozhou City, Anhui Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he was in charge of distributing materials on believing in God to The Church of Almighty God Christians, and spiritual books and CDs were found at his house. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In September 2017, he was sentenced to eight years in prison. Other information: The police ransacked his house three times, and took 10,000 RMB in cash (about 650 euros).

YANG Xia

Date and place of arrest: On 17th October 2016, in Weifang City, Shandong Province

Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and arranging the gatherings of Christians and copying materials of The Church of Almighty God such as videos and articles for them. Court decision: On 9th August 2017, People’s Court of Kuiwen District, Weifang, Shandong sentenced her to eight years in prison, from 4th November 2016 to 3rd November 2024, and fined her 50,000 RMB (about 6,500 euros). Other information: She was sentenced alongside other Christians Zheng Shihong and Gong Xingqi, who were sentenced to eight years and seven years in prison respectively. Source: http://bit.ly/2EMQAVe

YANG Xue

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th December 2011, in Henan Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and in charge of organizing the gatherings of Christians. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to eight years in prison.

YIN Yingfei

Date and place of arrest: On 8th January 2014, in Xiao County, Suzhou City, Anhui Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of copying the evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God at home.

YUAN Lingkang

Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2013, in Liaoning Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because when she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, she arranged Christians to print and distribute books of The Church of Almighty God and organized Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to eight years in prison. Other information: She was arrested and sentenced alongside two other Christians.

ZHAN Guqin

Date of birth: On 13th April 1969 Date and place of arrest: On 20th March 2014, in Nanchong City, Sichuan Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of printing, transporting, spreading, and distributing the books of The Church of Almighty God, as well as purchasing and repairing MP4 players, MP5 players, SD cards, CDs, and other things. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement.

Court decision: On 9th December 2015, she was sentenced to eight years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Jianyang Women’s Prison in Sichuan Province

ZHAO Yueyi

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th September 2014, in Chongqing City Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of duplicating and transferring the spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 6th April 2016, she was sentenced to eight years in prison.

ZHENG Shihong

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th October 2016, in Fangzi District, Weifang City, Shandong Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a preacher of The Church of Almighty God responsible for arranging gatherings for Christians and copying materials of The Church of Almighty God such as videos and articles for them Court decision: On 9th August 2017, the Kuiwen District People’s Court of Weifang City, Shandong Province sentenced her to eight years in prison, from 4th November 2016 to 3rd November 2024, and fined her 50,000 RMB (about 6,500 euros). Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Shandong Province Source: http://bit.ly/2EMQAVe

ZHOU Hualan

Date and place of arrest: On 23rd March 2017, in Jiangxi Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to 8 years in prison and fined 15,000 RMB (about 2,000 euros). Her prison term will end on 27th March 2025. Other information: Christian WANG Lingjie was arrested alongside her and sentenced to nine years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Jiangxi Province Source: https://goo.gl/ZUhGYB https://goo.gl/qCcija

ZHU Huiru

Date of birth: On 5th December 1963 Date and place of arrest: On 13th December 2012, in Wuyang County, Luohe City, Henan Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of printing 5,676 copies of Judgment Begins With the House of God and 312,095 pieces of all sorts of evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God. First court decision: On 13th March 2014, People’s Court of Wuyang, Henan sentenced her to eight years in prison. Last court decision: On 26th May 2014, Intermediate People’s Court of Luohe, Henan upheld the decision. Source: http://bit.ly/2BjM12t

ZHU Jinlian

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 30th September 2017, in Dezhou City, Shandong Province Charge:She was charged with organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping at home books on believing in God, an MP5 player and TF cards that contained materials on believing in God. Court decision: The People’s Court of Pingyuan County in Shandong Province sentenced her to eight years in prison and fined her 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Place of imprisonment: Jinan Women’s Prison in Shandong Province Other information: Her family spent 35,000 RMB for bribes, but to no avail. Source: https://goo.gl/PPeC4v https://goo.gl/VUAR2j

Prison term: Between 7 and 8 years

CHEN Xinggeng

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th December 2013, in Jiangsu Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine the enforcement of the laws and administrative regulations of the country because of transferring books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that his act did not constitute crimes or undermine law and regulation enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison. Other information: His wife and daughter are still on the run from the CCP police and cannot go back home.

DENG Bairong

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th August 2014, in Linyi City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Court Decision: She was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison by the People’s Court of Tancheng County, Linyi City. Place of imprisonment: Shandong Women’s Prison Other information: During the interrogation in the police station, the police deprived her of sleep for two days and nights.

FENG Panpan

Date and place of arrest: In December 2012, in Guizhou Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings and preaching the gospel with other Christians of the church. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison.

GUO Huihua

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2013, in Zhangye City, Gansu Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, preaching the gospel to others and keeping spiritual books at home.

HUA Zhaoye

Age: Thirty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 5th November 2013, in Hefei City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping materials of The Church of Almighty God, CDs, recorders and other items in her house. Court decision: In the summer of 2014, she was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison by the People’s Court of Yaohai District, Hefei City, Anhui Province. Place of imprisonment: Anhui Women’s Prison Other information: The police indoctrinated her for 24 days, from 5th November 2013 to 3rd January 2014. Source: https://goo.gl/J3iNyb

HUANG Mianfen

Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th August 2014, in Chizhou City, Anhui Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and in charge of transferring the books of the church.

LI Wanbi

Date of Birth: 6th July 1961 Date and place of arrest: On 17th May 2017, in Wuling Town, Wanzhou District, Chongqing City Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, preaching the gospel and keeping spiritual books and CDs and computers that contain information about faith in God Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not committed any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 4th December 2017, she was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Chongqing City Source: https://bit.ly/2K4mgbb

LIU Shuangqin

Date and place of arrest: On 12th December 2012, in Sichuan Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she believed in Almighty God and preached the gospel to others. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In 2013, she was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison.

MA Fengying

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 4th September 2012, in Jiangsu Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books on believing in God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison.

PEI Jing

Date of birth: On 21st December 1976 Date and place of arrest: On 12th December 2012, in Xi County, Xinyang City, Henan Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of distributing the materials and preaching the tenets of The Church of Almighty God, as well as possessing many books, CDs, brochures and other things of The Church of Almighty God Court decision: On 24th September 2013, she was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison, from 12th December 2012 to 11th June 2020. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Henan City Other information: SONG Rongmin, SUN Yu and CHEN Li were sentenced alongside her. Source: http://bit.ly/2BS6DzO

SONG Mindong

Age: Sixty-five years old

Date and place of arrest: On 5th July 2016, in Chizhou City, Anhui Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison.

SONG Rongmin

Date of birth: On 9th November 1975 Date and place of arrest: On 12th December 2012, in Xi County, Xinyang City, Henan Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of distributing the materials and preaching the tenets of The Church of Almighty God, as well as possessing many books, CDs, brochures and other things of The Church of Almighty God Court decision: On 24th September 2013, she was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison, from 12th December 2012 to 11th June 2020. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Henan City Other information: Alongside her, PEI Jing, SUN Yu and CHEN Li were sentenced on the same charge to prison terms ranging from seven to seven and a half years. Source: http://bit.ly/2BS6DzO

SUN Xia

Age: Fifty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 5th November 2013, in Hefei City, Anhui Province

Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and burning CDs of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 8th December 2014, People’s Court of Yaohai District in Hefei, Anhui sentenced her to seven years and six months in prison. Place of imprisonment: Anhui Women’s Prison Other information: There were two Christians who were arrested with her. They were sentenced to prison terms from seven years to seven years and six months. Source: https://goo.gl/J3iNyb

TIAN Guohua

Date of birth: On 14th February 1967 Date and place of arrest: On 17th May 2013, in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Illegally producing publicity materials like books for the Almighty God organization and preaching a Xie Jiao to undermine enforcement of state law and administrative regulation because of printing spiritual books of The Church of Almighty God Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only participated in transporting the books of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 15th December 2014, he was sentenced to imprisonment of seven and a half years and deprivation of political rights for one year. On 22nd August 2017, he was given a nine-month remission and his prison term will end on 1st March 2020. Place of imprisonment: Hongzehu Prison of Jiangsu Province Source: https://goo.gl/t1vZFt

WANG Huanhuan

Date and place of arrest: In July 2014, in Ningguo City, Anhui Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, participating in and organizing the gatherings of Christians, and distributing books, CDs, and brochures of the church. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison. Place of imprisonment: Anhui Women's Prison Other information: Jiang Xuelian, who was arrested alongside her, was sentenced to eight years in prison. She and Jiang Xuelian disagreed with the decision and appealed against it. On 8th December 2016, Intermediate People’s Court of Xuancheng, Anhui upheld the decision during the second instance. Source: http://bit.ly/2BSJoRI, http://bit.ly/2nJgMoO

WU Mengchang

Date and place of arrest: On 19th December 2013, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of transferring books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 7th December 2015, he was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison.

XU Xiuhong

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 20th March 2014, in Nanchong City, Sichuan Province

Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words and MP5 players containing materials on believing in God and other items at her home. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years and six months of imprisonment in 2016. Current Prison: Sichuan Provincial Women’s Prison in Yangma Town, Jianyang City Other information: Xu Xiuhong was indoctrinated in the study class when she was held in custody in Jianyang City. Her family did not receive her verdict after the court sentence.

XU Yuxin

Date and place of arrest: On 13th August 2014, in Jiangsu Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was in charge of distributing books and spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison.

YANG Fanmu

Age: Twenty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th March 2013, in Sichuan Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, and carrying gospel materials with him Court decision: He was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison.

ZHANG Caihuan

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th May 2017, in Shandong Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was responsible for revising other Christians’ articles in The Church of Almighty God, and books of the church, articles and other things were found at her home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison and fined 30,000 RMB (about 3,900 euros).

ZHANG Shuhua

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th December 2013, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of participating in printing books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison. Other information: After her arrest, Zhang Shuhua was taken by the police to a hotel in Xuzhou City for secret interrogation.

ZHANG Xiuli

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th December 2012, in Changchun City, Jilin Province

Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel to others Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Jilin Province Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison. Other information: Her mother was also arrested by the police, and released after being detained for ten days. Source: https://bit.ly/2EUiCxv

ZHOU Guanghua

Date of birth: On 19th July 1961 Date and place of arrest: On 26th December 2012, in Wangqing County, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of printing, binding and distributing the evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 26th February 2014, she was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison by People’s Court of Yanji City, Jilin. Place of imprisonment: Jilin Women’s Prison Other information: On 27th February 2017, she was given a remission of nine months; her prison term will end on 21st September 2019. Source: https://bit.ly/2IXCyPA

LIN Luping

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th July 2013, in Guyuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a preacher of The Church of Almighty God and in charge of organizing Christians to preach the gospel and have gatherings. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In May 2014, she was sentenced to seven years and four months in prison. Place of imprisonment: Yinchuan City Women’s Prison in Ningxia Other information: In December 2012, she was arrested by the police for her faith in Almighty God, and she was bailed pending trial after being detained for nearly three months.

FU Peipei

Age: Thirty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th May 2013, in Tinghu District, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of printing spiritual books of The Church of Almighty God Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only practiced her faith in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 15th December 2014, she was sentenced to imprisonment of seven years and three months and deprivation of political rights for one year. Place of imprisonment: Nanjing Women’s Prison of Jiangsu Province Other information: Two other Christians were arrested alongside her. Source: https://goo.gl/Y1DGdK

HUANG Tingfei

Age: Fifty-five years old

Date and place of arrest: On 16th January 2013, in Anqing City, Anhui Province Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years and three months in prison.

Prison term: 7 years

AN Shuangqing

Date and place of arrest: On 11th April 2013, in Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was in charge of printing books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In April 2014, she was sentenced to seven years in prison. Other information: Before she died, An’s mother made a request for seeing An one last time, which was rejected by the police.

BAI Gangman

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 8th August 2014, in Chizhou City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being responsible for keeping books of The Church of Almighty God.

BI Yinxin

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th December 2012, in Guizhou Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God and preached the gospel to others, and spiritual books, CDs, and MP5 players that contained materials on believing in God were found at her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In January 2014, she was sentenced to seven years in prison.

CAO Jing

Age: Thirty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th February 2013, in Chongqing City Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her belief in Almighty God, and carrying with her MP5 player containing spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God and other items. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years in prison.

CEN Shajun

Date of birth: On 12th May 1967 Date and place of arrest: On 17th December 2012, in Shenyang City

Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in God and preaching the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. First court decision: On 13th December 2013, she was sentenced to seven years in prison, from 17th December 2012 to 16th December 2019. Last court decision: On 21st February 2014, Intermediate People’s Court of Shenyang, Liaoning upheld the decision. Place of imprisonment: Liaoning Women’s Prison

CHE Yiqun

Age: Thirty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th October 2014, in Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of participating in printing spiritual books of The Church of Almighty God and keeping printer, spiritual books and electronic products containing spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God in his house. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 12th June 2015, he was sentenced to seven years in prison. Final court decision: In September 2015, the Court ruled to uphold the original sentence. Other information: Che Yiqun’s wife was also sentenced to seven years in prison because of her belief in Almighty God.

CHEN Li

Date of birth: On 28th October 1977

Date and place of arrest: On 12th December 2012, in Xi County, Xinyang City, Henan Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of distributing the materials and preaching the tenets of The Church of Almighty God, as well as possessing many books, CDs, brochures and other things of The Church of Almighty God Court decision: On 24th September 2013, she was sentenced to seven years in prison, from 12th December 2012 to 11th December 2019. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Henan City Other information: PEI Jing, SONG Rongmin and SUN Yu were sentenced alongside her. Source: http://bit.ly/2BS6DzO

DENG Liyan

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: In December 2012, in Xiangcheng City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel to others. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years in prison.

DING Caili

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 20th December 2012, in Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, preaching the gospel to other people and keeping spiritual books and MP4 players that contained materials on believing in God at home.

Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years in prison. Other information: She appealed against the court decision. But the appeal was rejected and she was convicted as “political criminal” by the court.

FENG Yimei

Date and place of arrest: In July 2014, in Linqu County, Weifang City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of receiving and sending books of The Church of Almighty God and keeping large quantities of books of The Church of Almighty God at home. Court decision: On 19th December 2014, People’s Court of Linqu, Shandong sentenced her to seven years in prison, from 11th July 2014 to 10th July 2021. Source: https://goo.gl/knv3iz

GAO Hui

Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th May 2012, in Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of printing books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that her act did not constitute crimes. Court decision: In February 2013, she was sentenced to seven years in prison. Other information: The court did not conduct the trial openly or inform her family when she was sentenced.

GENG Hongmei

Date of birth: On 25th June 1969 Date and place of arrest: On 1st August 2015, she was put under criminal detention in Taixing City, Jiangsu Province. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of arranging Ding Zhongmei and Ding Meisheng to distribute CDs and books on believing in God to other Christians when she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God. First court decision: On 13th July 2016, she was sentenced to seven years in prison by People’s Court of Taixing, Jiangsu. Last court decision: On 10th October 2016, Intermediate People’s Court of Taizhou, Jiangsu upheld the decision. Other information: She was sentenced alongside other Christians Ding Zhongmei and Ding Meisheng. Source: http://bit.ly/2nOYSSH

GONG Xingqi

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th October 2016, in Kuiwen District, Weifang City, Shandong Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God responsible for arranging gatherings for Christians and copying materials of The Church of Almighty God such as videos and articles for them Court decision: On 9th August 2017, the Kuiwen District People’s Court of Weifang City, Shandong Province sentenced her to seven years in prison, from 4th November 2016 to 3rd November 2023, and fined her 30,000 RMB (about 3,900 euros). Place of imprisonment: Weibei Prison of Shandong Province Source: http://bit.ly/2EMQAVe

GU Xiaoran

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 13rd December 2012, in Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, keeping books of Almighty God’s word, gospel materials, 150,000 RMB of church donation, MP5 players and mobile phones containing materials on believing in God, and other items. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: People’s Court of Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province sentenced her to seven years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Hangzhou No.1 Women’s Prison in Zhejiang Province

GUAN Songzhan

Date and place of arrest: On 14th July 2015, in Taixing City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because when he was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, he organized Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, and transferred the books of the church with other Christians. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to seven years in prison. Other information: He was sentenced alongside many other Christians.

HU Xinnv

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th April 2016, in Taixing City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined 7,000 RMB (about 900 euros). Place of imprisonment: Nantong Women’s Prison of Jiangsu Province Other information: Her family used their connections and spent 70,000 RMB to get her out of the prison, but nothing worked. One lawyer said that in China any case could take a favourable turn in the appeal, but this would not happen to the case about belief in Almighty God. When her family visited her in the prison, they found that she was painfully thin and had hypertension, with her eyesight going bad . It’s obvious that she had suffered inhuman torment in the prison. Source: https://goo.gl/uEb1x6

HUANG Da

Date and place of arrest: On 21st December 2012, in Shaanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of printing books on believing in God in The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years in prison.

JIA Anlian

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th May 2016, in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a mid-level leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians together for worship meetings. Last court decision: In 2017, she was sentenced to seven years in prison with a fine of 3,000 RMB (about 380 euros) by the Intermediate People’s Court of Suqian Municipality, Jiangsu Province. Other information: In September 2004, JIA Anlian was sentenced to a 15- month term of reeducation through labor because of her belief in Almighty God.

KONG Qingfu

Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd February 2013, in Hefei City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books on believing in God at home. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to seven years in prison. Other information: His family was not informed when the court session opened.

LAI Yiwa

Date of birth: In December 1962

Date and place of arrest: On 16th December 2012, in Qujiang District, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of printing evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God, and keeping 1 copier, 2 computers that contained information on The Church of Almighty God, 10 boxes of printing paper and printed evangelical materials Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God, and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 2nd April 2012, he was sentenced to seven years in prison by the Qujiang District People’s Court of Shaoguan Municipality, Guangdong Province. Place of imprisonment: Beijiang Prison of Guangdong Province Source: https://bit.ly/2l46XBd https://bit.ly/2l5do6M

LI Anqun

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th February 2014, in Shapingba District, Chongqing Municipality Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of arranging Christians to print materials of The Church of Almighty God and preach the tenets of The Church of Almighty God Court decision: On 16th September 2014, she was sentenced to seven years in prison, from 11th February 2014 to 10th February 2021. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Chongqing Municipality Source: http://bit.ly/2nzN7zq

LI Hong

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 30th March 2017, in Ankang City, Shaanxi Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home 147 books of Almighty God’s words, 36 TF cards and 1 laptop and 1 tablet that contain information on belief in God, etc. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In November 2018, she was sentenced to seven years in prison with a fine of 20,000 RMB (about 2,540 euros) by the Baihe County People’s Court, Shaanxi Province. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: The police confiscated the church money of 10,250 RMB (about 1,300 euros) when they ransacked her house. Arrested alongside her were three other Christians who have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 5 to 7 years. Source: https://goo.gl/osGLjs

LI Jin

Date and place of arrest: On 17th May 2013, in Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he and other Christians were in charge of printing books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to seven years in prison and deprived of political rights for one year. Other information: He was sentenced alongside several other Christians.

LI Meng

Age: About forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th January 2017, in Bole City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and some devices that contained materials on believing in God, such as five MP5 players, one computer, and one mobile hard disk. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Urumqi Women’s Prison, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Other information: During her interrogation, she was tortured to extract confessions. She was arrested in 2012 because of believing in God, and the police took away a bank card from her home with a deposit of over 50,000 RMB (about 6,287 euros) and 400 RMB (about 50 euros) from Li Meng.

LI Songfeng

Date and place of arrest: On 20th December 2012, in Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to seven years in prison.

LI Tianhua

Age: Forty-five years old

Date and place of arrest: On 9th April 2015, in Wanzhou District, Chongqing Municipality Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God, transferring books and materials of the church to other places with Christian YANG Bihui, and possessing many evangelical materials and CDs Court decision: On 22nd December 2015, the People’s Court of Wanzhou District, Chongqing sentenced him to seven years in prison, from 9th April 2015 to 8th April 2022. Place of imprisonment: Sanxia Prison of Chongqing Municipality Other information: Christian Yang Bihui was arrested alongside him and sentenced to five years in prison. Source: http://bit.ly/2EIRoKx

LI Xinqing

Age: Fifty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: In December 2011, in Shangqiu City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books on believing in God, CDs, the money of the church, etc. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In June 2013, he was sentenced to seven years in prison. Other information: His son and daughter-in-law had been sentenced to five years in prison also because of believing in Almighty God. They have completed their prison term and been released.

LI Yulong

Date of birth: On 10th February 1986 Date and place of arrest: On 28th December 2012, in Huainan City, Anhui Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God, and organizing worship gatherings for Christians Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime or undermine law enforcement. First court decision: In January 2015, the Datong District People’s Court of Huainan City sentenced him to seven years in prison. Last court decision: In April 2015, the Intermediate People’s Court of Huainan City, Anhui Province, ruled to uphold the original sentence. Place of imprisonment: Chaohu Prison of Anhui Province Other information: Li Yulong’s whereabouts remained unknown after his arrest. His family did not know he had been sentenced to imprisonment until February 2018. Source: https://goo.gl/Zq7QqC

LIN Fang

Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2013, in Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing the Christians of The Church of Almighty God to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. First court decision: She was sentenced to seven years in prison. Last court decision: The court upheld the decision. Other information: She was sentenced alongside six other Christians.

LIN Weiping

Age: Thirty-five years old Date and place of arrest: In December 2017, in Xuchang City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel to her family. Court Decision: In September 2018, Yanling County People’s Court of Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province sentenced her to seven years in prison and fined her 5,000 RMB (about 630 euros). Source: https://goo.gl/mibyUd

LIU Anhui

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th January 2013, in Anqing City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings with other Christians. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years in prison.

MENG Qingmin

Age: Sixty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th August 2014, in Jinxiang County, Jining City, Shandong Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of hosting Christians of The Church of Almighty God for worship meetings and preaching the gospel to others, as well as keeping at home 75

books on belief in God, 248 copies of evangelical materials, and 672 CDs containing information on belief in God First court decision: On 20th April 2015, the Jinxiang County People’s Court of Shandong Province sentenced him to seven years in prison. Last court decision: On 2nd June 2015, the Intermediate People’s Court of Jining City, Shandong Province upheld the decision. Place of imprisonment: Weibei Prison of Shandong Province Source: https://bit.ly/2IWk7Lc, https://bit.ly/2pKtJRk

MU Qing

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th April 2013, in Hancheng City, Shaanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of printing the books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years in prison, from 12th April 2013 to 11th April 2020, and deprived of political rights for two years. Place of imprisonment: Xi’an Women’s Prison in Shaanxi Province Other information: Her younger sister and other Christians who participated in printing the books were also sentenced to three to five years in prison.

NI Fei

Age: Forty-five years old

Date and place of arrest: In 19th December 2012, in Huaibei City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, and arranging Christians to transfer church money and items. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years in prison.

NI Jingfang

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: In December 2012, in Kaiyuan City, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was in charge of transferring books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years in prison.

PANG Yunming

Date and place of arrest: On 4th September 2012, in Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at his home a cell phone and an MP5 player that contained materials of the church and the church’s money 3,800 RMB (about 480 euros).

QIAN Yuepu

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th January 2013, in Xuchang City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her belief in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years in prison.

QIAO Bin

Age: Thirty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd December 2013, in Ordos City, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a church leader from The Church of Almighty God in charge of all church affairs, organizing Christians to gather for worship meetings, and distributing items like Church books and CDs to Christians First Court Decision: In December 2015, she was sentenced to 7 years in prison and fined 15,000 RMB (about 1,900 euros) by the People’s Court of Ordos Municipality, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Final Court Decision: On 8th July 2016, the Intermediate People’s Court of Ordos Municipality, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region rejected her appeal and ruled to uphold the original sentence. Place of imprisonment: Unknown

Other information: Alongside QIAO Bin, two other Christians LU Lanlan and WANG Yan were arrested and sentenced to five years and eight years in prison respectively.

RAN Lingqing

Date of birth: On 7th December 1968 Date and place of arrest: Around 20th December 2012, in Guizhou Province Charge:Believing in Xie Jiao because of believing in Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to seven years in prison. Place of imprisonment: On 9th December 2013, he was put into Duyun Prison in Guizhou Province.

SONG Guangfen

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th January 2013, in Anqing City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, attending gatherings, and keeping books on believing in God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years in prison. Other information: During her interrogation, the police tried to extract a confession from her by torture and did not allow her to sleep.

SUN Teng

Age: Twenty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th November 2013, in Zhucheng City, Shandong Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of transferring books and materials in a church in Zhucheng City, keeping in his house a book of Almighty God’s words and a player containing information on belief in Almighty God Court decision: On 16th July 2014, the People’s Court of Zhucheng City, Shandong Province sentenced him to seven years in prison, from 11th November 2013 to 10th November 2020. Other information: SUN Xihua and ZI Fang were arrested alongside him and sentenced to four years in prison on the same charge. They have completed their sentence. Source: http://bit.ly/2H6gu4j

SUN Yu

Date of birth: On 20th April 1975 Date and place of arrest: On 12th December 2012, in Xi County, Xinyang City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of distributing the materials and preaching the teachings of The Church of Almighty God, as well as possessing many books, CDs, brochures and other things of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 24th September 2013, she was sentenced to seven years in prison, from 12th December 2012 to 11th December 2019. Other information: She was sentenced alongside Pei Jing, Song Rongmin and Chen Li. Source: http://bit.ly/2BS6DzO

WAN Yuanhui

Date and place of arrest: On 1st January 2013, in Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God many times and arranging books of the church. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years in prison.

WANG Anxia

Age: Thirty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th June 2013, in Haishu District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, and keeping spiritual books, gospel materials and other items in her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 22nd September 2014, she was sentenced to seven years in prison and deprived of political rights for one year. Source: https://bit.ly/2KsTO3y http://bit.ly/2Gr1VaD

WANG Baoyu

Age: Forty years old

Date and place of arrest: On 30th March 2017, in Ankang City, Shaanxi Province Charges: Using and organizing a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home 147 books of Almighty God’s words, 36 TF cards and 1 laptop and 1 tablet that contain information on belief in God, etc. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In November 2018, she was sentenced to seven years in prison with a fine of 20,000 RMB (about 2,540 euros) by the Baihe County People’s court, Shaanxi Province. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: The police confiscated the church money of 10,250 RMB (about 1,300 euros) when they ransacked her house. Arrested alongside her were three other Christians who have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 5 to 7 years. Source: https://goo.gl/osGLjs

WANG Shengli

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th February 2013, in Jiuquan City, Gansu Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and organizing Christians to preach the gospel Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only practiced his faith in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In February 2014, he was sentenced to imprisonment of seven years by the Suzhou District People’s Court of Jiuquan City, Gansu Province.

Source: https://bit.ly/2Q2jOkk

WANG Xin

Date and place of arrest: In October 2013, in Wulian County, Rizhao City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of printing evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God in the supermarket owned by herself and helping other Christians buy MP5 players and copy materials of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 26th September 2014, People’s Court of Wulian, Shandong sentenced her to seven years in prison, from 8th November 2013 to 7th November 2020. Other information: From 28th October 2013 to 8th November 2013, Wulian 610 Office and the Party committee of Yuli Town, Wulian County established a brainwashing class at Shuguang Base of Wulian Judicial Bureau and carried out forced brainwashing on Wang Xin and other people. Source: https://goo.gl/bbF2wA

WANG Yufeng

Age: Sixty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th March 2013, in Jiuquan City, Gansu Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and organizing Christians to preach the gospel Court decision: In February 2014, she was sentenced to imprisonment of seven years by the Suzhou District People’s Court of Jiuquan City, Gansu Province. Source: https://bit.ly/2Q2jOkk

WANG Zhenqiu

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th March 2017, in Pei County, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, writing experience articles at home, and keeping books on belief in God in her house Court decision: On 4th July 2018, she was sentenced to 7 years in prison with a fine of 40,000 RMB (about 5,200 euros) by the Pei County People’s Court of Jiangsu Province. Other information: Five other Christians were arrested and sentenced alongside her.

WEI Si

Age: Thirty years old Date and place of arrest: On 7th September 2016, in Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together and possessing an MP5 player storing materials on believing in God. Statement of the defendant: She believed that she did not commit any crime, and firmly refused to plead guilty. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined 30,000 RMB (about 3,900 euros). Other information: During her interrogation, the police tried to extort a confession from her by torture, reduced her food amount, and did not allow her to sleep.

WEN Xiangxuan

Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 21st December 2012, in Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province Charge:She was put under criminal detention on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of transferring books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In 2013, she was sentenced to seven years in prison.

WEN Zixin

Date of arrest: On October 2013 Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 26th September 2014, People’s Court of Wulian County, Shandong sentenced her to seven years in prison. In April 2017, she was given a remission of nine months and her prison term will end on 7th February 2020.

WU Lingjing

Age: Thirty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2013, in Fuxin City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of breaking through Internet blockage and getting in touch with The Church of

Almighty God overseas online, and keeping at home books on believing in God and a computer that contained materials on believing in God and other things. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that her act did not constitute crimes, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years in prison.

WU Shuzhen

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 3rd July 2017, in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because the assets of The Church of Almighty God were under her supervision. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In March 2018, she was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined 20,000 RMB (about 2,600 euros).

WU Weilian

Date and place of arrest: On 22nd December 2012, in Guangdong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she preached the gospel of Almighty God to others, and some evangelical materials, a cell phone and an MP5 player that contained materials on believing in God were found on her. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years in prison.

WU Xiuchun

Age: Thirty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: In December 2012, in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In August 2013, he was sentenced to seven years in prison. Other information: In September 2004, he was sentenced to five years in prison for believing in Almighty God and released in September 2009 upon completing his jail terms.

Xiaotang

Age: Thirty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 10th June 2014, in Guyuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and spreading the gospel to others. Court Decision: He was sentenced to seven years in prison by the People’s Court of Xiji County, Guyuan City, Ningxia. Place of imprisonment: Shizuishan Prison of Ningxia Other information: On 28th March 2013, he was detained for 15 days for evangelism and fined 1,000 RMB (about 127 euros).

YAN Fenglin

Age: Fifty-one years old

Date and place of arrest: On 5th November 2013, in Hefei City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and participating in burning CDs of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 8th December 2014, People’s Court of Yaohai District in Hefei, Anhui sentenced her to seven years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Anhui Women’s Prison Other information: There were two Christians who were arrested with her. They were sentenced to seven years and six months in prison. Source: https://goo.gl/J3iNyb

YAN Jinhang

Date and place of arrest: On 28th March 2013, in Sichuan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing the Christians of The Church of Almighty God to preach the gospel and going to Hong Kong to attend the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to seven years in prison. Other information: He was arrested and sentenced alongside two other Christians.

YAN Qingdan

Date and place of arrest: On 27th October 2014, in Guangdong Province

Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she attended the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God many times, and one copy machine, two computers, one tablet, eight cell phones and some pieces of materials on believing in God of the church were found in her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years in prison.

YANG Liu

Date of birth: On 6th April 1967 Date and place of arrest: She was arrested in March 2013 in Dangtu County, Ma’anshan City, Anhui Province, but the exact date is unknown. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of contacting other people to help her print over 167,000 books of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 29th May 2014, she was sentenced to seven years in prison, from 6th March 2013 to 5th March 2020. Source: http://bit.ly/2nRtfIf

YUAN Shuxia

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th August 2014, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, distributing materials on belief in God, and attending worship meetings of The Church of Almighty God Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only practiced her faith in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement.

Court decision: On 25th June 2015, she was sentenced to imprisonment of seven years, from 27th August 2014 to 11th August 2021. Place of imprisonment: Nantong Women’s Prison of Jiangsu Province Source: https://goo.gl/AC7m5L

YUAN Tianxin

Age: Sixty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th March 2017, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping spiritual books of The Church of Almighty God Court decision: On 4th July 2018, she was sentenced to 7 years in prison with a fine of 40,000 RMB (about 5,200 euros) by the Pei County People’s Court of Jiangsu Province. Other information: Five other Christians were arrested and sentenced alongside her.

ZHAI Zhuye

Date of birth: On 7th May 1955 Date and place of arrest: On 19th May 2013, in Lankao County, Henan Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of distributing publicity materials of The Church of Almighty God to others and keeping many books of The Church of Almighty God at home Statement of the defendant: She denied that her act constituted crimes. Court decision: On 3rd January 2014, she was sentenced to seven years in prison, from 20th May 2013 to 19th May 2020. Other information: Christian Song Yanmei was arrested alongside her and sentenced to five years in prison on the same charge.

Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Henan Province Source: http://bit.ly/2s2YFjp, http://bit.ly/2EEyEJV, http://bit.ly/2BVV9XO

ZHANG Lei

Age: Seventy-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th March 2013, in Suining City, Sichuan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, preaching the gospel to others, and keeping literature and discs on faith in God as well as electronic products storing materials about faith in God of The Church of Almighty God in his house. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In April 2014, he was sentenced to seven years in prison.

ZHANG Shuming

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th December 2012, in Zunyi City, Guizhou Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel to others. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to seven years in prison.

Other information: The court did not notify his family when he was sentenced.

ZHANG Shuzhi

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2013, in Beipiao City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others with a cell phone and books. Court decision: On 15th April 2014, the People’s Court of Shuangta District, Chaoyang, Liaoning sentenced her to seven years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Liaoning Province Other information: Another Christian GENG Yuqin was sentenced alongside her. Source: http://bit.ly/2EDVmVq

ZHAO Guanxiu

Date and place of arrest: In 2013, in Jimo City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 12th June 2014, People’s Court of Jimo, Shandong sentenced her to seven years in prison. In December 2016, she was given a remission of one year and her prison term will end on 12th August 2019.

ZHAO Jingmin

Age: Fifty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th May 2013, in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of taking part in printing and binding the books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years in prison. Other information: She was sentenced alongside another Christian on the same charge.

ZHAO Minhuan

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th December 2012, in Xuchang City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel to others. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In April 2014, she was sentenced to seven years in prison. Other information: During the interrogation, Zhao Minhuan was taken to a hotel and brutally tortured for four days and nights, and her entire body was covered with wounds. During this time, the police deprived her of sleep and food.

ZHAO Weiwei

Age: Thirty years old

Date and place of arrest: On 30th March 2017, in Ankang City, Shaanxi Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home 147 books of Almighty God’s words, items like 36 TF cards, 1 laptop and 1 tablet that contain information on belief in God, etc. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In November 2018, she was sentenced to seven years in prison with a fine of 20,000 RMB (about 2,540 euros) by the Baihe County People’s Court, Shaanxi Province. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: The police confiscated the church money of 10,250 RMB (about 1,300 euros) when they ransacked her house. Arrested alongside her were three other Christians who have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from five to seven years. Source: https://goo.gl/osGLjs

ZHAO Xiaoyong

Date of birth: On 20th September 1945 Date and place of arrest: On 26th June 2013, in Fengjie County, Chongqing Municipality Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God at home. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Last court decision: On 27th March 2014, he was sentenced to seven years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Yongchuan Prison in Chongqing Municipality

ZHAO Yuezhen

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2013, in Fuxin City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping spiritual materials and electronic products that contain materials about faith in God in her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 5th December 2013, she was sentenced to seven years in prison. Other information: During the interrogation, she was escorted to a labor reeducation camp in Fuxin City for intense indoctrination.

ZHOU Yuemeng

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 4rd January 2013, in Bozhou City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, arranged Christians to have gatherings and preach the gospel, and kept the literature on faith in God of The Church of Almighty God in her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In June 2015, she was sentenced to seven years in prison.

Other information: She was taken to a hotel for secret interrogation after being arrested. The police do not allow her family to visit her for she was regarded as a political criminal.

ZHOU Zuojin

Date of birth: On 21st November 1953 Date and place of arrest: On 5th August 2013, in Dongzhi County, Chizhou City, Anhui Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to preach the gospel and gather for worship meetings, safekeeping the money of the church, and keeping books on belief in God, evangelical materials, CDs containing information on belief in God and other things at home Court decision: On 29th May 2014, the Dongzhi County People’s Court of Anhui Province sentenced him to seven years in prison, from 6th August 2013 to 5th August 2020. Place of imprisonment: Chaohu Prison of Anhui Province Other information: Christians JIANG Suhua and YU Zhenghao were arrested and sentenced alongside him. Source: https://bit.ly/2pLyLgx

Prison term: Between 6 and 7 years

CHENG Chuanyu

Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: In February 2013, in Chongqing Municipality Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of transferring books of The Church of Almighty God.

JIANG Xinhua

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: In December 2012, in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In December 2013, she was sentenced to six years and six months in prison.

LI Mingjun

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th September 2013, in Guangdong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel to others and keeping at home books on believing in God, CDs, evangelical materials, and a tablet used to play the materials on believing in God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In December 2013, he was sentenced to six years and six months in prison.

PIN Bing

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th September 2014, in Hechuan District, Chongqing City Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of helping the Christians from The Church of Almighty God buy electronic products such as players and TF cards that used for their belief in God. Court decision: On 22nd April 2016, he was sentenced to six years and six months in prison. Other information: During incarceration, he contracted hypertension from forced hard labor.

TAN Meiying

Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 31st October 2014, in Jimo City, Shandong Province. Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being an upper-level leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather for worship gatherings and spread the gospel Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only practiced her belief in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 28th April 2017, she was sentenced to imprisonment of six years and six months and fined 90,000 RMB (about 11,700 euros). Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Shandong Province Source: https://goo.gl/LB7gZt

XIA Qiu

Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 20th December 2012, in Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In 2014, she was sentenced to six years and six months in prison.

XING Xiaoxian

Date and place of arrest: On 15th May 2012, in Wuhai City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge:Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing Almighty God and organizing Christians to have gatherings and preach the gospel as a leader of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 14th December 2012, she was sentenced to six years and six months by People’s Court of Hainan District, Wuhai City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

ZHU Guangjuan

Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 10th August 2017, in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, having contracts with The Church of Almighty God overseas, and submitting her article about her experience of being arrested and interrogated

Court Decision: In September 2018, she was sentenced to 6 years and 6 months in prison and fined 3,000 RMB (about 380 euros) by the No. 1 People’s Court of Zhongshan Municipality, Guangdong Province. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Alongside her, three other Christians were arrested and sentenced to prison terms ranging from one to three years’ imprisonment. Based on the information available, ZHU Guangjuan was arrested and detained on 12th August 2014 because of her belief in Almighty God. During the detention, she was made to forcibly attend the indoctrination sessions for 56 days (the police officers tried to force her to accept the Buddhist teachings, read Dizigui and watch the videos of slandering The Church of Almighty God). On 13th November 2015, she was sentenced to 3 years in prison and 3 years of probation. Source: https://goo.gl/g4QdxW

Prison term: 6 years

CHEN Jingfen

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2017, in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Court decision: There was no verdict in the trial of the first instance on 4th December 2017 at the Liandu District People’s Court of Lishui City. On 1st March 2018, she was sentenced to six years in prison, that is, from 21st July 2017 to 20th July 2023 and was fined 20,000RMB (about 2,600 euros) by the Liandu District People’s Court. Other information: She was arrested alongside 11 other Christians, six of whom were sentenced.

GAO Lanpei

Age: Thirty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2013, in Yingkou City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was an upper leader of The Church of Almighty God and was in charge of organizing Christians to have gatherings and preach the gospel. First court decision: In September 2014, People’s Court of Dashiqiao City, Liaoning Province, sentenced her to six years in prison. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just preached the gospel and did not commit any crime, and that the original sentence was too severe. Last court decision: In December 2014, Intermediate People’s Court of Yingkou City, Liaoning Province, ruled to uphold the original sentence.

GAO Qiumeng

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: In June 2013, in Chongqing City Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, preaching the gospel to others, and helping Christians buy MP4 players and print the materials about faith in God for them. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In March 2014, she was sentenced to six years in prison. Other information: She was taken to a forced conversion base on the day of her arrest.

GUO Linghong

Age: Fifty-one years old

Date and place of arrest: On 20th June 2013, in Changchun City, Jilin Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was in charge of transporting books on faith in God for The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In June 2014, she was sentenced to six years in prison. Other information: The court did not notify her family when she was sentenced.

HE Jun

Age: Thirty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th July 2015, in Hefei City, Anhui Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God Court decision: In July 2018, she was sentenced to six years in prison by the Shushan District People’s Court of Hefei City, Anhui Province. Other information: Six other Christians were arrested alongside her and sentenced on the same charge to prison terms ranging from four to five and a half years. Source: https://goo.gl/RWrp7j

HUA Fengyuan

Date and place of arrest: On 16th September 2014, in Pizhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing and arranging Christians to shoot videos of The Church of Almighty God when he was the leader of The Church of Almighty God in Pizhou.

Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 29th June 2016, People’s Court of Pizhou, Jiangsu sentenced him to six years in prison, from 6th October 2014 to 20th September 2020, and deprived him of political rights for one year. Other information: On 21st September 2014, he was put under administrative detention for fifteen days because of believing in Almighty God.

HUA Zongguo

Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th December 2012, in Dengfeng City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to six years in prison. Other information: He was arrested alongside around a dozen Christians on the same day.

LI Qinyu

Date and place of arrest: On 27th May 2014, in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and gathering together with other Christians of The Church of Almighty God.

LI Silin

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th January 2015, in Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together, as well as keeping books on believing in God and electronic products storing materials on believing in God at home. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to six years in prison. Other information: The police did not inform his family when he was sentenced.

LI Xinmin

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th March 2013, in Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being the leader of The Church of Almighty God in Guangyuan, organizing the gatherings of Christians, and preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement.

Court decision: She was sentenced to six years in prison.

LIU Zhengying

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th December 2012, in Tianshui City, Gansu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping evangelical materials and an MP5 player that contained materials on believing in God at home. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In May 2013, he was sentenced to six years in prison. Other information: During his detention, he was forced to take cold water showers and since then got rheumatism.

MA Qin

Age: About forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th September 2013, in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and spreading the gospel. Court Decision: She was sentenced to six years in prison. Other information: There were two Christians who were arrested and sentenced alongside her.

SHEN Jiayun

Age: Fifty-nine years old

Date and place of arrest: On 7th September 2016, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 15th December 2017, she was sentenced to six years in prison and fined 20,000 RMB (about 2,600 euros). Other information: During her interrogation, the police tried to extort a confession from her by torture, reduced her food amount, and did not allow her to sleep. She was excluded by the Labor and Social Security Bureau from drawing her pension, and was deprived of the economic and individual development rights. Besides, the police do not allow her family to visit her.

SU Jinhong

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 20th June 2013, in Changchun City, Jilin Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he was in charge of distributing and providing storage for spiritual books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In March 2014, he was sentenced to six years in prison. Other information: He was secretly escorted to a hotel for intense indoctrination before putting in prison.

SU Yunfei

Date of birth: On 20th August 1978 Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2013, in Beipiao City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. First court decision: On 28th January 2014, she was sentenced to six years in prison. Last court decision: On 14th May 2014, Intermediate People’s Court of Chaoyang, Liaoning upheld the decision. Place of imprisonment: Liaoning Women’s Prison

SUN Lifen

Date of birth: On 11th February 1969 Date and place of arrest: On 20th June 2013, in Kuancheng District, Changchun City, Jilin Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of participating in the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God and being in charge of the transfer and distribution of the goods of the church. Court decision: On 30th June 2014, she was sentenced to six years in prison; in July 2017, she was given a nine-month remission, and her prison term will end on 30th September 2018. Place of imprisonment: Jilin Women’s Prison Source: http://bit.ly/2H2AXHr

WAN Cangjin

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: In 2012, in Jilin Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to six years in prison.

WAN Jingbo

Age: Thirty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2013, in Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to six years in prison, from 22nd June 2013 to 21st June 2019.

WANG Chunxiang

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: In October 2014, in Yanji City, Jilin Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to have gatherings and preach the gospel Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to six years in prison.

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Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Jilin Province Source: https://goo.gl/CtYyoF

WEN Linmeng

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 20th December 2012, in Dengfeng City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to six years in prison.

WU Junbo

Age: Thirty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2013, in Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, and he was in charge of organizing Christians to preach the gospel and gather together, and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God, gospel materials, and electric products used for believing in God in his rent house. Court decision: On 10th June 2014, he was sentenced to six years in prison.

XIANG Sifu

Age: Forty-nine years old

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Date and Place of Arrest: On 18th June 2013, in Shuangta District, Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to preach the gospel, and keeping spiritual books in her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to six years in prison.

XIANG Tianxin

Date and place of arrest: On 1st October 2014, in Chongqing Municipality Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God many times and keeping three copy machines of the church at home. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to six years in prison.

XU Lingfan

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: In June 2014, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of participating in shooting videos for The Church of Almighty God and using her residence as the shooting site, as well as providing food and drinks to the film crew. First court decision: On 3rd December 2015, she was sentenced to six years in prison by People’s Court of Yining, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

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Last court decision: On 12th August 2016, Supreme People’s Court of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region upheld the decision. Other Information: She was sentenced alongside nine other Christians, who were sentenced to three to fourteen years in prison.

YAN Binrun

Date of birth: In 1974 Date and place of arrest: In December 2012, in Tongren City, Guizhou Province Charge:Disturbing social order because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to six years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Duyun Prison in Guizhou Province

YAN Shengmei

Date of birth: On 25th December 1975 Date and place of arrest: In December 2012, in Jiangsu Province Charge:Disturbing social order because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to six years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Hefei Women’s Prison in Anhui Province

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Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2013, in Fuxin County, Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God and she was in charge of organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In December 2013, she was sentenced to six years in prison. Other information: She was arrested alongside another two Christians.

ZHANG Mingquan

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2014, in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of providing storage for books and gospel materials from The Church of Almighty God, and organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime. Court decision: On 12th December 2014, he was sentenced to six years in prison. Other information: In June 2014, he was wanted by the Public Security Bureau on the Internet for his belief in Almighty God.

ZHAO Haibin

Age: Forty-six years old

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Date and place of arrest: In February 2017, in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians to have worship gatherings and preach the gospel as a leader of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. First court decision: On 13th June 2018, he was sentenced to six years of imprisonment by Lingchuan County People’s Court of Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Second court decision: On 8th August 2018, the Jincheng Intermediate People’s Court of Shanxi Province ruled to uphold the original sentence. Source: https://goo.gl/w6c4VU

ZHAO Yuelian

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd April 2015, in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others and contacting printing houses to print, bind and publish the books of The Church of Almighty God Court decision: On 10th March 2016, she was sentenced to six years in prison, from 23rd April 2015 to 22nd April 2021. Place of imprisonment: Jinzhong Women’s Prison of Shanxi Province Source: http://bit.ly/2Ehah7Y

ZHENG Rugu

Age: Forty-five years old

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Date and place of arrest: In December 2012, in Turpan City, Xinjiang Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In August 2013, she was sentenced to six years in prison. Other information: In 2007, she was put under criminal detention for a month because of believing in Almighty God.

Prison term: Between 5 and 6 years

CAO Pei

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th December 2012, in Bozhou City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping spiritual books and electronic products storing materials on believing in God at her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to five years and eight months in prison. Other information: Her husband was arrested alongside her because of believing in Almighty God and he was released in February 2013.

HE Chenpan

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd June 2013, in Liaoning Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to five years and six months in prison. Other information: During her detention, the police tried to inculcate atheism into her mind and force her to give up her belief.

JIANG Huibi

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2014, in Penglai City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and keeping at home books on believing in God, an MP5 player storing materials on believing in God, and others things. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to five years and six months in prison. Other information: Her husband was arrested on the same day by the police and was released after being detained for fifteen days.

LIU Chunyun

Age: Seventy years old Date and place of arrest: In 2012, in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that preaching the gospel did not constitute crimes, and that she did not undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In October 2013, she was sentenced to five years and six months in prison. Other information: This was the fourth time that she was arrested by the CCP police since she converted to Almighty God.

LIU Jishui

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 30th August 2017, in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Court decision: On 21st December 2017, he was sentenced to five years and six months in prison by the People’s Court of Donghai County. Place of imprisonment: The concentration camp in Hongzehu Prison of Donghai County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province Other information: The police tried to arrest him in July 2014 but didn’t succeed. They listed him as a major criminal and wanted him online. Source: https://goo.gl/8XVma4

SUN Guanzhen

Date and place of arrest: In July 2014, in Penglai City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to five years and six months in prison.

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Other information: She was arrested and sentenced alongside Christian Jiang Huibi.

SUN Sihe

Date and place of arrest: On 12th December 2012, in Dengfeng City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In May 2013, she was sentenced to five years and six months in prison. Other information: Two other female Christians were arrested alongside her due to preaching the gospel.

WAN Songlian

Age: Sixty-one years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2014, in Penglai City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books on believing in God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to five years and six months in prison.

WANG Guiming

Age: Twenty-four years old

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Date and place of arrest: In 26th February 2013, in Jiuquan City, Gansu Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to attend worship meetings and preach the gospel Court decision: In February 2014, he was sentenced to imprisonment of five years and six months by the Suzhou District People’s Court of Jiuquan City, Gansu Province. Source: https://bit.ly/2Q2jOkk

WANG Huaixiang

Age: Twenty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of taking part in shooting a gospel video of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In 2018, he was sentenced to five years and six months in prison and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Other information: He was arrested together with another 23 Christians, 17 of whom were also sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s

WANG Jinrui

Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th August 2017, in Jimsar County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: She was charged with using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, hosting Christians of The Church of Almighty God for worship meetings, and keeping in her house over a

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hundred of books and materials on belief in God and the MP3 player containing materials on believing in God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In February 2018, she was sentenced to five years and six months in prison and fined 5,000 RMB (about 630 euros) by the Intermediate People’s Court of the Sixth Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. Other information: Christian LI Gang was arrested alongside her and sentenced to three years in prison. It is learnt that WANG Jinrui was detained for 15 days in May 2016 because of her belief in Almighty God. Source: https://goo.gl/SzjJjN

WANG Jinzhi

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of taking part in shooting a gospel video of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she took part in shooting a video of The Church of Almighty God only to help others understand the Church, which had nothing to do with endangering state and society, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to five years and six months in prison, and was fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Other information: Another 23 Christians were arrested together with her and 17 of them were also sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s

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WU Ming

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: In June 2018, in Siping City, Jilin Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God Court decision: On 28th June 2018, he was sentenced to five and a half years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Gongzhuling Prison, Siping City, Jilin Province

XIAO Wei

Age: Thirty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 5th September 2017, in Jilin City, Jilin Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In June 2018, he was sentenced to five and a half years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Fengjiatun Prison, Jilin City, Jilin Province

YANG Sulan

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2014, in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, and keeping spiritual books, spiritual materials and CDs that contain materials about faith in God in her rent house.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God, normally attending gatherings and preaching the gospel, and that she did not commit any crime. Court decision: On 12th December 2014, she was sentenced to five years and six months in prison. Other information: Her husband Zhang Mingquan and her elder sister Zhang Mingyue were arrested together with her.

YAO Xiaoying

Age: Thirty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th August 2015, in Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings Court decision: In July 2018, she was sentenced to five and a half years in prison by the Shushan District People’s Court of Hefei City, Anhui Province. Other information: Her husband was arrested the same day and released later. The Chinese police are still monitoring his whereabouts. Source: https://goo.gl/RWrp7j

YOU Dalong

Date of birth: On 28th October 1968 Date and place of arrest: On 14th January 2013, in Linwei District, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of the evangelical work of The Church of Almighty God in Xi’an, Shaanxi and organizing Christians to preach the gospel Court decision: On 7th January 2014, the Linwei District People’s Court of Weinan City, Shaanxi Province sentenced him to five years and six months in prison, from 17th January 2013 to 16th July 2018.

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Place of imprisonment: He served his prison term first in Huashan Prison of Shaanxi Province and then in Weinan Prison of Shaanxi Province Other information: On 14th July 2001, he was put under administrative detention for fifteen days by a public security organ due to believing in Almighty God. Five other Christians were sentenced alongside him to four years in prison on the same charge and have been released. On 16th July 2018, he was released after serving his sentence. Source: http://bit.ly/2CmYHm1

ZHANG Chunlian

Date of birth: On 4th February 1976 Date and place of arrest: On 13th October 2013, in Shaowu City, Fujian Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a logistic head of The Church of Almighty God, responsible for the delivery of messages, the distribution of books and other goods, the photocopying of documents, and other issues of all churches in Shaowu City. Court decision: On 13th March 2015, she was sentenced to five years and six months in prison, from 13th October 2013 to 12th April 2019. Other information: On 17th October 2013, she was put under administrative detention for fourteen days. SUN Yuehong was sentenced alongside her to five years in prison on the same charge. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Fujian Province Source: https://goo.gl/JKiL6b

ZHANG Mingyue

Age: Sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2014, in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and providing places for Christians to have gatherings. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God, normally attending gatherings and preaching the gospel, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 12th December 2014, she was sentenced to five years and six months in prison. Other information: Her younger brother Zhang Mingquan and her sister-in- law Yang Sulan were arrested together with her.

ZHANG Shufen

Date of birth: On 11th November 1963 Date and place of arrest: On 20th June 2013, in Kuancheng District, Changchun City, Jilin Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being the leader of Yanji gospel team of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to preach the gospel. Court decision: On 29th October 2014, she was sentenced to five years and six months in prison; in January 2018, she was given a nine-month remission, and her prison term will end on 29th March 2018. Place of imprisonment: Jilin Women’s Prison Source: http://bit.ly/2nYZdRZ

ZHAO Qingyun

Age: Thirty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 5th January 2016, in Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In December 2017, she was sentenced to five years and six months in prison. Other information: In 2013, she was arrested by the police because of believing in Almighty God and was detained for one month, and later she was released on bail pending trial.

ZHAO Suiyang

Date of birth: In 1969 Date and place of arrest: In 2012, in Kunming City, Yunnan Province Charge: Unknown, sentenced because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to five years and six months in prison, and her prison term will end on 14th March 2018. Place of imprisonment: Qujing Women’s Prison in Yunnan Province Other information: Her family did not know about her arrest until March 2013.

FAN Yunyong

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th September 2013, in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and spreading the gospel to others

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Other information: While in custody, FAN Yunyong and six other Christians were made to forcibly attend indoctrination sessions for 60 days in the Ideological Re-education Center in Guangzhou City. Up to now he is still in custody and his family have not received the court’s decision. Source: https://goo.gl/e9tETx

Prison term: 5 years

CAI Jiapan

Age: Thirty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2013, in Beipiao City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel to others. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In May 2014, she was sentenced to five years in prison.

CHANG Jing

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 21st June 2016, in Yichang City, Hubei Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to five years in prison, and fined 20,000 RMB (about 2,600 euros).

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Other information: The police neither informed her family about hearing the trial nor allowed her family to visit her.

CUI Weijun

Date and place of arrest: In September 2014, in Wulian County, Rizhao City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she sent books of The Church of Almighty God to two Christians’ houses many times for safe-keeping, and she possessed 23 books, 170 CDs, dozens of copies of evangelical materials and other things of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in God and that she did nothing else nor committed any crime. Court decision: On 29th April 2015, People’s Court of Wulian, Shandong sentenced her to five years in prison, from 17th September 2014 to 16th September 2019. Other information: She was sentenced alongside another Christian Xu Zhaoling, who was sentenced to nine years in prison on the same charge. Source: https://bit.ly/2E0xmH0, https://bit.ly/2pOqIOX

DENG Xinggao

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2013, in Heilongjiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of taking part in making gospel videos of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to five years in prison.

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DING Zeming

Date of birth: On 21st August 1963 Date and place of arrest: On 12th August 2016, in Shangqiu City, Henan Province. Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of The Church of Almighty God and three MP5 players and TF cards storing information on belief in God First court decision: On 26th April 2013, he was sentenced to three years in prison with a four-year probation. Last court decision: During his probation, he kept on believing in Almighty God, and on 12th August 2016, he was arrested again. On 21st April 2017, he was sentenced to five years in prison, from 12th August 2016 to 8th August 2021 (five months and three days of his custody term from 25th November 2012 to 27th April 2013 were deducted from his prison term), and fined 1,000 RMB (about 130 euros). Place of imprisonment: No. 1 Prison of Henan Province Other information: He suffered cruel torture in prison and his three incisors were knocked out. XIE Meiying was arrested alongside him and sentenced to four years in prison on the same charge with a fine of 1,000 RMB (about 130 euros). Source: http://bit.ly/2nRsCOT

DU Yueman

Date and place of arrest: On 23rd July 2014, in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of participating in shooting videos for The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He admitted that he took part in the video shooting but believed it did not constitute crimes.

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Court decision: On 14th April 2015, he was sentenced to five years in prison and his prison term will end on 28th July 2019. Other information: He was arrested and sentenced alongside six other Christians, who were sentenced to one year and three months to three years and six months in prison (and have completed their prison term and been released). During the court hearing, two Christians stated that during their detention in the police station, the police tortured them to extract a confession and they were handcuffed for several days deprived of food and sleep, but the judges did not respond to their statements.

Erdenetuya

Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th May 2018, in Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge:She was charged with using a Xie Jiao organization to endanger state security because of believing in Almighty God. Court decision: On 28th June 2018, she was sentenced to five years in prison. Other information: On 21th August 2015, she managed to escape from the arrest while her son Feng Qi was arrested and sentenced to five years in prison.

FAN Shaoxiong

Date of birth: On 29th December 1973 Date and place of arrest: On 2nd December 2013, in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of carrying with him three SD cards that contained over 900 documents of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He denied the charge. Last court decision: On 22nd October 2014, he was sentenced to five years in prison, from 31st December 2013 to 15th December 2018.

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Place of imprisonment: Ganzhou Prison in Jiangxi Province Other information: He was arrested alongside another Christian Yi Hong, who was sentenced to five years in prison on the same charge. In March 2017, Fan Shaoxiong was given a nine-month remission. Source: http://bit.ly/2nFg8st, http://bit.ly/2FGnEL8, http://bit.ly/2nFgfnT

FANG Sifeng

Age: Thirty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th October 2014, in Baijiao Town, Doumen District, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and providing gathering place for the Christians. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced by the Court for five years imprisonment. Other information: Another two Christians were arrested with her.

FENG Qi

Date and place of arrest: On 21th August 2015, in Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge:He was charged with using a Xie Jiao organization to endanger state security because of believing in Almighty God. Court decision: He was sentenced to five years in prison. Other information: Up to August 2018, he was still in custody.

FU Guirong

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Date of birth: On 7th March 1985 Date and place of arrest: On 9th June 2014, in Toksun County, Turpan City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she preached the gospel of Almighty God to a couple many times, playing the videos of The Church of Almighty God and introducing to them the teachings of The Church of Almighty God, and she possessed books of The Church of Almighty God, an MP5 player and TF cards that contained materials on believing in God and other things. Court decision: On 10th October 2014, People’s Court of Toksun, Turpan, Xinjiang sentenced her to five years in prison, from 12th June 2014 to 11th June 2019. Source: http://bit.ly/2BwzEQz

GAN Zhiduo

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st June 2017, in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and receiving upper-level leaders of The Church of Almighty God Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court Decision: In October 2018, the Shizhong District People’s Court of Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province sentenced her to 5 years in prison (from 23rd June 2017 to 11th June 2022) with a fine of 50,000 RMB (about 6,300 euros). Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Shandong Province Other information: Seven other Christians were arrested alongside her and sentenced to prison terms ranging from two to thirteen years.

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GUAN Xiaodong

Date and place of arrest: On 5th July 2013, in Dunhua City, Jilin Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of keeping books of The Church of Almighty God at home when he was the leader of the Dunhua gospel team of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 15th April 2014, he was sentenced to five years in prison, from 5th July 2013 to 4th July 2018. Other information: He was arrested alongside Wu Xiaohong, He Lan, Lu Juan, Tang Wenhui, and Zhang Dan, who were sentenced to three to four years in prison (and have all been released). Source: http://bit.ly/2CcfFmS

GUO Hongman

Date and place of arrest: On 13th January 2015, in Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of distributing books of The Church of Almighty God in the local area and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to five years in prison.

GUO Rumeng

Date of birth: On 21st January 1960 Date and place of arrest: On 28th March 2014, in Pingshun County, Shanxi Province

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Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of carrying a tablet and a composition notebook containing contents related to The Church of Almighty God, and preaching the gospel of Almighty God to villagers in 2013 Court decision: On 11th September 2014, she was sentenced to five years in prison, from 29th March 2014 to 28th March 2019. Place of imprisonment: Jinzhong Prison of Shanxi Province Other information: She was sentenced to two years of reeducation through labor in 2007 and was released on 2nd June 2009. Source: http://bit.ly/2nUP4Xh

HE Ting

Age: Sixty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th December 2012, in Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Court decision: In March 2014, she was given a five-year sentence, which ended in January 2018. Other information: During her interrogation, the police tried to extract a confession from her by torture.

HU Mei

Date of birth: On 8th February 1986 Date and place of arrest: In May 2016, at Xuzhou Economic Development Zone, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God and in charge of organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, keeping literature on faith in God and TF cards storing materials about faith in God in her house.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 30th June 2017, People’s Court of Xuzhou Economic Development Zone, Jiangsu, sentenced her to five years in prison, and fined her 20,000 RMB (about 2,600 euros). Other information: Four other Christians were arrested together with her. Source: https://bit.ly/2Ip58sr, https://bit.ly/2rMuDh0

HU Xiuzhen

Date of birth: On 10th March 1948 Date and place of arrest: On 20th March 2015, in Feng County, Jiangsu Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to attend gatherings, preach the gospel, store books and CDs of The Church of Almighty God Court decision: On 26th October 2016, the Feng County People’s Court of Jiangsu Province sentenced her to five years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Nantong Women’s Prison of Jiangsu Province Other information: The court did not notify her family when hearing her case. Source: https://bit.ly/2KJlLnn

HUAN Fengrui

Age: Fifty-eight years old Date of arrest: On 4th March 2017, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province

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Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings with other Christians Court decision: On 4th July 2018, she was sentenced to 5 years in prison with a fine of 20,000 RMB (about 2,600 euros) by the Pei County People’s Court, Jiangsu Province. Other information: Five other Christians were arrested and sentenced alongside her.

HUANG Hualan

Date and place of arrest: In September 2014, in Changle City, Fujian Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing activities of The Church of Almighty God and keeping at home several computers, memory cards and bank cards for the work of the church, large quantities of promotional materials of the church, and other things. Court decision: In April 2015, she was sentenced to five years in prison. Other information: She was arrested and sentenced alongside another Christian Huang Meihua. Source: http://bit.ly/2nB4ijV, http://bit.ly/2EfpsOi, http://bit.ly/2EBX7PM, http://bit.ly/2nGeiHQ, http://bit.ly/2EGIWt3

HUANG Jinjian

Age: Thirty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2013, in Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, and he was in charge of organizing Christians to preach the gospel and gather together, and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God, gospel materials, and electric products used for believing in God in his rent house. Court decision: On 10th June 2014, he was sentenced to five years in prison.

HUANG Meihua

Date and place of arrest: In September 2014, in Changle City, Fujian Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing activities of The Church of Almighty God and keeping at home several computers, memory cards and bank cards for the work of the church, large quantities of promotional materials of the church, and other things. Last court decision: In April 2015, she was sentenced to five years in prison. Other information: She was arrested and sentenced alongside another Christian Huang Hualan. Source:http://bit.ly/2nB4ijV, http://bit.ly/2EfpsOi, http://bit.ly/2EBX7PM, http://bit.ly/2nGeiHQ, http://bit.ly/2EGIWt3

JIANG Guohong

Age: Thirty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th June 2014, in Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God.

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LEI Anquan

Date and place of arrest: On 27th December 2012, in Shangjie District, Henan Province Charge:Disturbing social order because of being an evangelist of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less disturb the social order. Court decision: She was sentenced to five years in prison and her prison term ended on 5th January 2018.

LI Aizhi

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th June 2013, at her home in Yantai City, Shandong Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In June 2015, she was sentenced to five years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Shandong Province Other information: Her husband WANG Huanyun was arrested alongside her and sentenced to four years in prison due to his belief in Almighty God.

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During her custody, LI Aizhi was made to forcibly attend indoctrination sessions for 45 days and the police tried to force her to sign five statements (statement of guarantee, break-up statement, statement of repentance, statement of criticism, statement of determination). Source: https://goo.gl/TxW1bq

LI Guiwang

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th January 2014, in Tianshui City, Gansu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping some spiritual books and two MP5 players that contained materials on believing in Almighty God at home. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In November 2014, he was sentenced to five years in prison.

LI Lan

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 3rd May 2013, in Yingzhou District, Fuyang City, Anhui Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, and keeping spiritual books of The Church of Almighty God in her house Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to five years in prison.

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LI Huade

Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th July 2014, in Donghai County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of receiving and distributing books, evangelical materials and other things of The Church of Almighty God in Donghai County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, and keeping books, CDs and evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God at home Court decision: In March 2015, the Donghai County People’s Court of Jiangsu Province sentenced him to five years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Hongzehu Prison of Jiangsu Province Other information: Four other Christians were sentenced alongside him. Source: http://bit.ly/2ERi8se

LIANG Qihua

Date and place of arrest: On 26th September 2013, in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because when he was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, he organized Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, and he kept books of The Church of Almighty God at home. First court decision: On 4th November 2014, People’s Court of Doumen District, Zhuhai, Guangdong sentenced him to five years in prison. Last court decision: On 8th January 2015, Intermediate People’s Court of Zhuhai, Guangdong upheld the decision.

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Other information: He was arrested and sentenced alongside eight other Christians, who were sentenced to two to five years in prison on the same charge; some of them have completed their prison term and been released. Source: http://bit.ly/2EGCSTL

LIANG Wenfeng

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th December 2013, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being responsible for transferring the books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In 2015, she was sentenced to five years in prison.

LIN Caihui

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2016, in Bozhou City, Anhui Province Charge:Disturbing social order because of believing in Almighty God, organizing Christians to have gatherings, and keeping spiritual books and computers storing materials on believing in God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less disturb social order. Court decision: In December 2017, she was sentenced to five years in prison. Other information: Two other Christians were arrested together with her, and she had been taken to a hotel for secret interrogation.

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LIN Weijun

Age: Thirty years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th February 2013, in Jiuquan City, Gansu Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xiao Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and organizing Christians to spread the gospel Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In February 2014, he was sent to five years in prison by the Shuzhou District People’s Court of Jiuquan Municipality, Gansu Province. Source: https://bit.ly/2Q2jOkk

LIN Ziqing

Date and place of arrest: On 30th July 2015, in Jiangjin District, Chongqing Municipality Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and transferring books of The Church of Almighty God to Christian Wu Qing’s home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 1st April 2016, she was sentenced to five years in prison, from 13th August 2015 to 11th August 2020, and fined 3,000 RMB (about 390 euros). Other information: 1,122 books on believing in God, 104 CDs of hymns, 275 evangelical brochures and other things were found in Wu Qing’s house and they were all confiscated illegally.

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LIU Aihua

Date of birth: On 20th September 1970 Date and place of arrest: On 12th September 2014, in Yining City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians from The Church of Almighty God to attend worship meetings and spread the gospel Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only engaged in proper belief activities and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. She does not think The Church of Almighty God is a Xie Jiao. Court decision: On 2oth May 2015, the Yining City People’s Court of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region sentenced her to 5 years in prison, from 12th September 2014 to 9th September 2019. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Other information: Because of spreading of the gospel, she was criminally detained for 24 days in Huocheng County, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in December 2012. Source：http://bit.ly/2Ew1Jdy

LIU Jifang

Age: Thirty years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th September 2017, in Lyuliang City, Shanxi Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and participating in printing Almighty God’s words Court decision: On 25th June 2018, she was sentenced to five years of imprisonment by the Lishi District People’s Court in Lyuliang City, Shanxi Province, and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Shanxi Province

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Other information: During her detention, her family used their connections to get her out. They were told that the punishment of any kind of criminals could be reduced but any believer in Almighty God would surely be sentenced without exception. In 2018, the court heard her case and gave her the sentence without notifying her family. Four other Christians were arrested and sentenced alongside her. Source: https://goo.gl/dQ4scR

LIU Man

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th January 2015, in Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of receiving and distributing books of The Church of Almighty God, evangelical materials, etc. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to five years in prison.

LIU Meng

Age: Thirty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th December 2016, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to five years in prison.

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Other information: It was learned that the CCP police frequently brainwashed her while she served her sentence.

LIU Yumeng

Date of birth: On 17th March 1966 Date and place of arrest: On 11th August 2014, in Feng County, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Last court decision: On 21st July 2015, she was sentenced to five years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Nantong Women’s Prison in Jiangsu Province

LU Lanlan

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th November 2013, in Ordos City, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a church leader from The Church of Almighty God in charge of all church affairs, organizing Christians to gather for worship meetings, and distributing items like Church books and CDs to Christians First Court Decision: In December 2015, she was sentenced to 5 years in prison and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,200 euros) by the People’s Court of Ordos Municipality, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

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Final Court Decision: On 8th July 2016, the Intermediate People’s Court of Ordos Municipality, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region rejected her appeal and ruled to uphold the original sentence. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Alongside LU Lanlan, two other Christians QIAO Bin and WANG Yan were arrested and sentenced to seven years and eight years in prison respectively.

LU Zhengge

Date and place of arrest: On 24th May 2016, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of using laptops and SD cards to spread the church’s materials on believing in God to others many times when he was a leader of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 14th December 2016, he was sentenced to five years in prison and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,100 euros). Other information: His wife was not allowed to see him in person until eleven months after his arrest.

LUO Hongyuan

Age: Twenty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th July 2013, in Jingyu County, Jilin Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a district leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing and participating in church activities Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she did not hold any position in the church.

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Court decision: On 2nd December 2014, she was sentenced to 5 years in prison, from 29th July 2013 to 28th July 2018. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Jilin Province Other information: On 9th April 2013, when she was preaching the gospel in Fusong County, she was put under administrative detention by the local Public Security Bureau for 10 days. XING Hong, TANG Xiuqin, WANG Meihua, MA, and LIU were sentenced alongside her on the same charge and have all been released. According to the recollection of Chrisitan Haonan (pseudonym), who served her sentence in the same prison before: On the night of LUO Hongyuan’s admission, the prison bully and several inmates pinned her and pierced her tongue hard with needles at the guards’ instigation. She felt so painful that she instantly lost her consciousness. Her inmates also beat her in the face and left bruises at the corner of her eyes and injuries on her face. Source: http://bit.ly/2DZxnMj

LUO Houfang

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 30th March 2017, in Ankang City, Shaanxi Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home 147 books of Almighty God’s words, 36 TF cards and 1 laptop and 1 tablet that contain information on belief in God, etc. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In November 2018, she was sentenced to five years in prison with a fine of 20,000 RMB (about 2,540 euros) by the Baihe County People’s Court, Shaanxi Province. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: The police confiscated the church money of 10,250 RMB (about 1,300 euros) when ransacking her home. Arrested alongside her were

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three other Christians who have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 5 to 7 years. It’s understood that she was once arrested on 14th October 2014 and detained for 48 days on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her belief in Almighty God. Source: https://goo.gl/osGLjs

MIAO Qingxia

Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th May 2013, in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being responsible for binding the books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she did not believe in a Xie Jiao. Court decision: In 2014, she was sentenced to five years in prison.

NIAN Qihong

Date of birth: On 13th December 1977 Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2013, in Jianping County, Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Last court decision: On 16th December 2014, he was sentenced to five years in prison, from 22nd July 2014 to 31st May 2019. Place of imprisonment: Huanggu District Prison in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province

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Other information: Zhao Yuhong, Nian Qihong’s wife, was also sentenced to five years in prison on the same charge.

PAN Jibao

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2014, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of participating in shooting videos for The Church of Almighty God. First court decision: On 3rd December 2015, he was sentenced to five years in prison by People’s Court of Yining, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Last court decision: On 12th August 2016, Supreme People’s Court of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region upheld the decision. Other Information: He was sentenced alongside nine other Christians, who were sentenced to three to fourteen years in prison.

PENG Chunyue

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 8th April 2014, in Pan’an County, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping several spiritual books, CDs and MP5 players that contained materials of The Church of Almighty God in her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In 2014, she was sentenced to five years in prison. Other information: The court sentenced her extrajudicially before her family was informed of her situation.

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PENG Wenhua

Date and place of arrest: On 11th July 2015, in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to have worship gatherings and preach the gospel, and keeping at his residence books of Almighty God’s words and laptops containing information on belief in God Court Decision: The Wuding County People’s Court of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province sentenced him to five years in prison and a fine of 20,000 RMB (about 2,600 euros). Source: https://bit.ly/2V7VBwF https://bit.ly/2AhuDtF

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SHEN Renying

Date and place of arrest: On 25th June 2013, in Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being the leader of The Church of Almighty God in Shaoxing and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God and electronic products storing materials on believing in God at home. Court decision: On 22nd August 2014, People’s Court of Yuecheng District, Shaoxing, Zhejiang sentenced her to five years in prison, from 26th June 2013 to 25th June 2018. Other information: She was arrested alongside another Christian Wang Wei, who was sentenced to four years and six months in prison on the same charge and has completed his prison term and been released. Source: http://bit.ly/2C9Rndb

SHEN Xingfeng

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 21st March 2017, in Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, hosting Christians for worship gatherings, and keeping at her home books of Almighty God’s words and laptops and portable hard drives containing information on belief in God First court decision: On 17th September 2018, she was sentenced to 5 years in prison with a fine of 6,000 RMB (about 800 euros) by the Xixiang County People’s Court of Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province. Last court decision: On 19th November 2018, the Intermediate People’s Court of Hanzhong City upheld the original decision.

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Other information: Her husband ZUO Zhaojun was arrested alongside her and sentenced on the same charge to imprisonment of two and a half years, with a probation of four years and a fine of 6,000 RMB (about 800 euros). Source: https://goo.gl/AA7ezR

SONG Yanmei

Date of birth: On 6th February 1969 Date and place of arrest: On 19th May 2013, in Lankao County, Henan Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of keeping books, brochures, and other items of The Church of Almighty God at home Statement of the defendant: Song Yanmei claimed that she believed in God and denied that she committed a crime. Last court decision: On 3rd January 2014, she was sentenced to five years in prison, from 20th May 2013 to 19th May 2018. Other information: ZHAI Zhuye, CHEN Junxiang, and XU were arrested alongside her and sentenced to three to seven years in prison on the same charge. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Henan Province Source: http://bit.ly/2EEAcnd

SUN Yuehong

Date of birth: On 23rd October 1966 Date and place of arrest: On 15th October 2013, in Shaowu City, Fujian Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a logistic head of The Church of Almighty God, responsible for the delivery of messages, the distribution of books and other goods, the photocopying of documents, and other issues of all churches in Shaowu City,

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and keeping at home large quantities of books and materials of The Church of Almighty God Court decision: On 13th March 2015, she was sentenced to five years in prison, from 15th October 2013 to 14th October 2018. Other information: ZHANG Chunlian was sentenced alongside her to five years and six months in prison on the same charge. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Fujian Province Source: https://goo.gl/JKiL6b

TANG Huishan

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd June 2014, in Hengshui City, Hebei Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her belief in Almighty God, attending gatherings and keeping electronic products containing spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty in her gathering house. Court decision: She was sentenced to five years in prison.

TONG Nailing

Date of birth: On 25th April 1963 Date and place of arrest: On 27th July 2014, in Huainan City, Anhui Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God in Huainan City, responsible for various church work like organizing Christians to attend worship meetings and preach the gospel, and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God and other items in her house

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First court decision: On 7th January 2016, she was sentenced to five years in prison, from 31st July 2014 to 30th July 2019, and fined 60,000 RMB (about 7,800 euros). Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Anhui Province Other information: Fourteen other Christians were arrested and sentenced alongside her (they have all served out their sentences). Source: http://bit.ly/2nSVvdh

WU Xinfan

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th January 2015, in Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to five years in prison.

WU Zhifang

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th July 2015, in Hefei City, Anhui Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God Court decision: In July 2018, she was sentenced to five years and six months in prison by the Shushan District People’s Court of Hefei City, Anhui Province. Other information: In her custody, the Chinese police interrogated and tortured her and forced her to attend indoctrination sessions. Six other Christians were arrested alongside her and are all being held now. Source: https://goo.gl/RWrp7j

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XIN Liuguo

Date of birth: On 20th September 1952 Date and place of arrest: On 23rd June 2014, in Lushan County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending worship meetings for many times, spreading the gospel of Almighty God to his co-villagers, and keeping at home books, CDs, brochures, and other items of The Church of Almighty God Court decision: On 31st October 2014, he was sentenced to imprisonment of 5 years, from 24th June 2014 to 23rd June 2019. Place of imprisonment: No. 1 Prison of Henan Province Other information: His wife LU Changqin and Christian FAN Erni were arrested alongside him and sentenced on the same charge to four years in prison. Source: http://bit.ly/2ElfYlq

XING Jiwei

Date of birth: On 1st September 1972 Date and place of arrest: On 3rd May 2013, in Fuyang City, Anhui Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of participating in producing the videos of The Church of Almighty God and keeping 5 computers used for producing videos, spiritual books, evangelical materials and other items at home Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In August 2014, the Yinzhou District People’s Court of Fuyang City, Anhui Province sentenced him to five years in prison from 4th May 2013 to 3rd May 2018. Place of imprisonment: Chaohu Prison of Anhui Province

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XU Yuzhen

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th January 2013, in Anqing City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of participating in printing spiritual books of The Church of Almighty God, and keeping the books and evangelical materials in her house. Court decision: In September 2013, she was sentenced to five years in prison.

XUE Deming

Date of Birth: On 2nd December 1947 Date and place of arrest: On 26th July 2014, in Donghai County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of distributing books of The Church of Almighty God Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 20th March 2015, he was sentenced to five years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Hongzehu Prison of Jiangsu Province Other information: His family used their connections to get him out of prison, but they were told that XUE Deming was a political prisoner and impossible to be released on bail because of his belief in Almighty God. It was not until his sentence began that they were allowed to visit him. They found he had bruises around his eyes, hobbled with short steps, and walked up every stair with the aid of others. It’s obvious that XUE Deming had suffered cruel torture in prison. Source:

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XUE Lizhen

Date and place of arrest: In July 2014, in Donghai County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of transferring books and evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God in Donghai, Lianyungang, Jiangsu. Court decision: In March 2015, People’s Court of Donghai, Jiangsu sentenced her to five years in prison. Other information: She was sentenced alongside four other Christians. Source: http://bit.ly/2ERi8se

YANG Bihui

Date and place of arrest: On 9th April 2015, in Wanzhou District, Chongqing Municipality Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of transferring books and materials of The Church of Almighty God to other places with Christian LI Tianhua and possessing many evangelical materials and CDs Court decision: On 22nd December 2015, the Wanzhou District People’s Court of Chongqing Municipality sentenced him to five years in prison, from 9th April 2015 to 8th April 2020. Place of imprisonment: Yongchuan Prison of Chongqing Municipality Other information: Christian LI Tianhua was arrested alongside him and sentenced to seven years in prison. Source: http://bit.ly/2EIRoKx

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YAO Maigui

Date of birth: On 10th January 1937 Date and place of arrest: On 19th August 2013, in Runan County, Henan Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of distributing books and CDs of The Church of Almighty God to others, preaching the gospel of Almighty God and keeping 505 books, 192 CDs, and 322 pieces of evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God at home Court decision: On 12th March 2014, he was sentenced to five years in prison by the People’s Court of Runan, from 16th October 2013 to 15th October 2018. Place of imprisonment: No. 1 Prison of Henan Province Source: http://bit.ly/2H7wh2K

YE Maolu

Date and place of arrest: On 13th December 2012, in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 9th October 2013, she was sentenced to five years in prison. Other information: She completed her prison term and was released in January 2018.

YI Hong

Date and place of arrest: On 2nd December 2013, in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was an upper-level leader of The Church of Almighty God, who was in charge of the church’s work in Jiangxi, organized Christians to gather together and watch videos, and possessed TF cards that contained materials on believing in God. Court decision: On 22nd October 2014, People’s Court of Zhanggong District, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province sentenced her to five years in prison, from 31st December 2013 to 15th December 2018. Other information: She was arrested alongside Fan Shaoxiong, who was sentenced to five years in prison on the same charge. Source: http://bit.ly/2ElsmBN

YU Baolin

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th April 2013, in Hanchuan City, Hubei Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of participating in printing 10,000 books of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 3rd March 2014, People’s Court of Hanchuan, Hubei sentenced him to five years in prison, from 15th April 2013 to 14th April 2018. Source: http://bit.ly/2F6qH0h

ZHANG Heyu

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th February 2014, in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, attending gatherings and preaching the gospel.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 30th December 2015, she was sentenced to five years in prison and fined 15,000 RMB (about 2,000 euros). Other information: Zhang’s families were not informed to attend the court trial.

ZHANG Lulu

Age: Twenty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th July 2015, in Hefei City, Anhui Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God Court decision: In July 2018, she was sentenced to five years in prison by the Shushan District People’s Court of Hefei City, Anhui Province. Other information: In his custody, the Chinese police interrogated and tortured him and forced him to attend indoctrination sessions. Six other Christians were arrested alongside him and sentenced on the same charge to prison terms ranging from four to six years. Source: https://goo.gl/RWrp7j

ZHAO Boya

Age: Sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd September 2016, in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of duplicating and printing the spiritual materials for the Christians from The Church of Almighty God and keeping TF cards containing spiritual materials and 3 printers in his rent house.

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Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to five years in prison. Other information: He was sentenced and imprisoned, but the police didn’t inform his family; his wife was arrested by the police on the same day, the couple suffered brutal torture and interrogation.

ZHAO Haiyan

Age: Thirty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th January 2018, in Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place items like 13 notebooks and 13 TF cards that contain information on belief in God, and 31 pages with excerpts of Almighty God’s words. Court decision: In July 2018, she was sentenced to five years in prison with a fine of 30,000 RMB (about 3,820 euros) by the Jingyang County People’s Court of Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Arrested alongside her were Christian LIU Meiling and WANG Xixi, who were each sentenced to one year and six months of imprisonment. It’s understood that in July 2015 the three of them were once sentenced to three years and six months on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of their belief in Almighty God. Source: https://goo.gl/hRTGRu

ZHAO Jufeng

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Age: Sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th December 2014, in Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel when she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to five years in prison. Other information: In 2005, she was arrested for believing in Almighty God and was tortured by the police, which resulted in blindness in her left eye. In 2014, she was arrested again. The police tortured her and caused her right eye losing sight as well. She is still serving her prison term now.

ZHAO Qingjun

Date of birth: On 18th September 1968 Date and place of arrest: On 15th October 2014, in Tangshan City, Hebei Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing and arranging worship gatherings for Christians First court decision: On 24th February 2016, the Fengnan District People’s Court of Tangshan City, Hebei Province sentenced him to five years in prison. Last court decision: On 12th May 2016, the Intermediate People’s Court of Tangshan City, Hebei Province upheld the orginal decision. Place of imprisonment: Jidong Branch of Hebei Province Prison Administration Bureau Other information: Six other Christians were sentenced alongside him. Source: http://bit.ly/2Boo1v9

ZHAO Shufen

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Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th August 2015, in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to have gatherings and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 29th January 2016, People’s Court of Menghai County, Yunnan Province sentenced her to five years in prison. Source: https://bit.ly/2LwhGze

ZHAO Yu

Date and place of arrest: On 14th February 2014, in Otog Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because, after the leaders and preachers of The Church of Almighty God in Wuhai City were arrested, Zhao Yu arranged the Christians to hide out, transferred the materials and goods of the church to other places, and organized the gatherings of the Christians. Court decision: On 30th December 2015, he was sentenced to five years in prison, from 14th February 2014 to 13th February 2019, and fined 15,000 RMB (about 2,000 euros). Source: http://bit.ly/2nYzYzj

ZOU Huahong

Date and place of arrest: On 12th August 2015, in Rizhao City, Shandong Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of keeping books, CDs and evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 16th April 2016, People’s Court of Wulian, Rizhao sentenced her to five years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Jinan No.1 Women’s Prison in Shandong Province Other information: Her husband was arrested by the CCP police on the same day. The police imprisoned them in Shuguang Base (a brainwashing base) in Daqingshan, Wulian County, Rizhao City and tortured them. On 21st August, the police granted her husband bail pending trial and released him.

ZOU Zhengqin

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th July 2015, in Hefei City, Anhui Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God Court decision: In July 2018, she was sentenced to five years in prison by the Shushan District People’s Court of Hefei City, Anhui Province. Other information: In her custody, the Chinese police interrogated and tortured her and forced her to attend indoctrination sessions. Six other Christians were arrested alongside her and sentenced on the same charge to prison terms ranging from four to six years. Source: https://goo.gl/RWrp7j

Prison term: Between 4 and 5 years

SUN Daofeng

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Date and place of arrest: In May 2015, in Taixing City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of receiving, distributing, and keeping the books and CDs of The Church of Almighty God in the local area. Court decision: On 27th July 2016, he was sentenced to four years and ten months in prison by People’s Court of Taixing, Jiangsu, from 23rd May 2015 to 22nd March 2020. Other information: He was sentenced alongside five other Christians on the same charge. Source: http://bit.ly/2H2OvTj

CAI Fanghui

Age: Twenty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th July 2015, in Hefei City, Anhui Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God Court decision: In July 2018, she was sentenced to four years and six months in prison by the Shushan District People’s Court of Hefei City, Anhui Province. Other information: In her custody, the Chinese police interrogated and tortured her and forced her to attend indoctrination sessions. Six other Christians were arrested alongside her and sentenced on the same charge to prison terms ranging from four to six years. Source: https://goo.gl/RWrp7j

CAI Lanying

Date and place of arrest: On 5th November 2014, in Gaolan County, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing the gatherings of

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Christians, and keeping materials of The Church of Almighty God in her rent house. Court decision: On 20th July 2015, People’s Court of Gaolan, Gansu sentenced her to four years and six months in prison, from 5th December 2014 to 4th December 2018. Source: http://bit.ly/2EN5zyt

CHENG Yuzhi

Date of birth: On 27th December 1961 Date and place of arrest: In May 2016, in Xuzhou Economic & Development Zone, Jiangsu Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to attend worship gatherings and spread the gospel, keeping in her house literature on faith in God and TF cards storing materials about faith in God Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 30th June 2017, the Xuzhou Economic & Development Zone People’s Court of Jiangsu Province sentenced her to four years and six months in prison with a fine of 15,000 RMB (about 2,000 euros). Other information: Four other Christians were arrested alongside her. Place of imprisonment: Nanjing Women’s Prison of Jiangsu Province Source: https://bit.ly/2Ip58sr https://bit.ly/2rMuDh0

DU Xinman

Date and place of arrest: On 21st March 2014, at his home in Shunqing District, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. First court decision: On 9th December 2015, he was sentenced to four years and six months in prison, from 21st March 2014 to 19th September 2018. Last court decision: On 29th December 2016, the court upheld the decision. Other information: On 20th March 2014, his wife and daughter were also arrested because of believing in Almighty God. That day the police searched their house and found books, MP3 players, MP4 players, SD cards, a laptop, a printing machine and other things of The Church of Almighty God. During the first instance, he was beaten by the police in court due to speaking to his wife.

FENG Enfang

Date and place of arrest: On 7th July 2014, in Linqu County, Weifang City, Shandong Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God, arranging Christians to gather together and preach the gospel and participating in distributing evangelical materials Court decision: On 19th December 2014, the People’s Court of Linqu, Shandong sentenced her to four years and six months in prison, from 21st July 2014 to 20th January 2019. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Shandong Province Other information: FENG Aijun, FENG Yimei, XU Fengqin, WANG Laiying and MA Yan were sentenced alongside her. Ma Yan has completed her sentence. Source: https://goo.gl/knv3iz

FENG Gangbing

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Date and place of arrest: On 17th September 2015, in Zhong County, Chongqing Municipality Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others, breaking through Internet blockage to visit the websites of The Church of Almighty God overseas, downloading a great number of materials of The Church of Almighty God and copying them for others, and keeping books, materials and other things of The Church of Almighty God at home. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 27th December 2016, People’s Court of Zhong County, Chongqing sentenced him to four years and six months in prison, from 17th September 2015 to 16th March 2020. Other information: His wife Zeng Guangling was also sentenced to four years and six months in prison because of believing in Almighty God.

FU Dongde

Date and place of arrest: On 9th August 2014, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a church leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing the gatherings of Christians, participating in distributing church materials on believing in God, and keeping 95 books, 226 pieces of promotional materials and other things of the church at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 7th July 2015, she was sentenced to four years and six months in prison, from 26th August 2014 to 10th February 2019.

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Other information: She was arrested alongside two other Christians, who were sentenced to three years and six months and four years and six months in prison respectively.

GU Xueqing

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st August 2014, in Linyi City, Shandong Province. Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God, spreading the gospel to others, and keeping books of Almighty God’s words at home. Court decision: In November 2014, she was sentenced to four years and six months of imprisonment by the Tancheng County People’s Court in Linyi City, Shandong Province.

JING Qiaozhen

Date and place of arrest: On 13th December 2012, in Dengfeng City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of handing 6,000 pieces of evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God to other Christians for the purpose of preaching the gospel. Court decision: On 10th April 2014, she was sentenced to four years and six months in prison, from 21st January 2014 to 16th June 2018. Other information: She was arrested alongside Yang Jiuling, Zhang Xiaoxiang, Wang Meihong, and Yi Chunhong, who were sentenced to three to four years in prison on the same charge (and have all completed their prison term and been released). Source: http://bit.ly/2EhhSmR

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LIU Fang

Date and place of arrest: On 30th June 2014, in Jining City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God and on the day of her arrest she was having a meeting with three co-workers of the church. Court decision: On 23rd October 2015, People’s Court of Rencheng District, Jining, Shandong sentenced her to four years and six months in prison, from 30th June 2014 to 29th December 2018. Other information: She was sentenced alongside three other Christians Shao Aichun, Ma Minyun and Qiu Fengling, who were sentenced to four years in prison on the same charge. Source: http://bit.ly/2EyRNQH

LU Jinju

Date and place of arrest: On 3rd February 2015, in Chongqing Municipality Charge:Obtaining exit-entry documents through deception because of believing in Almighty God and helping Christians in the church with their visa application who were not familiar with its process. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she was helping other Christians apply for visas through the legal process and did not commit any crime or obtain exit-entry documents through deception. Court decision: In March 2016, she was sentenced to four years and six months in prison. Other information: When her family visited her in prison, they learned that during her detention, the CCP police tortured her and her feet became numb due to their beating.

MA Pei

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Date of birth: On 30th May 1987 Date and place of arrest: In May 2016, at Xuzhou Economic Development Zone, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God and in charge of organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, keeping literature on faith in God and TF cards storing materials about faith in God in her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 30th June 2017, People’s Court of Xuzhou Economic Development Zone, Jiangsu, sentenced her to four years and six months in prison, and fined her 15,000 RMB (about 2,000 euros). Other information: Four other Christians were arrested together with her. Source: https://bit.ly/2Ip58sr https://bit.ly/2rMuDh0

MA Qi

Age: Twenty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th October 2014, in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her belief in Almighty God, organizing the Christians to gather together and preach the gospel and keeping spiritual books, evangelical materials, and players containing spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God in her house. Court decision: She was sentenced to four years and six months in prison. Other information: Another three Christians were arrested with her.

QIN Hongguang

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Date of birth: On 28th August 1971 Date and place of arrest: On 18th January 2017, in Yongcheng City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being an evangelist of The Church of Almighty God, attending gatherings regularly, preaching the gospel to others, and keeping books, materials and other things of The Church of Almighty God at home. Court decision: On 5th June 2017, he was sentenced to four years and six months in prison, from 19th January 2017 to 18th July 2021, and fined 2,000 RMB (about 260 euros). Other information: On 8th December 2012, he was put under criminal detention by a public security organ due to preaching the gospel of Almighty God. Source: http://bit.ly/2H4ZMT6

SHEN Minzhi

Age: Thirty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th August 2017, in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to have gatherings and preach the gospel Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 9th July 2018, the Changle City People’s Court of Fujian Province sentenced her to 4 years and 6 months in prison and fined her 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). On 30th August 2018, she was permitted to serve her sentence outside prison because of her advanced lung cancer. Other information: After her arrest, she was once held in Shiquan Villa Hotel and deprived of sleep for 17 days continually. Several police officers rotated to

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watch her and forced her to stand around the clock when knowing she was frail and had spinal diseases. Besides, they forced her to attend indoctrination sessions, trying to force her to renounce her belief and sell out church information. During her detention, she was so weak that she once lost her consciousness. In March 2018, she was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. After knowing the situation, her family repeatedly submitted application for medical parole, but they were refused by the court. After her sentence, the Women’s Prison of Fujian Province refused to admit her when the police went through the admission procedure for her, so the court had to agree that she could serve her sentence outside prison. YU Daili, ZHOU Qiaohong and XIAO Yongbi were arrested alongside her. YU Daili and ZHOU Qiaohong were sentenced to three years and six months in prison with a fine of 8,000 RMB (about 1,000 euros). XIAO Yongbi was sentenced to three years in prison with a fine of 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). During the court hearing, ZHOU Qiaohong and YU Daili stated that they were tortured during the interrogation. Source: https://bit.ly/2LhPMGK

WANG Jiwei

Date and place of arrest: On 25th October 2016, at his home in Wanzhou District, Chongqing Municipality Charge: Unknown, sentenced due to believing in Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He believed that believing in Almighty God does not break the law and said that he would continue to believe in God. Court decision: In August 2017, he was sentenced to four years and six months in prison. Other information: In December 2012, he was arrested due to preaching the gospel.

WEI Xianzhao

Age: Sixty years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 29th August 2014, in Ningling County, Shangqiu City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and discussing the work of the church at the home of another Christian of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to four years and six months in prison.

WU Xifeng

Date and place of arrest: On 5th March 2016 , in Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of making videos of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to four years and six months in prison and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Other information: He was arrested alongside four other Christians on the same day.

ZENG Guangling

Date and place of arrest: On 17th September 2015, in Zhong County, Chongqing Municipality Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to her family members, organizing the gatherings of Christians, copying materials of The Church of Almighty God for other Christians, and keeping books, materials and other things of The Church of Almighty God at home.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 27th December 2016, People’s Court of Zhong County, Chongqing sentenced her to four years and six months in prison, from 17th September 2015 to 16th March 2020. Other information: Her husband Feng Gangbing was also sentenced to four years and six months in prison because of believing in Almighty God.

ZHOU Zunhua

Date of birth: On 10th June 1971 Date and place of arrest: On 14th July 2014, in Shihezi City, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of arranging Christians to download files of CAG and deliver them to others. First Court Decision: On 10th December 2014, she was sentenced to four years and six months in prison, that is from 15th July 2014 to 14th January 2019. Other information: She was arrested alongside Gao Jiagui and Wang Jiang. The police confiscated 87 copies of materials of promotion, 22 religious books and 8 MP3 players. Source: http://bit.ly/2BUq2f2, http://bit.ly/2E1cuEs

ZHU Bixia

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 8th July 2014, in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was the leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to

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gather together and preach the gospel, arranging Christians to provide storage for Church books. Court decision: On 12th December 2014, she was sentenced to four years and six months in prison. Other information: She was arrested and placed in administrative detention for 15 days in December 2012 because of her belief in Almighty God.

YANG Xuerong

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd January 2018, in Jining City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court Decision: In August 2018, Yutai County People’s Court of Shandong Province sentenced her to four years and three months in prison and fined her 15,000 RMB (about 2,000 euros). Source: https://goo.gl/vWYdvv

ZENG Jiuquan

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th April 2017, in Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he was responsible for revising other Christians’ articles in The Church of Almighty God, and books of the church, articles and other things were found at his home.

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ZHAO Huifang

Date of birth: On 9th January 1985 Date and place of arrest: On 15th April 2016, in Dingtao District, Heze City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God many times, preaching the gospel to others and keeping evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God at home. Statement of the defendant: She did not believe her act constituted crimes. Court decision: On 17th November 2016, People’s Court of Dingtao District, Heze, Shandong sentenced her to four years and four months in prison and fined her 15,000 RMB (about 2,000 euros). Other information: On 16th April 2016, she was put under administrative detention for fifteen days because of believing in Almighty God and was fined 1,000 RMB (about 130 euros). Source: http://bit.ly/2EuRdmF

MA Haihong

Age: Thirty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: In March 2014, in Baishan City, Jilin Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, organizing Christians to have gatherings, revising experience articles of testimony, and keeping spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God in her house

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 24th September 2015, she was sentenced to four years and three months in prison. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Jilin Province Source: https://goo.gl/QyvPnE

Prison term: 4 years

BAI Fei

Age: Thirty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she participated in printing books in faith for The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In March 2018, she was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 15,000 RMB (about 2,000 euros). Other information: She was taken to a hotel for 18-day forced conversion after being arrested.

CAI Guangbiao

Age: Sixty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th November 2016, in Chongqing Municipality Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and participating in transferring the church’s books, CDs, and materials.

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CAO Yinhua

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th October 2013, in Hongshan District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to write articles and make videos, and engaging in other activities of spreading the tenets of The Church of Almighty God Court decision: She was sentenced to four years in prison, from 13th January 2014 to 12th January 2018. Place of imprisonment: Wuhan Women’s Prison Other information: On 8th May 2009, she was sentenced to one and a half years of reeducation through labor because of her attendance of activities of The Church of Almighty God. Source: http://bit.ly/2nzWO0x, http://bit.ly/2EDBEG5, http://bit.ly/2nEMUtQ, http://bit.ly/2GN0NiA

CHEN Dan

Date and place of arrest: On 12th September 2014, in Haikou City, Hainan Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because when she was the leader of The Church of Almighty God in Haikou, she organized Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, copied materials on believing in God for other Christians, and possessed books of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 29th October 2015, People’s Court of Meilan District, Haikou, Hainan sentenced her to four years in prison, from 30th January 2015 to 20th November 2018. Source: http://bit.ly/2BZGjUo

CHEN Li

Date of birth: On 20th March 1979 Date and place of arrest: On 3rd August 2014, in Saihan District, Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing a film crew with eleven other Christians in the house of one Christian and shooting and producing a short movie of The Church of Almighty God named God’s Love Accompanied Me Through Wind and Rain Court decision: On 7th July 2015, she was sentenced to 4 years in prison, from 3rd August 2014 to 2nd August 2018. Place of imprisonment: No. 1 Women’s Prison of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Other information: Eleven other Christians were arrested alongside her and all were sentenced to four years in prison on the same charge. Source: http://bit.ly/2G6FMOx

CHEN Xiaowen

Age: Twenty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th July 2017, in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province.

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and participating in producing the gospel videos for The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In April 2018, she was sentenced to four years of imprisonment by the Yongxiu County People’s Court in Jiangxi Province, and fined 20,000 RMB (about 2,600 euros). Other information: Another Christian was arrested and sentenced alongside her. Source: https://goo.gl/fLTpjz

CHEN Zijun

Date of birth: On 18th October 1975 Date and place of arrest: On 21st October 2014, in Wuhan City, Hubei Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of communicating about the teachings of The Church of Almighty God and sharing his understanding of it with four other Christians, as well as making recordings of some materials. Statement of the defendant: He lodged his objection to the charge and refused to admit it. Court decision: He was sentenced to four years in prison, from 22nd October 2014 to 21st October 2018. Other information: He was arrested alongside Sun Hongzhong, Yang Fan, Xie Ruihu and Wang Qiyuan, who were sentenced to prison on the same charge. Xie Ruihu and Wang Qiyuan have completed their prison term and been released. Source: http://bit.ly/2nB8iAX

CHENG Daihui

Date of birth: On 20th June 1968

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Date and place of arrest: On 8th November 2015, in Lushan County, Ya’an City, Sichuan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to four years in prison, from 9th November 2015 to 8th November 2019, and was fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros).

DENG Ping

Date of birth: On 20th August 1973 Date and place of arrest: On 7th December 2014, at the Zhuzhou Railway Station, Hunan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he was ready to go abroad to seek asylum. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less disturb social order. Court decision: In September 2015, Ziyang District People’s Court of Yiyang, Hunan sentenced him to four years in prison. Source: https://goo.gl/m1GgdC

DENG Yonghua

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th August 2014, in Manas County, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing the Christians of The Church of Almighty God to gather together and preach the gospel and possessing books and evangelical materials of The

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Church of Almighty God and electronic products storing materials on believing in God. Court decision: On 1st June 2015, Fangcaohu Reclamation Area People’s Court in Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps sentenced her to four years in prison, and her prison term will end on 29th August 2018. Source: http://bit.ly/2EKfUe8

DING Shiqing

Age: Thirty-one years old Date and place of arrest: In May 2015, in Hefei City, Anhui Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God Court decision: In July 2018, he was sentenced to four years in prison by the Shushan District People’s Court of Hefei City, Anhui Province. Other information: In his custody, the Chinese police interrogated and tortured him and forced him to attend indoctrination sessions. When his father visited him, the Chinese police only allowed him to take a look at his son’s ID photo in their computer. DING Shiqing is still unaccounted for. Six other Christians were arrested alongside him and sentenced on the same charge to prison terms ranging from four to six years. Source: https://goo.gl/RWrp7j

DU Guohui

Date and place of arrest: On 3rd July 2014, in Chengde City, Hebei Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of providing storage for stuffs related to faith in God and keeping a lot of books from The Church of Almighty God and electronic devices that contain materials about the faith in God in her house. Court decision: On 15th July 2015, she was sentenced to four years in prison.

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Other information: The police confiscated 550,000 RMB of church money while raiding her house (about 71,000 euros).

FAN Erni

Date of birth: On 12th October 1982 Date and place of arrest: On 23rd June 2014, in Lushan County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending worship meetings for many times, spreading the gospel of Almighty God to her co-villagers, and keeping at home books, CDs, brochures, and other items of The Church of Almighty God Court decision: On 31st October 2014, she was sentenced to imprisonment of 4 years, from 24th June 2014 to 23rd June 2018. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Henan Province Other information: XIN Liuguo and LU Changqin were arrested alongside her and sentenced on the same charge to imprisonment of five years and four years respectively. Source: http://bit.ly/2ElfYlq

FANG Chengli

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 4th July 2017, in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he was in charge of producing the videos of The Church of Almighty God, and assisting in transferring church donations. Court decision: On 17th January 2018, he was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros).

FENG Aijun

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Date and place of arrest: In July 2014, in Linqu County, Weifang City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God many times, preaching the gospel to others and participating in distributing evangelical books. Court decision: On 19th December 2014, People’s Court of Linqu, Shandong sentenced her to four years in prison, from 12th July 2014 to 11th July 2018. Source: https://goo.gl/knv3iz

FENG Huaxiao

Age: Twenty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th September 2017, in Lüliang City, Shanxi Province. Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and participating in printing Almighty God’s words Court decision: On 25th June 2018, he was sentenced to four years of imprisonment by the Lishi District People’s Court in Lüliang City, Shanxi Province, and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Place of imprisonment: Jinzhong Prison of Shanxi Province Other information: His family were not informed to attend the court hearing. Another 4 Christians were arrested and sentenced alongside him. Source: https://goo.gl/dQ4scR

FENG Junzhen

Date of birth: On 19th April 1963 Date and place of arrest: In August 2014, in Saihan District, Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she and eleven other Christians formed a film crew in the house of one Christian, and they were shooting and producing a short movie of The Church of Almighty God named God’s Love Accompanied Me Through Wind and Rain. Court decision: On 7th July 2015, she was sentenced to four years in prison, from 3rd August 2014 to 2nd August 2018. Other information: She was arrested alongside eleven other Christians, who were all sentenced to four years in prison on the same charge. Source: http://bit.ly/2G6FMOx

GAO Yulian

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 7th September 2016, in Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being responsible for keeping books, video materials, and other things of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 15,000 RMB (about 2,000 euros).

HAN Su’e

Age: Sixty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th November 2016, in Qingdao City, Shandong Province Charge: She was charged with using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, receiving Christians of The Church of Almighty God, and keeping in her living place MP4 players and SD memory cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items.

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HUANG Meisheng

Age: Thirty years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th March 2017, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of having belief in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words in her house. Court decision: She was sentenced to four years imprisonment on 4th July 2018 by Pei County People’s Court of Jiangsu Province and fined 15,000 RMB (about 2,000 euros). Other information: Four other Christians were arrested and sentenced alongside her.

HUANG Wenrong

Date of birth: On 26th May 1951 Date and place of arrest: In August 2014, in Saihan District, Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing a film crew with eleven other Christians in the house of one Christian and shooting and producing a short movie of The Church of Almighty God named God’s Love Accompanied Me Through Wind and Rain

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Court decision: On 7th July 2015, she was sentenced to 4 years in prison, from 3rd August 2014 to 2nd August 2018. Place of imprisonment: No. 1 Women’s Prison of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Other information: Eleven other Christians were arrested alongside her and all sentenced to four years in prison on the same charge. Source: http://bit.ly/2G6FMOx

HUANG Yanju

Age: Thirty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th July 2015, in Hefei City, Anhui Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God Court decision: In July 2018, she was sentenced to four years in prison by the Shushan District People’s Court of Hefei City, Anhui Province. Other information: In her custody, the Chinese police interrogated and tortured her and forced her to attend indoctrination sessions. Six other Christians were arrested alongside her and sentenced on the same charge to prison terms ranging from four to six years. Source: https://goo.gl/RWrp7j

JIN Fanglu

Date and place of arrest: On 7th April 2014, in Pan’an County, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, and she was in charge of organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, as well as she kept spiritual materials, players and memory cards in her rent house.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 29th June 2015, she was sentenced to four years in prison. Other information: She was detained twice for her belief in Almighty God.

JIN Qinghong

Date and place of arrest: In May 2014, at her home in Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In August 2015, she was sentenced to four years in prison. Other information: After being arrested, she was imprisoned and tortured in a training center, where the police asked her to stand in a horse stance for three days and two nights; later, one year of her sentence was executed outside the prison and the police monitored her 24 hours a day.

KE Qixiang

Age: Fifty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: In September 2014, in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to four years in prison.

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KE Yuechu

Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2014, in Hengshui City, Hebei Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel to others, playing the videos of The Church of Almighty God at home for other Christians to watch, and keeping many materials on believing in God in his house. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. First Court decision: On 15th April 2015, he was sentenced to four years in prison, from 24th June 2014 to 23rd June 2018. Last Court decision: The original decision was upheld.

LI Chunmin

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th October 2014, in Baijiao Town, Doumen District, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Court decision: She was sentenced by the Court for four years imprisonment. Other information: Another two Christians Fang Qi and Fang Sifeng were arrested with her.

LI Fanxiang

Date and place of arrest: On 27th August 2014, in Zhucheng City, Shandong Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a preacher of The Church of Almighty God, helping the church leader handle the work of the church, and arranging the transfer of books and materials of the church. Court decision: On 25th August 2015, People’s Court of Zhucheng, Shandong sentenced her to four years in prison, from 27th August 2014 to 26th August 2018. Other information: She was arrested alongside Zhang Qinghua, Liu Zhongmin and Xie Fang. Source: https://goo.gl/qBRgWb

LI Mengyang

Date of birth: On 15th January 1984 Date and place of arrest: In August 2014, in Saihan District, Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing a film crew with eleven other Christians in the house of one Christian and shooting and producing a short movie of The Church of Almighty God named God’s Love Accompanied Me Through Wind and Rain Court decision: On 7th July 2015, he was sentenced to 4 years in prison, from 3rd August 2014 to 2nd August 2018. Place of imprisonment: Hohhot City No. 2 Prison of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Other information: Eleven other Christians were arrested alongside him and all were sentenced to four years in prison on the same charge. Source: http://bit.ly/2G6FMOx

LI Wanfu

Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 8th April 2015, in Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of receiving three Christians of The Church of Almighty God and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God and electronic products that contained materials on believing in God at home. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to four years in prison. Other information: He was arrested alongside three other Christians.

Lin Aifang

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: In June 2015, in Maguan County,Wenshan Zhou, Yunnan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s word and some items. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: People’s Court of Maguan County, Wenshan, Yunnan sentenced her to four years in prison. Place of imprisonment: No.2 Women’s Prison in Yunnan Province Other information: Her family was not informed when the Court sentenced her.

LIN Xinqiu

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st March 2015, in Kailu County, Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, and keeping spiritual books and MP5 player that contained materials of The Church of Almighty God in her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 8th April 2015, she was sentenced to four years in prison.

LIN Yemao

Date and place of arrest: On 2nd April 2015, in Linshui County, Guang’an City, Sichuan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and being a church leader in The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She did not believe that believing in Almighty God was in violation of the law and constituted crimes. Court decision: On 12th September 2015, she was sentenced to four years in prison, from 7th May 2015 to 6th May 2019. Other information: It was learned that because she did not admit she committed any crime and refused to sell out other Christians in the church or give any information about the church, the police tried to extort a confession from her by torture and tormented her with cruel means, which caused damage to many of her soft tissues and injury to her ribs.

LIU Jingyuan

Date and place of arrest: On 10th June 2015, in Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of keeping books of The Church of Almighty God at home and transferring the books of the church.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. First Court decision: She was sentenced to seven years and two months in prison. Last Court decision: She was sentenced to four years in prison.

LIU Shuqin

Date and place of arrest: On 1st March 2015, in Kailu County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader and had held other positions in the church, was in charge of keeping the church money, preached the gospel, organized the gatherings of church members, and for other reasons. First court decision: On 11th January 2016, she was sentenced to four years in prison, from 2nd March 2015 to 1st March 2019. Last court decision: On 14th April 2016, Intermediate People’s Court of Tongliao, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region upheld the decision. Other information: She was sentenced alongside seven other Christians, who were sentenced to one to four years in prison on the same charge. Source: http://bit.ly/2G6FMOx

LU Changqin

Date of birth: On 25th August 1954 Date and place of arrest: On 23rd June 2014, in Lushan County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending worship meetings for many times, spreading the gospel of Almighty God to her co-villagers, and keeping at home books, CDs, brochures, and other items of The Church of Almighty God

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Court decision: On 31st October 2014, she was sentenced to imprisonment of 4 years, from 24th June 2014 to 23rd June 2018. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Henan Province Other information: Her husband XIN Liuguo and Christian FAN Erni were arrested alongside her and sentenced on the same charge to imprisonment of five years and four years respectively. Source: http://bit.ly/2ElfYlq

LU Huali

Age: Sixty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th September 2016, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Court Decision: She was sentenced to four years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Nantong Women’s Prison in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province

LU Huiling

Date of birth: On 22nd May 1949 Date and place of arrest: On 19th September 2016, in Feng County, Jiangsu Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel to others Court decision: On 26th October 2016, the Feng County People’s Court of Jiangsu Province sentenced her to four years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Nantong Women’s Prison of Jiangsu Province Other information: She was released on bail pending trial on 22nd April 2015 because of her belief in Almighty God. Source: https://bit.ly/2KJlLnn

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LU Lichun

Date of birth: On 13th March 1972 Date and place of arrest: In August 2014, in Saihan District, Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she and eleven other Christians formed a film crew in the house of one Christian, and they were shooting and producing a short movie of The Church of Almighty God named God’s Love Accompanied Me Through Wind and Rain. Court decision: On 7th July 2015, she was sentenced to four years in prison, from 3rd August 2014 to 2nd August 2018. Other information: She was arrested alongside eleven other Christians, who were all sentenced to four years in prison on the same charge. Source: http://bit.ly/2G6FMOx

LÜ Qiang

Date of birth: On 13th July 1974 Date and place of arrest: In August 2014, in Saihan District, Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he and eleven other Christians formed a film crew in the house of one Christian, and they were shooting and producing a short movie of The Church of Almighty God named God’s Love Accompanied Me Through Wind and Rain. Court decision: On 7th July 2015, he was sentenced to four years in prison, from 3rd August 2014 to 2nd August 2018. Other information: He was arrested alongside eleven other Christians, who were all sentenced to four years in prison on the same charge. Source: http://bit.ly/2G6FMOx

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MA Kun

Date of birth: On 2nd January 1989 Date and place of arrest: On 15th October 2014, in Tangshan City, Hebei Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing and arranging the gatherings of Christians when she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God. First court decision: On 24th February 2016, People’s Court of Fengnan District, Tangshan, Hebei sentenced her to four years in prison. Last court decision: On 12th May 2016, Intermediate People’s Court of Tangshan, Hebei upheld the decision. Other information: Previously she had been put under administrative detention for one day by a public security organ because of believing in Almighty God. She was sentenced alongside six other Christians. Source: http://bit.ly/2Boo1v9

MA Minyun

Date and place of arrest: On 30th June 2014, in Jining City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God and on the day of her arrest she was having a meeting with three co-workers of the church. Court decision: On 23rd October 2015, People’s Court of Rencheng District, Jining, Shandong sentenced her to four years in prison, from 30th June 2014 to 29th June 2018. Other information: She was sentenced alongside three other Christians Liu Fang, Shao Aichun and Qiu Fengling, who were sentenced to four to four years and six months in prison on the same charge. Source: http://bit.ly/2EyRNQH

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MA Xinfeng

Date of birth: On 22nd October 1968 Date and place of arrest: On 3rd August 2014, in Saihan District, Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing a film crew with eleven other Christians in the house of one Christian and shooting and producing a short movie of The Church of Almighty God named God’s Love Accompanied Me Through Wind and Rain Court decision: On 7th July 2015, she was sentenced to four years in prison, from 3rd August 2014 to 2nd August 2018. Other information: Eleven other Christians were arrested alongside her and all were sentenced to four years in prison on the same charge. Place of imprisonment: No. 1 Women’s Prison of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Source: http://bit.ly/2G6FMOx

MENG Yuehua

Age: Fifty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th August 2017, in Guangdong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine laws enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings, as well as keeping at home books on believing in God, TF cards and a tablet that contained materials on believing in God, and other things. Statement of the defendant: She claimed she only read God’s words and sang hymns in her daily life, and that her act did not constitute crimes. Court decision: In December 2017, she was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 40,000 RMB (about 5,200 euros).

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Date of birth: On 5th June 1974 Date and place of arrest: In August 2014, in Saihan District, Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she and eleven other Christians formed a film crew in the house of one Christian, and they were shooting and producing a short movie of The Church of Almighty God named God’s Love Accompanied Me Through Wind and Rain. Court decision: On 7th July 2015, she was sentenced to four years in prison, from 3rd August 2014 to 2nd August 2018. Other information: She was arrested alongside eleven other Christians, who were all sentenced to four years in prison on the same charge. Source: http://bit.ly/2G6FMOx

QIN Haiting

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: In May 2013, in Haidong City, Qinghai Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and spreading the gospel. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. First court decision: On 16th April 2015, he was sentenced to four years of imprisonment by Minhe Hui & Tu Autonomous County People’s Court of Haidong City, Qinghai Province. Second court decision: On 23rd January 2018, the Intermediate People’s Court of Haidong Municipality, Qinghai Province upheld the original sentence. Source: https://goo.gl/vBFCsT

QIU Fengling

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Date and place of arrest: On 30th June 2014, in Jining City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was an upper-level leader of The Church of Almighty God and on the day of her arrest she was having a meeting with three co-workers of the church. Court decision: On 23rd October 2015, People’s Court of Rencheng District, Jining, Shandong sentenced her to four years in prison, from 1st July 2014 to 30th June 2018. Other information: She was sentenced alongside three other Christians Liu Fang, Shao Aichun and Ma Minyun, who were sentenced to four to four years and six months in prison on the same charge. Source: http://bit.ly/2EyRNQH

QIU Ruiping

Date and place of arrest: On 9th April 2014, in Jimo City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending gatherings many times and keeping many books, evangelical materials and CDs of The Church of Almighty God at home. Court decision: On 30th December 2014, People’s Court of Jimo, Shandong sentenced her to four years in prison, from 23rd April 2014 to 8th April 2018. Other information: On 9th April 2013, she was put under administrative detention for fifteen days. She was arrested alongside Christians Ji Lan and Niu Yuxia, who were sentenced to three years in prison on the same charge (and have completed their prison term and been released). Source: http://bit.ly/2BRwhob

REN Xiaohui

Date of birth: In 1980 Date and place of arrest: On 21st November 2014, in Hequ County, Shanxi Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians of The Church of Almighty God to gather together and preach the gospel. Court decision: On 12th June 2015, she was sentenced to four years in prison, from 21st November 2014 to 20th November 2018. Source: http://bit.ly/2sm5Lzn

SHAN Cong

Age: Thirty-six years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2017, in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and distributing spiritual books. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 1st March 2018, she was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 15,000 RMB (about 2,000 euros). Other information: Eleven other Christians were arrested together with her.

SHAO Aichun

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Other information: She was sentenced alongside three other Christians Liu Fang, Ma Minyun and Qiu Fengling, who were sentenced to four to four years and six months in prison on the same charge. Source: http://bit.ly/2EyRNQH

SHI Cuizhen

Date of birth: On 19th February 1966 Date and place of arrest: On 12th September 2014, in Yining City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because when she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, she attended gatherings with other Christians and communicated about the teachings of The Church of Almighty God and preached the gospel of Almighty God to others. Statement of the defendant: She did not believe that The Church of Almighty God was a Xie Jiao. Court decision: On 20th May 2015, People’s Court of Yining, Xinjiang sentenced her to four years in prison, from 12th September 2014 to 9th September 2018. Other information: She was sentenced alongside three other Christians. Source: http://bit.ly/2Ew1Jdy

SUN Cuiqin

Date of birth: On 5th October 1968 Date and place of arrest: On 18th April 2014, in Rongcheng City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was responsible for coaching other Christians in writing articles and revising the articles they wrote in The Church of Almighty God, and many books of the church, articles and other things were found at her home.

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Court decision: On 15th September 2014, People’s Court of Rongcheng, Shandong sentenced her to four years in prison, from 18th April 2014 to 17th April 2018. Source: https://goo.gl/S61RD8

SUN Hongzhong

Date of birth: On 15th March 1968 Date and place of arrest: On 21st October 2014, in Wuhan City, Hubei Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of communicating with four other Christians about their understanding of the tenets of The Church of Almighty God and making recordings of some materials Statement of the defendant: He denied the charges. Court decision: He was sentenced to four years in prison, from 22nd October 2014 to 21st October 2018. Place of imprisonment: Shayang Fanjiatai Prison of Hubei Province Source: http://bit.ly/2s5Ey42

TANG Yong

Date and place of arrest: On 5th December 2013, in Wuling District, Changde City, Hunan Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, and he was in charge of organizing Christians to gather together, preach the gospel and produce videos. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 13th May 2015, he was sentenced to four years in prison.

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TENG Chengqin

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of taking part in shooting a gospel video of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In 2018, she was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,040 euros). Other information: She was arrested together with another 23 Christians, 17 of whom were also sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s

WANG Bingcai

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st July 2014, in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God many times, preaching the gospel to others, and downloading materials of The Church of Almighty God via the Internet Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In May 2015, he was sentenced to four years in prison. Other information: Three other Christians arrested alongside him, HAN Xiujuan, SHENG Yujie and SHENG Yuxian,were sentenced to terms ranging from two to three years in prison and they have completed their sentence. Source: https://goo.gl/1a1zpt

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WANG Guixue

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 10th December 2015, in Anqing City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of The Church of Almighty God and an MP5 player storing materials on believing in God and the church’s money 300,000 RMB (about 39,000 euros). Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Other information: The other members of her family were also arrested. In March 2016, her husband was released on bail pending trial. Her son was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros).

WANG Xiaojun

Date and place of arrest: On 19th February 2014, in Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she downloaded articles, pictures, audios and videos from The Church of Almighty God’s websites abroad and then shared them on Sina Weibo, Sina Blog, Tengxun QQ Zone, and 360 Cloud Drive. Court decision: On 23rd July 2014, People’s Court of Wuhua District, Kunming sentenced her to four years in prison, from 19th February 2014 to 18th February 2018. Source: http://bit.ly/2F4L4e0

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WANG Xingliang

Date and place of arrest: On 23rd August 2014, in Tongjiang City, Heilongjiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others many times, copying videos and ebooks of The Church of Almighty God for others, and keeping books, evangelical materials, electronic products that contained materials of The Church of Almighty God at home. Court decision: On 9th December 2014, People’s Court of Tongjiang, Heilongjiang sentenced him to four years in prison. Other information: On 19th September 2006, he was sentenced to two years of reeducation through labor due to believing in Almighty God. On 23rd June 2013, he was put under administrative detention for fifteen days because of preaching the gospel and fined 1,000 RMB (about 130 euros). Source: http://bit.ly/2GoYsZT

WANG Xiuping

Age: Fifty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th September 2017, in Lüliang City, Shanxi Province. Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and participating in printing Almighty God’s words Court decision: On 25th June 2018, she was sentenced to four years of imprisonment by the Lishi District People’s Court in Lüliang City, Shanxi Province, and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Shanxi Province Other information: In 2018, the court heard her case and gave her the sentence without notifying her family. Another 4 Christians were arrested and sentenced alongside her.

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WANG Xiuzhen

Date of birth: On 9th November 1971 Date of arrest: On 5th August 2014 Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel and distributing church materials to the Christians of the church when she was a preacher. First court decision: On 19th March 2015, she was sentenced to four years in prison. Last court decision: On 3rd June 2015, Intermediate People’s Court of Tongling, Anhui upheld the decision. Other information: She was sentenced alongside Qian Hui and Shen Lan on the same charge, one sentenced to three years and six months in prison, the other given a three-year sentence with a three-year probation. Source: http://bit.ly/2Efpgyr

Wang Zongming

Age: Sixty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of hosting Christians of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In 2018, he was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,040 euros). Other information: He was arrested together with another 23 Christians, 17 of whom were also sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s

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WEI Zongbao

Date and place of arrest: On 27th August 2014, in Ju County, Rizhao City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he was in charge of delivering letters of The Church of Almighty God and distributing books and CDs of The Church of Almighty God in the local area, and he kept many books, CDs and evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God at home. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he believed in God and did not undermine law enforcement and his act did not constitute crimes. Court decision: On 14th July 2015, People’s Court of Ju County, Shandong sentenced him to four years in prison, from 28th August 2014 to 27th August 2018. Other information: He was sentenced alongside another Christian Zhao Liang. Source: http://bit.ly/2sxDgPp

WU Congjun

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th September 2015, in Baishan City, Jilin Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to four years in prison. Other information: Her family knew that she was arrested after her sentence.

WU Fan

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Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 30th July 2014, in Zhumadian City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God and in charge of organizing Christians to preach the gospel and have gatherings. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In October 2017, she was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros).

WU Yun

Age: Twenty-six years old Date and place of arrest: In September 2014, in Haikou City, Hainan Province Charges: Unknown. She was sentenced because of having faith in Almighty God and scheduling a worship gathering with other Christians. Place of imprisonment: Qiongshan Prison of Hainan Province Other information: On 30th January 2015, she was sentenced to four years of imprisonment by the Chinese authorities after attending the indoctrination sessions for around 140 days, during which she was subjected to cruel mistreatment and torture, such as standing around the clock and being pinched on the face. Her families said they neither were informed of where she was detained nor received her verdict. Till October 2018, her family still are not allowed to visit her.

XIANG Zhenling

Age: Forty-seven years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 22nd July 2014, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of using her dry cleaners as the hub for receiving and distributing books and evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God. First court decision: On 3rd December 2015, she was sentenced to four years in prison by People’s Court of Yining, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Last court decision: On 12th August 2016, Supreme People’s Court of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region upheld the decision. Other Information: She was sentenced alongside nine other Christians, who were sentenced to three to fourteen years in prison.

XIE Meiying

Date of birth: On 17th April 1963 Date and place of arrest: On 12th August 2016, in Zhecheng County, Shangqiu City, Henan Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather together and study the tenets of The Church of Almighty God, and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God at home First court decision: On 26th April 2013, she was sentenced to two years in prison with a three-year probation. Last court decision: On 21st April 2017, she was sentenced to four years in prison, from 12th August 2016 to 9th August 2020, and fined 1,000 RMB (about 130 euros). Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Henan Province Other information: She was arrested alongside DING Zeming, who was sentenced to five years in prison on the same charge and fined 1,000 RMB (about 130 euros). Source: http://bit.ly/2nRsCOT

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XIONG Cuifang

Date of birth: In March 1971 Date of arrest: On 2nd January 2016 Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others. Court decision: On 27th March 2017, Xi’an Lianhu District Court sentenced her to four years in prison and fined her 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Source: http://bit.ly/2HsGU0e, http://bit.ly/2oeQ5IV

XU Fengqin

Date and place of arrest: In July 2014, in Linqu County, Weifang City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and arranging Christians to gather together and preach the gospel and participating in distributing evangelical materials. Court decision: On 19th December 2014, People’s Court of Linqu, Shandong sentenced her to four years in prison, from 21st July 2014 to 20th July 2018. Source: https://goo.gl/knv3iz

XUE Zhonghai

Date and place of arrest: On 1st March 2015, in Kailu County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God, organizing a gathering of Christians at his house, providing the books of The Church of Almighty God used for the gathering, and playing and communicating about the teachings of Almighty God.

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First court decision: On 11th January 2016, he was sentenced to four years in prison, from 2nd March 2015 to 1st March 2019. Last court decision: On 14th April 2016, Intermediate People’s Court of Tongliao, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region upheld the decision. Other information: He was sentenced alongside seven other Christians, who were sentenced to one to four years in prison on the same charge. Source: http://bit.ly/2G6FMOx

YAN Weihua

Age: Fifty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of hosting Christians of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In 2018, she was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,040 euros). Other information: She was arrested together with another 23 Christians, 17 of whom were also sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s

YAN Yu

Date of birth: On 2nd October 1969 Date and place of arrest: On 12th September 2014, in Yining City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing and attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God many times, preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others, and carrying with her books, CDs and some cash of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She did not believe that The Church of Almighty God was a Xie Jiao.

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Court decision: On 20th May 2015, People’s Court of Yining, Xinjiang sentenced her to four years in prison, from 12th September 2014 to 9th September 2018. Other information: She was sentenced alongside three other Christians. Source: http://bit.ly/2Ew1Jdy

YANG Aying

Age: Thirty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 31st August 2014, in Zibo City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God many times and using an MP5 player to store and copy materials on believing in God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to four years in prison.

YANG Siyue

Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th November 2016, in Chongqing Municipality Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel to others and participating in transferring books, CDs, and materials of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros).

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YAO Youxian

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 20th August 2016, in Ningguo City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of distributing spiritual books for The Church of Almighty God and keeping spiritual books at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In August 2016, she was sentenced to four years in prison and will complete serving her jail term on 5th June 2020. Place of imprisonment: Anhui Women's Prison Other information: She was arrested and detained for more than two months in August 2014 because of believing in Almighty God. Source: http://bit.ly/2BSJoRI, http://bit.ly/2E1Iggn

YE Jianbin

Date of birth: In September 1964 Date and place of arrest: In 2014, in Xihu District, Hangzhou City Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he was a leader of The Church of Almighty God and in charge of receiving, keeping and transferring church money, and he made videos of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In September 2014, People’s Court of Xihu District, Hangzhou sentenced him to four years in prison. Source: http://bit.ly/2ofUdbB

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YIN Muquan

Date and place of arrest: On 6th March 2016, in Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of making videos of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to four years in prison. Other information: He was arrested alongside four other Christians on the same day.

YUE Yumei

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of taking part in shooting a gospel video of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In 2018, she was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,040 euros). Other information: She was arrested together with another 23 Christians, 17 of whom were also sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s

ZENG Xiaocheng

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th January 2015, in Jiangsu Province

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Charge:Disturbing social order because of believing in Almighty God and keeping an MP5 player and TF cards that contained materials on believing in God at home. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities and obeyed the laws, and that he did not disturb the social order. Court decision: He was sentenced to four years in prison. Other information: During his term, the heavy labor tasks caused him to have a decline in vision.

ZHANG Dong

Date of birth: On 4th January 1983 Date and place of arrest: In August 2014, in Saihan District, Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he and eleven other Christians formed a film crew in the house of one Christian, and they were shooting and producing a short movie of The Church of Almighty God named God’s Love Accompanied Me Through Wind and Rain. Court decision: On 7th July 2015, he was sentenced to four years in prison, from 3rd August 2014 to 2nd August 2018. Other information: He was arrested alongside eleven other Christians, who were all sentenced to four years in prison on the same charge. Source: http://bit.ly/2G6FMOx

ZHANG Fengmiao

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th July 2014, in Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God and carrying with

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her books on believing in God and an MP5 player that contained materials on believing in God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to four years in prison.

ZHANG Guying

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th September 2016, in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings and keeping books on believing in God and an MP5 player that contained materials on believing in God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to four years in prison.

ZHANG Jiwei

Date of birth: On 10th July 1968 Date and place of arrest: In August 2014, in Saihan District, Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he and eleven other Christians formed a film crew in the house of one Christian, and they were shooting and producing a short movie of The Church of Almighty God named God’s Love Accompanied Me Through Wind and Rain. Court decision: On 7th July 2015, he was sentenced to four years in prison, from 3rd August 2014 to 2nd August 2018.

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Other information: He was arrested alongside eleven other Christians, who were all sentenced to four years in prison on the same charge. Source: http://bit.ly/2G6FMOx

ZHANG Junping

Date of birth: On 1st August 1972 Date and place of arrest: In August 2014, in Saihan District, Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she and eleven other Christians formed a film crew in the house of one Christian, and they were shooting and producing a short movie of The Church of Almighty God named God’s Love Accompanied Me Through Wind and Rain. Court decision: On 7th July 2015, she was sentenced to four years in prison, from 3rd August 2014 to 2nd August 2018. Other information: She was arrested alongside eleven other Christians, who were all sentenced to four years in prison on the same charge. Source: http://bit.ly/2G6FMOx

ZHANG Lanying

Date of birth: On 25th January 1965 Date and place of arrest: On 6th August 2014, in Huoqiu County, Lu’an City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of receiving and distributing books in The Church of Almighty God and helping other Christians copy materials on believing in God. First court decision: On 17th September 2015, she was sentenced to four years in prison, from 6th August 2014 to 5th August 2018. Source: http://bit.ly/2nSjBoO

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ZHANG Ping

Age: Thirty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2017, in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Court decision: In March 2018, she was sentenced to four years in prison and was fined 15,000RMB (about 2,000 euros) by the Liandu District People’s Court of Lishui City. Other information: She was arrested alongside 11 other Christians, six of whom were sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/VMNiN3

ZHANG Qi

Age: Twenty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 30th July 2017, in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Court decision: On 29th June 2018, she was sentenced to four years in prison and was fined 20,000 RMB (about 2,600 euros) at the first trial by the People’s Court of Guixi City, Jiangxi Province. Place of imprisonment: Xinjian Woman’s Prison in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province Other information: She was arrested alongside two other Christians, who were both sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/YW1CH2

ZHAO Guran

Age: Forty-nine years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 5th August 2014, in Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and keeping at home many books on believing in God and an MP4 player (that contained materials on believing in God). Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to four years in prison.

ZHAO Hongjuan

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th October 2016, in Chongqing Municipality Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and in charge of transferring the church’s books, CDs, and materials. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros).

ZHAO Xinle

Age: Thirty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 10th December 2016, in Anqing City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of helping buy electronic products for other Christians of The Church of Almighty God and keeping at home books on believing in God and the church’s money 300,000 RMB (about 39,000 euros) and other things.

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Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Other information: The other members of his family were also arrested. In March 2016, his father was released on bail pending trial. His mother was also sentenced to four years in prison and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros).

ZHEN Guhe

Date and place of arrest: On 22nd March 2014, in Nanchong City, Sichuan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of helping other Christians of The Church of Almighty God repair their MP4 players that were used to listen to hymns at the home of a Christian. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In May 2017, he was sentenced to four years in prison. Other information: He had been arrested twice because of believing in Almighty God. In April 2003, he was arrested because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings and was released half a month later; another time he was arrested and detained for seven days.

ZHOU Pan

Age: Thirty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 21st July 2017, in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was in charge of transferring the books and other items of The Church of Almighty God.

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ZHOU Ruochong

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th September 2016, she was arrested in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, and on 23rd October of the same year, she was released on bail pending trial. On 18th July 2017, she was arrested again. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In April 2018, the People’s Court of Runzhou District, Zhenjiang City, in Jiangsu Province sentenced her to four years in prison and fined her 8,000 RMB (about 1000 euros). Other information: She was arrested and sentenced alongside eight Christians.

ZHU Liting

Date of birth: On 24th October 1988 Date and place of arrest: On 3rd August 2014, in Saihan District, Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing a film crew with eleven other Christians in the house of one Christian and shooting and producing a short movie of The Church of Almighty God named God’s Love Accompanied Me Through Wind and Rain Court decision: On 7th July 2015, she was sentenced to four years in prison, from 3rd August 2014 to 2nd August 2018.

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Other information: Eleven other Christians were arrested alongside her and all were sentenced to four years in prison on the same charge. Place of imprisonment: No. 1 Women’s Prison of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Source: http://bit.ly/2G6FMOx

Prison term: Between 3 and 4 years

YUE Ling

Date of birth: On 18th November 1974 Date and place of arrest: On 11th July 2016, in Suining County, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of receiving books of The Church of Almighty God and distributing them to other Christians of the church, and keeping 21 books and over 100 pieces of evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God at home. Court decision: On 14th August 2017, she was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison, from 19th July 2016 to 11th April 2020. Other information: On 9th July 2014, she was put under administrative detention for seven days. Source: http://bit.ly/2Eko7lO

YAN Jiang

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 5th April 2016, in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others.

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MA Jieyao

Age: Thirty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 30th July 2017, in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God Court decision: On 29th June 2018, People’s Court of Guixi City, Jiangxi Province sentenced her to three years and seven months in prison and fined her 20,000 RMB (about 2,600 euros). Place of imprisonment: Nanchang New Women’s Prison in Jiangxi Province Other information: The public security organ did not inform her family of the opening session of the court. Two Christians arrested along with her were also sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/YW1CH2

WAN Huijin

Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 30th July 2017, in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God Court decision: On 29th June 2018, The People’s Court of Guixi City, Jiangxi Province sentenced her to three years and seven months in prison and fined her 20,000 RMB (about 2,600 euros).

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Place of imprisonment: Nanchang New Women’s Prison in Jiangxi Province Other information: The public security organ did not inform her family of the opening session of the court. Two Christians arrested along with her were also sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/YW1CH2

CAI Yinghuan

Age: Sixty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd July 2015, in Baishan City, Jilin Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years and six months in prison. Place of imprisonment: Jilin No. 1 Women’s Prison

CHEN Cunyi

Date of birth: On 26th September 1965 Date and place of arrest: On 5th May 2016, in Dingtao District, Heze City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of keeping 249 books, 71 CDs, 145 pieces of evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God at home. Court decision: On 14th December 2016, People’s Court of Dingtao District, Heze, Shandong sentenced him to three years and six months in prison, from 5th May 2016 to 4th November 2019, and fined him 8,000 RMB (about 1,100 euros).

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CHEN Mo

Date and place of arrest: On 10th September 2014, in Luohu District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of providing meeting place for other Christians of The Church of Almighty God, distributing evangelical materials to others, and keeping books and other things of The Church of Almighty God at home. Court decision: On 12th June 2015, People’s Court of Luohu District, Shenzhen sentenced him to three years and six months in prison, from 10th September 2014 to 9th March 2018. Other information: He was sentenced alongside another Christian Guo Zhimin. Source: https://goo.gl/P74yNn

CHEN Yufei

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DENG Zhulin

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: She was arrested on 16th September 2016, in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, and released on bail pending trial on 23rd October 2016. She was arrested again on 28th March 2018. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians for meetings. Court decision: In April 2018, she was sentenced to three years and six months of imprisonment by the Runzhou District People’s Court in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, and fined 6,000 RMB (about 800 euros). Other information: Another 8 Christians were arrested and sentenced alongside her.

DONG Yueling

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 8th December 2014, in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years and six months in prison.

DU Xiaoqin

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province

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Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of taking part in shooting a gospel video of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In 2018, she was sentenced to three years and six months in prison and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,040 euros). Other information: She was arrested alongside another 23 Christians, 17 of whom were also sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s

FAN Zhongyu

Age: Twenty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: In October 2014, in Jimo City, Shandong Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship gatherings, and preaching the gospel Court decision: She was sentenced to three years and six months in prison. Place of imprisonment: Women’s Prison of Shandong Province Source: https://goo.gl/LB7gZt

FANG Huixin

Age: Twenty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th June 2015, in Ninghe District, Tianjin Municipality Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God many times, preaching the gospel to others and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement.

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Court decision: On 23rd July 2016, People’s Court of Ninghe District, Tianjin sentenced her to three years and six months in prison, and her prison term will end on 23rd January 2019. Other information: She was arrested alongside Wen Xihong, who was sentenced to three years and six months in prison on the same charge.

Gao Fang

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 5th April 2016, in Tai’an City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping at home materials of The Church of Almighty God, MP5 players that contained materials on believing in God, and some other items. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years and a half in prison. Place of imprisonment: Ji’nan Women’s Prison in Shandong Province

GAO Zhan

Age: Twenty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 5th March 2016, in Fuyang City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of participating in producing the videos of The Church of Almighty God and keeping 9 computers used for producing the videos, spiritual books and other items in his house. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 26th October 2017, he was sentenced to three years and six months in prison and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros).

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GE Fei

Age: Twenty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd July 2014, in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of participating in shooting videos of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He admitted the fact that he’d participated in shooting videos but did not consider his participation a crime. Court decision: In April 2015, he was sentenced to three years and six months in prison. Other information: Six more Christians were arrested and sentenced together with him.

GUO Eryan

Age: Thirty-four years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of taking part in shooting a gospel video of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In 2018, she was sentenced to three years and six months in prison and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,040 euros). Other information: She was arrested alongside another 23 Christians, 17 of whom were also sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s

HE Shiyong

Age: Twenty-nine years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 8th September 2015, in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of having a meeting with three other Christians of The Church of Almighty God and possessing memory cards storing materials on believing in God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 12th April 2016, People’s Court of Bao’an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong sentenced him to three years and six months in prison and fined him 15,000 RMB (about 2,000 euros). Other information: When he was arrested, the personal cash of 40,000 euros he carried with him was forcibly confiscated by the CCP police.

HU Mingchun

Date and place of arrest: On 14th July 2014, in Yiling District, Yichang City, Hubei Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel to many people and copying materials on believing in God for Christians when he was a leader of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 13th November 2014, People’s Court of Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei sentenced him to three years and six months in prison. Source: http://bit.ly/2o9WS6R

HUA Senwen

Age: Thirty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th September 2014, in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings and preaching the gospel to others. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years and six months in prison. Other information: She was sentenced alongside three other Christians on the same charge.

JI Chunlei

Age: Twenty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of taking part in shooting a gospel video of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In 2018, he was sentenced to three years and six months in prison and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,040 euros). Other information: He was arrested alongside another 23 Christians, 17 of whom were also sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s

JIANG Congdai

Date and place of arrest: On 22nd January 2015, in Jiande City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of keeping goods for the Christians of the church at home when she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, and also keeping books, evangelical materials, MP4 players, memory cards, cash and other things of The Church of Almighty God at home.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 21st December 2015, People’s Court of Jiande, Zhejiang sentenced her to three years and six months in prison, from 23rd January 2015 to 22nd July 2018. Other information: She was arrested alongside another Christian Li Xinmiao, who was sentenced to three years and six months in prison on the same charge.

JIANG Cuilan

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th November 2014, in Baishan City, Jilin Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was in charge of the work of keeping books of The Church of Almighty God, and possessed literature and discs on faith in God as well as gospel materials in her house. Court decision: In December 2015, she was sentenced to three years and six months in prison.

JIE Cuihong

Date and place of arrest: On 17th September 2014, in De’an County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Court decision: On 20th August 2015, People’s Court of De’an, Jiangxi sentenced her to three years and six months in prison, from 17th September 2014 to 16th March 2018.

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LEI Changmei

Date and place of arrest: On 15th August 2014, he was put under administrative detention in Yichang City, Hubei Province. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Court decision: On 18th June 2015, People’s Court of Zhijiang, Hubei sentenced him to three years and six months in prison, from 15th August 2014 to 14th February 2018. Other information: He was sentenced alongside four other Christians. Source: http://bit.ly/2EuIcGr

LI Chenlan

Date and place of arrest: On 7th August 2014, in Zhucheng City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God, being in charge of arranging the gatherings of Christians, preaching the gospel to others, and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God at home. Court decision: On 15th February 2015, People’s Court of Zhucheng, Shandong sentenced her to three years and six months in prison, from 8th August 2014 to 7th February 2018. Source: https://goo.gl/1Ym5qh

LI Mei

Age: Forty-six years old

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Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of taking part in shooting a gospel video of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In 2018, she was sentenced to three years and six months in prison and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,040 euros). Other information: She was arrested alongside another 23 Christians, 17 of whom were also sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s.

LI Xinmiao

Date and place of arrest: On 22nd January 2015, in Jiande City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of taking care of the books, evangelical materials and cash of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 21st December 2015, People’s Court of Jiande, Zhejiang sentenced her to three years and six months in prison, from 23rd January 2015 to 22nd July 2018. Other information: She was arrested alongside another Christian Jiang Congdai, who was sentenced to three years and six months in prison on the same charge.

LI Yuan

Age: Twenty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province

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Charge:She was charged with organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of taking part in shooting a gospel video of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In 2018, she was sentenced to three and a half years in prison and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,040 euros). Other information: She was arrested alongside 23 Christians, 17 of whom were sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s

LI Zhanliang

Age: Fifty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th June 2014, in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he was the leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather together, arranging Christians to provide storage for spiritual books and places for Christians to have gatherings. Court decision: On 12th December 2014, he was sentenced to three years and six months in prison. Other information: He was arrested and placed in administrative detention for 15 days because of his belief in Almighty God.

LIN Cunfu

Age: Sixty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th November 2016, in Chongqing Municipality Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings, as well as participating in transferring the church’s books, CDs, and materials.

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LIU Fengxia

Date and place of arrest: On 1st March 2015, in Kailu County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending a gathering with Xue Zhonghai, Liu Shuqin and others, and reading and communicating about the teachings of The Church of Almighty God. First court decision: On 11th January 2016, she was sentenced to three years and six months in prison, from 2nd March 2015 to 1st September 2018. Last court decision: On 14th April 2016, Intermediate People’s Court of Tongliao, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region upheld the decision. Other information: She was sentenced alongside seven other Christians, who were sentenced to one to four years in prison on the same charge. Source: http://bit.ly/2G6FMOx

LIU Kejun

Age: Twenty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd July 2014, in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of participating in shooting videos of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He admitted the fact that he’d participated in shooting videos but did not consider his participation a crime. Court decision: In April 2015, he was sentenced to three years and six months in prison.

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LIU Linghua

Date and place of arrest: In July 2014, in Shanting District, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God and responsible for arranging the gatherings of Christians and she preached the gospel to others. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that preaching the gospel did not constitute crimes. Court decision: On 6th August 2015, People’s Court of Shanting District, Zaozhuang, Shandong sentenced her to three years and six months in prison, from 31st July 2014 to 30th January 2018. Other information: She was sentenced alongside four other Christians. Source: http://bit.ly/2obGqTt

LIU Yanli

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 3rd December 2015, in Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province. Charge: She was charged with using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping two copies of the Bible, the Mp5 player and TF cards containing materials on belief in God and some other items at her home. Court decision: She was sentenced to imprisonment of three years and six months by Jianping County People’s Court and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros).

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Other information: She was once administratively detained by the police for believing in Almighty God on the charge of using Xie Jiao activities to endanger the society.

LU Meiqin

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge:She was charged with organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of taking part in shooting a gospel video of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In 2018, she was sentenced to three and a half years in prison and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,040 euros). Other information: She was arrested alongside 23 Christians, 17 of whom were sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s

LÜ Qinyue

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 21st November 2014, in Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings, as well as keeping books of The Church of Almighty God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years and six months in prison.

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Date of birth: On 29th June 1978 Date and place of arrest: On 15th October 2014, in Tangshan City, Hebei Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing and arranging the gatherings of Christians when he was a leader of The Church of Almighty God. First court decision: On 24th February 2016, People’s Court of Fengnan District, Tangshan, Hebei sentenced him to three years and six months in prison. Last court decision: On 12th May 2016, Intermediate People’s Court of Tangshan, Hebei upheld the decision. Other information: He was sentenced alongside six other Christians. Source: http://bit.ly/2Boo1v9

MEI Yingmeng

Age: Sixty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd September 2014, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God many times and keeping around 300 books of The Church of Almighty God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years and six months in prison. Place of imprisonment: Nantong Women’s Prison in Jiangsu Province Other information: After she had been imprisoned for about two months, her family spent more than 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros) getting her released on bail pending trial, and on 15th July 2015, she was arrested again. During her imprisonment, she was forced to take cold water showers for one month and since then got limbs pain.

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MO Lin

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: She was arrested on 16th September 2016, in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, and released on bail pending trial on 23rd October 2016. She was arrested again on 28th March 2018. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians for meetings. Court decision: In April 2018, she was sentenced to three years and six months of imprisonment by the Runzhou District People’s Court in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, and fined 6,000 RMB (about 800 euros). Other information: Another 8 Christians were arrested and sentenced alongside her.

QIAN Hui

Date of birth: On 14th November 1950 Date of arrest: On 17th July 2014 Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others when she was a church leader. First court decision: On 19th March 2015, she was sentenced to three years and six months in prison. Last court decision: On 3rd June 2015, Intermediate People’s Court of Tongling, Anhui upheld the decision. Other information: She was sentenced alongside Wang Xiuzhen and Shen Lan on the same charge, who were given a four-year sentence and a three-year sentence with a three-year probation, respectively. Source: http://bit.ly/2E20IG0

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REN Ruihong

Date and place of arrest: In April 2015, in Gaomi City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was in charge of distributing and transferring books and evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God and copied materials of The Church of Almighty God such as audios and videos for other Christians. Court decision: On 14th July 2016, People’s Court of Gaomi, Shandong sentenced her to three years and six months in prison, from 19th May 2015 to 14th November 2018. Other information: She was sentenced alongside five other Christians. Source: http://bit.ly/2F5kbqv

SHAO Xuemei

Age: Thirty-four years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge:She was charged with organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of taking part in shooting a gospel video of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In 2018, she was sentenced to three and a half years in prison and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,040 euros). Other information: She was arrested alongside 23 Christians, 17 of whom were sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s

SONG Minglan

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th September 2014, in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and carrying with her an MP5 player and TF cards storing materials on believing in God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years and six months in prison.

SUN Fengpan

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge:He was charged with organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of taking part in shooting a gospel video of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In 2018, he was sentenced to three and a half years in prison and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,040 euros). Other information: He was arrested alongside 23 Christians, 17 of whom were sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s

SUN Huafen

Date of birth: On 7th July 1969 Date and place of arrest: On 9th October 2015, in Xiping County, Zhumadian City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she preached the gospel of Almighty God to her fellow villagers many times and that books, CDs and other things of The Church of Almighty God were found in her house and the houses of those she preached the gospel to.

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Court decision: On 23rd August 2016, she was sentenced to three years and six months in prison, from 9th October 2015 to 8th April 2019, and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Source: http://bit.ly/2CbZRk7

TANG Minzhi

Date and place of arrest: On 8th August 2014, in Dazhu County, Dazhou City, Sichuan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of helping the Christians of The Church of Almighty God repair MP4 players and copy materials on believing in God, and because of keeping many MP4 players and computers storing materials on believing in God at home. Court decision: On 2nd February 2015, People’s Court of Dazhu County, Sichuan sentenced her to three years and six months in prison, from 8th August 2014 to 7th February 2018. Source: http://bit.ly/2HiO3jH

WANG Dewei

Age: Thirty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd July 2014, in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of participating in shooting videos of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He admitted the fact that he’d participated in shooting videos but did not consider his participation a crime. Court decision: In April 2015, he was sentenced to three years and six months in prison. Other information: Six more Christians were arrested and sentenced together with him.

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WANG Feng

Date and place of arrest: In 2017, in Mojiang County, Yunnan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others and keeping books, CDs and evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God at home. Court decision: In December 2017, People’s Court of Mojiang, Yunnan sentenced him to three years and six months in prison and fined him 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Other information: In July 2012, he was subject to administrative penalty due to preaching the gospel of Almighty God. Source: http://bit.ly/2C6h3Mw

WANG Juan

Age: Twenty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of taking part in shooting a gospel video of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In 2018, she was sentenced to three years and six months in prison and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,040 euros). Other information: When she was interrogated, the police used her family as a bait and tried to force her to give the information about the church. She was arrested alongside another 23 Christians, 17 of whom were also sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s

WANG Junning

Date of birth: On 26th February 1984

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Date and place of arrest: Unknown, put under criminal detention on 18th September 2015 in Jiangxian County, Shanxi Province. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing the meeting of Christians and arranging some Christians to take care of the church’s money when she was a church leader. First Court Decision: On 23th December 2016, she was sentenced to three years and six months in prison, and fined 20,000 RMB. Source: http://bit.ly/2Ed73Sd

WANG Kun

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd November 2016, in Pu’er City, Yunnan Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. First court decision: On 12th July 2017, the Mojiang County People’s Court of Pu’er City, Yunnan Province sentenced him to three years and six months in prison and fined him 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Last court decision: On 18th October 2017, the Intermediate People’s Court of Pu’er City, Yunnan Province upheld the original decision. Place of imprisonment: Qujing Prison of Yunnan Province Other information: During his detention, the police interrogated him nine times to extract from him information about church leaders and church money. After the failure, they injected him with unknown drugs to cause him mental confusion. In April 2017, the court heard his case without notifying his family and secretly issued the sentence on 12th July 2017. When he served his sentence, the prison guards tried to force him write statement of repentance to renounce his belief. Seeing he refused, they abused him, deprived him of personal possessions, and barred him from buying basic supplies. When they went to

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visit him, his family found that due to lack of food, he was painfully thin, with ten fingers swollen. It’s obvious that he had suffered inhuman torment in the prison. On 14th December 2012, he was put under administrative detention for 9 days by the Mojiang County Public Security Bureau for spreading the gospel. Source: https://bit.ly/2nZTvzA

WANG Laiying

Date and place of arrest: In July 2014, in Linqu County, Weifang City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God many times, preaching the gospel to others and participating in distributing evangelical materials. Court decision: On 19th December 2014, People’s Court of Linqu, Shandong sentenced her to three years and six months in prison, from 12th July 2014 to 11th January 2018. Source: https://goo.gl/knv3iz

WANG Rui

Date and place of arrest: On 20th April 2015, in Qingfeng County, Puyang City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to her landlord Wang and keeping books and evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God in her rent house. Court decision: On 2nd September 2015, she was sentenced to three years and six months in prison, from 20th April 2015 to 19th October 2018. Source: http://bit.ly/2nZ18WH

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WANG Xiumei

Date of birth: On 5th April 1956 Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2017, in Linshu County, Linyi City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was responsible for coaching other Christians in writing articles and revising the articles they wrote in The Church of Almighty God, and spiritual books and electronic products storing materials on believing in God were found in her rent house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not undermine law enforcement, and that believing in God was not against the law. Court decision: On 9th February 2018, People’s Court of Linshu, Shandong sentenced her to three years and six months in prison from 30th June 2017 to 29th December 2020, and fined her 30,000 RMB (about 3,900 euros). Other information: She was arrested alongside another Christian Zhang Delan, who was sentenced to three years and six months in prison on the same charge. Source: https://bit.ly/2HDKjJt

WEN Xihong

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th June 2015, in Ninghe District, Tianjin Municipality Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God many times, preaching the gospel to others and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement.

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Court decision: On 23rd July 2016, People’s Court of Ninghe District, Tianjin sentenced her to three years and six months in prison, and her prison term will end on 23rd January 2019. Other information: She was arrested alongside Fang Huixin, who was sentenced to three years and six months in prison on the same charge.

WU Huanling

Age: Thirty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th September 2014, in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years and six months in prison. Other information: This was the second time that she was arrested by the CCP police because of believing in God. She was sentenced alongside three other Christians on the same charge.

WU Meixuan

Date of birth: On 25th August 1964 Date and place of arrest: On 27th October 2014, in Yiyang City, Hunan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and providing gathering places for the Christians from The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement.

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Court decision: In September 2015, Ziyang District People’s Court of Yiyang, Hunan sentenced her to three years and six months in prison. Source: https://goo.gl/m1GgdC

WU Siying

Age: Twenty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd July 2014, in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of participating in shooting videos of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She admitted the fact that she’d participated in shooting videos but did not consider her participation a crime. Court decision: In April 2015, she was sentenced to three years and six months in prison. Other information: Six more Christians were arrested and sentenced together with her.

WU Songfen

Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th October 2014, in Xinyang City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping spiritual books in her house. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years in prison.

XIAO Yuezhu

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th August 2017, in Guangdong Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of receiving and distributing books and materials in The Church of Almighty God, as well as keeping books on believing in God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In December 2017, she was sentenced to three years and six months in prison and fined 30,000 RMB (about 3,900 euros).

XIN Yunfen

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th September 2014, in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of hosting Christians of The Church of Almighty God and keeping at home books on believing in God and the goods of the church. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years and six months in prison. Other information: She was sentenced alongside three other Christians on the same charge.

XUE Ruilan

Date of birth: On 7th November 1971 Date and place of arrest: In May 2016, at Xuzhou Economic Development Zone, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was in charge of distributing the books and discs of The Church of Almighty God.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 30th June 2017, People’s Court of Xuzhou Economic Development Zone, Jiangsu, sentenced her to three years and six months in prison, and fined her 6,000 RMB (about 780 euros). Other information: Four other Christians were arrested together with her. Source: https://bit.ly/2Ip58sr, https://bit.ly/2rMuDh0

YANG Fan

Date of birth: On 15th January 1985 Date and place of arrest: On 21st October 2014, in Wuhan City, Hubei Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of communicating about the teachings of The Church of Almighty God and sharing his understanding of it with other four Christians, as well as making recordings of some materials. Statement of the defendant: He said that The Church of Almighty God does not participate in politics and so his act did not constitute crimes. Court decision: He was sentenced to three years and six months in prison, from 22nd October 2014 to 21st April 2018. Source: http://bit.ly/2nB8iAX

YANG Jinfang

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of shooting a gospel video of The Church of Almighty God.

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Court decision: In 2018, she was sentenced to three years and six months in prison and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,040 euros). Other information: She was arrested alongside another 23 Christians, 17 of whom were also sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s

YANG Limin

Age: Twenty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of taking part in shooting a gospel video of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In 2018, she was sentenced to three years and six months in prison and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,040 euros). Other information: She was arrested alongside another 23 Christians, 17 of whom were also sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s

Yang Yunfei

Age: Thirty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th September 2014, in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement for believing in Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 1st June 2015, People’s Court of Yuanmou County, Yunnan Province sentenced him to three years and six months in prison.

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Other information: On 1st October 2013, he was put under administrative detention for fifteen days by the CCP police for believing in Almighty God. Source: https://bit.ly/2MuFoBb

YAO Chunlei

Date of birth: In 1995 Date and place of arrest: On 28th January 2015, in Huimin County, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of carrying with him TF cards and letters containing materials of The Church of Almighty God when he attended a gathering in a Christian’s house. Court decision: On 20th January 2016, People’s Court of Huimin, Shandong sentenced him to three years and six months in prison, from 28th January 2015 to 27th July 2018. Source: https://goo.gl/Q6omUY, https://goo.gl/Gm18gm

YONG Huacheng

Age: Thirty-six years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of taking part in shooting a gospel video of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In 2018, he was sentenced to three years and six months in prison and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,040 euros). Other information: He was arrested alongside another 23 Christians, 17 of whom were also sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s

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Yu Daili

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th August 2017, in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to have gatherings and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 9th July 2018, People’s Court of Changle City, Fujian Province sentenced him to three years and six months in prison and fined him 8,000 RMB (about 1,000 euros). Other information: He stated that the Chinese Communist police tortured him to extract a confession during the interrogation. Source: https://bit.ly/2LhPMGK

ZENG Ying

Age: Thirty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd July 2014, in Dunhua City, Jilin Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years and six months in prison.

ZHANG Delan

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Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2017, in Linshu County, Linyi City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was responsible for coaching other Christians in writing articles and revising the articles they wrote in The Church of Almighty God, and spiritual books and electronic products storing materials on believing in God were found at her rent house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not undermine law enforcement or disturb public order, and that she did not commit any crime. Court decision: On 9th February 2018, People’s Court of Linshu, Shandong sentenced her to three years and six months in prison from 30th June 2017 to 29th December 2020, and fined her 30,000 RMB (about 3,900 euros). Other information: She was arrested alongside another Christian Wang Xiumei, who was sentenced to three years and six months in prison on the same charge. Source: https://bit.ly/2HDKjJt

ZHANG Ling

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th April 2017, in Yangquan City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Court decision: On 29th December 2017, she was sentenced to three years and six months of imprisonment by Urban District People’s Court of Yangquan Municipality, Shanxi Province, and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Place of imprisonment: Yangquan Detention Center of Shanxi Province. Other information: Another three Christians were arrested with her, and all sentenced to three years and six months of imprisonment and fined 5,000 RMB.

ZHANG Qinghua

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Date and place of arrest: On 27th August 2014, in Zhucheng City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God many times, arranging others to transfer books and materials of the church to other places, and keeping books, CDs and evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God at home. Court decision: On 25th August 2015, People’s Court of Zhucheng, Shandong sentenced her to three years and six months in prison, from 27th August 2014 to 26th February 2018. Other information: She was arrested alongside Li Fanxiang, Liu Zhongmin and Xie Fang. Source: https://goo.gl/qBRgWb

ZHANG Yubao

Date and place of arrest: On 1st March 2015, in Kailu County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending a gathering with Xue Zhonghai, Liu Shuqin and others, communicating about the teachings of The Church of Almighty God, and keeping books and other things of The Church of Almighty God at home. First court decision: On 11th January 2016, he was sentenced to three years and six months in prison, from 2nd March 2015 to 1st September 2018. Last court decision: On 14th April 2016, Intermediate People’s Court of Tongliao, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region upheld the decision. Other information: He was sentenced alongside seven other Christians, who were sentenced to one to four years in prison on the same charge. Source: http://bit.ly/2G6FMOx

ZHAO Linmin

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Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 5th August 2016, in Jiyuan City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God many times, preaching the gospel to others, and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years and six months in prison by People’s Court of Jiyuan, Henan. Other information: On 17th December 2012, she was detained for four months on the charge of disturbing social order.

ZHAO Lu

Date of birth: On 23rd July 1973 Date and place of arrest: On 7th July 2014, in Lucheng City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to Yang Huifang (a potential convert) and leaving books and CDs of The Church of Almighty God at Yang Huifang’s house. Court decision: On 9th January 2015, she was sentenced to three years and six months in prison, from 22nd August 2014 to 7th February 2018. Other information: She was sentenced alongside another Christian Wang Ying, who was sentenced to three years in prison on the same charge and has completed her prison term and been released. Source: http://bit.ly/2nYy2a5

ZHAO Qixing

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Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th April 2017, in Yangquan City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to three years and six months in prison. Other information: Because of his belief in Almighty God, his store was demolished by the police, and he was deprived of his economical right. His wife GAO Suyu was also arrested and sentenced.

ZHAO Quechen

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th September 2014, in Huainan City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping spiritual books, MP5 players and TF cards that contained materials on believing in God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years and six months in prison.

ZHAO Yinhong

Date and place of arrest: On 23rd December 2015, in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God and an MP5 player that contained materials on believing in God at her store. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years and six months in prison.

ZHOU Qiaohong

Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th August 2017, in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to have gatherings and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 21st March 2018, People’s Court of Changle City, Fujian Province sentenced her to three years and six months in prison and fined her 8,000 RMB (about 1,000 euros). Other information: She stated that the Chinese Communist police tortured her to extract a confession during the interrogation. Source: https://bit.ly/2LhPMGK

ZHU Zhengcai

Date and arrest: On 22nd July 2016, in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because when he was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, he organized the

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gatherings of Christians and transferred books of the church, and because 21 books on believing in God, 392 copies of evangelical materials, and 219 CDs storing materials on believing in God were found at his home. Court decision: On 27th December 2016, People’s Court of Jiangyan District, Taizhou, Jiangsu sentenced him to three years and six months in prison, from 22nd July 2016 to 21st January 2020, and fined him 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Source: https://bit.ly/2E3RHLO

CHE Yuandao

Age: Fifty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st May 2016, in Heze City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of his belief in Almighty God, attending gatherings and preaching the gospel. Court decision: He was sentenced to three years and five months in prison.

GAO Danming

Age: Sixty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th April 2016, in Dingtao District, Heze City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she believes in Almighty God and kept spiritual books and electronic products that contain materials about faith in God in her house. Court decision: On 31st October 2016, she was sentenced to three years and four months in prison and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros).

HUANG Xuanqi

Age: Fifty-three years old

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Date and place of arrest: In August 2015, in Huainan City, Anhui Province Charge:Disturbing social order because of believing in Almighty God, attending gatherings, and keeping spiritual books and MP5 players storing materials on believing in God, and other things at her meeting place. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less disturb social order. Court decision: In October 2015, she was sentenced to three years and three months in prison.

LEI Pei

Date and place of arrest: On 17th June 2015, at her home in Tengzhou City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years and three months in prison.

NI Jinlong

Date of birth: On 18th March 1988 Date and place of arrest: On 27th April 2015, in Yangbei Town, Sucheng District, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province. Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of using computer programs to make gospel videos of The Church of Almighty God First Court Decision: On 25th October 2016, he was sentenced to three years and three months in prison, that is, from 29th April 2015 to 28th July 2018 Place of imprisonment: Hongzehu Prison of Jiangsu Province

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Other information: SHEN Sihong, DU Hulu, LI Cong, JIANG Lougang, and ZHENG Jiajia were arrested alongside him and all were sentenced for making videos of The Church of Almighty God; ZHENG Lu has completed his sentence. Source: http://bit.ly/2EDtD4c

SHEN Sihong

Date of birth: On 26th March 1952 Date and place of arrest: On 27th April 2015, in Yangbei Town, Sucheng District, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province. Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of using computer programs to edit gospel videos of The Church of Almighty God First Court Decision: On 25th October 2016, he was sentenced to three years and three months in prison, from 29th April 2015 to 28th July 2018 Place of imprisonment: Hongzehu Prison of Jiangsu Province Other information: NI Jinlong, DU Hulu, LI Cong, JIANG Lougang, ZHENG Jiajia were arrested alongside him and all sentenced for making videos of The Church of Almighty God and ZHENG Lu has completed his sentence. Source: http://bit.ly/2EDtD4c

WU Jianjun

Date and place of arrest: On 12th August 2014, in Lin’an City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel to others, and keeping spiritual books in his rent house. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement.

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Court decision: On 13th October 2015, he was sentenced to three years and three months in prison. Other information: He was arrested and put in custody for three times because of his belief in Almighty God.

ZHONG Chunmei

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th April 2017, in Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province. Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, helping other Christians copy materials on belief in God, and keeping books of Almighty God’s words, discs and TF cards containing materials on belief in God. First court decision: In May 2018, she was sentenced to three years and three months of imprisonment and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros) by Yushui District People’s Court of Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province. Second court decision: In June 2018, the Intermediate People’s Court of Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province upheld the original sentence. Other information: Another Christian was arrested and sentenced alongside her. Source: https://goo.gl/XiT7Vq， https://goo.gl/FMcc99

CAO Xuezhang

Date and place of arrest: On 17th May 2016, in Taixing City, Jiangsu Province. Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and arranging Christians LU Jing and LU Yu to transfer evangelical books and CDs of the church to other places

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Court decision: On 16th May 2016, she was sentenced to three years and two months in prison, from 17th May 2016 to 8th June 2019. Other information: On 10th December 2014, she was put under criminal detention, and on 18th December 2015, she was released on bail pending trial. LU Jing, LU Yu, and DAI Ying were all sentenced alongside her to three years in prison with a three-year probation. Source: http://bit.ly/2BR1YOy

LIU Sili

Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th March 2017, in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she believed in Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years and two months in prison on 22nd June 2017. Other information: The court sentenced her extrajudicially without informing her family. She was taken into custody by the local police because of believing in Almighty God in August 2014. The police don’t allow her family to visit her.

LUAN Yonghui

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Court decision: On 14th July 2016, People’s Court of Gaomi, Shandong sentenced him to three years and two months in prison, from 12th April 2015 to 11th June 2018. Other information: He was sentenced alongside five other Christians. Source: http://bit.ly/2F5kbqv

SHEN Jiahai

Date and place of arrest: In April 2015, in Gaomi City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he was in charge of distributing and transferring books and evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God and copied materials of The Church of Almighty God such as audios and videos for other Christians. Court decision: On 14th July 2016, People’s Court of Gaomi, Shandong sentenced him to three years and two months in prison, from 17th April 2015 to 16th June 2018. Other information: He was sentenced alongside five other Christians. Source: http://bit.ly/2F5kbqv

Prison term: 3 years

BAI Wenzhong

Date and place of arrest: On 9th July 2015, he was put under criminal detention in Tengzhou City, Shandong Province. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending gatherings of The Church of Almighty God many times and copying audios and videos of The Church of Almighty God to the memory cards of other Christians. Court decision: On 17th June 2016, People’s Court of Tengzhou, Shandong sentenced him to three years in prison, from 9th July 2015 to 8th July 2018.

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Other information: He was arrested and sentenced alongside his mother and wife, who were sentenced to three years in prison on the same charge. Source: https://goo.gl/VPceyv

CHANG Jinping

Date of birth: On 11th March 1963 Date and place of arrest: On 21st July 2015, in Jiang County, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because brochures, notebooks, MP5 players, SD cards, etc. that contained the content of The Church of Almighty God were found in her home. Statement of the defendant: She said what was stated on the bill of indictment was not the truth because the police tried to extract a confession from her by torture. Court decision: On 10th August 2016, she was sentenced to three years in prison, from 5th August 2015 to 28th July 2018. Source: http://bit.ly/2FILXIi

CHEN Heman

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th August 2016, in Jiangdu District, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, preaching the gospel to others, and keeping books and evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God and SD cards storing materials on believing in God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement.

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Court decision: She was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 3,000 RMB (about 390 euros). Her prison term will end on 7th November 2019.

CHENG Fangqing

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2015, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge:Disturbing social order because of copying materials on believing in God of The Church of Almighty God for Christians. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less disturb social order. Court decision: In July 2017, she was sentenced to three years in prison.

Cheng Guorui

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 20th November 2015, in Kunming City, Yunnan Province Charge: Disturbing the social order because of believing in Almighty God and keeping MP5 players and memory cards containing materials on believing in God at the meeting place. Court decision: He was sentenced to three years of imprisonment by Yiliang County People’s Court of Yunnan Province. Place of imprisonment: Xiaolongtan Prison in Kaiyuan City, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province Other information: He is still in custody to serve his prison term now.

CHI Zengxiang

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Date and place of arrest: On 13th April 2017, in Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, and she was in charge of organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, as well as she kept spiritual books and MP4 players containing spiritual materials and other items in her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that believing in Almighty God was her freedom of religion without doing harm to others, and that she did not undermine law enforcement, much less commit any crime. Court decision: On 3rd May 2018, she was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 20,000 RMB (about 2,600 euros). Other information: Six other Christians were arrested together with her. Source: https://bit.ly/2lOWCJJ

DING Shuhuan

Date and place of arrest: In September 2014, in Taixing City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he was an evangelist of The Church of Almighty God and organized the Christians to gather together and preach the gospel and arranged the Christians to transfer books of the church to other places. Court decision: On 8th October 2015, he was sentenced to three years in prison, from 10th October 2015 to 13th September 2018. Other information: He was sentenced alongside Zhang Chao, Gao Xia, Yin Guohui, Song Suzhen and Gao Junmei, who were sentenced to two to three years in prison (and were given a probation). Source: http://bit.ly/2nYy2a5

Dou Junting

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Age: Fifty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th February 2017, at Linhe Railway Station, Bayannur City Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and being responsible for the delivery of books on faith in God of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In October 2017, the Court sentenced her to three years and fined her 1,000 RMB (about 130 euros). Place of imprisonment: Hohhot No.1 Women’s Prison Other information: When she was sentenced, her family did not know about that.

DU Hulu

Date of birth: On 1st October 1982 Date and place of arrest: At 2 p.m. on 27th April 2015, in Yangbei Town, Sucheng District, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province. Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of using computer programs to make videos of The Church of Almighty God. First Court Decision: On 25th October 2016, he was sentenced to three years in prison, from 29th April 2015 to 28th April 2018. Place of imprisonment: Hongzehu Prison of Jiangsu Province Other information: NI Jinlong, SHEN Sihong, LI Cong, JIANG Lougang, and ZHENG Jiajia were arrested alongside him and all sentenced for making videos of The Church of Almighty God. All of them have completed their sentence. Source: http://bit.ly/2EDtD4c

DUAN Yongxin

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Date and place of arrest: On 4th December 2013, in Wuling District, Changde City, Hunan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and delivering spiritual books and evangelical materials. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 13th May 2015, he was sentenced to three years in prison.

FAN Hua

Date and place of arrest: In April 2015, in Gaomi City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God and responsible for distributing books and evangelical materials of the church and copied materials of The Church of Almighty God such as audios and videos for other Christians. Court decision: On 14th July 2016, People’s Court of Gaomi, Shandong sentenced her to three years in prison, from 3rd June 2015 to 12th May 2018. Other information: She was sentenced alongside five other Christians. Source: http://bit.ly/2F5kbqv

FENG Xinfei

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 5th August 2015, in Ganyu District, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being responsible for coaching the Christians of The Church of Almighty God in writing articles, and keeping books and CDs of The Church of Almighty God at home.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 23rd December 2015, People’s Court of Ganyu District, Lianyungang, Jiangsu sentenced her to three years in prison. Other information: She was arrested and sentenced alongside another Christian Shang Chenxin, who was sentenced to three years in prison on the same charge.

FENG Yingzhu

Age: Fifty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th September 2017, in Lüliang City, Shanxi Province. Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, receiving Christians and keeping materials on belief in God at home Court decision: On 25th June 2018, he was sentenced to three years of imprisonment by the Lishi District People’s Court in Lüliang City, Shanxi Province, and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,000 euros). Place of imprisonment: Jinzhong Prison of Shanxi Province Other information: Another 4 Christians were arrested and sentenced alongside him. Source: https://goo.gl/dQ4scR

FU Shuling

Date and place of arrest: On 13th April 2017, in Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was in charge of distributing spiritual books to the Christians, and that she kept a massive of spiritual books of The Church of Almighty God in her house.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 3rd May 2018, she was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 20,000 RMB (about 2,600 euros). Other information: Six other Christians were arrested together with her. Source: https://bit.ly/2lOWCJJ

GAO Suyu

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th April 2017, in Yangquan City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her belief in Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that her belief in Almighty God and engagement in proper belief activities did not undermine law enforcement. Belief in God is not a crime. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years in prison. Other information: Her families were not informed to attend the court trial of her. Another four Christians were also arrested with her.

GUO Yanling

Date and place of arrest: On 13th April 2017, in Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, keeping spiritual books and materials of The Church of Almighty God, memory cards containing the materials of The Church of Almighty God and other items in her house.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that The Church of Almighty God was not a Xie Jiao, and that believing in Almighty God was her freedom of religion. Court decision: On 3rd May 2018, she was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 30,000 RMB (about 3,900 euros). Other information: Six other Christians were arrested together with her including Ren Fengyun and Chi Zengxiang. Source: https://bit.ly/2lOWCJJ

HAO Lingmo

Age: Thirty years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Shengzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was in charge of transferring spiritual books and evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God, keeping TF cards and laptop containing spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God and other items in her house. Court decision: On 9th March 2018, she was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Other information: She was escorted to a resort for intense indoctrination during her arrest.

HONG Jixuan

Age: Fifty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 21st August 2015, in Xiushui County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province Charge:Disturbing social order because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God at home.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less disturb the social order. Court decision: On 15th April 2016, she was sentenced to three years in prison by People’s Court of Xiushui, Jiangxi.

Hu Jiyue

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: In February 2017, in Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians to have worship gatherings and preach the gospel as a leader of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 8th February 2018, she was sentenced to three years of imprisonment by Fuyun County People’s Court of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and fined 30,000 RMB (about 4,000 euros). She will serve out her sentence on 27th February 2020. Source: https://goo.gl/itGv7q

JIA Ailan

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th May 2016, in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God in her house.

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Final Court decision: On 21st April 2017, she was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 3,000 RMB (about 390 euros). Other information: On 27th September 2004, she was sentenced to three years in prison for evangelism.

JIANG Lougang

Date of birth: On 1st April 1988 Date and place of arrest: On 27th April 2015, in Yangbei Town, Sucheng District, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of using PC softwares to make videos of The Church of Almighty God. First Court Decision: On 25th October 2016, he was sentenced to three years in prison, that is, from 29th April 2015 to 28th April 2018. Place of imprisonment: Hongzehu Prison of Jiangsu Province Other information: NI Jinlong, DU Hulu, LI Cong, SHEN Sihong, ZHENG Jiajia arrested alongside him were all sentenced for making videos of The Church of Almighty God. All of them have completed their sentence. Source: http://bit.ly/2EDtD4c

JIANG Shunxiang

Age: Fifty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th May 2017, in Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years in prison.

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Other information: In 2012, she and her husband were arrested because of believing in Almighty God and sentenced to three years in prison, and she served her sentence outside of prison.

JIN Danqiong

Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th November 2016, in Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of providing places for Christians to have gatherings and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God and electronic products that contain materials about faith in God in her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not undermine law enforcement and committed no crime. Court decision: On 21st December 2017, she was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Other information: The court sentenced her extrajudicially without informing her family.

LAI Congrong

Date and place of arrest: On 17th October 2017, in Hanting District, Weifang City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and in charge of organizing the gatherings of Christians, and keeping electronic products that contained materials of The Church of Almighty God such as memory cards and an MP3 player at home.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 22nd August 2016, People’s Court of Hanting District, Weifang, Shandong sentenced her to three years in prison, from 18th October 2016 to 17th October 2019, and fined her 60,000 RMB (about 7,800 euros). Other information: She was sentenced alongside Christians Zhao Xinju and Lai Fangcong.

LI Cong

Date of birth: On 22nd February 1996 Date and place of arrest: At 2 p.m. on 27th April 2015, in Yangbei Town, Sucheng District, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province. Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of using computer programs to make videos of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only participated in making videos of The Church of Almighty God. First Court Decision: On 25th October 2016, he was sentenced to three years in prison, from 29th April 2015 to 28th April 2018. Place of imprisonment: Hongzehu Prison of Jiangsu Province Other information: NI Jinlong, DU Hulu, SHEN Sihong, JIANG Lougang, and ZHENG Jiajia were arrested alongside him and all sentenced for making videos of The Church of Almighty God. All of them have completed their sentence. Source: http://bit.ly/2EDtD4c

LI Defan

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Date and place of arrest: On 18th May 2017, in Shan County, Heze City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of keeping many books, evangelical materials, CDs and other things of The Church of Almighty God in her rent house. First court decision: On 3rd November 2017, People’s Court of Shan County, Shandong sentenced her to three years in prison and fined her 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Last court decision: On 18th December 2017, Intermediate People’s Court of Heze, Shandong upheld the decision. Other information: She was arrested alongside Zhou Aizhi, who was sentenced to three years in prison on the same charge and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Source: http://bit.ly/2BRwhob

LI Gang

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th August 2017, in Jimsar County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: He was charged with using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in the meeting place over a hundred of books and materials on belief in God and the MP3 player containing materials on believing in God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In February 2018, he was sentenced to three years in prison by the Intermediate People’s Court of the Sixth Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. Other information: Christian WANG Jinrui was arrested alongside him and sentenced to five years and six months of imprisonment. This is Li Gang’s second arrest and sentence. It is learnt that he was sentenced to three years in

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LI Shixiu

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 10th August 2017, in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words and MP4 players containing information on belief in God in her house. Court decision: In September 2018, she was sentenced to 3 years in prison with a fine of 3,000 RMB (about 400 euros) by the No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court of Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province. Other information: Four Christians were arrested and sentenced alongside her. Source: https://goo.gl/g4QdxW

LI Tianhui

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st September 2016, in Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel during her leadership in The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In September 2017, she was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 3,000 RMB (about 390 euros).

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Other information: During the interrogation, she was escorted to a hotel for forced conversion and beaten by the police officers. They also punished her to stand straight for 2 days and nights and forbade her to eat, drink and sleep. Eventually, she fell into a faint. After sentencing, her right of being visited was disqualified because of refusing to sign the document denying God.

LI Xuliang

Date of birth: On 11th December 1966 Date and place of arrest: On 20th July 2015, in Tanqu County, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a key member of The Church of Almighty God and keeping books, promotional materials, CDs and other things with content about Almighty God at home. Statement of the defendant: He said that he only read the books of Almighty God at home and did not join any Xie Jiao organization. Court decision: On 27th January 2016, he was sentenced to three years in prison, from 20th July 2015 to 19th July 2018, and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Source: http://bit.ly/2GHbZwV, http://bit.ly/2GK8Xbi

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less disturb social order. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years in prison. Other information: In 2011, she was arrested by the CCP police because of believing in Almighty God and was detained for seven days. This time she was arrested and sentenced alongside Christian Tang Zhen.

LIN Gewen

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th October 2015, in Yuanmou County, Yunnan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God and preaching the gospel to others. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 26th September 2016, People’s Court of Yuanmou, Yunnan sentenced him to three years in prison and fined him 8,000 RMB (about 1,100 euros). Other information: He was arrested and sentenced alongside three other Christians, who were sentenced to two to three years in prison.

LING Caiqin

Date of birth: On 4th May 1959 Date and place of arrest: On 12st October 2015, in She County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, and being in

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charge of receiving and transferring the books and CDs of the church when she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 11th November 2016, she was sentenced to three years in prison, from 12th October 2015 to 26th September 2018. Other information: On 23rd October 2014, she was put under administrative detention for fifteen days. Source: http://bit.ly/2splL3G

LIU Shengyou

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 7th February 2018, in Jining City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel to others. Court Decision: In August 2018, Yutai County People’s Court of Shandong Province sentenced him to three years in prison and fined him 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Source: https://goo.gl/vWYdvv

LIU Shuangming

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th April 2017, in Yangquan City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was in charge of distributing materials in belief to The Church of Almighty God Christians and keeping spiritual books in her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years in prison.

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Other information: Her families were not informed to attend the court trial of her. Another four Christians were also arrested with her.

LIU Xiaojun

Date and place of arrest: On 4th June 2015, in Yiliang County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, and keeping all sorts of books and evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God and an MP4 player at home. Court decision: On 11th April 2016, People’s Court of Yiliang, Yunnan sentenced her to three years in prison, from 5th June 2015 to 4th June 2018, and fined her 2,000 RMB (about 260 euros). Source: http://bit.ly/2Esw0Ka

LU Muxiao

Date and place of arrest: On 11th January 2016, in Gaoxin District, Jining City, Shandong Province Charge:Disturbing social order because of keeping books, two computers, three MP5 players and other things of The Church of Almighty God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not disturb the social order or commit any other crime. Court decision: On 19th March 2017, she was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros).

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Date and place of arrest: On 9th July 2015, she was put under criminal detention in Tengzhou City, Shandong Province. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending gatherings of The Church of Almighty God many times, preaching the gospel to others, and copying the materials of The Church of Almighty God for other Christians. Court decision: On 17th June 2016, People’s Court of Tengzhou, Shandong sentenced her to three years in prison, from 9th July 2015 to 8th July 2018. Other information: She was arrested and sentenced alongside her husband and mother-in-law, who were sentenced to three years in prison on the same charge. Source: https://goo.gl/VPceyv

MENG Fanliang

Date and place of arrest: On 18th September 2016, in Tianjin City Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God First court decision: On 27th February 2017, he was sentenced to 3 years in prison with a fine of 2,000 RMB (about 260 euros) by the Shuangqiao District People’s Court of Chengde City, Hebei Province; his prison term will end on 17th September 2019. Final court decision: On 2nd May 2017, the Intermediate People’s Court of Chengde City, Hebei Province upheld the original decision. Place of imprisonment: No. 2 Prison of Jidong Branch of Hebei Province Prison Administration Bureau in Tangshan City Other information: The public security organs did not inform his family of his arrest and sentence. Fifteen other Christians including WANG Rusheng were arrested alongside him and also sentenced on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement. Source: https://goo.gl/dY1Zx2

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MENG Jiajuan

Date of birth: On 4th May 1992 Date and place of arrest: On 14th February 2016, in Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was in charge of printing the materials about faith in God of The Church of Almighty God, and kept items such as printers, printed materials, books of believing in God, etc. in her house. Court decision: On 16th November 2016, she was sentenced to three years in prison by People’s Court of Wangyi District, Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province. Source: https://bit.ly/2s3BthN

MOU Rui

Date and place of arrest: In April 2015, in Gaomi City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was in charge of distributing and transferring books and evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God and copied materials of The Church of Almighty God such as audios and videos for other Christians. Court decision: On 14th July 2016, People’s Court of Gaomi, Shandong sentenced her to three years in prison, from 15th April 2015 to 14th April 2018. Other information: She was sentenced alongside five other Christians. Source: http://bit.ly/2F5kbqv

REN Fengyun

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kept a massive of spiritual books and portable hard drives containing spiritual materials and other items in her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 3rd May 2018, she was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 30,000 RMB (about 3,900 euros). Other information: Six other Christians were arrested together with her. Source: https://bit.ly/2lOWCJJ

RUAN Eryou

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st May 2016, in Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of carrying with him some objects related to belief in God when he went through security at a railway station. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to three years in prison. Other information: His wife and son were forced to flee from their home, and his father-in-law’s wages were suspended because of his arrest and sentence.

SHANG Chenxin

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 5th August 2015, in Ganyu County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and keeping books and CDs of the church at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 23rd December 2015, People’s Court of Ganyu District, Lianyungang, Jiangsu sentenced her to three years in prison. Other information: She was arrested and sentenced alongside another Christian Feng Xinfei, who was sentenced to three years in prison on the same charge.

SHAO Zhengjin

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: He was arrested on 16th September 2016, in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, and released on bail pending trial on 23rd October 2016. He was arrested again on 29th March 2018. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words and discs at home. Court decision: In April 2018, he was sentenced to three years of imprisonment by the Runzhou District People’s Court in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Other information: Another 8 Christians were arrested and sentenced alongside him.

SONG Lejie

Age: Twenty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th July 2017, in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Court decision: In April 2018, the People’s Court of Yongxiu County, in Jiangxi Province sentenced her to three years in prison and fined her 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Other information: She was arrested and sentenced alongside another Christian.

SUN Lanhua

Date and place of arrest: On 9th July 2015, she was put under criminal detention in Tengzhou City, Shandong Province. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to her son and daughter-in-law and organizing the gatherings of Christians. Court decision: On 17th June 2016, People’s Court of Tengzhou, Shandong sentenced her to three years in prison, from 9th July 2015 to 8th July 2018. Other information: She was arrested and sentenced alongside her son and daughter-in-law, who were sentenced to three years in prison on the same charge. Source: https://goo.gl/VPceyv

SUN Meihong

Date of birth: On 21st February 1966 Date and place of arrest: On 16th October 2017, in Linzi District, Zibo City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, preaching the gospel to others, and keeping spiritual books, and electronic products containing spiritual materials in her house.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 29th March 2018, she was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). source: https://bit.ly/2tErJvb

TANG Zhen

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 20th February 2017, in Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province Charge:Disturbing social order because of believing in Almighty God, attending gatherings, and keeping at home books on believing in God and an MP5 player storing materials on believing in God and the church’s money. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less disturb social order. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years in prison. Other information: She was arrested and sentenced alongside Christian Liao Jufan.

TIAN Juxia

Date of birth: On 20th October 1967 Date and place of arrest: On 21st January 2015, in Xiushui County, Jiangxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel to others many times when she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God.

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Court decision: On 26th January 2016, People’s Court of Xiushui, Jiangxi sentenced her to three years in prison, from 22nd January 2015 to 21st January 2018. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that The Church of Almighty God is not a Xie Jiao. Other information: On 4th July 2011, she was convicted of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and was sentenced to one year of reeducation through labor. Source: http://bit.ly/2BPPXJa

Tong Minghua

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: In 2015, in Baishan City, Jilin Province Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and organizing Christians to have worship gatherings and spread the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 24th September 2015, she was sentenced to three years of imprisonment by Hunjiang District People’s Court of Baishan Municipality, Jilin Province. Place of imprisonment: Jilin Women’s Prison Other information: On 26th December 2017, her sentence was reduced by 8 months, and she served out her sentence on 6th January 2018. Source: https://goo.gl/4ktLce

TU Qiuhong

Date of birth: On 27th December 1969

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Date and place of arrest: On 3rd August 2017, in Deqing County, Zhejiang Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, and she was in charge of organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Court decision: On 12th April 2018, she was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Other information: In 2012, she was administratively detained for ten days because of her belief in Almighty God. Source: https://bit.ly/2u6i6Wh

TU Yurong

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th October 2017, in Xi County, Xinyang City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel to others. Court decision: On 18th July 2018, the People’s Court of Xi County, Henan Province, sentenced her to three years in prison. Source: https://goo.gl/b3ssJe

WANG Aixian

Date and place of arrest: On 7th October 2017, in Xiaoyi City, Lvliang City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she believed in Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she did not undermine law enforcement by believing in God, that what she believed in was not a Xie Jiao, and that she did not commit any crime.

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Court decision: On 16th April 2018, she was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 1,000 RMB (about 130 euros). Source: https://bit.ly/2K9vrHg

WEI Xingmei

Date and place of arrest: On 20th November 2015, in Lixin County, Bozhou City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of receiving, sending and keeping the evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 25th May 2017, she was sentenced to three years in prison, from 20th November 2015 to 18th November 2018.

WEN Jimu

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 20th April 2015, in Qingfeng County, Puyang City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: People’s Court of Qingfeng, Henan sentenced her to three years in prison.

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Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th April 2016, in Hua County, Anyang City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel to others. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years in prison. Other information: In 2006, she was sentenced to one year and nine months of reeducation through labor because of her belief in Almighty God. In 2012, she was arrested once again because of preaching the gospel.

WEN Xiaorui

Date and place of arrest: On 28th April 2015, in Dingzhou City, Hebei Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God many times and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God, an MP5 player that contained materials on believing in God and other things at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In 2016, Intermediate People’s Court of Baoding, Hebei sentenced her to three years in prison, from 28th April 2015 to 27th April 2018. Place of imprisonment: Luquan Women’s Prison in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province

WEN Zhenxue

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Baiyin City, Gansu Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel to others. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years in prison. Other information: In 2012, she was detained for one year because of preaching the gospel to others and was under the surveillance of the Chinese Communist Party after returning home on bail pending trial.

WU Fang’e

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 31st March 2017, in Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her belief in Almighty God, and keeping spiritual books of The Church of Almighty God, one computer and six MP4 players storing materials about faith in God in her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 14th March 2018, she was sentenced to three years in prison.

WU Linghe

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th January 2017, in Tonghua City, Jilin Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others and keeping books, CDs and evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God at home.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In March 2017, People’s Court of Tonghua, Jilin sentenced her to three years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Jilin Women’s Prison Other information: On 15th December 2012, she was arrested because of preaching the gospel and after three months of detention, she was released on bail pending trial.

XIAO Xuehong

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th April 2015, in Sichuan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping a Bible at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that her act did not constitute crimes, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years in prison. Other information: She had been detained for fifteen days on the charge of disturbing social order because of preaching the gospel in December 2012.

XIAO Yongbi

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th August 2017, in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of hosting Christians of The Church of Almighty God to have meetings in her residence and being responsible for receiving and distributing materials on believing in God.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 9th July 2018, People’s Court of Changle City, Fujian Province sentenced her to three years in prison and fined her 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Source: https://bit.ly/2LhPMGK

XIE Guangsheng

Date of birth: On 4th November 1940 Date and place of arrest: On 10th April 2017, in Suining County, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel. Court decision: On 30th June 2017, he was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Other information: From 2013 to 2017, he had been put under administrative detention four times and the last detention was not carried out. Source: http://bit.ly/2BRjHW1

XUE Yanhai

Age: Thirty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th September 2017, in Lüliang City, Shanxi Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and participating in printing Almighty God’s words Court decision: On 25th June 2018, he was sentenced to three years of imprisonment by the Lishi District People’s Court in Lüliang City, Shanxi Province, and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,000 euros).

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Place of imprisonment: Jinzhong Prison of Shanxi Province Other information: His family were not informed to attend the court hearing. Another 4 Christians were arrested and sentenced alongside him. Source: https://goo.gl/dQ4scR

YAN Na

Date of birth: On 5th August 1981 Date and place of arrest: On 22nd October 2015, in Yizheng City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others many times and possessing a tablet and SD cards storing the materials of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 28th October 2016, People’s Court of Yizheng, Jiangsu sentenced her to three years in prison, from 7th January 2016 to 5th November 2018. Source: http://bit.ly/2Bn1Mpc

YANG Lehua

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th August 2017, in Anqing City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at residence books and CDs of Almighty God’s words, as well as MP3 players and TF cards that contained materials on faith in God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he didn’t commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement.

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First Court Decision: On 17th January 2018, he was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros) by the People’s Court of Qianshan County, Anhui Province. Second Court Decision: On 19th March 2018, Anqing City Intermediate People’s Court upheld the decision.

YANG Xiaohua

Date and place of arrest: On 15th August 2014, he was put under administrative detention in Zhijiang City, Hubei Province. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Court decision: On 18th June 2015, People’s Court of Zhijiang, Hubei sentenced him to three years in prison, from 15th August 2014 to 14th August 2017. Other information: He was sentenced alongside four other Christians. Source: http://bit.ly/2EuIcGr

YI Xiaozhen

Date of birth: On 28th November 1970 Date and place of arrest: On 27th October 2014, in Yiyang City, Hunan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, attending gatherings in The Church of Almighty God, and preaching the gospel to others. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In September 2015, she was sentenced to three years in prison by Ziyang District People’s Court, Yiyang City, Hunan Province.

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YUAN Huili

Date of birth: On 25th November 1966 Date and place of arrest: On 20th March 2015, in Feng County, Jiangsu Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of safekeeping spiritual books, CDs and evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God Court decision: On 26th October 2016, the Feng County People’s Court of Jiangsu Province sentenced her to three years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Nantong Women’s Prison of Jiangsu Province Other information: She was held in administrative detention for 15 days in March 2015 for preaching the gospel. Source: https://bit.ly/2KJlLnn

ZANG Yanjie

Date of birth: On 15th November 1985 Date and place of arrest: On 23rd July 2015, in Baishan City, Jilin Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel to other people, participating in shooting videos for The Church of Almighty God, and keeping evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God at home. Court decision: On 25th March 2016, she was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 1,000 RMB (about 130 euros); in December 2017, she was given a five-month remission. Place of imprisonment: Jilin Women’s Prison Source: http://bit.ly/2EitCG3, http://bit.ly/2Ehr1Im

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ZENG Peiyue

Age: Seventy years old Date and place of arrest: In November 2016, in Chongqing Municipality Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of keeping books, CDs and evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God at home. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros).

ZENG Xing

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th April 2015, in Chizhou City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others, keeping books of The Church of Almighty God, an MP5 player storing materials on believing in God, and 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros) of the church at home. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to three years in prison. Other information: On 14th April 2015, the CCP police went to his home and confiscated 14,300 RMB (about 1,800 euros) of cash and did not return them until now.

ZHANG Fang

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Date and place of arrest: On 7th September 2015, in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she believes in Almighty God and books of Almighty God’s word, CDs and other items on believing in God were found at her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 29th January 2016, People’s Court of Menghai County, Yunnan Province sentenced her to three years in prison.

Zhang Huali

Date of birth: 21st July 1978 Date and place of arrest: On 22nd January 2018, in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, being a leader in The Church of Almighty God, and keeping books of Almighty God’s word and MP4 players that contained materials on believing in God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 10th July 2018, People’s Court of Hengfeng County, Jiangxi Province sentenced her to three years in prison and fined her 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Other information: In October 2014, her husband was arrested for believing in Almighty God, so she left home to escape the arrest of the Chinese Communist police. Source: https://bit.ly/2PrSk8F

ZHANG Lanying

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Date and place of arrest: In April 2015, in Gaomi City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was in charge of distributing and transferring books and evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God and copied materials of The Church of Almighty God such as audios and videos for other Christians. Court decision: On 14th July 2016, People’s Court of Gaomi, Shandong sentenced her to three years in prison, from 14th July 2016 to 10th July 2019. Other information: On 30th April 2015, she was released on bail pending trial. She was sentenced alongside five other Christians. Source: http://bit.ly/2F5kbqv

ZHANG Qingyun

Date of birth: On 24th July 1963 Date and place of arrest: On 10th March 2017, in Urumqi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she believed in Almighty God, and carried with her five SD cards and MP4 players storing materials about faith in God of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 19th March 2018, the Xinshi District People’s Court of Urumqi City in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, sentenced her to three years in prison and fined her 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Source: https://bit.ly/2rKZaMu

ZHANG Shuchao

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: In March 2017, in Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of copying materials on believing in God for Christians of The Church of

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Almighty God and keeping at home books on believing in God, CDs, and an MP5 player storing materials on believing in God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: He was sentenced to three years in prison. Other information: In July 2013, he was arrested because of preaching the gospel and was detained for fifteen days on the charge of disturbing social order.

ZHANG Xingguo

Date and place of arrest: On 20th January 2015, in Huimin County, Binzhou City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel to others and attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God many times, and possessing an MP4 player that contained materials on believing in God. Court decision: On 20th October 2015, People’s Court of Huimin, Binzhou, Shandong sentenced him to three years in prison, from 20th January 2015 to 19th January 2018. Source: http://bit.ly/2F624Rf

ZHANG Ying

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2017, in Changshu City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God, and she denied that she had committed a crime or undermined law enforcement.

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Court decision: She was sentenced to three years in prison.

ZHAO Liping

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2017, in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and transporting books, CDs and other things of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In March 2018, she was sentenced to three years in prison and was fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Other information: She was forcibly indoctrinated for eighteen days in a hotel after the arrest. She was arrested alongside 11 other Christians, six of whom were sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/VMNiN3

ZHAO Xianli

Age: Sixty-six years old Date and place of arrest: She was arrested on 16th September 2016, in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, and released on bail pending trial on 23rd October 2016. She was arrested again on 28th March 2018. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending meetings in The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In April 2018, she was sentenced to three years of imprisonment by the Runzhou District People’s Court in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Other information: Another 8 Christians were arrested and sentenced alongside her.

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ZHAO Xinyue

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th August 2017, in Guangdong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of receiving and distributing books and materials in The Church of Almighty God, as well as keeping books on believing in God at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she did not believe in a Xie Jiao or do anything illegal, and that her act did not constitute using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In December 2017, she was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 30,000 RMB (about 3,900 euros).

ZHAO Yudun

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 20th January 2015, in Huimin County, Binzhou City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of having a meeting at his home with his wife and another Christian of The Church of Almighty God from his village. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: People’s Court of Huimin, Binzhou, Shandong sentenced him to three years in prison.

ZHENG Fen

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 7th October 2016, in Jinan City, Shandong Province

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Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and once being a church leader of The Church of Almighty God Court decision: In September 2018, she was sentenced to 3 years in prison with a fine of 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros) by the Shizhong District People’s Court of Jinan City, Shandong Province. Other information: Arrested alongside her, her 20-year-old daughter was sentenced to imprisonment of 2 years and on 21st October 2018 released after serving her sentence.

ZHENG Huiru

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th May 2015, in Xinyi City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was in charge of distributing and transferring spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years in prison.

ZHOU Aizhi

Date of birth: On 5th January 1966 Date and place of arrest: On 18th May 2017, in Shan County, Heze City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of keeping many books, evangelical materials, CDs and other things of The Church of Almighty God in her rent house. First court decision: On 3rd November 2017, People’s Court of Shan County, Shandong sentenced her to three years in prison and fined her 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Last court decision: On 18th December 2017, Intermediate People’s Court of Heze, Shandong upheld the decision.

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Other information: She was arrested alongside Li Defan, who was sentenced to three years in prison on the same charge and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Source: http://bit.ly/2BRwhob

ZHOU Jing

Age: Sixty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th February 2018, in Huangshan City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God Court decision: She was sentenced to three years in prison. Place of imprisonment: Hefei Women’s Prison in Anhui Province Other information: In May 2012. Zhou Jing was sentenced to three years of reeducation through labor, executed outside prison.

ZHOU Jing

Date and place of arrest: On 13th April 2017, in Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province Charge: She was charged with using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, being in charge of keeping books of The Church of Almighty God, preaching the gospel to her family, and keeping MP5 players and memory cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items. Court Decision: In September 2018, Jiaozhou People’s Court of Shandong Province sentenced her to three years in prison and fined her 30,000 RMB (about 3,900 euros). Other information: There were four Christians who were arrested and sentenced alongside her.

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AN Qinzheng

Age: Twenty years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and participating in shooting gospel videos for The Church of Almighty God Court decision: On 26th July 2018, The People’s Court of Yuhui District in Bengbu, Anhui sentenced him to three years in prison with a probation period of five years and fined him 8,000 RMB (about 520 Euros). Other information: He was arrested alongside twenty-three other Christians, and eighteen of them were sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s

CAO Junli

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words and TF cards containing materials on believing in God in her house. Court decision: In March 2018, the People’s Court of Liandu District in Lishui, Zhejiang sentenced her to three years in prison with a probation period of four years and fined her 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Other information: She was arrested alongside eleven other Christians, and seven of them were sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/VMNiN3

CHANG Yingzhu

Age: Forty-six years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 8th December 2012, in Shangqiu City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel to others. Court decision: In June 2013, she was sentenced to three years in prison with four years of suspended sentence and supervised release. Other information: On 9th September 2016, she was arrested again for believing in Almighty God. Now, she has been serving her jail terms in the prison.

GONG Yunhui

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God Court decision: In March 2018, the People’s Court of Liandu District in Lishui, Zhejiang sentenced her to three years in prison with a probation period of five years, and fined her 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Other information: She was arrested alongside eleven other Christians, and seven of them were sentenced.

JIN Hanchao

Age: Twenty-three years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge:He was charged with organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of taking part in shooting a gospel video of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In 2018, he was sentenced to three years in prison, suspended for 4 years, and fined 4,000 RMB (about 520 euros).

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Other information: He was arrested alongside 23 Christians, 18 of whom were sentenced.

LI Huanqiao

Age: Twenty-two years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and participating in shooting gospel videos for The Church of Almighty God Court decision: On 26th July 2018, The People’s Court of Yuhui District in Bengbu, Anhui sentenced him to three years in prison with a probation period of five years and fined her 4,000 RMB (about 500 Euros). Other information: She was arrested alongside twenty-three other Christians, and eighteen of them were sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s

SUN Chenyin

Age: Thirty-five years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge:She was charged with organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of taking part in shooting a gospel video of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In 2018, she was sentenced to three years in prison, suspended for 5 years, and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1040 euros). Other information: She was arrested alongside 23 Christians, 18 of whom were sentenced.

WANG Zongyao

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Age: Twenty-two years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and participating in shooting gospel videos for The Church of Almighty God Court decision: On 26th July 2018, The People’s Court of Yuhui District in Bengbu, Anhui sentenced him to three years in prison with a probation period of five years and fined him 4,000 RMB (about 500 Euros). Other information: He was arrested alongside twenty-three other Christians, and eighteen of them were sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s

WU Xue

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd June 2017, in Shandong Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God Court decision: In October 2018, she was sentenced to imprisonment of three years with a five-year probation, and a fine of 30,000 RMB (about 3,900 euros). Other information: Seven other Christians were arrested alongside her and sentenced on the same charge to prison terms ranging from two to thirteen years and fines ranging from 20,000 RMB to 130,000 RMB.

XIN Anling

Age: Sixty years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2017, in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Court decision: She was sentenced to three years in prison, with a five-year probation, and was fined 10,000RMB (about 1,300 euros).

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Other information: She was arrested alongside 11 other Christians, seven of whom were sentenced.

YAN Zhizhu

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God Court decision: In March 2018, the People’s Court of Liandu District in Lishui, Zhejiang sentenced her to three years in prison with a probation period of five years, and fined her 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Other information: She was arrested alongside eleven other Christians, and seven of them were sentenced.

ZHAO Chengmei

Age: Sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping some devices such as two computers that contained materials on believing in God, two mobile hard disks, and a printer (worth over 10,000 RMB) in her house. Court decision: In March 2018, the People’s Court of Liandu District in Lishui, Zhejiang sentenced her to three years in prison with a probation period of five years, and fined her 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Other information: She was arrested alongside eleven other Christians, and seven of them were sentenced.

ZHU Tiantian

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Age: Twenty-two years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and participating in shooting gospel videos for The Church of Almighty God Court decision: On 26th July 2018, The People’s Court of Yuhui District in Bengbu, Anhui sentenced him to three years in prison with a probation period of four years and fined her 4,000 RMB (about 500 Euros). Other information: She was arrested alongside twenty-three other Christians, and eighteen of them were sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/jAhq4s

Prison term: Between 2 and 3 years

GAO Luling

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th July 2017, in Yuxi City, Yunnan Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to have gatherings and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 9th May 2018, People’s Court of Jiangchuan District, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province sentenced her to two years and ten months in prison and fined her 6,000 RMB (about 750 euros). Source: https://bit.ly/2wf4idF

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LI Yuqian

Date of birth: On 3rd September 1969 Date and place of arrest: On 31st March 2017, in Huayin City, Weinan District, Shaanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was in charge of distributing books of The Church of Almighty God, and she kept a massive of spiritual books and electronic products containing spiritual materials in her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 27th April 2018, she was sentenced to two years and ten months in prison and fined 4,000 RMB (about 520 euros). Source: https://bit.ly/2Mm9vpU

Tao Jinlan

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th July 2017, in Yuxi City, Yunnan Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a preacher of The Church of Almighty God and being responsible for organizing Christians to have gatherings. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 9th May 2018, People’s Court of Jiangchuan District, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province sentenced her to two years and ten months in prison and fined her 6,000 RMB (about 750 euros). Source: https://bit.ly/2wf4idF

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ZHANG Jianfeng

Date and place of arrest: On 21st October 2015, in Chun’an County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing the gatherings of Christians and helping the leader handle the work of the church when she was a preacher of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 4th July 2016, People’s Court of Chun’an, Zhejiang sentenced her to two years and ten months in prison, from 22nd October 2015 to 21st August 2018, and fined her 3,000 RMB (about 390 euros). Other information: She was sentenced alongside another Christian Hong Xin, who was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 2,000 RMB (about 260 euros) and has been released. Source: http://bit.ly/2Cc4gDE

FAN Lishun

Age: Sixty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th July 2017, in Yuxi City, Yunnan Province Charge: He was charged with organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel to others. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 9th May 2018, he was sentenced to two years and seven months in prison and fined 5,500 RMB (about 710 euros). Other information: Eight other Christians were arrested together with him.

Yuan Zhengxian

Age: Fifty-four years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 25th July 2017, in Yuxi City, Yunnan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a preacher of The Church of Almighty God and being responsible for organizing Christians to have gatherings. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 9th May 2018, People’s Court of Jiangchuan District, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province sentenced her to two years and seven months in prison and fined her 5,500 RMB (about 700 euros). Source: https://bit.ly/2wf4idF

CHEN Xingfu

Date and place of arrest: On 31st August 2015, in Xi County, Xinyang City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others and keeping books, CDs and other materials of The Church of Almighty God at home. Court decision: On 24th February 2016, he was sentenced to two years and six months in prison, from 1st September 2015 to 30th March 2018, and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Source: http://bit.ly/2Bo4F99

CHEN Zhaorong

Date of birth: On 29th February 1968 Date and place of arrest: On 3rd July 2017, in Xianju County, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a preacher of The Church of Almighty God and was in charge of organizing Christians to have gatherings and preach the gospel, keeping

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spiritual books and SD cards that contain the spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God in her house. Statement of the defendant: She clearly claimed that she believed in Almighty God did not commit any crime, and that she was even more reluctant to withdraw from The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 9th May 2018, she was sentenced to two years and six months in prison and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,040 euros). Source: https://bit.ly/2MRwo4z

HE Fei

Date and place of arrest: On 5th December 2013, in Wuling District, Changde City, Hunan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he participated in producing videos for The Church of Almighty God and kept the electronic products to produce videos and spiritual books. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God, and participating in producing videos did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement, and that believing in God wasn’t sin. Court decision: On 13th May 2015, he was sentenced to two years and six months in prison.

JIANG Lijuan

Age: Thirty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 4th December 2017, in Chengde City, Hebei Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, being in charge of revising the passages of Christians in the church, and keeping books of Almighty God’s words, laptops, mobile hard drives, MP5 players, and SD cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items in her living place.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court Decision: On 28th July 2018, Shuangqiao District People’s Court of Chengde City, Hebei Province sentenced her to two years and six months in prison and fined her 5,000 RMB (about 630 euros). Other information: The police searched out and confiscated 7,000 RMB (about 889 euros) of church money. There were three Christians who were arrested and sentenced alongside her. Source: https://goo.gl/xdc15F

Liang Ping

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: In January 2018, in Tai’an City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and photocopying materials of believing in God for the church. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 30th August 2018, she was sentenced to two years and six months of imprisonment by Feicheng City People’s Court of Shandong Province, and fined 15,000 RMB (about 2,000 euros). She will serve out her sentence on 26th July 2020. Other information: Another two Christians were arrested with her and sentenced to 18 months and 6 months of imprisonment separately and fined 10,000 RMB, 5,000 RMB. Source: https://goo.gl/7UiquW

SHI Tonghua

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Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th October 2016, in Baishan City, Jilin Province Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and receiving Christians for meetings. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not disturb social order or commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement and religious freedom. She also claimed that citizens have freedom of religion. Court decision: On 5th July 2018, People’s Court of Fusong County in Jilin Province sentenced her to two years and six months in prison, and fined her 8,000 RMB (about 1,000 euros). Place of imprisonment: Changchun Prison in Jilin Province Other information: There were three other Christians who were arrested alongside her. They were sentenced to prison terms ranging from two years to two years and six months, and were fined 6,000 to 8,000 RMB (about 752 to 1,000 euros). Source: https://goo.gl/QyASFb

SI Jiaer

Age: Twenty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping spiritual books, 7 MP3 players and 1 laptop that contain faith-related materials in her house. Court decision: On 25th July 2018, the People’s Court of Zhuji sentenced her to two years and six months in prison and fined her 6,000 RMB (about 780 euros). Place of imprisonment: Zhejiang Women’s Prison

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Other information: She was escorted to an Intense Indoctrination Base for intense indoctrination. The CCP police do not allow her family to visit her.

WANG Fengping

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 7th November 2016, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement for believing in Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 29th June 2018, People’s Court of Tonglu County, Zhejiang Province sentenced him to two years and six months in prison and fined him 15,000 RMB (about 1,900 euros). Other information: In November 2002, he was arrested by the Chinese Communist police for believing in Almighty God. Source: https://bit.ly/2Ljeoz3

XU Fanglan

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th March 2017, in Wuhu City, Anhui Province Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and receiving Christians. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court Decision: On 9th November 2018, Wuhu Jiujiang District People’s Court of Anhui Province sentenced her to two years and six months in prison and fined her 5,000 RMB (about 630 euros).

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XU Qiaoling

Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: She was arrested on 16th September 2016, in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, and released on bail pending trial on 23rd October 2016. She was arrested again on 29th March 2018. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians for meetings, and spreading the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In April 2018, she was sentenced to two years and six months of imprisonment by the Runzhou District People’s Court in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, and fined 4,000 RMB (about 520 euros). Other information: Another 8 Christians were arrested and sentenced alongside her.

YANG Tianshun

Date and place of arrest: On 14th October 2015, in Yuanmou County, Yunnan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others and keeping evangelical materials and an MP4 player that contained materials on believing in God at home. Court decision: On 26th September 2016, People’s Court of Yuanmou, Yunnan sentenced him to two years and six months in prison, from 19th October 2015 to 18th April 2018, and fined him 6,000 RMB (about 780 euros). Source: http://bit.ly/2EHFbps

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YAO Yun

Date and place of arrest: On 13th April 2017, in Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province Charge: As a leader of The Church of Almighty God, she was charged with using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Court Decision: In September 2018, Jiaozhou People’s Court of Shandong Province sentenced her to two years and six months in prison and fined her 25,000 RMB (about 3,230 euros). Other information: There were four Christians who were arrested and sentenced alongside her. Source: https://goo.gl/QSmjLL

YU Haijiao

Age: Twenty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th October 2016, in Baishan City, Jilin Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings with other Christians. Court decision: On 5th July 2018, the Court of Fusong County, Jilin Province, sentenced her to two years and six months in prison and fined her 8,000 RMB (about 1,000 euros); her prison term will end in 17th April 2019. Place of imprisonment: Prison of Changchun City, Jilin Province Other information: During her detention, the police tortured her and tried to extract a confession from her. Her parents were extorted for 15,000 RMB (about 2,000 euros) by the police. Source: https://goo.gl/QyASFb

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SU Ru

Age: Twenty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th July 2017, in Yuxi City, Yunnan Province. Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God and in charge of organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In May 2018, she was sentenced to two years and six months of imprisonment, suspended for three years, and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Other information: Another eight Christians were arrested alongside her.

LI Xiuhua

Date of birth: In 1967 Date and place of arrest: In June 2016, in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because when he was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, he organized Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, transferred and kept books, CDs and other materials of the church with other Christians, and because some books on believing in God, evangelical materials, CDs storing materials on believing in God were found at his home. Court decision: On 27th May 2017, People’s Court of Jiangyan District, Taizhou, Jiangsu sentenced him to two years and three months in prison, and fined him 8,500 RMB (about 1,100 euros). Other information: He was sentenced alongside two other Christians Li Weihua and Zhou Yuchun. Source: https://bit.ly/2usDPef, https://bit.ly/2GxmC8q

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LIU Guizhu

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2016, in Bozhou City, Anhui Province. Charge: She was charged with and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, having worship meetings with other Christians, and keeping books of belief in God, a computer, and TF cards containing materials on belief in God and some other items at her home. Court decision: She was sentenced to imprisonment of two years and a month by Qiaocheng District People’s Court of Bozhou City, Anhui Province, and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Other information: She was secretly interrogated by the police when in custody.

Prison term: 2 years

CHEN Hongqiu

Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 4th December 2017, in Chengde City, Hebei Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, being in charge of revising the passages of Christians in the church, and keeping books of Almighty God’s words, laptops, mobile hard drives, MP5 players, and SD cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items in her living place. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement.

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Court Decision: On 28th July 2018, Shuangqiao District People’s Court of Chengde City, Hebei Province sentenced her to two years in prison and fined her 5,000 RMB (about 630 euros). Other information: The police searched out and confiscated 7,000 RMB (about 889 euros) of church money. There were three Christians who were arrested and sentenced alongside her. Source: https://goo.gl/xdc15F

CHENG Yong

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th December 2016, in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he read the materials about faith in God of The Church of Almighty God in his computer, and kept the books of believing in God in his house. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In May 2017, he was sentenced to two years in prison.

CHI Xia

Date and place of arrest: On 13th April 2017, in Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, delivering spiritual materials to the Christians, and keeping spiritual books and computers containing spiritual materials and other items in her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that The Church of Almighty God was not a Xie Jiao, and that believing in Almighty God did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement.

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Court decision: On 3rd May 2018, she was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 15,000 RMB (about 2,000 euros). Other information: Six other Christians were arrested together with her. Source: https://bit.ly/2lOWCJJ

DENG Longhua

Age: Twenty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 10th August 2017, in Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of hosting the upper-level leaders of The Church of Almighty God and keeping at his residence tablets and MP4 players containing information on belief in God Court decision: On 17th May 2018, he was sentenced to two years in prison with a fine of 6,000 RMB (about 800 euros) by the Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County People’s Court of Guangdong Province. Source: https://goo.gl/JjxLQE

DENG Xianqin

Date of birth: On 17th February 1968 Date and place of arrest: On 27th May 2016, in Yingdong District, Fuyang City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others, and keeping more than 100 books of The Church of Almighty God at home. Court decision: On 18th May 2017, she was sentenced to two years in prison, from 28th May 2016 to 27th May 2018, and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Other information: On 28th May 2016, she was put under administrative detention for fifteen days. Source: http://bit.ly/2Ei3XsG

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DING Lanxiang

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 10th July 2017, in Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, hosting The Church of Almighty God Christians at home for them to have gatherings, and keeping spiritual books and MP5 players at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Other information: Six other Christians were arrested together with her on that day.

DU Cuiying

Date of birth: On 9th December 1962 Date and place of arrest: On 15th April 2016, in Heze City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, in charge of transmitting spiritual books and SD cards that contain spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 23rd March 2017, she was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,100 euros). Source: https://bit.ly/2KrfNb5

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Feng Zhixiang

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th October 2016, in Baishan City, Jilin Province Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and receiving Christians for meetings. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 5th July 2018, People’s Court of Fusong County in Jilin Province sentenced her to two years in prison, and fined her 6,000 RMB (about 752 euros). Place of imprisonment: Changchun Prison in Jilin Province Other information: There were three other Christians who were arrested alongside her. They were sentenced to prison terms ranging from two years to two years and six months, and were fined 6,000 to 8,000 RMB (about 752 to 1,000 euros). Source: https://goo.gl/QyASFb

GAO Mengxiang

Date and place of arrest: On 5th December 2013, in Wuling District, Changde City, Hunan Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he participated in producing videos for The Church of Almighty God and kept the electronic products to produce videos and spiritual books.

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Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God, and participating in producing videos did not undermine law enforcement, and that believing in God wasn’t sin. Court decision: On 13th May 2015, he was sentenced to two years in prison.

GAO Yuejun

Age: Sixty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th December 2017, in Wuning County, Jiangxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she provided storage for books from The Church of Almighty God and kept a lot of spiritual books and CDs that contain materials about the faith in Almighty God in her house. Court decision: On 28th December 2017, she was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 30,000 RMB (about 3,900 euros).

GUO Lihong

Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd January 2018, in Xining City, Qinghai Province. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Court decision: In February 2018, she was sentenced to two years of imprisonment. Other information: The police tortured her for three days by throwing her into the cold water after her arrest. In December 2012, she was put under administrative detention twice because of spreading the gospel.

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Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st May 2018, in Heze City, Shandong Province Charge: As an upper-level leader of The Church of Almighty God, he was charged with using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement, keeping in his house books of Almighty God’s words, CD disks and video players containing materials on believing in God, and some other items. Court Decision: In October 2018, the Cao County People’s Court of Shandong Province sentenced him to tw0 years in prison and fined him 5,000 RMB (about 630 euros).

LI Qingmai

Age: Twenty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th December 2016, in Foshan City, Guangdong Province Charge:He was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: He was sentenced two years in prison.

LIANG Qiming

Date of birth: On 6th March 1990 Date and place of arrest: On 10th September 2014, he was arrested in Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province; later he was released on bail pending trial. On 28th December 2016, he was arrested again. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God many times, preaching the gospel of Almighty God via the Internet, keeping books, memory cards that contained materials on believing in God and other things of The Church of Almighty God at home.

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Court decision: On 11th July 2017, People’s Court of Shunde District, Foshan, Guangdong sentenced him to two years in prison. Source: http://bit.ly/2C5KkXu

LIU Guangzhi

Date and place of arrest: On 30th March 2015, in Langzhong City, Sichuan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because when she was the leader of The Church of Almighty God in Langzhong, Sichuan, she organized Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, and because an MP5 player, TF cards and CDs storing materials on believing in God were found on her and in her house. Court decision: On 4th November 2016, People’s Court of Langzhong, Sichuan sentenced her to two years in prison, from 25th July 2016 to 24th June 2018, and fined her 6,000 RMB (about 780 euros). Other information: On 4th April 1992, she was put under security detention for fifteen days due to preaching the gospel. Source: https://goo.gl/U6vTmG

LIU Meizhen

Age: Fifty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th November 2016, in Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of participating in producing video works for The Church of Almighty God and keeping 4 laptops and 1 desktop for video editing, and 3 players and books about faith in God in her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not undermine law enforcement and committed no crime.

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Court decision: On 21st December 2017, she was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 8,000 RMB (about 1,040 euros). Other information: Christian JIN Danqiong was also arrested with her.

Ma Yuegui

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th October 2016, in Baishan City, Jilin Province Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and receiving Christians for meetings Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 5th July 2018, People’s Court of Fusong County in Jilin Province sentenced her to two years in prison, and fined her 6,000 RMB (about 752 euros). Place of imprisonment: Changchun Prison in Jilin Province Other information: There were three other Christians who were arrested alongside her. They were sentenced to prison terms ranging from two years to two years and six months, and were fined 6,000 to 8,000 RMB (about 752 to 1,000 euros). Source: https://goo.gl/QyASFb

MENG Limin

Date of birth: On 12th November 1967 Date and place of arrest: On 1st August 2017, in Weinan District, Shaanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and providing places for the Christians to live.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 27th April 2018, she was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 3,000 RMB (about 390 euros). Source: https://bit.ly/2Mm9vpU

SU Qin

Date and place of arrest: On 8th January 2016, in Feicheng City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of keeping 3,073 kilos of grains, 41 books on believing in God, 235 CDs, and 826 pieces of evangelical materials at home for The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 30th May 2016, People’s Court of Feicheng, Shandong sentenced him to two years in prison, from 8th January 2016 to 7th January 2018, and fined him 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Other information: He was arrested and sentenced alongside his wife Chen Lan, who has completed her prison term and been released. Source: http://bit.ly/2Co3NOY

SUI Ling

Date and place of arrest: On 13th April 2017, in Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel to others. Court Decision: In September 2018, Jiaozhou People’s Court of Shandong Province sentenced her to two years in prison and fined her 20,000 RMB (about 2,600 euros). Other information: There were four Christians who were arrested and sentenced alongside her.

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TANG Chunmei

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: She was arrested on 16th September 2016, in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, and released on bail pending trial on 23rd October 2016. She was arrested again on 29th March 2018. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending meetings in The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In April 2018, she was sentenced to two years of imprisonment by the Runzhou District People’s Court in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, and fined 4,000 RMB (about 520 euros). Other information: Another 8 Christians were arrested and sentenced alongside her.

TANG Fenyu

Age: Seventy-nine years old Date and place of arrest: In May 2016, in Tongxu County, Kaifeng City, Henan Province Charge:Disturbing social order because of believing in Almighty God and having meetings at the homes of other Christians. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less disturb the social order. Court decision: People’s Court of Tongxu, Kaifeng, Henan sentenced her to two years in prison. Other information: On 25th July 2013, she was arrested because of believing in Almighty God.

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WANG Guizhi

Age: Sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 4th December 2017, in Chengde City, Hebei Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, receiving Christians, and keeping books of Almighty God’s words, laptops, mobile hard drives, MP5 players, and SD cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items in her living place. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court Decision: On 28th July 2018, Shuangqiao District People’s Court of Chengde City, Hebei Province sentenced her to two years in prison and fined her 5,000 RMB (about 630 euros). Other information: The police searched out and confiscated 7,000 RMB (about 889 euros) of church money. There were three Christians who were arrested and sentenced alongside her. Source: https://goo.gl/xdc15F

WANG Shuping

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 4th December 2017, in Chengde City, Hebei Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, being in charge of revising the articles of Christians in the church, and keeping books of Almighty God’s words, laptops, mobile hard drives, MP5 players, and SD cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items in her living place.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court Decision: On 28th July 2018, Shuangqiao District People’s Court of Chengde City, Hebei Province sentenced her to two years in prison and fined her 5,000 RMB (about 630 euros). Other information: The police searched out and confiscated 7,000 RMB (about 889 euros) of church money. There were three Christians who were arrested and sentenced alongside her. Source: https://goo.gl/xdc15F

WU Xiaoping

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: In September 2017, in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader in The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, and keeping spiritual books, and electric products containing spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God in her house. Court decision: On 10th August 2018, the People’s Court of Taizhou Medical High-Tech Industry Development Zone, Jiangsu Province sentenced her to two years in prison and fined her 2,000 RMB (about 251 euros). Other information: She was arrested alongside another eight Christians, all of whom were sentenced. The nine of them are still imprisoned now. Source: https://goo.gl/SPe7nR

XU Qing

Date of birth: On 4th April 1979

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Date and place of arrest: On 19th May 2017, in Suining County, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and distributing the books of Almighty God’s words and evangelical materials. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 7th February 2018, she was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 5,000 RMB (about 700 euros). Other information: A Christian named Xu Xiaolei was arrested together with her. Source: https://bit.ly/2KLrcBU

YANG Shufen

Date of birth: On 13th November 1984 Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Xianju County, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and organizing Christians to have gatherings and preach the gospel, keeping spiritual materials and two TF cards that contain the spiritual materials in her rent house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she did not undermine law enforcement, and that she was even more would not withdraw from The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 9th May 2018, she was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Source: https://bit.ly/2z791lR

YAO Yanhua

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Age: Twenty years old Date and place of arrest: On 7th October 2016, in Jinan City, Shandong Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, once being a church leader of The Church of Almighty God, and organizing Christians to preach the gospel and attend worship meetings Court decision: In September 2018, she was sentenced to 2 years in prison with a fine of 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros) by the Shizhong District People’s Court of Jinan City, Shandong Province. Other information: Her mother ZHENG Fen was arrested alongside her and sentenced to imprisonment of 3 years with a fine of 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). YAO Yanhua completed her sentence on 21st October 2018.

YU Donghua

Date of birth: On 26th October 1956 Date and place of arrest: On 23rd January 2018, in Nanyang City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, preaching the gospel to others and keeping evangelical materials, CDs and electronic products containing spiritual materials in her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 1st February 2018, she was sentenced to two years in prison. Other information: She was arrested twice by the CCP police for her preaching the gospel. Source: https://bit.ly/2KoTWNL

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Zhao Cui

Age: Thirty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th July 2017, in Xiangyang City, Hubei Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s word, portable hard drives containing spiritual materials, and other items at her rental place. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 28th June 2018, People’s Court of Fancheng, Xiangyang sentenced her to two years in prison and fined her 2,000 RMB (about 250 euros).

Zhao Jingxin

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and some devices such as two computers and SD cards that contained materials on believing in God. Court decision: On 25th July 2018, she was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros) by the Zhuji People’s Court, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province. Place of imprisonment: The Second Women’s Prison in Zhejiang Province

ZHAO Yuxin

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Age: Sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th March 2017, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words in her house. Court decision: She was sentenced to two years imprisonment on 4th July 2018 by Pei County People’s Court of Jiangsu Province and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Other information: Four other Christians were arrested and sentenced alongside her.

ZHAO Zhonghai

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th March 2017, in Handan City, Hebei Province Charge:Organizing and using a secret society and a Xie Jiao organization and using superstition to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and learning computer skills with other Christians. Court decision: On 11th July 2018, the People’s Court of Wei County, Hebei Province, sentenced him to two years in prison and fined him 7,000 RMB (about 878 euros). Other information: He was arrested with four other Christians, two of whom were also sentenced while the other two’s situations are unknown. Source: https://goo.gl/Y2EGU8

ZHOU Yuchun

Date of birth: In 1971 Date and place of arrest: In June 2016, in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because when she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, she organized Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, transferred and kept books, CDs and other materials of the church with other Christians, and because 213 books on believing in God and 219 CDs storing materials on believing in God were found at her home. Court decision: On 27th May 2017, People’s Court of Jiangyan District, Taizhou, Jiangsu sentenced her to two years in prison, and fined her 8,000 RMB (about 1,040 euros). Other information: She was sentenced alongside two other Christians Li Xiuhua and Li Weihua. Source: https://bit.ly/2usDPef, https://bit.ly/2GxmC8q

ZHU Tiantian

Date and place of arrest: On 5th December 2013, in Wuling District, Changde City, Hunan Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he participated in producing videos for The Church of Almighty God and kept the electronic products to produce videos and spiritual books. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God, and participating in producing videos did not undermine law enforcement, and that believing in God wasn’t sin. Court decision: On 13th May 2015, he was sentenced to two years in prison.

WU Xiangming

Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2017, at Qingdao Liuting International Airport in Shandong Province

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Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God Court decision: In October 2018, he was sentenced to imprisonment of 2 years with a 3-year probation and a fine of 20,000 RMB (about 2,600 euros). Other information: Seven other Christians were arrested alongside him and sentenced on the same charge to prison terms ranging from two to thirteen years and fines ranging from 30,000 RMB to 130,000 RMB.

Prison term: Between 1 and 2 years

BAI Li

Age: Thirty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th July 2016, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and participating in producing the gospel videos of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she didn’t undermine law enforcement, nor did she do any harm to the country or society. She was only engaged in proper belief activities and did not commit any crime. First court decision: On 22nd December 2017, she was sentenced to one year and ten months of imprisonment by Jianggan District People’s Court of Hangzhou Municipality, and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Second court decision: On 9th March 2018, the Intermediate People’s Court of Hangzhou Municipality, Zhejiang Province ruled to uphold the original sentence. Source: https://goo.gl/rTcHc5

CHEN Lan

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Date and place of arrest: On 6th May 2016, in Foshan City, Guangdong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping tablets and TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 24th November 2017, she was sentenced to one year and ten months of imprisonment and fined 3,000 RMB (about 400 euros). She was released upon expiration of the sentence on 5th March 2018. Place of imprisonment: Foshan Detention Center of Guangdong Province.

SHAN Shikuan

Age: Twenty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th March 2017, in Handan City, Hebei Province Charge:Organizing and using a secret society and a Xie Jiao organization and using superstition to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and learning computer skills with other Christians. Court decision: On 11th July 2018, the People’s Court of Wei County, Hebei Province, sentenced him to one year and ten months in prison and fined him 5,000 RMB (about 627 euros). Other information: He was arrested with four other Christians, two of whom were also sentenced while the other two’s situations are unknown. Source: https://goo.gl/Y2EGU8

XIU Jian

Age: Sixty-five years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 17th December 2016, in Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and transferring books of Almighty God’s words. Court decision: On 12th June 2017, he was sentenced to one year and ten months of imprisonment by Naiman Banner People’s Court of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). He will serve out his sentence on 16th October 2018. Other information: Another Christian An Zhuo was arrested with him, and sentenced to 6 months of imprisonment and fined 2,000 RMB (about 260 euros). Source: https://goo.gl/AXbrqn

ZHANG Yin

Date and place of arrest: On 6th May 2016, in Foshan City, Guangdong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words, computers and TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 24th November 2017, she was sentenced to twenty-one months of imprisonment and fined 2,000 RMB (about 260 euros). She was released upon expiration of the sentence on 5th February 2018. Place of imprisonment: Foshan Detention Center of Guangdong Province.

CHEN Yuehong

Age: Sixty years old

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Date and place of arrest: In September 2017, in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping the books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 10th August 2018, People’s Court of Taizhou Medical High-Tech Industrial Development Zone in Jiangsu Province sentenced her to one year and nine months in prison, suspended for one year and nine months, and fined her 1,000 RMB (about 125 euros). Other information: There were eight Christians who were arrested alongside her, and all of them were sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/SPe7nR

WANG Ying

Age: Twenty-four years old Date and place of arrest: In September 2017, in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians to have gatherings and preach the gospel when she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 10th August 2018, People’s Court of Taizhou Medical High-Tech Industrial Development Zone in Jiangsu Province sentenced her to one year and nine months in prison, suspended for one year and nine months, and fined her 1,000 RMB (about 125 euros). Other information: There were eight Christians who were arrested alongside her, and all of them were sentenced.

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Liu Minhui

Date and place of arrest: On 6th May 2016, in Foshan City, Guangdong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words, TF cards, portable hard drives, and MP4 players containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 24th November 2017, she was sentenced to twenty months of imprisonment and fined 2,000 RMB (about 260 euros). She was released upon expiration of the sentence on 5th January 2018. Place of imprisonment: Foshan Detention Center of Guangdong Province.

Peng Fangxian

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 8th August 2017, in Yuxi City, Yunnan Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to have gatherings and preach the gospel. Court decision: On 9th May 2018, People’s Court of Jiangchuan District, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province sentenced her to one year and eight months in prison and fined her 3,500 RMB (about 440 euros).

Xiao Jingfu

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Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 8th August 2017, in Yuxi City, Yunnan Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and being responsible for distributing books of Almighty God’s word and gospel materials. Court decision: On 9th May 2018, People’s Court of Jiangchuan District, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province sentenced him to one year and eight months in prison and fined him 3,500 RMB (about 440 euros).

CAI Fang

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th August 2017, in Guangdong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was in charge of keeping books and materials in The Church of Almighty God, and books on believing in God were found in her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In December 2017, she was sentenced to one year and six months in prison and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros).

DONG Xin

Date of birth: On 10th February 1989 Date and place of arrest: On 13th June 2017, in Yutai County, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of participating in producing video works for The Church of Almighty God, and keeping spiritual books and electronic products storing materials about faith in God in her house.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In January 2018, People’s Court of Yutai, Shandong sentenced her to one year and six months in prison, and fined her 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Source: https://bit.ly/2wJMcDr

GAO Xiuli

Age: Thirty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th April 2017, in Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books on believing in God and TF cards that contained materials on believing in God. First Court Decision: In May 2018, the People’s Court of Yushui District, Xinyu City, in Jiangxi Province sentenced her to one and a half years in prison and fined her 2,000 RMB (about 260 euros). Second Court Decision: In June 2018, the Intermediate People’s Court of Xinyu City, in Jiangxi Province upheld the decision. Other information: She was arrested and sentenced alongside another Christian.

LI Yumei

Age: Seventy-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th July 2017, in Tianshui City, Gansu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God Place of imprisonment: Lanzhou Women’s Prison in Gansu Province

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Other information: The police did not allow her family to visit her when she was put into prison. On 18th November 2012, she was arrested by the Chinese Communist Party and sentenced to five years in prison, executed outside the prison for four years. Because she did not report to the local police station and sign every month, she was arrested and sentenced to prison again.

LIU Meiling

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th January 2018, in Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place items like 13 notebooks and 13 TF cards that contain information on belief in God, and 31 pages with excerpts of Almighty God’s words. Court decision: In July 2018, she was sentenced to one year and six months in prison with a fine of 10,000 RMB (about 1,270 euros) by the Jingyang County People’s Court of Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Arrested alongside her were Christian WANG Xixi and ZHAO Haiyan who were sentenced to imprisonment of 18 months and of five years. It’s understood that in July 2015, because of their belief in Almighty God, they three each were once sentenced to 3 years and 6 months on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement. Source: https://goo.gl/hRTGRu

NIU Yuehua

Date of birth: On 16th March 1961 Date and place of arrest: On 1st March 2017, in Biyang County, Zhumadian City, Henan Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of studying and watching the books and videos of The Church of Almighty God, preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others, and keeping books and other materials of The Church of Almighty God in her rent house. Court decision: On 4th September 2017, she was sentenced to one year and six months in prison and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Source: http://bit.ly/2H6M6XG

SHEN Xinfeng

Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2017, in Lechang City, Guangdong Province Charges: Organizing using and a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home 1 tablet containing information on belief in God Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In May 2018, she was sentenced to one year and six months in prison with a fine of 5,000 RMB (about 630 euros) by the Lechang City People’s Court, Guangdong Province. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Source: https://goo.gl/jJPeK3

SUN Yan

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 3rd May 2018, she was sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined 15,000 RMB (about 2,000 euros). Other information: Six other Christians were arrested together with her. Source: https://bit.ly/2lOWCJJ

WANG Xixi

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th January 2018, in Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place items like 13 notebooks and 13 TF cards that contain information on belief in God, and 31 pages with excerpts of Almighty God’s words. Court decision: In July 2018, she was sentenced to one year and six months in prison with a fine of 10,000 RMB (about 1,270 euros) by the Jingyang County People’s Court of Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Arrested alongside her were Christian LIU Meiling and ZHAO Haiyan who were sentenced to imprisonment of 18 months and of five years. It’s understood that in July 2015, because of their belief in Almighty God, they three each were once sentenced to three years and six months on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement. Source: https://goo.gl/hRTGRu

XU Xiaolei

Date of birth: On 2nd July 1970

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Date and place of arrest: On 12th May 2017, in Suining County, Jiangsu Province Charge:Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was in charge of delivering spiritual books and evangelical materials to the Christians, and she kept the books of Almighty God’s words and electronic products containing spiritual materials in her house. Court decision: On 7th February 2018, she was sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined 3,000 RMB (about 400 euros). Other information: A Christian named Xu Qing was arrested together with her. Source: https://bit.ly/2KLrcBU

YANG Xuelian

Date of birth: On 6th October 1986 Date and place of arrest: On 3rd August 2017, in Deqing County, Zhejiang Province Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, and she was in charge of organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that The Church of Almighty God was not a Xie Jiao, and that believing in Almighty God was her personal belief and did not constitute a crime. Court decision: On 12th April 2018, she was sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Other information: A Christian named Tu Qiuhong was arrested together with her. Source: https://bit.ly/2u6i6Wh

YANG Yang

Age: Forty-eight years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 18th May 2017, in Heze City, Shandong Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to have worship gatherings and preach the gospel, and keeping at the meeting place books of Almighty God’s words, MP5 players containing materials on belief in God, and some other items Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she believed in the true God, not a Xie Jiao, and that she did not commit any crime. Court decision: On 19th June 2018, she was sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment by the Dingtao District People’s Court of Heze City, Shandong Province, and a fine of 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). She will serve out her sentence on 17th November 2018. Source: https://goo.gl/79NzhR

YE Jiangrui

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: In March 2017, in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he preached the gospel of Almighty God to the people in his neighborhood, and kept literature and discs on faith in God as well as electronic products storing materials about faith in God in his house. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In September 2017, he was sentenced to one year and six months in prison, and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Other information: The police searched Mr. YE Jiangrui’s house ten times successively, even taking away every penny of the money that his son earned by working.

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ZHANG Fengling

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: In January 2018, in Tai’an City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and transferring materials of believing in God of the church. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 30th August 2018, she was sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment by Feicheng City People’s Court of Shandong Province, and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). She will serve out her sentence on 26th July 2019. Other information: Another two Christians were arrested with her and sentenced to 30 months and 6 months of imprisonment separately and fined 15,000 RMB, 5,000 RMB. Source: https://goo.gl/7UiquW

ZHANG Guangqin

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 5th September 2017, in Qingdao City, Shandong Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, preaching Almighty God’s gospel, spreading the publicity products of the Church, and keeping at home items like books of Almighty God’s words and other materials on belief in God Court Decision: On 9th April 2018, she was sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined 5,000 RMB (about 630 euros) by the Jimo District People’s Court of Qingdao Municipality, Shandong Province.

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ZHAO Xinju

Age: Twenty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th October 2016, in Hanting District, Weifang City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was responsible for coaching the Christians of The Church of Almighty God in writing articles and revising the articles they wrote, and she carried with her memory cards storing materials on believing in God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 22nd August 2016, People’s Court of Hanting District, Weifang, Shandong sentenced her to one year and six months in prison, from 17th October 2016 to 16th April 2018, and fined her 30,000 RMB (about 3,900 euros). Other information: She was sentenced alongside Christians Lai Congrong and Lai Fangcong.

ZHENG Qi

Date and place of arrest: On 13th April 2017, in Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, providing gathering places for the Christians and attending gatherings, and keeping spiritual books and other items in her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement.

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Court decision: On 3rd May 2018, she was sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined 15,000 RMB (about 2,000 euros). Other information: Six other Christians were arrested together with her. Source: https://bit.ly/2lOWCJJ

WANG Xiuping

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: In September 2017, in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, transferring and keeping the books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 10th August 2018, People’s Court of Taizhou Medical High-Tech Industrial Development Zone in Jiangsu Province sentenced her to one and a half years in prison, suspended for one and a half years, and fined her 1,000 RMB (about 125 euros). Other information: There were eight Christians who were arrested alongside her, and all of them were sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/SPe7nR

ZANG Fengdi

Age: Seventy-five years old Date and place of arrest: In September 2017, in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping the books of The Church of Almighty God.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 10th August 2018, People’s Court of Taizhou Medical High-Tech Industrial Development Zone in Jiangsu Province sentenced her to one year and a half in prison, suspended for one year and a half, and fined her 1,000 RMB (about 125 euros). Other information: There were eight Christians who were arrested alongside her, and all of them were sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/SPe7nR

XU Fangchao

Age: Twenty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th March 2017, in Handan City, Hebei Province Charge: Organizing and using a secret society and a Xie Jiao organization and using superstition to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and learning computer skills with other Christians. Court decision: On 11th July 2018, the People’s Court of Wei County, Hebei Province, sentenced him to one year and four months in prison and fined him 3,000 RMB (about 376 euros). Other information: He was arrested with four other Christians, two of whom were also sentenced while the other two’s situations are unknown. Source: https://goo.gl/Y2EGU8

DING Yan

Date of birth: On 7th January 1963 Date and place of arrest: On 23rd December 2016, in Boshan District, Zibo City, Shandong Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God many times, preaching the gospel to others, and copying materials of The Church of Almighty God such as videos for other Christians. Court decision: On 15th August 2017, People’s Court of Boshan District, Zibo, Shandong sentenced her to one year and three months in prison, from 23rd December 2016 to 22nd March 2018, and fined her 6,000 RMB (about 780 euros). Other information: On 18th December 2015, she was put under administrative detention for fifteen days because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Source: http://bit.ly/2sCDmFC

DU Hong

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd December 2016, in Zibo City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she attended the gatherings of The Church of Almighty God many times, and at the gathering when she was arrested, books of The Church of Almighty God, MP5 players and laptops that contained materials on believing in God and other things were found. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: In July 2017, People’s Court of Boshan District, Zibo, Shandong sentenced her to one year and three months in prison and fined her 6,000 RMB (about 780 euros). Other information: On 17th June 2015, she was arrested because of believing in Almighty God and was released after being imprisoned for one month.

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LAI Fangcong

Age: Sixty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th October 2016, in Hanting District, Weifang City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and in charge of organizing the gatherings of Christians, and keeping electronic products that contained materials of The Church of Almighty God such as memory cards at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 22nd August 2016, People’s Court of Hanting District, Weifang, Shandong sentenced her to one year and three months in prison, from 17th October 2016 to 16th January 2018, and fined her 25,000 RMB (about 3,200 euros). Place of imprisonment: Jinan Women’s Prison in Shandong Province Other information: She was sentenced alongside Christians Zhao Xinju and Lai Congrong.

TANG Chunping

Date of birth: On 27th August 1973 Date and place of arrest: On 4th October 2016, in Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of downloading materials of The Church of Almighty God online and copying them for other Christians and carrying with her memory cards that contained materials on believing in God. Court decision: On 5th December 2017, People’s Court of Shunde District, Foshan, Guangdong sentenced her to one year and three months in prison, from 4th October 2016 to 3rd January 2018, and fined her 2,000 RMB (about 260 euros).

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ZHANG Zhongping

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: In November 2017, in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians to have worship gatherings and preach the gospel as a leader of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 29th August 2018, she was sentenced to 15 months of imprisonment by Heshun County People’s Court of Shanxi Province, and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Other information: Another 17 Christians were arrested and sentenced with her. Source: https://goo.gl/Qefjpa

WU Qunying

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 10th August 2017, in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province Charges: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, spreading gospel to her relatives, and keeping in her house books of Almighty God’s words, MP4 players containing information on belief in God, and some other items. Court decision: In September 2018, she was sentenced to 14 months in prison with a fine of 1,000 RMB (about 130 euros) by the No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court of Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province.

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XIN Ying

Date and place of arrest: On 10th August 2017, in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of having belief in Almighty God and keeping at her rented place 5 tablets, 17 TF cards, and 1 portable hard drive that contain information of faith in God, and other items Court decision: In April 2018, she was sentenced to one year and two months in prison with a fine of 3,000 RMB (about 390 euros). Place of imprisonment: Unknown. Other information: Arrested alongside her was Christian HE Ying who was sentenced to ten months of imprisonment on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement.

Prison term: 1 year

CAI Jiangpu

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: In May 2017, in Heze City, Shandong Province Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and receiving Christians for meetings. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. First court decision: On 20th December 2017, she was sentenced to one year of imprisonment by Dingtao District People’s Court of Heze City, Shandong Province, and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros).

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Final court decision: On 15th March 2018, the Intermediate People’s Court of Heze Municipality, Shandong Province ruled to uphold the original sentence.

CHEN Junping

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 19 th May 2017, in Heze City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and providing gathering places and spiritual books for the Christians, and keeping spiritual books, and MP4 players containing spiritual materials in her house. Court decision: On 15 th March 2018, she was sentenced to one year in prison and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros).

CHENG Huifeng

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: In November 2017, in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians to have worship gatherings and preach the gospel as a leader of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 29th August 2018, she was sentenced to one year of imprisonment by Heshun County People’s Court of Shanxi Province, and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Other information: Another 17 Christians were arrested and sentenced with her.

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GUO Hengxing

Age: Thirty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th August 2017, in Qingdao City, Shandong Province Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, preaching the gospel to his family, and keeping at home some devices such as laptops, tablets and portable hard drives containing materials on believing in God Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 23rd March 2018, People’s Court of Qihe County, Shandong Province sentenced him to one year in prison and fined him 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Other information: The police confiscated the laptops, tablets, iphones and portable hard drives. Source: https://goo.gl/AuBMHo

HOU Hongcai

Age: Sixty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 8th November 2017, in Linyi City, Shangdong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s word, CDs and SD cards containing spiritual materials at home. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 5th June 2018, People’s Court of Tancheng County, Shangdong Province sentenced her to one year in prison and fined her 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros).

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JIA Yudong

Date of birth: On 22nd January 1991 Date and place of arrest: On 16th February 2017, in Binzhou City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of studying the teachings of The Church of Almighty God with others and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God and memory cards and an MP5 player that contained materials on believing in God in his rent house. Court decision: On 3rd January 2018, People’s Court of Bincheng District, Binzhou, Shandong sentenced him to one year in prison, from 16th February 2017 to 15th February 2018, and fined him 2,000 RMB (about 260 euros). Source: https://goo.gl/wKRdHQ

LIN Size

Age: Sixty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd March 2017, in Dingtao District, Heze City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her belief in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: She was sentenced to one year in prison.

LUO Liping

Date of birth: In February 1972

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Date and place of arrest: On 3rd August 2017, in Dashiqiao City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, preaching the gospel to others and keeping TF cards, computer and other items that contain spiritual materials in her house. Court decision: On 16th April 2018, she was sentenced to one year in prison and fined 2,000 RMB (about 260 euros). Source: https://bit.ly/2lVWV5o

WANG Yan

Date of birth: On 14th March 1976 Date and place of arrest: On 19th December 2017, in Jianhu County, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel to others. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 19th December 2017, she was sentenced to one year in prison and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Source: https://bit.ly/2MWuTmy

XU Zhijian Date of birth: On 22nd April 1974 Date and place of arrest: On 27th February 2017, in Taihe County, Ji’an City, Jiangxi Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of shooting videos and taking pictures for The Church of Almighty God and helping other Christians shop online, repair their cell phones, and so on

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First court decision: On 24th November 2017, the People’s Court of Taihe, Jiangxi sentenced him to one year in prison and fined him 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Last court decision: On 22nd December 2017, the Intermediate People’s Court of Ji’an, Jiangxi upheld the original decision. Other information: HE Mingbo was sentenced alongside him on the same charge to ten months in prison and a fine of 3,000 RMB (about 390 euros). Source: http://bit.ly/2G64WwR

YAO Hongzhu

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: In November 2017, in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians to have worship gatherings and preach the gospel as a leader of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 29th August 2018, she was sentenced to one year of imprisonment by Heshun County People’s Court of Shanxi Province, and fined 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros). Other information: Another 17 Christians were arrested and sentenced with her.

ZHENG Xinqian

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th August 2017, in Ningguo City, Anhui Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, organizing other Christians to attend gatherings and preaching the gospel, keeping spiritual books and some electronic products that contain spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God in her house. Court decision: On 3rd May 2018, she was sentenced to one year in prison and fined 4,000 RMB (about 520 euros).

DONG Yunfeng

Age: Sixty-one years old Date and place of arrest: In September 2017, in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of keeping the books of The Church of Almighty God in her house. Court decision: On 10th August 2018, People’s Court of Taizhou Medical High-Tech Industrial Development Zone in Jiangsu Province sentenced her to one year in prison, suspended for one year, and fined her 1,000 RMB (about 125 euros). Other information: There were eight Christians who were arrested alongside her, and all of them were sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/SPe7nR

GAO Huatuo

Age: Sixty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: In September 2017, in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, transferring and keeping the books of The Church of Almighty God.

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Court decision: On 10th August 2018, People’s Court of Taizhou Medical High-Tech Industrial Development Zone in Jiangsu Province sentenced him to one year in prison, suspended for one year, and fined him 1,000 RMB (about 125 euros). Other information: There were eight Christians who were arrested alongside him, and all of them were sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/SPe7nR

PAN Longfeng

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: In September 2017, in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, transferring and keeping the books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 10th August 2018, People’s Court of Taizhou Medical High-Tech Industrial Development Zone in Jiangsu Province sentenced her to one year in prison, suspended for one year, and fined her 1,000 RMB (about 125 euros). Other information: There were eight Christians who were arrested alongside her, and all of them were sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/SPe7nR

PENG Fenhong

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: In September 2017, in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province

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Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, transferring and keeping the books of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 10th August 2018, People’s Court of Taizhou Medical High-Tech Industrial Development Zone in Jiangsu Province sentenced her to one year in prison, suspended for one year, and fined her 1,000 RMB (about 125 euros). Other information: There were eight Christians who were arrested alongside her, and all of them were sentenced. Source: https://goo.gl/SPe7nR

Prison term: Less than 1 year

HE Mingbo

Date of birth: On 4th September 1991 Date and place of arrest: On 27th February 2017, in Taihe County, Ji’an City, Jiangxi Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending worship gatherings many times and shooting videos and taking pictures for The Church of Almighty God. First court decision: On 24th November 2017, the People’s Court of Taihe, Jiangxi sentenced him to ten months in prison and fined him 3,000 RMB (about 390 euros). Last court decision: On 22nd December 2017, the Intermediate People’s Court of Ji’an, Jiangxi upheld the decision. Other information: Xu Zhijian was sentenced alongside him on the same charge to one year in prison and a fine of 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Source: http://bit.ly/2G64WwR

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HE Ying

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 10th August 2017, in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of having belief in Almighty God, and keeping at her rented place 5 tablets, 17 TF cards, and 1 portable hard drive that contain information of belief in God, and other items Place of imprisonment: Unknown Court decision: In April 2018, she was sentenced to ten months in prison with a fine of 2,000 RMB (about 260 euros). Other information: After HE Ying’s arrest, she fainted many times due to the enormous psychological pressure she suffered and her poor physical condition. The police, however, regarded this as a pretense and refused her request for treatment. Arrested alongside her was Christian XIN Ying, who was sentenced to one year and two months of imprisonment on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement.

SHEN Yinzhi

Age: Thirty years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th September 2017, in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of repairing MP4 players and computers for Christians of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In May 2018, the People’s Court of Hailing District, Taizhou City, in Jiangsu Province sentenced him to nine months in prison and fined him 2,500 RMB (about 330 euros).

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Other information: He was arrested and sentenced alongside Christian SUN Peng. Source: https://goo.gl/7VoUCq

GAO Yuanhui

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th October 2017, in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, preaching the gospel to others, and keeping evangelical materials and spiritual books in her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not undermine law enforcement, much less commit any crime. Court decision: On 19th April 2018, she was sentenced to eight months in prison and fined 2,000 RMB (about 260 euros).

GU Yuehong

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th October 2017, in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books on believing in God, a hard disk and computer that contained materials on believing in God. Court decision: In April 2018, the People’s Court of Jiangdu District, Yangzhou City, in Jiangsu Province sentenced her to eight months in prison and fined her 2,000 RMB (about 260 euros). Source: https://goo.gl/nPyN7N

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SUN Peng

Age: Twenty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th September 2017, in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of repairing MP4 players and computers for the Christians of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: In May 2018, the People’s Court of Hailing District, Taizhou City, in Jiangsu Province sentenced him to eight months in prison and fined him 2,000 RMB (about 260 euros). Other information: He was arrested and sentenced alongside Christian SHEN Yinzhi. Source: https://goo.gl/7VoUCq

ZHAO Airan

Age: Fifty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th May 2017, in Zhoukou City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, hosting The Church of Almighty God Christians at home for them to have gatherings, and keeping spiritual books and evangelical materials of The Church of Almighty God in her house. Court decision: In December 2017, she was sentenced to eight months in prison, and fined 2,000 RMB (about 260 euros).

CHANG Fenlin

Date of birth: On 8th November 1962 Date and place of arrest: On 4th July 2017, in Xinghua City, Jiangsu Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing the gatherings of Christians and being in charge of transferring the books of the church when she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 16th November 2017, People’s Court of Xinghua, Jiangsu sentenced her to seven months in prison, from 15th July 2017 to 14th February 2018, and fined her 3,000 RMB (about 390 euros). Other information: She was sentenced alongside other Christians Yang Koufen and Chen Fengcai. Source: http://bit.ly/2EWNYBB

LI Yu

Date and place of arrest: On 30th March 2017, in Lingbi County, Suzhou City, Anhui Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel when she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 13th December 2017, she was sentenced to seven months in prison, from 14th August 2017 to 3rd March 2018, and fined 2,000 RMB (about 260 euros). Other information: On 30th March 2017, she and five other Christians were put under administrative detention for fifteen days because of attending a gathering of The Church of Almighty God.

SU Guo

Age: Sixty-one years old Date and place of arrest: In December 2017, in Chengde City, Hebei Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words, disks, players and TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at home. Court decision: On 20th June 2018, he was sentenced to seven months of imprisonment by Shuangqiao District People’s Court of Chengde Municipality, Hebei Province, and fined 2,000 RMB (about 260 euros). He served out his sentence on 6th July 2018.

YANG Koufen

Date of birth: On 4th August 1968 Date and place of arrest: On 4th July 2017, in Xinghua City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing the gatherings of Christians and being in charge of transferring the books of the church when she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God at home. Court decision: On 16th November 2017, People’s Court of Xinghua, Jiangsu sentenced her to seven months in prison, from 15th July 2017 to 14th February 2018, and fined her 3,000 RMB (about 390 euros). Other information: She was sentenced alongside other Christians Chang Fenlin and Chen Fengcai. Source: http://bit.ly/2EWNYBB

CHANG Guilan

Age: Sixty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: In January 2018, in Tai’an City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. She will serve out her sentence on 26th July 2019. Court decision: On 30th August 2018, she was sentenced to six months of imprisonment by Feicheng City People’s Court of Shandong Province, and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Other information: Another two Christians were arrested with her and sentenced to 30 months and 18 months of imprisonment separately and fined 15,000 RMB, 10,000 RMB. Source: https://goo.gl/7UiquW

HU Aisang

Age: Fifty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: In December 2017, in Xinzheng City, Henan Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words at home. Court decision: On 4th July 2018, she was sentenced to six months of imprisonment by Xinzheng People’s Court of Henan Province, and fined 1,000 RMB (about 130 euros).

LIU Juan

Age: Seventy-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th April 2017, in Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, keeping spiritual books and materials in her house.

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Court decision: On 9th April 2018, she was sentenced to six months in prison and fined 3,000 RMB (about 400 euros).

WANG Cheng

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: In November 2017, in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and being in charge of distributing materials on believing in God to other Christians. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Court decision: On 29th August 2018, he was sentenced to six months of criminal detention by Heshun County People’s Court of Shanxi Province, and fined 5,000 RMB (about 650 euros). Other information: Another 17 Christians were arrested and sentenced with him. Source: https://goo.gl/Qefjpa

BAI Fuxiang

Age: Sixty years old Date and place of arrest: In November 2017, in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians to have worship gatherings and preach the gospel as a leader of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 29th August 2018, she was sentenced to six months of criminal detention with one year’s probation by Heshun County People’s Court of Shanxi Province, and fined 4,000 RMB (about 499 euros).

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Other information: Another 17 Christians were arrested and sentenced with her.

NIE Yingjian

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: In November 2017, in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians to have worship gatherings and preach the gospel as a leader of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 29th August 2018, he was sentenced to six months of criminal detention with one year’s probation by Heshun County People’s Court of Shanxi Province, and fined 4,000 RMB (about 499 euros). Other information: Another 17 Christians were arrested and sentenced with him.

TANG Yunfang

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: In November 2017, in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians to have worship gatherings and preach the gospel as a leader of The Church of Almighty God. Court decision: On 29th August 2018, she was sentenced to six months of criminal detention with one year’s probation by Heshun County People’s Court of Shanxi Province, and fined 4,000 RMB (about 499 euros). Other information: Another 17 Christians were arrested and sentenced with her.

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WEI Zecheng

Age: Sixty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: In November 2017, in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and being in charge of safekeeping books of Almighty God’s words. Court decision: On 29th August 2018, he was sentenced to six months of criminal detention with one year’s probation by Heshun County People’s Court of Shanxi Province, and fined 4,000 RMB (about 499 euros). Other information: Another 17 Christians were arrested and sentenced with him.

ZHANG Wenfeng

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: In November 2017, in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and organizing Christians to preach the gospel. Court decision: On 29th August 2018, he was sentenced to six months of criminal detention with one year’s probation by Heshun County People’s Court of Shanxi Province, and fined 4,000 RMB (about 499 euros). Other information: Another 17 Christians were arrested and sentenced with him.

WAN Xiaozhao

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: In November 2017, in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Court decision: On 29th August 2018, she was sentenced to five months of criminal detention with ten months’ probation by Heshun County People’s Court of Shanxi Province, and fined 3,000 RMB (about 400 euros). Other information: Another 17 Christians were arrested and sentenced with her.

YOU Linfeng

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: In November 2017, in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and safekeeping books of Almighty God’s words. Court decision: On 29th August 2018, she was sentenced to five months of criminal detention with ten months’ probation by Heshun County People’s Court of Shanxi Province, and fined 3,000 RMB (about 400 euros). Other information: Another 17 Christians were arrested and sentenced with her.

MA Leitao

Age: Fifty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: In November 2017, in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Statement of the defendant: He claimed that he only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that he did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement.

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Court decision: On 29th August 2018, he was sentenced to four months of criminal detention with nine months’ probation by Heshun County People’s Court of Shanxi Province, and fined 3,000 RMB (about 400 euros). Other information: Another 17 Christians were arrested and sentenced with him.

LI Yufan

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: In November 2017, in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Court decision: On 29th August 2018, she was sentenced to four months of criminal detention with nine months’ probation by Heshun County People’s Court of Shanxi Province, and fined 3,000 RMB (about 400 euros). Other information: Another 17 Christians were arrested and sentenced with her.

CHI Ruopei

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: In November 2017, in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Court decision: On 29th August 2018, she was sentenced to three months of criminal detention with six months’ probation by Heshun County People’s Court of Shanxi Province, and fined 3,000 RMB (about 400 euros). Other information: Another 17 Christians were arrested and sentenced with her.

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WU Saifeng

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: In November 2017, in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Court decision: On 29th August 2018, she was sentenced to three months of criminal detention with six months’ probation by Heshun County People’s Court of Shanxi Province, and fined 3,000 RMB (about 400 euros). Other information: Another 17 Christians were arrested and sentenced with her.

YAN Congqiang

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: In November 2017, in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Court decision: On 29th August 2018, he was sentenced to three months of criminal detention with six months’ probation by Heshun County People’s Court of Shanxi Province, and fined 3,000 RMB (about 400 euros). Other information: Another 17 Christians were arrested and sentenced with him.

ZHAO Wanyun

Age: Sixty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: In November 2017, in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Court decision: On 29th August 2018, she was sentenced to three months of criminal detention with six months’ probation by Heshun County People’s Court of Shanxi Province, and fined 3,000 RMB (about 400 euros). Other information: Another 17 Christians were arrested and sentenced with her.

ZHOU Aifei

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: In November 2017, in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Court decision: On 29th August 2018, she was sentenced to three months of criminal detention with six months’ probation by Heshun County People’s Court of Shanxi Province, and fined 3,000 RMB (about 400 euros). Other information: Another 17 Christians were arrested and sentenced with her.

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XIANG Liang

Age: Thirty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 20th May 2015, in Hefei City, Anhui Province Charge: He was arrested on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and engaging in church work. Other Information: Another four Christians were arrested with Xiang Liang; their situations are unclear. After Xiang’s arrest, more than 200,000 RMB

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(about 25,400 euros) in his bank card nowhere to be found. He has been detained more than three years to date. During the detention, his parents have asked for visits many times but have not been able to do so.

ZHEN Qingming

Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2016, in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of hosting Christians of The Church of Almighty God. Other information: The police interrogated her in turns 24 hours a day after her arrest. She is still under detention in Yichun Detention Center in Jiangxi.

RAO Yanyong

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: In October 2016, in Huainan City, Anhui Province Charge: He was arrested because of believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel. Other information: Up to November of 2018, he was still in custody.

XIN Dongjia

Age: Thirty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 7th October 2016, in Jinan City, Shandong Province Charge: The CCP police put her under criminal detention because she believed in Almighty God.

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Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime. Other information: The police never allowed her family to visit her after she was arrested. In early September 2017, the court did not notify her family when it held the first hearing of her case. Until now, the court of last resort did not hear her case and it was not closed.

ZHAO Guixin

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 7th October 2016, in Jinan City, Shandong Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books on believing in God and an MP5 player at home. Other information: She is still under detention now. In April 2017, her family went to visit her in the detention center but was refused by the police.

HU Sie

Age: Sixty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th November 2016, in Qingdao City, Shandong Province Charge: She was subjected to public prosecution by the procuratorate for using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Other information: She has been detained to date.

JIN Yan

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Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th November 2016, in Qingdao City, Shandong Province Charge: She was subjected to public prosecution by the procuratorate for using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Other information: She has been detained to date, and the police do not allow her family to visit her.

MA Xiucai

Age: Sixty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th November 2016, in Qingdao City, Shandong Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Other information: She is still under detention now. During her detention, the CCP police tortured her and tried to extract a confession from her and forced brainwashing on her. She was arrested and detained alongside another Christian Wan Cuiyun.

WAN Cuiyun

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th November 2016, in Qingdao City, Shandong Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God.

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Other information: She is still under detention now. During her detention, the CCP police tortured her and tried to extract a confession from her and forced brainwashing on her. She was arrested and detained alongside another Christian Ma Xiucai.

WAN Meiqiu

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th November 2016, in Qingdao City, Shandong Province Charge: She was subjected to public prosecution by the procuratorate for using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Other information: She has been detained to date.

ZHANG Qiao

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd December 2016, in Pizhou City, Jiangsu Province. Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement for being a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to attend worship gatherings and preach the gospel, and keeping books of belief in God in her home. Other information: Christian Zhu Yumiao was arrested and detained alongside her and they two remain in custody as of now.

ZHU Yumiao

Age: Thirty-two years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 23rd December 2016, in Pizhou City, Jiangsu Province. Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement for being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to attend worship gatherings and preach the gospel. Other information: Christian Zhang Qiao was arrested and detained alongside her and they two remain in custody as of now.

GUANG Yan

Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th February 2017, in Bozhou City, Anhui Province. Charge: Believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words, and the MP5 players and TF cards containing materials on believing in God at home. Other information: He is still in custody now.

WU Linfen

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th March 2017, in Tongling City, Anhui Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of organizing Christians of The Church of Almighty God to gather together and keeping books on believing in God and an MP5 player that contained materials on believing in God at home. Other information: She was arrested with two other Christians, and these three Christians are still under detention now.

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ZHEN Jing

Age: Thirty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th March 2017, in Tongling City, Anhui Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God and 112 books on believing in God and several MP5 players were found at her home. So far, she has not been sentenced.

ZOU Minfeng

Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th March 2017, in Tongling City, Anhui Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on the charge of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books on believing in God and an MP5 player used to play materials on believing in God. Other information: She was arrested with two other Christians, and these three Christians are still under detention now.

LI Fenxiao

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd March 2017, in Tongling City, Anhui Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God and four books on believing in God, MP5 players and TF cards that contained materials on believing in God were found at her

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home when she had a meeting with other Christians. So far, she has not been sentenced.

PAN Gelin

Date and place of arrest: On 28th March 2017, in Handan City, Hebei Province Charge: He was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and learning computer skills with other Christians. Other information: He was arrested with four other Christians, and these five Christians are still under detention now.

HE Fengrui

Age: Eighteen years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th March 2017, in Handan City, Hebei Province Charge: He was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and learning computer skills with other Christians. Other information: He was arrested with four other Christians, and these five Christians are still under detention now.

LI Lingshuang

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th April 2017, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of

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believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books on believing in God and an MP5 player and TF cards that contained materials on believing in God. Other information: Her husband was arrested on the same day and was released later.

WAN Mei

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd May 2017, in Nanyang City, Henan Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention by the police on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of hosting Christians of The Church of Almighty God who had meetings in her residence. Other information: She is still detained in the detention center now.

WENG Guming

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: In May 2017, in Anhui Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being responsible for revising the articles written by the Christians of The Church of Almighty God. Other information: She is still detained in Fuyang Women’s Detention Center in Anhui. It’s learned that she had been wanted by the CCP police because of believing in Almighty God since 2004.

ZHAO Xiudan

Age: Eighteen years old Date and place of arrest: On 21st June 2017, in Handan City, Hebei Province

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Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She is still under detention now. The case has not been transferred to judicial organs.

WEN Feiyin

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th June 2017, in Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention by the local Public Security Bureau because of believing in Almighty God and hosting Christians of The Church of Almighty God. Other information: She is still under detention now.

ZHENG Wen

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th June 2017, in Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province Charge: He was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, as well as attending gatherings and preaching the gospel with other Christians. Other information: In 2013, he was preaching the gospel in Liaoning Province and was arrested by the local police. He was detained for 30 days and then released.

CAI Chunyu

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Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Lin’an City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: So far, she is still held under detention, and the CCP police do not allow her family to visit her.

CAO Xinde

Age: Sixty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Tonglu County, Zhejiang Province Charge: He was arrested on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending Christian gatherings. Other information: He has been detained to date.

DENG Xinrui

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping spiritual books and two computers storing materials on believing in God at her home. Other information: So far, she is still under detention, and the CCP police do not allow her family to visit her.

FAN Yu

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Age: Fifty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, as well as keeping at home books on believing in God, and a computer, an MP5 player and a hard disk that contained materials on believing in God, etc. Other information: She is still under detention now. The CCP police said she would be sentenced to at least three years in prison because she was a key member of The Church of Almighty God.

FENG Yunqing

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2017, in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She is still under detention now.

FU Dusheng

Age: Sixty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: He was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, keeping 5 computers and 10 MP5 players that contain spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God in his rent house. Other information: He has been held in the detention center to date.

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GUANG Ming

Age: Twenty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2017, in Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, keeping spiritual books of The Church of Almighty God and a laptop containing spiritual materials in her house. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she only believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Other Information: She has been detained more than one year to date. During the detention, she was subjected to intense indoctrination. In April 2018, the Court heard Guang’s case, but no sentence was imposed on that day.

HAN Afeng

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Lin’an City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping spiritual books and MP5 players storing materials on believing in God at home. Other information: Her husband was arrested alongside her and released about one month later. Han is still under detention now and the police do not allow her family to visit her.

HAN Sichen

Age: Forty years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her participation in gatherings with several Christians and keeping literature of The Church of Almighty God and electronic products storing materials about faith in God in her house. Other information: She has been detained to date. Another two Christians were arrested simultaneously.

HE Xuefeng

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She is still under detention now and the CCP police do not allow her family to visit her.

HOU Wenzhi

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Jiande City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her belief in Almighty God, and keeping literature on faith in God, gospel materials, two computers and MP5 players storing materials about faith in God in her house. Other information: She has been detained to date.

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LI Shuanghui

Age: Thirty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings and preaching the gospel with other Christians. Other information: She is still under detention now.

LIN Jiling

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of distributing materials about faith in God to the Christians from The Church of Almighty God. Other information: She has been detained to date.

LIN Qinyue

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was arrested on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending gatherings in The Church of Almighty God and carrying with her TF cards and materials on believing in God.

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Other information: So far, she is still under detention and has not been sentenced.

LIU Yuan

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: He was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of his faith in Almighty God. Other information: He has been detained to date. The police do not allow his family to visit him.

LU Liyou

Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: He was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of his faith in Almighty God. Other information: He has been detained to date. The police do not allow his family to visit him.

PANG Xingjun

Age: Thirty-one years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2017, in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province

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QUAN Shengli

Age: Thirty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her belief in Almighty God. Other information: She has been detained to date. The police do not allow her family to visit her.

SU Mingzhen

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings, and because books on believing in God, an MP5 player and TF cards that contained materials on believing in God were found at her meeting place. Other information: She is still under detention now. She was arrested and detained with two other Christians Tang Danmin and Zhao Qian.

SU Weiwei

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Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was arrested on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her belief in Almighty God. Other information: She has been detained to date. The police do not allow her family to visit her.

SU Zhaolu

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: The CCP police do not allow her to meet her family. She has been detained in Hangzhou Detention Center to date.

TANG Danmin

Age: Fifty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings, and because books on believing in God, an MP5 player and TF cards that contained materials on believing in God were found at her meeting place. Other information: She is still under detention now. She was arrested and detained with two other Christians Zhao Qian and Su Mingzhen.

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WAN Zhen’e

Age: Thirty-three years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books on believing in God and 120,000 RMB (about 15,600 euros) at home. Other information: She is still under detention now.

WANG Guojun

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She is still under detention now and the police do not allow her family to visit her.

WANG Zhenyue

Age: Sixty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings.

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Other information: She was escorted to a hotel for intense indoctrination for around a month and a half since she was arrested, and she has been detained to date.

WU Changxiang

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her belief in Almighty God, and keeping literature on faith in God and electronic products storing materials about faith in God in her house. Other information: She has been detained to date. Another Christian Zha Wenfei was arrested together with her.

WU Minhua

Age: Twenty-two years old Date and Place of Arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicious of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her belief in Almighty God and attending gatherings with other Christians. Other information: She has been detained to date. She was arrested and detained before because of her belief in Almighty God.

XIAO Huixin

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province

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Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words, two computers containing materials on believing in God, and some other items. Place of imprisonment: Jinhua Detention Center in Zhejiang Province Other information: At her arrest, the police plundered her diamond ring and cash of 5,800 RMB (about 660 pounds). She is still in custody now.

XIE Jinyue

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and Place of Arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Fuyang District, Hangzhou Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her belief in Almighty God. Other information: She has been detained to date. The police do not allow her family to visit her.

XIE Xiangli

Age: Sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was arrested on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending Christian gatherings. Other information: She has been detained to date.

XU Zhengmai

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Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was arrested on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her faith in Almighty God. Other information: She has been detained to date. The police do not allow her family to visit her although her family have gone five times to the place where she is being detained.

XUE Guangna

Age: Sixty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books and materials on believing in God at home. Other information: She was arrested alongside her husband, who was released later that day. Until now, she is still detained and her husband is under tight monitoring from the community.

YAN Mengyu

Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She is still under detention now.

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YANG Jie

Age: Twenty-four years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and engaging in church work. Statement of the defendant: She insisted that her belief in Almighty God did not commit any crime and clearly claimed she will never give up her belief. Other Information: She has been detained more than one year to date. In late April 2018, there was no verdict in the trial of the first instance.

YANG Junru

Age: Thirty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of attending gatherings with several Christians from The Church of Almighty God, and keeping spiritual books and a computer storing materials on believing in God at her home. Other information: So far, she is still under detention.

YANG Zeqing

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province

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Charge: He was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: He is still under detention now. During his detention, the CCP government carried out brainwashing on him and forced him to write a statement of guarantee to renounce his faith.

YU Xin

Age: Thirty-four years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2017, in Yichun City, Jiangxi Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She is still under detention now.

ZHA Wenfei

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her belief in Almighty God, and keeping literature on faith in God and electronic products storing materials about faith in God in her house. Other information: She has been detained to date. Another Christian Wu Changxiang was arrested together with her.

ZHANG Jiayue

Age: Forty-five years old

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Date of arrest: On 2nd July 2017 Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her belief in Almighty God. Other information: She has been detained to date, without being sentenced. The police do not allow her family to visit her or send stuffs to her.

ZHAO Hongyue

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her belief in Almighty God. Other information: She has been detained to date. The CCP police do not allow her family to visit her.

ZHAO Qian

Age: Fifty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings, and because books on believing in God, an MP5 player and TF cards that contained materials on believing in God were found at her meeting place. Other information: She is still under detention now. She was arrested and detained with two other Christians Tang Danmin and Su Mingzhen.

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ZHAO Zhiran

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her faith in Almighty God. Other information: Up to 24th April 2018, she has been detained for nine months and 22 days in Hangzhou City Detention Center and hasn’t been given sentences.

LIN Fei

Age: Twenty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th July 2017, in Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing the Christians to gather together and preach the gospel and keeping spiritual books, portable hard drives and laptop containing spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God in her house. Other information: She has been detained to date.

WU Qiqiong

Age: Thirty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th July 2017, in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: He was subjected to a public prosecution by the procuratorate for using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because he believed in Almighty God and attended gatherings.

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Other information: He has been detained to date. The police do not allow his family to visit him.

ZHAO Lingxin

Age: Thirty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and being regarded as a key member of The Church of Almighty God. Other information: She is still under detention in the detention center.

LI Xiangling

Age: Sixty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th July 2017, in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province Charge: She was put under criminal dentation on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her belief in Almighty God, and keeping spiritual books and MP5 player containing spiritual materials in her house. Other information: She has been detained to date and her daughter is under the surveillance of the Chinese Communist Police because of her belief in Almighty God.

DAI Qinghua

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th July 2017, in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province

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Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her belief in Almighty God. Other information: She has been detained to date. In November 2012, she was arrested and detained for 10 days for her attending gatherings.

YUAN Chenyang

Age: Thirty-one years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2017, in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and watching the church’s gospel videos with other Christians. Other information: She is detained in Bao’an Detention Center in Shenzhen.

WEN Ying

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd August 2017, in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books on believing in God and an MP4 player and TF cards that contained materials on believing in God. Other information: During her detention, the CCP government carried out brainwashing on her and forced her to sign the statement of repentance. She refused to sign and is still under detention now.

YANG Caiyue

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Age: Thirty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th August 2017, in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, attending gatherings, and keeping spiritual books in her house. Other information: She has been detained to date. The CCP police do not allow her family to visit her.

LI Cenpu

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 10th August 2017, in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Other information: She has been detained to date.

FANG Cuiping

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th August 2017, in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province Charge: She was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She was illegally imprisoned for more than one year, and the police didn’t inform her family of any information. The whereabouts of Christian Liu Chunqiao, who was arrested with her, remains unknown.

LIU Chunqiao

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Age: Twenty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th August 2017, in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province Charge: She was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: On 13th August, her house was seized by the Chinese Communist police. She was illegally imprisoned for more than one year, and the police didn’t inform her family of any information. The whereabouts of Christian Fang Cuiping, who was arrested with her, remains unknown.

WEI Yunguang

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th August 2017, in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words in her house. Place of imprisonment: Huanggekeng Detention Center in Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Other information: Wei Yunguang’s house was seized up by the police after her arrest until the March of 2018. Now she is still in custody, and the information about the Christian who was arrested with her, Yang Xinhui, is not available.

WEN Xiaocai

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th August 2017, in Foshan City, Guangdong Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God.

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Other information: She is still under detention now and the police do not allow her family to visit her.

YANG Xinhui

Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th August 2017, in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province Charge: She was arrested and detained by the police because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: Her information is unknown now. Christian Wei Yunguang, who was arrested together with her, is still in custody.

HUANG Zhengyong

Age: Twenty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th August 2017, in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province Charge: He was put under criminal detention on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: He is still under detention now.

ZHENG Guanjie

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th August 2017, in Gaoming District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of transmitting spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God.

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Other information: She has been detained to date.

HE Qingsong

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: In August 2017, in Linyi City, Shandong Province Charge: He was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings with other Christians. Other information: He is still under detention in Linyi Detention Center.

XIAO Huaxiu

Age: Thirty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th August 2017, in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings with other Christians, and because laptops and TF cards that contained materials on believing in God were found at her meeting place. Other information: She is still under detention now. She was arrested and detained with another Christian Xue Yuhuan.

XUE Yuhuan

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th August 2017, in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of

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believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings with other Christians, and because laptops and TF cards that contained materials on believing in God were found at her meeting place. Other information: She is still under detention now. She was arrested and detained with another Christian Xiao Huaxiu.

WANG Furong

Age: In her forties Date and place of arrest: On 19th August 2017, in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Charge: She was put under criminal detention because of believing in Almighty God and possessing a Bible at home. Place of detention: Changji Prefecture Detention Center in Xinjiang Other Information: She is still in custody now.

CHU Xianyu

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: In late August 2017, in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province Charge: She was detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, receiving Christians for meetings, and keeping books of Almighty God’s words, tablets containing materials on believing in God, and some other items in her rent house. Place of imprisonment: Wuguishan Detention Center of Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province Other information: She was still in custody as of mid-August 2018, and her family were forbidden to visit her.

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PANG Xingli

Age: Nineteen years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd August 2017, in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province Charge: She was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: On the day of her arrest, the police seized her residence. As of October 2018, she was still in custody.

ZHANG Ruijie

Age: Thirty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd August 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: He was arrested on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement by the procuratorate because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Hangzhou Detention Center of Zhejiang Province Other information: He is still in custody now, and his family are forbidden to visit him.

LIN Yahui

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th August 2017, in Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of distributing spiritual materials to The Church of Almighty God Christians, and keeping spiritual books and electronic products that contain materials about faith in God in her house.

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Other information: She has been detained to date. The CCP police do not allow her family to visit her.

XU Jinling

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th August 2017, in Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, and she was in charge of organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel. Statement of the defendant: She claimed that she just believed in Almighty God and engaged in proper belief activities, and that she did not commit any crime, much less undermine law enforcement. Other information: She has been detained to date.

PU Ailing

Age: Twenty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th August 2017, in Changshu City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She remains in custody as of now.

HUANG Guihua

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 31st August 2017, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province.

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Charge: She was arrested on 19th October 2017, and criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping the laptop containing materials on belief in God in the meeting place. Other information: The police confiscated 20,000 RMB (about 2,600 euros) church money when they ransacked the meeting place. She remains in custody as of now.

LIANG Wanfu

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 31st August 2017, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Charge: He was arrested on 19th October 2017 and criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping the laptop and TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at his home and in the meeting place. Current Prison: Pei County Detention in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Other information: The police confiscated 20,000 RMB (about 2,600 euros) church money when they ransacked the meeting place. He remains in custody as of now.

LU Chenchen

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 31st August 2017, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She is still under detention now.

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MO Chulin

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 31st August 2017, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Charge: She was arrested on 19th October 2017, and criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping the laptop, Mp5 player, and TF cards containing materials on belief in God, and some other items at her home and in the meeting place. Other information: The police confiscated 20,000 RMB (about 2,600 euros) church money when they ransacked the meeting place. She remains in custody as of now.

QIN Chunqu

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 31st August 2017, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping the laptop and TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items in the meeting place. Place of imprisonment: Pei County Detention Center in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Other information: The police confiscated 20,000 RMB (about 2,600 euros) of church money when they ransacked the meeting place. She remains in custody as of now.

WANG Zanxin

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Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 31st August 2017, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was arrested on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being responsible for distributing to other Christians books and materials of The Church of Almighty God, as well as keeping at home books on believing in God, an MP5 player and TF cards that contained materials on believing in God, etc. Other information: She is still under detention now.

WU Ruli

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 31st August 2017, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping the laptop and TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items in the meeting place. Place of imprisonment: Pei County Detention Center in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Other information: The police confiscated 20,000 RMB (about 2,600 euros) of church money when they ransacked the meeting place. She remains in custody as of now.

GUO Yuetian

Age: Thirty years old Date and place of arrest: In September 2017, in Changshu City, Jiangsu Province

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Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings with other Christians. Other information: She has been detained to date.

HU Yuefeng

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th September 2017, in Yunnan Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She has been put in custody in the Kunming City Detention Center to date but not sentenced.

ZHANG Cuihong

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 20th September 2017, in Qingdao City, Shandong Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She is still under detention now.

BAN Qingli

Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th September 2017, in Qingdao City, Shandong Province

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LIANG Guofang

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th September 2017, in Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention by Jiaozhou Public Security Bureau on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and possessing dozens of books on believing in God. Other information: She is still under detention now.

DONG Xinrun

Age: Twenty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th October 2016, in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on the charge of “disturbing social order” because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She is still under detention now.

ZHAO Fangtao

Age: Sixty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th October 2017, in Ulanhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

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Charge: He was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of his belief in Almighty God and keeping spiritual books and laptop containing spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God in his house. Other information: He was secretly escorted to a hotel for intense indoctrination.

ZENG Huimin

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd November 2017, in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending the gatherings of the church. So far, she has not been sentenced.

HUANG Dan

Age: Thirty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd August 2017, in Urumqi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: Believing in Almighty God, and attending the meetings of The Church of Almighty God abroad, thus being arrested after returning to China. Place of imprisonment: Transformation Class of Wangjialiang East District in Urumqi, Xinjiang Other information: Up to 19th July 2018, she was still in custody. On 29th December 2012, she was put under administrative detention for four days due to evangelism.

ZHAO Zhixin

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Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 20th November 2017, in Hefei City, Anhui Province. Charge: Being a leader of The Church of Almighty God in charge of organizing Christians to gather together and preach the gospel, she was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement. Current prison: Changfeng Women’s Prison of Hefei City, Anhui Province. Other information: She is still in custody as of now.

TANG Mingfeng

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 8th December 2017, in Qinzhou City, Guangxi Province Other information: To date, she is in custody and forced to undergo indoctrination and her family is not allowed to visit her.

CUI Ping

Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd December 2017, in Jiuquan City, Gansu Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: After her arrest, the police went to her house for a search and questioned her husband whether he believed in God. She is still in custody now, and the police do not allow her family to visit her since arrest.

LI Ming

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Age: Thirty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd December 2017, in Jiuquan City, Gansu Province Charge: He was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, keeping the laptops and MP5 players containing spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God and other items in his house. Other information: After Li’s arrest, the police didn’t inform his family. Moreover, they disallowed his parents’ visits.

LAN Cenli

Age: Sixty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th January 2018, at her home in Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province Charge: She was detained by the local Public Security Bureau because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings with other Christians of the church. She is still under detention now. Other information: She was arrested and detained alongside her husband. Her son said both of his parents could be sentenced.

WU Guangxia

Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th January 2018, at his home in Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province Charge: He was detained by the local Public Security Bureau because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings with other Christians of the church. Other information: He was arrested and detained alongside his wife. His son said both of his parents could be sentenced.

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WEN Xinfang

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th January 2018, in Zoucheng City, Shandong Province Charge: He was detained by the local Public Security Bureau because of believing in Almighty God and is still under detention now. Other information: On the day of his arrest, the CCP police carried out an illegal search in his house and took his wife to the local police station for interrogation. His wife is now hiding away from home out of fear of being arrested again.

RUAN Zengyuan

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th January 2018, in Bayannur City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge: He was put under criminal detention on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending the gatherings of the church. He is still under detention now. Other information: His wife had been arrested three times in a year by the CCP police because of believing in Almighty God. Until now, the CCP police is still hunting for her.

LIU Jiao

Age: Sixty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 7th February 2018, in Nanyang City, Henan Province

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Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and usi CHEN Xinggeng ng a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her belief in Almighty God. Other information: She has been detained to date. It is reported that she is sick with cerebral infarction and had an operation. Her condition of health is not very well.

FAN Dong

Age: Sixty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 7th February 2018, in Nanyang City, Henan Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She has been detained in Nanyang Detention Center to date.

LI Ying

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: In March 2018, in Renqiu City, Hebei Province Other information: She was arrested and placed in detention because of believing in Almighty God and engaging in proper belief activities. She has been detained to date. After her arrest, the police searched her house and escorted her husband to police station for interrogation. Her husband’s cell phone was held by the police.

JIANG Lianqin

Age: Twenty-five years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 14th March 2018, in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Charge: He was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of his faith in Almighty God. Other information: He has been detained to date.

WU Ling

Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th March 2018, in Qingdao City, Shandong Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, attending gatherings, and being suspected to be a leader of The Church of Almighty God by the police. Other Information: She has been detained to date. After Wu’s arrest, the police searched her house and confiscated all spiritual books they found.

WANG Songbai

Age: Seventy-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th March 2018, in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province Charge: He was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping in his house the MP5 player and recorder containing materials on belief in God. Other information: After WANG Songbai was arrested, his wife and son wanted to visit him in the detention center but was rejected by the police. He is still in custody to this day.

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YANG Lei

Date and place of arrest: On 30th March 2018, in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province Charge: He was detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping books on belief in Almighty God at his home. Other information: He remains in custody as of now.

SHU Chang

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th April 2018, in Tacheng area, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: SHU Chang was arrested in December 2012 for evangelism and has been on the run since her release. She is still in custody now.

WANG Xiuzhen

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th April 2018, in Pu’er City, Yunnan Province Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings and keeping with her the MP3 player and cellphone containing materials on believing in God. Other information: She remains in custody as of now.

LI Wenjun

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Date and place of arrest: On 21st April 2018, in Tacheng Prefecture, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Other information: He was arrested by the police because of his belief in Almighty God. His wife Zhang Hua was also arrested with him. The two of them have been detained to date. In December 2017, the couple were arrested for intense indoctrination because of believing in God and preaching the gospel.

ZHANG Hua

Date and place of arrest: On 21st April 2018, in Tacheng Prefecture, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Other information: She was arrested by the police because of her belief in Almighty God. Her husband Li Wenjun was also arrested with her. The two of them have been detained to date. In December 2017, the couple were arrested for intense indoctrination because of believing in God and preaching the gospel.

DAI Lanni

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd April 2018, in Sanmenxia City, Henan Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Other information: Four other Christians were arrested together with her, and they have been detained to date.

HOU Ling

Age: Twenty years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 23rd April 2018, in Sanmenxia City, Henan Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Other information: Four other Christians were arrested together with her, and they have been detained to date.

LIN Junpeng

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd April 2018, in Sanmenxia City, Henan Province Charge: He was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Other information: Four other Christians were arrested together with him, and they have been detained to date.

YE Xiyue

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd April 2018, in Sanmenxia City, Henan Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Other information: Four other Christians were arrested together with her, and they have been detained to date.

YI Pan

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Age: Thirty years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd April 2018, in Sanmenxia City, Henan Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Other information: Four other Christians were arrested together with her, and they have been detained to date.

SU Minhua

Date and place of arrest: On 24th April 2018, in Puyang City, Henan Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping spiritual books and electronic products that contain materials about faith in God in her house. Other information: She has been detained to date.

LU Ling

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th April 2018, in Shanghai City Other information: She was arrested because of believing in Almighty God and engaging in proper belief activities. Another two Christians Gao Xiu and Li Zhen were also arrested with her. After their arrest, the police searched their house separately. The three of them have been detained to date.

DONG Yuxian

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Age: Thirty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th April 2018, in Ezhou City, Hubei Province Charge: She was suspected of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she believed in Almighty God and had gatherings with other Christians, and in the meeting place the police found from her a mobile phone storing books of The Church of Almighty God. Place of detention: Ezhou City Detention Center in Hubei Province Other information: She and other three Christians who were arrested alongside her are still in custody.

GU Wanfang

Age: Thirty years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th April 2018, in Ezhou City, Hubei Province Charge: She was suspected of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she believed in Almighty God and had gatherings with other Christians, and in the meeting place the police found from her a mobile phone storing books of The Church of Almighty God. Place of detention: Ezhou City Detention Center in Hubei Province Other information: She and other three Christians who were arrested alongside her are still in custody.

JING Juanli

Age: Thirty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th April 2018, in Ezhou City, Hubei Province Charge: She was suspected of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she believed in Almighty God and had gatherings with other Christians, and some books of The Church of Almighty God were found in her home. Place of detention: Ezhou City Detention Center in Hubei Province

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Other information: She and other three Christians who were arrested alongside her are all still in custody.

KANG Gongzhen

Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th April 2018, in Ezhou City, Hubei Province Charge: She was suspected of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she believed in Almighty God and had gatherings with other Christians, and in the meeting place the police found from her a mobile phone storing books of The Church of Almighty God. Place of detention: Ezhou City Detention Center in Hubei Province Other information: He and other three Christians who were arrested alongside him are still in custody.

YANG Jing

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th April 2018, in Xinyang City, Henan Province Charge: He was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of his belief in Almighty God, and keeping literature in faith of The Church of Almighty God in his house. Other information: He has been detained to date.

QIAN Bing

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd May 2018, in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province

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Other information: She was arrested by the police because of believing in Almighty God and keeping spiritual books of The Church of Almighty God and the laptop containing spiritual materials in her house. During the detention, she was put on handcuffs and shackles and subjected to intense indoctrination, but Qian claimed she will never give up her belief.

CHEN Zhi

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th May 2018, in Qujing City, Yunnan Province Charge: He was arrested and detained by the Chinese Communist police because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Huize County Detention Center of Qujing City, Yunnan Province Other information: On 14th July 2014, Chen Zhi was arrested and detained by the Chinese Communist police because of believing in Almighty God and didn’t get released till midnight. Afterward, the police tried to arrest him three times on 22nd July 2014, 19th September 2014 and 27th February 2015, but to no avail. He is still in custody now, and his family are forbidden to visit him.

LI Lanqing

Age: Thirty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th May 2018, in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was arrested in a meeting place because of believing in Almighty God. Place of detention: Zhenjiang City Detention Center in Jiangsu Province Other information: She was arrested alongside Christian Wu Yue, who remains in custody now.

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WU Yue

Age: Thirty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th May 2018, in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was arrested in a meeting place because of believing in Almighty God. Place of detention: Zhenjiang City Detention Center in Jiangsu Province Other information: She was arrested alongside Christian Li Lanqing, who remains in custody now.

HUANG Zhiwen

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th May 2018, in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province Charge: She was detained because she believed in Almighty God and kept in the meeting place books of The Church of Almighty God, as well as a laptop and an MP5 player containing religious materials. Other information: Her whereabouts remains unknown now. She was arrested alongside Christian Wu Haihong, who was detained for 40 days.

ZHOU Yu

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th May 2018, in Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping the books of Almighty God’s words at home, thus being criminally detained. Other information: He is still in custody now.

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FEND Di

Date and place of arrest: In May 2018, in Jiangsu Province Charge: He was arrested on 20th July on charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and performing the Church’s work in other places. Other information: In May 2018, his wife and mother were arrested, and house searched because of believing in God. His wife was released on bail pending trial for her pregnancy, and his mother was released the same day as arrested.

LI Ruixia

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th May 2018, in Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province Other information: She was arrested by the police because of her belief in Almighty God. Another Christian Li Yan was also arrested with her. The two of them have been detained to date.

LI Yan

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th May 2018, in Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province Other information: She was arrested by the police because of her belief in Almighty God. Another Christian Li Ruixia was also arrested with her. The two of them have been detained to date.

YU Yu

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Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th May 2018, in Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Two female Christians were arrested at the same time with YU Yu. They were missing after the arrest. It is understood that YU Yu was ever arrested due to her faith in Almighty God in March 2018. After her release, the police asked her to report to the community once a day. Now she is still detained in a local drug rehabilitation center for forced indoctrination.

WEN Fangqin

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 21st May 2018, in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province Charges: She was criminally detained on charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home books of God’s words, tablets and MP5 players containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: WEN Fangqin was under the police’s secret surveillance for one month before she was apprehended. After her arrest, the police interrogated and tortured her. Her family had to pay the police 30,000 RMB (about 3,810 euros) to try to get her out, but they haven’t seen her once until now. The police later told them that her case is political. WEN Fangqin remains incarcerated up till now.

FU Chi

Age: Sixty years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 4th June 2018, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charges: He was arrested on suspicion of organizing and using secret societies, a Xie Jiao organization, and superstitious activities to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Xuzhou City Detention Center Other information: His wife was arrested alongside him and 900,000 RMB (about 114,673 euros) were confiscated from them. They both remain incarcerated to date.

XIN Mei

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 4th June 2018, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charges: She was arrested and detained on suspicion of organizing and using secret societies, a Xie Jiao organization, and superstitious activities to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Xuzhou City Detention Center Other information: Her husband was arrested alongside her and 900,000 RMB (about 114,673 euros) were confiscated from them. They both remain incarcerated to date.

YANG Yi

Date and place of arrest: In June 2018, Ningguo City, Anhui Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained for his belief in Almighty God and attendance of worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Ningguo City Detention Center Other information: After his arrest, his mother was also arrested (released the same day). In the days subsequent to their arrest, the police frequently went

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to the home of YANG Yi’s parents to ransack their place and interrogate them. One MP5 player, several books on belief in God, over 300 CDs were confiscated from them. YANG Yi remains in custody to date.

JIANG Yujie

Age: Fifty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 7th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained on the charge of being suspected of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping at home a computer that contained the materials on believing in God. Other information: She is still in custody now.

FANG Yimei

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th June 2018, in Ningguo City, Anhui Province Charges: She was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Xuancheng City Detention Center Other information: After her arrest her families have not been permitted to visit her once. She remains incarcerated to date.

LI Qing Date and place of arrest: On 15th June 2018, in Bozhou City, Anhui Province

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Charge:As she believed in Almighty God, she was criminally detained on suspicion of employing a Xie Jiao organization, a secret society, and superstition to undermine law enforcement. Place of detention: Bengbu City First Detention Center in Bozhou City, Anhui Province Other information: Now she remains in custody, and the police don’t allow her family to visit her.

PAN Ting

Age: Twenty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th June 2018, in Luoyang City, Henan Province Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of disrupting social order because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in her bag a book of Almighty God’s words and a TF card containing materials on belief in God. Other information: Not until a month later did Pan’s family learn that PAN Ting was arrested, and they asked for a visit but were rejected by the police. Up to now Pan is still in custody and another two Christians were arrested with her.

WU Yongmei

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th June 2018, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province. Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and receiving Christians for meetings. Other information: She is still in custody now.

JIANG Mei

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Age: Sixty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th June 2018, in Jingmen City, Hubei Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and carrying with her books of Almighty God’s words (unknow number), 4 TF cards, a cellphone, and an MP5 player that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Arrested alongside her was CHEN Qin, a female Christian who was released the same day for her illness. JIANG Mei remains incarcerated to date.

LI Xinguang

Age: Thirty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 21st June 2018, in Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province Other information: He was arrested by the police because of his belief in Almighty God, the family of five were arrested on the same day, three of them were released later. He and his wife Gao Han have been detained to date. In 2012, Li was arrested and detained for 15 days by the police for believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel.

GAO Han

Age: Thirty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 21st June 2018, in Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province Other information: She was arrested by the police because of her belief in Almighty God, the family of five were arrested on the same day, three of them were released later. She and her husband Li Xinguang have been detained to

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date. In December 2012, Gao was arrested by the police for believing in Almighty God and preaching the gospel.

FU Xiao

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Place of detention: Daqing City Prison in Heilongjiang Province Other Information: She is still in custody now and her family are not allowed to visit her.

LI Ying

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th June 2018, in Tieling City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was forcibly detained on the charge of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s word, computers containing materials on believing in God, MP5 and other media players at her house. Other information: The police extorted 50,000 RMB (around 6,300 euros) from her family and refused to release her under the excuse of “Li Ying not cooperating with them and telling them other Christians’ information.” Till now Li Ying is still under detention.

Lin Zhi

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Age: Twenty-six years old Date and place of arrest: In June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: He was criminally detained on the charge of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God. Place of detention: Dalian Detention Center in Liaoning Province Other information: He is still under detention now.

LIU Yue

Age: Twenty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th June 2018, in Changshu City, Jiangsu Province Charges: She was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Xuzhou City Detention Center Other information: She was followed and arrested by the police and her personal belongings worth 3,400 RMB cash were confiscated in the search. Her mother and husband were arrested on 18th October 2018 and both of them were released on bail pending trial. She remains in custody to date.

SONG Fang

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th June 2018, in Jining City, Shandong Province Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God, she was suspected of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement.” Other information: She is still in custody now.

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TIAN Qiaoying

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th June 2018, in Jining City, Shandong Province Charge: She was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words at home. Other information: Her whereabouts remains unknown.

WANG Ying

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained on the charge of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: Till now she is still under detention.

WU Yuwei

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th June 2018, in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping books of Almighty God’s words, computers containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at home. Place of imprisonment: Daqing Detention Center of Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province

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Other information: She is still in custody now, and her family are forbidden to visit her.

YANG Mei

Age: Fifty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was suspected of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she believed in Almighty God and a name list of Christians of the church was searched out in her residence by the police. Other information: Yang Mei is still in custody now.

CHEN Si

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Panjin City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of the gatherings of Christians and the work of preaching the gospel when he was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, thus being criminally detained. Place of imprisonment: Panjin Detention Center, Liaoning Province Other information: There were four Christians who were arrested alongside her, and nothing was heard from them even now.

CHENG Shi

Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Benxi City, Liaoning Province

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Charge: She was put under criminal detention because of her belief in Almighty God and keeping several spiritual books, the computer and cell phones containing spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God in her house. Other information: Her son was arrested on the same day. The mother and son have been detained to date.

DOU Lan

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was suspected of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: Now she is still in custody.

FAN Yuping

Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s word. Other information: The police searched her house without showing any credentials; along with her, her husband and another Christian Wang Li were also arrested; Fan Yuping is still under detention now.

FU Jia

Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Fushun City, Liaoning Province

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Charge: She was criminally detained because of her believing in Almighty God and books of The Church of Almighty God found in her home. Other information: Now she is still in custody.

HUA Xiaofan

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Benxi City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was arrested and detained due to her belief in Almighty God. Place of detention: Liaoning Province Benxi City Detention Center Other information: Now she is still in custody.

JIN Li

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was arrested and detained by the police because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She is still in custody now.

LI Hua

Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Benxi City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention because of her belief in Almighty God and attending gatherings with other Christians. Other information: She has been detained to date.

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LI Na

Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Tieling City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention because of her belief in Almighty God and keeping spiritual books in her house. Other information: She has been detained to date.

LI Qiang

Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Benxi City, Liaoning Province Charge: He was put under criminal detention because of his belief in Almighty God and keeping several spiritual books, the computer and cell phones containing spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God in his house. Other information: His mother was arrested on the same day. The mother and son have been detained to date.

LI Xia

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention because of her belief in Almighty God and keeping over 20 spiritual books of The Church of Almighty God in her house. Other information: On the day of her arrest, the police searched her house and confiscated her property ownership certificate, bank cards and cash. She has been detained to date.

LI Xinjing

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Age: Thirty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Donggang City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention because of her belief in Almighty God and keeping spiritual books, the computer and TF cards containing spiritual materials and other items in her house. Other information: She has been detained to date.

LI Yi

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Zhuanghe City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention because of her belief in Almighty God and preaching the gospel to others. Other information: The Chinese Communist Party conducted the coordinated arrests against the Christians from The Church of Almighty God in this province, over 500 members were arrested at present.

LIN Qingxia

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Donggang City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention because of her belief in Almighty God and keeping over 20 spiritual books in her house.

LIN Ying

Age: Fifty years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God, and books of Almighty God’s words, a computer, an MP3 player and a TF card storing religious materials were found in her house, she was put under criminal detention. Place of detention: A detention center in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Other information: Now she is still in custody. Her husband, ZHANG Qiang, was arrested with her and was released in the afternoon of the following day after the interrogation.

LIU Jun

Age: Over thirty years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Panjin City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, thus being detained. Place of imprisonment: Panjin Detention Center, Liaoning Province Other information: There were four Christians arrested alongside him, and nothing was heard from them even now.

LIU Xinhui

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was arrested on the charge of “disturbing social order” because of believing in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Other information: The police beat her up to extract a confession during the detention. Till now she is still under the detention.

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MIAO Yu

Age: Thirty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th June 2018, in Fuxin City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship gatherings, and keeping in her house books of Almighty God’s words and the laptop and cellphone containing materials on believing in God. Other information: Another five Christians were arrested alongside MIAO Yu the same day. Up till now she and a female Christian QIN Xiangnan are still in custody. During MIAO Yu’s detention, the police did not allow her family to visit her.

MO Yan

Age: Seventeen years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Yingtan City, Jiangxi Province Charge: She was detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Place of detention: Yingtan City Detention Center in Jiangxi Province Other Information: She was arrested alongside another three Christians, one of whom was released on the day of arrest while she and the other two are still detained. During the detention, the police watch them in shifts around the clock, not allowing them to sleep.

MU Ming

Age: Fifty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Benxi City, Liaoning Province

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Charge: Being arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and the laptop containing materials on believing in God. Place of imprisonment: Caibei Detention Center in Benxi City, Liaoning Province Other information: She is still in custody now.

QIN Hua

Age: Sixty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Beipiao City, Liaoning Province Charge: She and her husband were arrested on the charge of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: Her whereabouts remain unknown since her arrest. Alongside her, her husband Dong Chunming was also arrested.

QIN Xiangnan

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th June 2018, in Fuxin City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship gatherings, and keeping in her house books of Almighty God’s words, the tablet and MP5 player containing materials on believing in God. Other information: Another five Christians were arrested alongside QIN Xiangnan the same day. Up till now she and a female Christian MIAO YU are still in custody. During over five months of QIN Xiangnan’s arrest, her family were not allowed to see her even once.

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QIN Zhu

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She is still under detention now.

SUN Yuling

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained on the charge of being suspected of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She is still in custody now.

TANG Zheng

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th June 2018, in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having belief in Almighty God and keeping at home several books of Almighty God’s words. Place of imprisonment: Shenhe District Detention Center Other information: ZHOU Sixuan, TANG Zheng’s wife, was arrested alongside him the same day. During the over 6 months of their detention, their

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family were not allowed to visit them even for once. TANG Zheng and his wife remain incarcerated to date.

TONG Tao

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Panjin City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being in charge of the gatherings of Christians and the work of preaching the gospel when she was a leader of The Church of Almighty God, thus being detained. Place of imprisonment: Panjin Detention Center, Liaoning Province Other information: There were four Christians arrested alongside her, and nothing was heard from them even now.

WANG Qiuyue

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Benxi City, Liaoning Province Charge: Being arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words, disks and some devices such as computers and TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items. Place of imprisonment: Caibei Detention Center in Benxi City, Liaoning Province Other information: She is still in custody now.

WANG Shunzi

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Age: Sixty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Yingtan City, Jiangxi Province Charge: She was detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Place of detention: Yingtan City Detention Center in Jiangxi Province Other Information: She is still in custody now. She was arrested alongside another three Christians, one of whom was released on the day of arrest while the other two are still detained. During the detention, the police watch them in shifts around the clock, not allowing them to sleep.

WANG Yu

Age: Fifty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained on the charge of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She is still under detention.

WU Qingli

Age: Fifty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained on the charge of being suspected of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She is still in custody now.

XIAO Jie

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Age: Thirty-two years old

Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Xiangyang City, Hubei Province Charge: She was arrested because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping books of Almighty God’s words, players containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at home. Other information: She is still in custody now.

XIE Zhen

Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention because of her belief in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Other information: She has been detained to date. Her parents were also arrested because of their belief in Almighty God but released on the same day.

YE Cheng

Age: Seventy-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained on the charge of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s word and TF cards containing materials on believing in God at her house. Other information: Her whereabouts remain unknown since her arrest.

ZHANG Shuang

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Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Panjin City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, thus being detained. Place of imprisonment: Panjin Detention Center, Liaoning Province Other information: There were four Christians arrested alongside her, and nothing was heard from them even now.

ZHANG Xiaoxin

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Yingkou City, Liaoning Province Charge: Believing in Almighty God, and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words, two printers, materials on believing in God and other items, thus being arrested and detained. Other information: She is still in custody now.

ZHANG Yanmei

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained on the charge of being suspected of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She is still in custody now.

ZHAO Liang

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Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Xinmin County, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Charge: He was put under criminal detention because of his belief in Almighty God and keeping two computers containing spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God in his house. Other information: His family just knew that he was arrested, but still not informed of his detention place to date.

ZHAO Qin

Age: Sixty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Benxi City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention because of her belief in Almighty God and keeping spiritual books in her house. Other information: She has been detained to date.

ZHAO Yiqin

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping a computer containing materials on believing in God. Other information: Her whereabouts remain unknown since her arrest.

ZHENG Yulan

Age: Sixty-two years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained on the charge of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s word, TF cards containing materials on believing in God, radio and other items at her rental house. Place of detention: Chaoyang Detention Center Other information: She was arrested alongside her husband and her son Wang Jiaming.

ZHOU Shuang

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God, and books of Almighty God’s words, a computer, an MP3 player and a TF card storing religious materials were found in her house, she was put under criminal detention. Other information: Now she is still in custody.

ZHOU Sixuan

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th June 2018, in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having belief in Almighty God and keeping at home several books of Almighty God’s words. Place of imprisonment: Shenyang Detention Center Other information: TANG Zheng, ZHOU Sixuan’s husband, was arrested alongside her the same day. During the over 6 months of their detention, their

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family were not allowed to visit them even for once. ZHOU Sixuan and her husband remain incarcerated to date.

ZHOU Xiaoxuan

Age: Nineteen years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: Zhou Xiaoxuan is a student at school. She had been under police’ surveillance for a long time due to her belief in God and detained then for no reason at all.

ZHOU Yan

Age: Sixty years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Benxi City, Liaoning Province Charge: Believing in Almighty God and keeping at home some devices such as desktops, laptops, portable hard drives, and TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items, thus being administratively detained for fifteen days and then transferred to detention center to be held. Other information: When the police ransacked her house, they confiscated cameras, video cameras, mobile phones and other items. On 22nd June 2013, Zhou Yan and her son were arrested by the police for believing in Almighty God and both of them were sentenced to three years and six months in prison. Now she is still in custody, and her family can’t get any information about her.

ZHUANG Bei

Age: Fifty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words at home. Other information: On 3rd July, her family went to the local police station to ask for her information but got refused by the police.

HAN Xiaoxiao

Age: Eighteen years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of her belief in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Dalian Detention Center of Liaoning Province

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Other information: She is unaccounted for since her arrest. Four other Christians were arrested alongside her. One was released; the other three remain in custody.

MU Yuhan

Age: Twenty years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of her belief in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Dalian Detention Center of Liaoning Province Other information: Four other Christians were arrested alongside her. One was released; one is unaccounted for; the other two remain in custody.

NI Xicen

Age: Thirty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Fuxin City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was criminally detained on charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: Up till now, she is still in custody.

OUYANG Jing

Age: Twenty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province

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Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of her belief in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Dalian Detention Center of Liaoning Province Other information: Four other Christians were arrested alongside her. One was released; one is unaccounted for; two remain in custody.

QIN Aixin

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th June 2018, in Chongqing City Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God and books of Almighty God’s words were found in her house, she was arrested by Chongqing City Yongchuan District Public Security Bureau. Other information: After the arrest, her situation is unavailable and her whereabouts remain unknown. Four other Christians were arrested with her and they were detained ranging from five days to ten days.

SU Yongshun

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th June 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: He was put under criminal detention because of his belief in Almighty God and keeping spiritual books and the computer and cell phones containing spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God in his house. Other information: His wife and son were arrested on the same day. The family of three have been detained to date.

SUN Xiuzhi

Age: Fifty-eight years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 28th June 2018, in Jining City, Shandong Province Charge: She was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words at home. Other information: Her husband Wang Baoliang was arrested with her.

SUN Yi

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was criminally detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in her house books of belief in God and a computer containing materials on belief in God. Other information: She is currently still in custody.

WANG Baoliang

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th June 2018, in Jining City, Shandong Province Charge: He was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words at home. Other information: His whereabouts remains unknown. His wife Sun Xiuzhi was arrested with him.

WANG Xiaoqin

Age: Fifty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province

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Charges: She was under criminal detention with the charge of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, hosting Christians from The Church of Almighty God for worship meetings, and keeping at home books on belief in God, computers, and other items. Place of imprisonment: Dalian Detention Center of Liaoning Province Other information: On the day of her arrest, the police confiscated four desktop computer cases from her residence. Four other Christians were arrested alongside her. One was released; one is unaccounted for; WANG Xiaoqin and the other two Christians remain in custody.

WU Xia

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th June 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention because of her belief in Almighty God and keeping spiritual books, the computer and cell phones containing spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God in her house. Other information: Her husband and son were arrested on the same day. The family of three have been detained to date.

XING Miaomiao

Age: Sixteen years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province Charges: She was under criminal detention with the charge of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Dalian Detention Center of Liaoning Province

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Other information: Four other Christians were arrested alongside her. Three remain in custody; one is unaccounted for; XING Miaomiao was released after 26 days of detention.

YUAN Jing

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in her house books on belief in God, and the computer, MP3 player, TF card, and U-disk containing materials on believing in God. Other information: On the same day, her husband was arrested alongside her, but now he has been released. She remains in custody as of now.

ZHANG Qiang

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th June 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: He was put under criminal detention because of his belief in Almighty God and attending gatherings. Other information: The police searched his house. He has been detained to date.

ZHENG Fang

Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province

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Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Place of imprisonment: A Detention Center in Dalian City Other information: Arrested alongside her were three other Christians who were released after 15 to 37 days of detention. ZHEN Fang remains in custody to date.

DING Qin

Age: Fifty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Tianjin City Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and hosting Christians from The Church of Almighty God. Other information: She remains in custody as of now. On 9th August 2018, Ding Qin’s family together with a lawyer went to the detention center to visit her. But the police refused to grant them the permission to see her.

GUO Hui

Age: Fifty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Tianjin City Charge: As a leader of The Church of Almighty God, she was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of organizing Christians to have meetings. Other information: Another Christian LIN Min was arrested alongside her on the same day. Both of them are still in custody now.

Hai Yan

Age: Twenty-six years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Hongqiao District, Tianjin City Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God. Place of detention: Hongqiao Detention Center in Tianjin City Other Information: She had been under surveillance for more than a dozen days before the arrest. On that night, more than a dozen other CAG Christians were also arrested.

Huiai

Age: Sixty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th June 2018, in Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: After her arrest, the police detained Huiai in a hospital for indoctrination. She is still in detention now. It is understood that she was ever arrested for her faith in Almighty God in March 2018. Another two Christians were arrested alongside her.

LI Chun

Age: Twenty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Tianjin City Charge: She was criminally detained on charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Li Chun’s family repeatedly demanded to visit her, but the Chinese police refused them every time and extorted from her father 2,000 RMB (about 260 euros). She remains in custody as of now.

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LI Huihui

Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Ninghe District, Tianjin City Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping MP5 players containing material about faith in God in her room. Place of detention: Tianjin No. 1 Detention Center Other Information: She is still under detention now.

LI Jin

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Tianjin City Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping items like books of Almighty God’s word and MP5 players containing material about faith in God, and some other items Place of detention: Tianjin Public Security Bureau Other Information: She is still under detention now.

LI Jinpei

Age: Twenty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Tianjin City Charge: She was criminally detained and charged on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: She remains in custody as of now.

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LI Qin

Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Jizhou District, Tianjin City Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of “disturbing social order” because of believing in Almighty God, attending gatherings, preaching the gospel and keeping a box of books of Almighty God’s word in her house. Other Information: The police ransacked her house and confiscated over 10,000 RMB of cash and all valuable things in her home and did not return them until now. Her whereabouts remain unknown after her arrest.

LIN Min

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Tianjin City Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and receiving Christians for meetings. Other information: Another church leader and LIN Min’s elder sister were arrested on the same day. LIN Min’s family wanted to save them by going through connections, but they were told the whole country was cracking down on and arresting the believers in Almighty God and that they couldn’t buy them out even with money.

LIN Yu

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Tianjin City Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and receiving Christians for meetings.

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Other information: LIN Min, LIN Yu’s younger sister, was arrested on the same day. Their family wanted to save them by going through connections, but they were told the whole country was cracking down on and arresting the believers in Almighty God and that they couldn’t buy them out even with money. There were four Christians who were missing on the same day. Two of them were confirmed to have been arrested while the other two’s whereabouts remain unknown.

LIU Chang

Age: Thirty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Tianjin City Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: After being arrested, LIU Chang’s family went to visit her, which was rejected by the police. It is understood that Christian Zhiwei who previously co-rented with her was also arrested. Both of them are still in custody now.

LIU Qian

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Beichen District, Tianjin City Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s word in her house. Place of detention: A detention center in Beichen District, Tianjin City Other Information: She is still under detention now. Her family member went to visit her and learned that she was being forcibly brainwashed by the police.

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LIU Yi

Age: Thirty years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Tianjin City Charge: As a church leader of The Church of Almighty God, she was detained because of organizing Christians to have worship meetings. Other information: After LIU Yi was arrested, the police forced her to sign three statements (a statement of guarantee, a statement of confession, and a statement of repentance) and give up her faith in Almighty God. She is still in custody now, and another four Christians were arrested alongside her.

LU Mei

Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Hongqiao District, Tianjin City Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God. Place of detention: A detention center in Hongqiao District, Tianjin City Other Information: Her family didn’t know her arrest until they received a notification of detention from the police station on 3rd July 2018, but they were refused to visit her. Now she is still under detention.

MA Rong

Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Ninghe District, Tianjin City Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s word in her house.

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Other Information: In April 2005, she was arrested alongside another Christian Xiaolu for preaching the gospel.

MIAO Xin

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Jinnan District, Tianjin City Charge: She was detained on the charge of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God. Place of detention: A detention center in Xiqing District, Tianjin City Other Information: The police broke into and ransacked her house with no one at home. She is still under detention now.

YANG Gufen

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Tianjin City Charge: As a leader of The Church of Almighty God, she was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of keeping in her house dozens of books of Almighty God’s words and materials on belief in God. Other information: She is still in custody now.

ZHANG Hua

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Jinghai District, Tianjin City Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping laptop, tablet, mobile phone and TF cards, which contain materials on faith in God. Place of detention: Jinghai Detention Center in Tianjin City

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Other Information: During the detention, Zhang Hua’s husband went to visit her, but was refused. The staff of the detention center extorted her husband for 1,500 RMB as medical fee under the excuse that Zhang Hua has very serious diabetes.

ZHANG Mingzhu

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Jining City, Shandong Province Charge: He was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words at home. Other information: His whereabouts remains unknown.

Zhiwei

Age: Twenty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Tianjin City Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: It is understood that Christian LIU Chang who previously co-rented with her was also arrested. Both of them are still in custody now.

ZHOU Libing

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province

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Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God. Place of detention: Yaojia Detention Center in Dalian City Other information: She is still under detention now.

BIAN Ke

Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and receiving Christians of The Church of Almighty God for worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Shangdundu Detention Center of Linchuan City, Fuzhou City Other information: She remains in custody to date. It is understood that the Chinese authorities conducted a unified arrest of Christians from The Church of Almighty God on the same day. Some Christians are still being held to date.

JIA Hui

Date and place of arrest: On 30th June 2018, in Beichen District, Tianjin City Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God. Place of detention: A detention center in Beichen District, Tianjin City Other Information: Her parents didn’t know her arrest until they received a notification of detention from Beichen Public Security Sub-bureau in Tianjin City on 2nd July 2018. Now she is still under detention and her family are refused to visit her.

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LAN Lijuan

Age: Thirty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in her house over 300 books of belief in God for the Church. Other information: She is currently still in custody.

LI Mei

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 30th June 2018, in Tianjin City Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and having worship meetings. Other information: Another Christian, WEN zhi was arrested alongside her. Both of them are in custody now.

WEN zhi

Date and place of arrest: On 30th June 2018, in Tianjin City Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and having worship meetings. Other information: Another Christian, LI Mei was arrested alongside her. Both of them are in custody now.

GAO Li

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Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 30th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s word and materials on faith in God at the place where she lived. Other information: Her whereabouts remain unknown since her arrest.

YU Min

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 30th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was arrested for believing in Almighty God. Other information: Her situation remains unknown.

Cuicui

Age: Thirty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at her living place books on belief in Almighty God and the laptop containing materials on believing in God. Other information: Another 4 Christians were arrested alongside Cuicui on the same day, and one of them went insane because of the police’s threats during her detention. Cuicui and another two Christians remain in custody as of now.

JIANG Hong

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Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in her house books of Almighty God’s words and the laptop containing materials on belief in God. Other information: Another 4 Christians were arrested alongside JIANG Hong on the same day. She and another two Christians remain in custody as of now.

Minmin

Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: Christians Cuicui, JIANG Hong, LU Ming and his wife were arrested on the same day alongside Minmin. She, Cuicui, and JIANG Hong remain in custody as of now.

LIU Huizhen

Age: Twenty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was criminally detained on charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at her house books on belief in God and the laptop containing materials on believing in God.

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Other information: On the second day of her arrest, LIU Huizhen’s husband found that she was unconscious because of the police’s torment. Later the police sent her to the detention center, during which her husband could visit her occasionally. In April 2018 when her husband went to see her, he was informed not to visit her again. After that, her family did not get any information from her. It’s uncertain whether she is alive as of now.

QIN Li

Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Place of imprisonment: Detention Center of Hangzhou City Other information: She remains incarcerated to date. Based on information available, hundreds of Christians were arrested in Zhejiang Province by the Chinese authorities in July 2017. Up till now, many are still in custody.

ZHOU Weirong

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd July 2017, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Place of imprisonment: Detention Center of Hangzhou City Other information: She remains incarcerated to date. Based on information available, hundreds of Christians were arrested in Zhejiang Province by the Chinese authorities in July 2017. Up till now, many are still in custody.

MA Bin

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Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 4th July 2018, in Weinan City, Shaanxi Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having belief in Almighty God and keeping at home over 100 books of Almighty God’s words, a letter with content on belief in God, 1 MP5 player, etc. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: MA Bin’s daughter was arrested and released the same day. The police escorted MA Bin back to his home the next day and ransacked his place. During his interrogation, MA was intimidated and brutally beaten by the police. It’s learnt that the police had followed MA Bin in secret for over a month before his arrest. The police obtained his phone number by the trick of household registration. They later summoned his relatives and visited their homes to find out what kind of faith they had. MA Bin is still held in detention to date, and his case has been transferred to a People’s Procuratorate.

LI Yunjing

Age: Sixty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 5th July 2018, in Yong’an City, Fujian Province Charges: She was criminally detained on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a church leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to have worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place two cellphones, five MP4 players and a tablet that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown. Other information: Five other Christians were arrested alongside LI Yunjing and four of them got released after being detained for 41 days. She and Wen Shifang were still being held. It is understood that before the arrest the police disguised themselves as the staff of the power plant to follow and tail them for about a year.

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WEN Shifang

Date and place of arrest: On 5th July 2018, in Yong’an City, Fujian Province Charges: She was criminally detained on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a church leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to have worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place two cellphones, five MP4 players and a tablet that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown. Other information: Five other Christians were arrested alongside WEN Shifang and four of them got released after being detained for 41 days. She and LI Yunjing were still being held. It is understood that before the arrest the police disguised themselves as the staff of the power plant to follow and tail them for about a year.

WANG Lan

Age: Thirty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th July 2018, in Hami City, Xinjiang Charge: She was detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and laptops that contained materials on believing in God. Other Information: She was arrested alongside her husband Zhang Feng, and both of them are still under detention now.

ZHANG Feng

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th July 2018, in Hami City, Xinjiang Charge: He was detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty

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God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and laptops that contained materials on believing in God. Other Information: He was arrested alongside his wife Wang Lan, and both of them are still under detention now.

TIAN Fei

Age: Twenty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th July 2018, in Bozhou City, Anhui Province Charge: On suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: The police also arrested her parents the same day and released them after getting nothing from the interrogation. She is still in custody now.

SUN Yunjun

Age: Sixty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th July 2018, in Jingmen City, Hubei Province Charge: He was arrested and detained due to his belief in Almighty God. Other information: His situation remains unknown after the arrest.

XIAO Ling

Date and place of arrest: On 11th July 2018, in Langzhong City, Sichuan Province Charge: She was criminally detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship gatherings, and keeping in her house the MP5 player containing materials on believing in God. Other information: After her arrest, the police did not allow XIAO Ling’s family to visit her, and she is still in custody now.

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LIANG Duomin

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th July 2018, in Hami City, Xinjiang Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship gatherings, and keeping books of Almighty God’s words at her house. Other information: Liang Duomin was arrested by the Chinese police because of her belief in Almighty God. After her arrest, her family went to visit her but were refused by the Chinese police. She remains in custody as of now.

LIU Lin

Date and place of arrest: On 13th July 2018, in Linfen City, Shanxi Province Charge:As she believed in Almighty God, she was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement. Place of detention: Linfen City Detention Center in Shanxi Province

LIU Weixiao

Age: Thirty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th July 2018, in Hami City, Xinjiang Province Charge: She was placed in detention because of believing in Almighty God and organizing worship meetings for Christians in the gathering venue. Other information: She is unaccounted after her arrest and another two Christians were arrested alongside her the same day.

LUO Yali

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Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th July 2018, in Hami City, Xinjiang Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and hosting Christians from The Church of Almighty God. Other information: She is unaccounted after her arrest and the two female Christians she hosted were arrested at the same time that day.

ZHAO Yue

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th July 2018, in Hami City, Xinjiang Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: She is unaccounted after her arrest and another two Christians were arrested alongside her the same day.

BAI Qiang

Age: Seventeen years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2018, in Huozhou City, Shanxi Province Charge: He was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Huozhou Detention Center of Shanxi Province. Other information: Another four Christians were arrested with him, and they are all in custody now.

LI Qing

Age: Thirty-five years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2018, in Huozhou City, Shanxi Province

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Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: No. 4 Detention Center of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. Other information: Another four Christians were arrested with her, and they are all in custody now.

LI Wenyan

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th July 2018, in Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God, she was detained on suspicion of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement.” Place of detention: A detention center in Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province Other information: Two other Christians were arrested with her and are still in custody. In December 2012, she was detained for 15 days because of gospel- preaching.

LIU Aihua

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th July 2018, in Zhoukou City, Henan Province Charge: She was detained for believing in Almighty God. Place of detention: Luyi County Detention Center in Zhoukou City, Henan Province Other information: Up to 2nd August, she remained in custody.

LIU Guijin

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Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Fuxin City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, keeping tablets and TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at home. Place of imprisonment: Fuxin Detention Center of Liaoning Province. Other information: On 30th July, Liu Guijin was arrested. She is still in custody now.

LU Tao

Age: Seventeen years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2018, in Huozhou City, Shanxi Province Charge: He was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Xiangfen County Detention Center of Shanxi Province. Other information: Another four Christians were arrested with him, and they are all in custody now.

SONG Shi

Age: Thirty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th July 2018, in Xi’an City, Shannxi Province Charge:As she believed in Almighty God and took part in the gathering of The Church of Almighty God abroad, she was tailed and arrested by the CCP police after she went back to China. Other information: SONG Shi is still in custody and the details are not available.

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SUN Laiyu

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th July 2018, in Zhoukou City, Henan Province. Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Place of detention: Nanguan Detention Center in Zhoukou City, Henan Province Other Information: She is still under detention now.

WANG Lijun

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th July 2018, in Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province Charge:As she believed in Almighty God, she was put under criminal detention on suspicion of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement.” Place of detention: A detention center in Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province Other information: Christians WANG Meiling and LI Wenyan were arrested with her and now three of them are still in custody. She was once arrested on 21th December 2012 and detained for 43 days due to preaching the gospel.

WANG Meiling

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th July 2018, in Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God, she was detained on suspicion of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement.”

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Place of detention: A detention center in Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province Other information: Two other Christians were arrested with her and are still in custody. She was once arrested on 28th August 2014 and detained for 12 days because of belief in God.

YANG Xiaoai

Age: Nineteen years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2018, in Huozhou City, Shanxi Province Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Huozhou Detention Center of Shanxi Province.

ZHANG Ying

Date and place of arrest: In July 2018, in Huozhou City, Shanxi Province Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: No. 4 Detention Center of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. Other information: Another four Christians were arrested with her, and they are all in custody now.

ZHEN Xin

Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2018, in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

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Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Baotou Detention Center of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

GUO Pingping

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th July 2018, in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Before her arrest, the police went to search GUO Pingping’s house but did not search out any evidence. Up till now, she is still in custody.

LING Wei

Age: Twenty years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th July 2018, in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province Charge: She was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping computers, portable hard drives, TF cards and MP3 players containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at home. Other information: Another two Christians are arrested with her, and they three are still in custody now.

SUN Kuikui

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Date and place of arrest: On 18th July 2018, in Chongqing City Charge: Organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping in his rental house books of Almighty God’s words and the tablet containing materials on believing in God. Other information: He is still in custody now. In 2012, he was administratively detained over ten days because of his belief in Almighty God.

SUN Xiaoxin

Age: Seventeen years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th July 2018, in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province Charge: She was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping computers, portable hard drives, TF cards and MP3 players containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at home. Other information: Another two Christians were arrested with her, and they three are still in custody now.

ZHOU Peng

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th July 2018, in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province Charge: She was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping computers, portable hard drives, MP3 players and TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at home. Other information: Another two Christians were arrested with her, and they three are still in custody now.

LI Lin

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Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th July 2018, in Sanming City, Fujian Province Charge: She was detained on the charge of disturbing the social order because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping books of Almighty God’s words and some devices in her rental house such as computers and mobile hard disks that contained materials on believing in God. Other information: Information about her is unavailable now.

CHEN Juan

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 21st July 2018, in Hami City, Xinjiang Charge: She was arrested on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other Information: Her whereabouts is unknown now.

LIU Xingqi

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 21st July 2018, in Xianning City, Hubei Province Charge: He was criminally detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words, TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at home. Place of imprisonment: Tongcheng County Detention Center of Xianning City, Hubei Province Other information: He suffered cruel torture by the Chinese Communist Party during his arrest. He was still in custody as of 9th September.

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TAO Weihong

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 21st July 2018, in Hami City, Xinjiang Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and hosting Christians of The Church of Almighty God for gatherings at her place. Other information: On the day of her arrest, more than 50 police officers surrounded Tao Weihong’s house tightly as to be impenetrable and turned it topsy-turvy. She remains in custody as of now.

LI Jing

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd July 2018, in Yantai City, Shandong Province Charge: On suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words in her rent house. Other information: Another two Christians were house searched and arrested with her. They were still in custody as of 9th August.

LI Xiang

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd July 2018, in Yantai City, Shandong Province Charge: On suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words in her rent house. Other information: Another two Christians were house searched and arrested with her. They were still in custody as of 9th August.

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LIU Ming

Age: Sixty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd July 2018, in Yantai City, Shandong Province Charge: On suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words in her rent house. Other information: Another two Christians were house searched and arrested with her. They were still in custody as of 9th August.

LI Zhixin

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd July 2018, in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship gatherings, and keeping at her living place books on belief in God and the laptop containing materials on believing in God. Other information: Christian LUO Lele was arrested alongside LI Zhixin and both of them remain in custody as of now. On the same day, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a nationwide arrest in the locality and another several Christians were arrested.

LIN Mixi

Age: Twenty years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd July 2018, in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province

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Charge: She was criminally detained on charge of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: On that day, LIN Mixi was arrested with her mother LIN Quanyun. The police confiscated 23,000 RMB (about 2,940 euros) when they ransacked their house. On the same day, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a nationwide arrest in the locality and another several Christians were arrested successively.

LIN Quanyun

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd July 2018, in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province Charge: She was criminally detained on charge of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: On that day, LIN Quanyun was arrested along with her daughter LIN Mixi. The police refused her husband to meet them directly when he visited the prison. He just could see them through TV instead. They remain in custody as of now. It is learned that the police confiscated 23,000 RMB (about 2,940 euros) when they ransacked their house.

LUO Lele

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Other information: Christian LI Zhixin was arrested alongside LUO Lele and both of them remain in custody as of now. On the same day, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a nationwide arrest in the locality and another several Christians were arrested successively.

ZHAO Xiaoshun

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd July 2018, in Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province Charge: He was detained on the suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words, and a notebook computer and MP5 players containing materials on belief in God. Other Information: He is still in custody and his fate is unknown.

LI Lidan

Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th July 2018, in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship gatherings, and keeping at her house books on belief in God and the laptop containing materials on believing in God. Other information: She remains in custody as of now. On the same day, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a nationwide arrest in the locality and another several Christians were arrested successively.

LIANG Xiaoxi

Age: Forty-three years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 24th July 2018, in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship gatherings, and keeping at her house books on belief in God and the laptop containing materials on believing in God. Other information: She remains in custody as of now. On the same day, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a nationwide arrest in the locality and another several Christians were arrested successively.

LIU Yang

Age: Thirty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th July 2018, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Unknown. He was criminally detained because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: 55,000 RMB (about 6,982 euros) cash was confiscated from him in the search and his private car with a value of 80,000 RMB was also held by the police. He remains incarcerated up till now.

WEI Min

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th July 2018, in Hami City, Xinjiang Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at her home an article about her belief, a Bible, and a cellphone containing materials on belief in God. Other information: The Chinese police arrested Wei Min and her husband (a Christian from The Church of Almighty God) on 11th July and tortured them for three consecutive days and nights before releasing them. This is their second arrest and Wei Min remains in custody as of now.

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YANG Guirong

Age: Seventy years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th July 2018, in Yantai City, Shandong Province Charge: She was detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words in her rent house. Other information: Another Christian Yuan Fei was house searched and arrested with her. They were still in custody as of 9th August.

YUAN Fei

Age: Sixty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th July 2018, in Yantai City, Shandong Province Charge: She was detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words in her rent house. Other information: Another Christian Yang Guirong was house searched and arrested with her. They were still in custody as of 9th August.

ZHANG Jianfa

Age: Seventy-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th July 2018, in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province Charge: He was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings.

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Other information: He remains in custody as of now. On the same day, the Chinese communist authorities launched a nationwide arrest in the locality and another several Christians were arrested successively.

ZHUANG Min

Age: Over fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th July 2018, in Holingol City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God, she was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement. Other information: Her situation is unclear now.

GAO Mei

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th July 2018, in Luoyang City, Henan Province Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God and the police found books of The Church of Almighty God in her rented house, she was suspected of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement. Other information: The police also confiscated her personal property of 18, 000 RMB (about 2,233 euros). She was arrested alongside her daughter, who was released the same day of arrest. Gao Mei is still in custody now.

SU Xuexin

Age: Eighteen years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th July 2018, in Changzhi City, Shanxi Province

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Charge: He was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: He is still in custody now. On the same day of his arrest, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area, and some other Christians were arrested in succession.

XIAOhong

Age: Nineteen years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th July 2018, in Changzhi City, Shanxi Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: She is still in custody now. On the same day of her arrest, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area, and some other Christians were arrested in succession.

YANG Xiangbo

Age: Nineteen years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th July 2018, in Changzhi City, Shanxi Province Charge: He was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: He is still in custody now. On the same day of his arrest, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area, and some other Christians were arrested in succession.

ZHANG Jing

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Date and place of arrest: On 27th July 2018, in Changzhi City, Shanxi Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: She is still in custody now. On the same day of her arrest, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area, and some other Christians were arrested in succession.

CHEN Kai

Date and place of arrest: On 28 th July 2018, in Linfen City, Shanxi Province Charge: He was arrested for believing in Almighty God. Other information: He was arrested alongside two other Christians. Up to 19 th August, the three of them remained in custody.

WU Qinzhu

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th July 2018, in Linfen City, Shanxi Province Charge:As a leader in The Church of Almighty God, she was arrested because of organizing for Christians to have meetings. Other information: She was arrested alongside her daughter, Zheng Fei. Up to 19th August, she and her daughter remained in custody.

ZHENG Fei

Age: Thirty years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th July 2018, in Linfen City, Shanxi Province Charge: She was arrested and detained for believing in Almighty God.

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Other information: She was arrested alongside her mother, Wu Qinzhu. Up to 19th August, she and her mother remained in custody.

QI Guiying

Age: Sixty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th July 2018, in Zhumadian City, Henan Province Charge: She was arrested on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words, and MP5 players and TF cards that contained materials on believing in God. Other Information: She is still under detention now.

XIE Caiqiu

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th July 2018, in Huozhou City, Shanxi Province Charge: As a senior leader of The Church of Almighty God, she was detained because of organizing Christians to have worship meetings. Other information: After she was arrested, XIE Caiqiu’s relatives tried to visit her twice but were rejected by the police. According to the police, they had been tracking XIE for more than one year. Another six Christians were arrested along with her on the same day, and four of them were missing.

ZHAO Jie

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th July 2018, in Huozhou City, Shanxi Province

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Charge: As a senior leader of The Church of Almighty God, she was detained because of organizing Christians to have worship meetings. Other information: Six Christians were arrested along with her on the same day, and four of them were missing. She is still in custody now with another senior leader.

CAO Chenghong

Age: Eighteen years old Date and place of arrest: On 30th July 2018, in Linfen City, Shanxi Province Charge:As he believed in Almighty God, he was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement. Place of detention: Jicheng County Detention Center in Linfen City, Shanxi Province Other information: Up to 8th August, he remained in custody, and the police tried to ideologically transform him and force him to give up his beliefs.

CHANG Yu

Date and place of arrest: On 30th July 2018, in Linfen City, Shanxi Province Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God, she was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement. Place of detention: Huozhou City Detention Center in Shanxi Province Other information: Up to 4th August 2018, she remained in custody.

WANG Qian

Date and place of arrest: On 30th July 2018, in Zhumadian City, Henan Province

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Charge: She was detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home an MP5 player that contained materials on believing in God. Other Information: She is still under detention now.

Xiao mo

Age: Twenty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 31st July 2018, in Huozhou City, Shanxi Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Xiaomo remains in custody as of now. During her detention, the Chinese police forcibly asked her family twice to induce her to sign the guarantee of renouncing her belief in Almighty God.

BAI Ru

Age: Thirty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 31st July 2018, in Linfen City, Shanxi Province Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: On 13th September, BAI Ru was transferred to Changzhi City Re-education Transformation Base for intense indoctrination. During her detention, the police did not allow her family to visit her. She is still in custody now.

LI Shini

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Age: Nineteen years old Date and place of arrest: On 31st July 2018, in Linfen City, Shanxi Province Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: No.4 Detention Center of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province.

LI Yixin

Age: Eighteen years old Date and place of arrest: On 31th July 2018, in Linfen City, Shanxi Province Charge:As he believed in Almighty God, he was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement. Place of detention: Huozhou City Detention Center in Shanxi Province Other information: He remains in custody now.

XU Qingwei

Date and place of arrest: On 31th July 2018, in Linfen City, Shanxi Province Charge:As she believed in Almighty God, she was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement. Place of detention: Linfen City Detention Center in Shanxi Province Other information: Up to 4th August 2018, she remained in custody.

WANG Rong

Age: Fifty-one years old

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Date and place of arrest: In August 2018, in Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in her house unspecified items on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: From the day of her arrest to early November 2018, WANG Rong’s whereabouts remain unknown.

Xinqiu

Age: About thirty years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd August 2018, in Jining City, Shandong Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: After her arrest, she is unaccounted so far.

XUE Hua

Age: About forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd August 2018, in Jining City, Shandong Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: She remains in custody as of now.

ZHENG Danmin

Age: About forty-eight years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 2nd August 2018, in Jining City, Shandong Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: She remains in custody as of now.

FAN Shuangshi

Date and place of arrest: On 3rd August 2018, in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She was still in custody as of 23rd August.

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MENG Chuandi

Age: Fifty-five years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 4th August 2018, in Jining City, Shandong Province Charge: He was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: After Meng Chuandi’s arrest, the Chinese police asked his son twice the whereabouts of his wife (a Christian from The Church of Almighty God) and demanded that his son urge his mother to give herself up to the police. He remains in custody as of now.

TIAN Jingqing

Date and place of arrest: On 3rd August 2018, in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 16 days because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She was still in custody as of 19th August 2018.

SANG Yalian

Age: Thirty years old Date and place of arrest: On 7th August 2018, in Hami City, Xinjiang Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at her home a cellphone containing materials on belief in God. Other information: She remains in custody as of now.

LIANG Yingjie

Date and place of arrest: On 7th August 2018, in Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia

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Charge: She was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in her parent’s house a cellphone and a laptop containing materials on belief in God and books of Almighty God’s words. Other information: LIANG Yingjie’s father and younger sister were also arrested on the same day, and the police confiscated her house by seizing her husband. No news is heard from LIANG Yingjie and her younger sister is still in custody now.

LIANG Yingjing

Age: Thirty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 7th August 2018, in Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Charge: She was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in her house a cellphone and a laptop containing materials on belief in God and books of Almighty God’s words. Other information: LIANG Yingjing’s father and elder sister were arrested on the same day. She is still in custody now and no news is heard from her elder sister after the arrest.

YANG Han

Age: About twenty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 7th August 2018, in Xinxiang City, Henan Province Charge: She was arrested and detained for believing in Almighty God. Other information: She has never been heard of since. She was arrested alongside Christian Wu Qiuxiang, who was released on the day of arrest.

LI Zhen

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Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 10th August 2017, in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home spiritual books of The Church of Almighty God, three TF cards and a MP5 player that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Bao’an District Detention Center of Shenzhen City. Other information: His wife and his 10-year-old daughter were arrested alongside him on the same day. His daughter was released after being detained for two days. The couple are still being held now. It is understood that their personal property of 70,000 RMB (about 8,900 euros) was forcibly taken away by the Chinese police.

WU Jiahui

Date and place of arrest: On 10th August 2018, in Kuitun City, Xinjiang Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: She remains in custody as of now.

ZHONG Hua

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 10th August 2017, in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home spiritual books of The Church of Almighty God, three TF cards and a MP5 player that contain information on belief in God.

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Place of imprisonment: Nanshan Detention Center of Shenzhen City Other information: Her husband and her 10-year-old daughter were arrested alongside her on the same day. Her daughter was released after being detained for two days. The couple are still being held now. It is understood that their personal property of 70,000 RMB (about 8,900 euros) was forcibly taken away by the Chinese police.

LI Gaofang

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th August 2018, in Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words, laptops and USB flash drives containing information on believing in God. Other information: After her arrest, LI Gaofang was forcibly sent to an indoctrination base and her whereabouts remain unknown as of now. Based on the information available, the police claimed that they had surveilled and followed her in secret for some time before her arrest.

ZHANG Guihua

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th August 2018, in Bazhong City, Sichuan Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in her house the cellphone and player containing materials on believing in God. Other information: Zhang Guihua’s husband (released on the same day) was arrested alongside her. She is unaccounted so far.

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BAI Ru

Date and place of arrest: On 15th August 2018, in Changzhi City, Shanxi Province Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: No. 4 Detention Center of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province.

CHEN Hong

Age: Thirty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th August 2018, in Yuxi City, Yunnan Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in her house the TF card and cellphone containing materials on believing in God. Other information: She remains in custody as of now. On the day of her arrest, the police threatened her parents not to leak the news of her arrest to the public.

HAN Xue

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th August 2018, in Xinxiang City, Henan Province Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of teaching methods for committing a crime because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping materials on belief in God in her place. Other information: She remains in custody as of now.

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LI Aiju

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th August 2018, in Xinxiang City, Henan Province Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of teaching methods for committing a crime because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: On 17th August 2018, the Chinese police ransacked Li Aiju’s place. She remains in custody as of now.

TANG Gangming

Age: Fifty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th August 2018, in Shanghai City Charge: He was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: TANG Xiaolan, TANG Gangming’s daughter was arrested on the same day. Both of them are still in custody now.

TANG Xiaolan

Age: Thirty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th August 2018, in Shanghai City Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: TANG Gangming, TANG Xiaolan’s father was arrested on the same day. Both of them are still in custody now. It is understood that before the arrest the police had secretly followed and tailed TANG Xiaolan.

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YANG Xiulian

Age: Seventy-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th August 2018, in Xinxiang City, Henan Province Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of teaching methods for committing a crime because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: She remains in custody as of now. When her daughter went to visit her, the Chinese police extorted 400 RMB (about 50 euros) from her.

ZHAO Min

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th August 2018, in Xinxiang City, Henan Province Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of teaching methods for committing a crime because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings and keeping in her house a MP5 player. Other information: She remains in custody as of now.

CHEN Lifei

Age: Twenty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th August 2018, in Changning District, Shanghai City Charge: He was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings.

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Other information: He is still in custody now. The Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area on the same day, and several other Christians were arrested in succession.

CHEN Xiao

Age: Twenty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th August 2018, in Minhang District, Shanghai City Charge: She was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping in her house the cellphone and laptop containing materials on belief in God. Other information: She is still in custody now. After her arrest, the police refused her family to visit her. The Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area on the same day, and several other Christians were arrested in succession.

CHENG Mei

Age: Thirty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th August 2018, in Qingpu District, Shanghai City Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping in her house the laptop, mobile hard drive, TF card containing materials on belief in God and books of God’s words. Other information: The Chinese Communist authorities launched a large- scale arrest in the local area on the same day. In addition to CHENG Mei, several other Christians were arrested in succession. After she was arrested, her husband was forced to hide everywhere to avoid the arrest by the police. She is still in custody now.

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LI Qingming

Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province Charges: She was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: After her arrest, the police took her to a hotel in Lishui City to forcibly indoctrinate her. During the period, they called her family on the phone and asked them to persuade her to renounce her faith. She remains in custody to date.

LI Zhipeng

Date and place of arrest: On 16th August 2018, in Pudong New District, Shanghai City Charge: He was criminally detained on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: He is still in custody now. The Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area on the same day, and several other Christians were arrested in succession.

LU Xiaotie

Date and place of arrest: On 16th August 2018, in Changning District, Shanghai City Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings.

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Other information: Another two Christians were arrested alongside her, and the three of them are still in custody now. The Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area on the same day, and several other Christians were arrested in succession.

Nuan xin

Date and place of arrest: On 16th August 2018, in Changning District, Shanghai City Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: She is still in custody now. The Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area on the same day, and several other Christians were arrested in succession.

WANG Lan

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th August 2018, in Shanghai Municipality Charges: She was criminally detained on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and receiving Christians for worship meetings. Other information: She is still in custody now. The Chinese authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area on the same day, and several other Christians were arrested in succession.

WANG Xingmei

Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th August 2018, in Shanghai City

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Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: On the same day, Wang Xingmei’s husband was arrested but was released then because of his cerebral haemorrhage. Wang Xingmei remains in custody as of now.

XIA Yu

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th August 2018, in Shanghai City Charges: She was taken into criminal custody for twenty-nine days because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping at her rented place a tablet, an MP3 player and five TF cards containing spiritually information of The Church of Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Shanghai Pudong Detention Center Other information: When arresting her, the police illegally plundered her personal savings totaling 39,200 RMB (about 4,100 euros) and have not yet given it back so far.

XU Jianqi

Date and place of arrest: On 16th August 2018, in Minhang District, Shanghai City Charge: She was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping in her living place the laptop containing materials on belief in God and books of Almighty God’s words. Other information: The Chinese Communist authorities launched a large- scale arrest in the local area on the same day. XU Jianqi’s husband and several other Christians were arrested in succession. It is understood that before she was arrested, the police had secretly followed her for 5 months. She is still in custody now.

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YANG Mixin

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home dozens of books of Almighty God’s words. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: After her arrest, she was sent to undergo mandatory indoctrination by the police. During her custody time, she was hospitalized due to a heart attack, but the police still took her away for detention regardless of her life or death. She remains in custody to date.

Zhenxi

Age: Twenty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th August 2018, in Changning District, Shanghai City Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Another two Christians were arrested alongside her, and the three of them are still in custody now. The Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area on the same day, and several other Christians were arrested in succession.

YAO Qiuyu

Date and place of arrest: On 16th August 2018, in Shanghai City Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings.

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Other information: Her husband CHEN Lifei was arrested on the same day and both of them remain in custody as of now.

ZHOU Mei

Date and place of arrest: On 16th August 2018, in Xuhui District, Shanghai City Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping in her house a MP3 player containing materials on belief in God and books of Almighty God’s words. Other information: She is still in custody now. The Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area on the same day, and several other Christians were arrested in succession.

ZHU Yanping

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home books of Almighty God and a laptop containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: After her arrest, her family requested to visit her multiple times but got refused by the police. Nothing is heard from her up to now.

KAN Xin

Age: Forty-three years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 17th August 2018, in Changning District, Shanghai City Charge: He was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of being a church leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to have worship meetings. Other information: She is still in custody now. The Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area on the same day, and several other Christians were arrested in succession.

SHAO Shuangqin

Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th August 2018, in Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Based on the information available, SHAO Shuangqin was arrested by the Chinese Communist Party because of her belief in Almighty God in May 2018. Around her arrest, her daughter and younger brother were arrested one after another. Up till now, their whereabouts remain unknown.

WANG Fang

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th August 2018, in Shanghai Municipality Charges: Unknown. She was criminally detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home tablets and TF cards containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Fengxian Detention Center of Shanghai Municipality

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Other information: She remains incarcerated to date.

XIAOmiao

Date and place of arrest: On 18th August 2018, in Shihezi City, Xinjiang Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians for worship gatherings. Other information: She remains unaccounted after her arrest.

LIU Zheng

Date and place of arrest: On 19th August 2018, in Shihezi City, Xinjiang Province Charge: He was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: Her wife Wang Yi was arrested alongside him on the same day. This couple remain in custody as of now.

WANG Yi

Date and place of arrest: On 19th August 2018, in Shihezi City, Xinjiang Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: Her husband Liu Zheng was arrested alongside her on the same day. This couple remain in custody as of now.

CHEN Min

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Age: Over forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 21st August 2018, in Longyan City, Fujian Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Another four Christians were arrested alongside her. Her relatives went to see her in the detention center but were refused by the police. She remains in custody as of now.

LI Na

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 21st August 2018, in Longyan City, Fujian Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: She remains in custody as of now. Another four Christians were arrested alongside her and three of them remain in custody as of now.

Shihui

Age: Over forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 21st August 2018, in Longyan City, Fujian Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: She remains in custody as of now. Another four Christians were arrested alongside her and three of them remain in custody as of now.

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XIU Li

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 21st August 2018, in Longyan City, Fujian Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: She remains in custody as of now. Another four Christians were arrested alongside her and three of them remain in custody as of now.

TIAN Lin

Age: Thirty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd August 2018, in Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God, receiving Christians for meetings, and keeping in her house TF cards and a laptop containing materials on belief in God and books of Almighty God’s words. Other information: She is currently still in custody. Another four Christians were arrested alongside her.

XIAO Hua

Date and place of arrest: On 22nd August 2018, in Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in the meeting place TF cards and a laptop containing materials on belief in God and books of Almighty God’s words.

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Other information: She is currently still in custody. Another four Christians were arrested alongside her.

YANG Dandan

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd August 2018, in Yantai City, Shandong Province Charge: She was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She was still in custody as of 6th September.

CHEN Dong

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd August 2018, in Chongqing City Charge: He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in the meeting place some materials on belief in God, and the laptop, tablet, and cellphone containing materials on believing in God. Other information: Alongside CHEN Dong another 5 Christians were arrested who were detained for periods ranging from 10 days to 21 days. Up till now he is still in custody.

CHEN Bing

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th August 2018, in Chongqing City Charge: He was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in his house the MP5 player containing materials on believing in God. Other information: He remains in custody as of now.

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FENG Xin

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th August 2018, in Chongqing City Charge: She was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in the meeting place the laptop and MP5 player containing materials on believing in God. Other information: On the day of her arrest, the police confiscated the church money 4,300 RMB (about 550 euros). Feng Xin remains in custody as of now. Christian Liu Yue was arrested alongside her.

LIU Yue

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th August 2018, in Chongqing City Charge: She was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in the meeting place the laptop and MP5 player containing materials on believing in God. Other information: When they ransacked the meeting place, the police confiscated the church money 4,300 RMB (about 550 euros). Liu Yue remains in custody as of now. Christian Feng Xin was arrested alongside her.

ZHAI Ying

Age: About thirty years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th August 2018, in Bozhou City, Anhui Province

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Charge: She was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending the meetings. Place of imprisonment: Bozhou Detention Center of Anhui Province Other information: She is still in custody now.

ZHANG Mingying

Age: Sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th August 2018, in Bozhou City, Anhui Province Charge: She was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending the meetings. Place of imprisonment: Bozhou Detention Center of Anhui Province Other information: She is still in custody now.

ZHOU Guirong

Age: About fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th August 2018, in Bozhou City, Anhui Province Charge: She was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending the meetings. Place of imprisonment: Bozhou Detention Center of Anhui Province Other information: She is still in custody now.

CHEN Dan

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th August 2018, in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province

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Charge: He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: CHEN Dan’s wife was arrested alongside him the same day, and her whereabouts are unknown as of now. CHEN Dan is in custody up till now. It is learnt that on the same day of their arrest, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area, and some other Christians were arrested in succession.

LI Yong

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th August 2018, in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province Charge: He was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: LI Yong’s wife was arrested alongside him the same day and has been released. LI Yong is still in custody now. It is learnt that on the same day of their arrest, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a large- scale arrest in the local area, and some other Christians were arrested in succession.

LU Lan

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th August 2018, in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship gatherings, and keeping in her house a book of Almighty God’s words. Other information: Up till now, she is still in custody. It is learnt that on the day of her arrest, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area, and some other Christians were arrested in succession.

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PAN Jie

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th August 2018, in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province Charge: He was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: In May 2015, PAN Jie was arrested because of his belief in Almighty God. He was sentenced to three years in prison, five years on probation, and fined 6,000 RMB (about 760 euros). It is learnt that on the day of his arrest, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area, and some other Christians were arrested in succession. Up till now, he is still in custody.

WANG You

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th August 2018, in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province Charge: He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: On the day of his arrest, the police rummaged through his house and confiscated his properties. Now he is still in custody. It is learnt that on the same day of his arrest, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area, and some other Christians were arrested in succession.

XIANG Meiling

Age: Fifty-three years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 28th August 2018, in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: XIANG Meiling’s mother and son were arrested alongside her. She is still in custody up till now. It is learnt that on the same day of their arrest, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area, and some other Christians were arrested in succession.

ZHANG Xin

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th August 2018, in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: Up till now, she is still in custody. It is learnt that on the day of her arrest, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area, and some other Christians were arrested in succession.

LIU Hui

Date and place of arrest: On 29th August 2018, in Yuxi City, Yunnan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words, MP5 players and TF cards (unknown quantity) that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Jiulongchi Detention Center of Yuxi City Other information: It was understood that in August 2018 only, over 30 Christians from The Church of Almighty God were arrested in the local area. She and other Christians are still in custody to date.

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WU Min

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th August 2018, in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having belief in Almighty God and keeping at home items like six cellphones, a desktop, a laptop, and a tablet that contain information of faith in God. Place of imprisonment: Jincheng City Detention Center Other information: The Chinese police put a tracking device to her electric bike and arrested her. Her husband was arrested alongside her and released the same day. She remains incarcerated to date.

ZHAO Xiaoxi

Age: Fifty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th August 2018, in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using secret societies to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, renting her house to Christians of The Church of Almighty God, and keeping in her house a MP5 player containing materials on believing in God. Other information: The police did not allow her family to see her after her arrest. Up till now she is still in custody.

Zhixin

Age: Over seventy years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th August 2018, in Shihezi City, Xinjiang Province

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Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: On the day of her arrest, the police escorted her back home and searched her house. Later she was taken to a local indoctrination base for reeducation. She remains in custody as of now.

MA Li

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 30th August 2018, in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship gatherings, and keeping in her house books of Almighty God’s words and a MP5 player containing materials on believing in God. Other information: Up till now, she is still in custody. Around the day of her arrest, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area, and some other Christians were arrested in succession.

QUAN Xin

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 30th August 2018, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charges: She was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Xuzhou City Detention Center Other information: The Chinese authorities formally arrested her on the same charge on 13th October 2018. She remains incarcerated to date.

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WANG Zihan

Date and place of arrest: On 30th August 2018, in Qingdao City, Shandong Province Charge: She was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: On the morning of 31st August, her husband posted 5,000 RMB to apply for her release on bail pending trial, but the police refused to release her and intensely indoctrinated her. She was still in custody as of 4th September.

ZHAGN Meng

Age: Twenty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 30th August 2018, in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: The police confiscated her passport after her arrest and now she is still in custody.

CHEN Hui

Date and place of arrest: On 31st August 2018, in Jinghong City, Yunnan Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God and organizing Christians to attend worship meetings and spread the gospel. Other information: Her whereabouts are unknown as of now. Christian Gao Ping was arrested alongside her.

GAO Ping

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Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 31st August 2018, in Jinghong City, Yunnan Province Charge: She was detained because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to attend worship meetings. Other information: Her whereabouts are unknown as of now. Christian Chen Hui was arrested alongside her.

XIN Yue

Date and place of arrest: On 31st August 2018, in Laixi City, Shandong Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at her house books of belief in God and the laptop, MP5 player, and TF card that contain materials on believing in God. Other information: She remains in custody as of now. Her husband (an unbeliever in God) was taken to the police station on the same day. He was interrogated by the police about Xin Yue’s belief in God and was told that Xin Yue had been under police supervision for 3 to 4 years.

Yangguang

Date and place of arrest: On 1st September 2018, in Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Early from August 2017, the police started to surveil Yangguang and her family and repeatedly went to her home to disturb and threaten them. Yangguang is unaccounted for since her arrest.

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SUN Ying

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd September 2018, in Laixi City, Shandong Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: About 20 police officers went to arrest her that day and she remains in custody as of now.

ZHANG Wei

Date and place of arrest: In September 2018, in Shangluo City, Shaanxi Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having belief in Almighty God and keeping at his residence books of Almighty God’s words, MP5 players and TF cards that contain information on belief in God, etc. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Based on information available, around a dozen Christians from ZHANG Wei’s church were successively arrested. ZHANG Wei and the other Christians remain in custody to date.

SONG Min

Age: Sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 3rd September 2018, in Dengfeng City, Henan Province Charge: She was criminally detained because of believing in Almighty God and receiving Christians for meetings, and keeping in her house books of Almighty

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LIU Xiumin

Date and place of arrest: On 4th September 2018, in Wuhan City, Hubei Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of being a church leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians for worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place items like laptops containing information on believing in God. Other information: Based on the information available, the Chinese authorities launched a large-scale arrest in her local area from 4th to 12th September 2018, and the police of Wuhan City arrested 15 Christians from The Church of Almighty God within 10 days. Currently, LIU Xiumin and 12 Christians remain in custody.

WU Bo

Age: Seventy years old Date and place of arrest: On 4th September 2018, in Shangluo City, Shaanxi Province Charge: He was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Wu Bo’s daughter was arrested by the Chinese Communist police on the same day. He and his daughter remain in custody as of now.

WU Fang

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Date and place of arrest: On 4th September 2018, in Wuhan City, Hubei Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God, hosting Christians from The Church of Almighty God for worship meetings, and keeping at her living place items like laptops containing information on believing in God. Other information: Based on the information available, the Chinese authorities launched a large-scale arrest in her local area from 4th to 12th September 2018, and the police of Wuhan City arrested 15 Christians from The Church of Almighty God within 10 days. Currently, WU Fang and another 12 Christians remain in custody.

YANG Hongying

Date and place of arrest: On 4th September 2018, in Wuhan City, Hubei Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place items like laptops containing information on believing in God. Other information: Based on the information available, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in her local area from 4th to 12th September 2018, and the police of Wuhan City arrested 15 Christians from The Church of Almighty God within 10 days. Currently, YANG Hongying and 12 Christians remain in custody.

YE Jing

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Other information: Based on the information available, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in her local area from 4th to 12th September 2018, and the police of Wuhan City arrested 15 Christians from The Church of Almighty God within 10 days. Currently, YE Jing and 12 Christians remain in custody.

Yongmei

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 4th September 2018, in Shangluo City, Shaanxi Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Yongmei’s father was arrested on the same day. The police claimed that they had been following Yongmei for half a year. Yongmei and his father remain in custody as of now.

ZHANG Wei

Date and place of arrest: On 4th September 2018, in Wuhan City, Hubei Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place items like laptops containing information on believing in God. Other information: Based on the information available, the Chinese authorities launched a large-scale arrest in her local area from 4th to 12th September 2018, and the police of Wuhan City arrested 15 Christians from The Church of Almighty God within 10 days. Currently, ZHANG Wei and 12 Christians remain in custody.

Yiyang

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Age: Twenty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 5th September 2018, in Yulin City, Shaanxi Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: When she was arrested, Yiyang just had a surgery and was recuperating at home. Her mother was also summoned by the police the next day. She was detained because of believing in Almighty God in 2013. She is still in custody now and the police do not allow her family to visit her.

CHEN Xin

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th September 2018, in Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship gatherings, and keeping at her house books on belief in God. Other information: She remains in custody as of now.

HE Qizhen

Age: Eighteen years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th September 2018, in Yichun City, Jiangxi Province Charge: She was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping MP4 players and TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at home. Other information: She is still in custody now, and other details are unknown.

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WANG Chunling

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th September 2018, in Luoyang City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was criminally detained because of believing in Almighty God, spreading the gospel, and keeping at home 2 MP5 players and 2 theater video players that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Luoyang City Detention Center Other information: She is still in custody.

YANG Yunxiao

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th September 2018, in Yichun City, Jiangxi Province Charge: She was criminally detained on charge of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: After her arrest, YANG Yunxiao’s feet were wounded by the police and her family were not allowed to visit her. She remains in custody as of now.

GAO Yun

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 7th September 2018, in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home items like books of God’s words and devices containing information on belief in God including a tablet, cellphones and MP4 players, etc.

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Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: After her arrest, GAO Yun’s family were denied access to visit her by the police. One week after her apprehension, the police raided her home and confiscated her properties. GAO Yun remains incarcerated up till now.

LI Zhenxin

Age: About forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 10th September 2018, in Yining City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of believing in Almighty God, having worship meetings with other Christians, and keeping at home her articles about believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: LI Zhenxin is unaccounted for since her arrest.

ZHANG Ying

Date and place of arrest: On 10th September 2018, in Yining City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in her house 18 TF cards containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: She remains incarcerated up till now.

ZHENG Jie

Age: Forty-eight years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 10th September 2018, in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: On the same day, ZHENG Jie was arrested with her husband who is an unbeliever and her daughter (released on the same day). She remains in custody as of now. It is learned that the police interrogated her by tortures during her detention. All of the money her family deposited in the bank were frozen by the authorities.

CHEN Xiao

Age: Thirty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Shengzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charges: She was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home items containing information on belief in God like laptops, cellphones, notebooks, etc. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information：Based on information available, the police had secretly tracked her for about a year since 2017. She remains incarcerated to date.

FAN Wenming

Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Rui’an City, Zhejiang Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place 4 laptops and 2 USB flash drives containing spiritual information of The Church of Almighty God, and some other items. Place of imprisonment: Unknown

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Other information: Three other Christian were arrested alongside FAN Wenming. Two of them got released after being detained for 17 days; the third one LIU Lanying died in the extrajudicial forced transformation center of the government. FAN Wenming remains in custody to date.

GONG Yunhua

Age: Twenty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was criminally detained on charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: She remains in custody as of now.

KANG Qiaoyun

Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charges: Unknown. She was arrested and detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, hosting Christians, and keeping at her residence books of Almighty God’s words, portable hard drives, TF cards, and other items. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: On the day of her arrest, the police confiscated more than 10,000 RMB cash and 3 computers from her. Three other Christians were arrested alongside her. One was released on bail pending trial after 15 days of detention; one remains incarcerated; KANG Qiaoyun and the third one are unaccounted for.

LI Fei

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Age: Thirty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of being a mid-level leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to have worship meetings, and keeping at her residence letters containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: She remains in custody to date. It is understood that the police secretly tailed her for more than a year before the arrest. They launched a large-scale arrest in the local area on the same day. Some other Christians were arrested successively.

LIN Liqiu

Age: Sixty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Yongkang City, Zhejiang Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home a book of Almighty God’s words, two cellphones containing information on belief in God, etc. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: She was secretly followed by the police for several months before her arrest. She remains in custody to date.

QIAN Enhui

Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings.

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Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: It’s understood that before her arrest she was secretly monitored by the police for about half a year. After her arrest, the cellphones of her whole families were tracked too, and their mobility was restricted. QIAN Enhui remains incarcerated to date.

QIAO Baiyan

Age: Thirty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charges: Unknown. He was put under criminal detention by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at his residence books of Almighty God’s words, computers, portable hard drives, and TF cards containing information on belief in God, and other items. Place of imprisonment: Cangnan County Detention Center Other information: Three other Christians were arrested alongside him. Two are unaccounted for since their arrest and one was released on bail pending trial after 15 days of detention. QIAO Baiyan remains in custody up till now.

SHI Pingqing

Age: Sixty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Zhejiang Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home a box of books of Almighty God’s words, two MP5 players and a cellphone that contain information on belief in God, etc. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: She remains in custody to date.

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WANG Can

Age: Fifty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Jiande City, Zhejiang Province Charges: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at her residence TF cards and computers containing information on belief in God and other items. Place of imprisonment: Jiande Detention Center of Zhejiang Province Other information: Three other Christians were arrested alongside her. She and Christian ZHANG Ting remain in custody.

WEN Xiumin

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charges: She was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and spreading the gospel to others. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: After her arrest, her family had made calls to the Public Security Bureau of Hangzhou City and a police station in Shanghai Municipality to ask for her information. The police only told them WEN Xiumin was still under interrogation and refused to tell them more details. Later, her family learnt that she was transferred to a detention center. They went to visit her, but they were denied access to her by the police. One officer told them that WEN Xiumin’s case was very severe and she could be sentenced to imprisonment and that more than 30 Christians from The Church of Almighty God were apprehended in this arrest campaign.

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XIAO Jieru

Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charges: Unknown. She was arrested and detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at her residence books of Almighty God’s words, computers, portable hard drives, TF cards, and other items. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: She is unaccounted for since her arrest. Three other Christians were arrested alongside her. One was released on bail pending trial after 15 days of detention; one remains incarcerated; XIAO Jieru and the third one are unaccounted for.

Xiaolan

Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Her husband was arrested alongside her and released the same day. She remains in custody up till now. At her arrest, a police officer forcibly asked her to curse God with him to make her acknowledge her identity of being a believer in Almighty God, but she refused to do so.

XIE Chuanfang

Age: Seventy-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province

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Charges: Unknown. She was arrested by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, renting her house to Christians from The Church of Almighty God, and keeping at her residence books of Almighty God’s words, MP5 players and TF cards that contain information on belief in God, and other items. Place of imprisonment: A hotel in Jindong District of Jinhua City Other information: The police said she had been under their surveillance since three years ago. After her arrest, the police forced her to attend indoctrination sessions for ten days in Jindong District of Jinhua City before releasing her. Three other Christians were arrested alongside her and remain in custody up till now.

XU Zihui

Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Charges: Unknown. She was arrested and detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at her residence books of Almighty God’s words and items that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Three other Christians were arrested alongside her. One was released after ten days of detention. XU Zihui and the other two Christians remain in custody up till now.

YANG Wenying

Age: Twenty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province Charges: He was criminally detained on suspicion of producing and disseminating Xie jiao promotional materials because of having belief in Almighty God.

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Place of imprisonment: Ningbo City Detention Center Other information: He remains incarcerated to date.

ZENG Huaichun

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Charges: Unknown. She was arrested and detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at her residence books of Almighty God’s words and items containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Three other Christians were arrested alongside her. One was released after ten days of detention. She and the other two Christians remain in custody up till now.

ZHANG Ting

Age: Thirty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Jiande City, Zhejiang Province Charges: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at her residence TF cards and computers that contain information on belief in God and other items. Place of imprisonment: Jiande Detention Center of Zhejiang Province Other information: Three other Christians were arrested alongside her. She and one of them, Christian WANG Can, remain in custody.

ZHANG Xiuzhi

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Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship gatherings, and keeping at her house a laptop containing materials on believing in God. Other information: ZHANG Xiuzhi’s husband and another Christian ZHOU Zhou of The Church of Almighty God were arrested on the same day and both of them remain in custody as of now. On that day, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a nationwide arrest in the locality and another several Christians were arrested successively.

ZHANG Ziheng

Age: Twenty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Charges: Unknown. She was arrested and detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at her residence books of Almighty God’s words and items containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Three other Christians were arrested alongside her. One was released after ten days of detention. She and the other two Christians remain in custody up till now.

ZHONG Liai

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province

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Charges: She was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of her faith in Almighty God and attendance of worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Lishui City Detention Center Other information: After her arrest, she was made to forcibly attend the indoctrination session in a hotel in Lishui City. During her detention, the police coerced her relatives into urging her to renounce her faith. She remains incarcerated to date.

ZHOU Yuanyuan

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was criminally detained on charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: On the day of her arrest, the police ransacked ZHOU Yuanyuan’s house, and later went to ransack her house again. She remains in custody as of now.

CHANG Gen

Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th September 2018, in Dengzhou City, Henan Province Charge: He was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: The police forced CHANG Gen to give up his faith by threatening him with incarceration and with his grandson’s future, but he did not compromise. Up to now he is still in custody.

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CHEN Yi

Date and place of arrest: On 12th September 2018, in Wuhan City, Hubei Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place cellphones and TF cards and laptops containing information on believing in God. Other information: Based on the information available, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in her local area from 4th to 12th September 2018, and the police of Wuhan City arrested 15 Christians from The Church of Almighty God within 10 days. Currently, CHEN Yi and 12 Christians remain in custody.

HAN Xiao

HUANG Min

Age: Twenty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th September 2018, in Wuhan City, Hubei Province

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Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place cellphones and TF cards and laptops containing information on believing in God. Other information: Based on the information available, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in her local area from 4th to 12th September 2018, and the police of Wuhan City arrested 15 Christians from The Church of Almighty God within 10 days. Currently, HUANG Min and 12 Christians remain in custody.

LI Jian

Age: Sixty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th September 2018, in Baoji City, Shaanxi Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home 2 MP5 players, a laptop, a cellphone and a TF card that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: LI Jian remains incarcerated to date. Based on information available, he was once arrested and detained by the Chinese Communist Party in 2001 for preaching the gospel. After that the police constantly tracked and monitored him and in September 2017, they visited his home and photographed him.

PENG Xinyue

Date and place of arrest: On 12th September 2018, in Wuhan City, Hubei Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at the

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meeting place cellphones and TF cards and laptops containing information on believing in God. Other information: Based on the information available, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in her local area from 4th to 12th September 2018, and the police of Wuhan City arrested 15 Christians from The Church of Almighty God within 10 days. Currently, PENG Xinyue and 12 Christians remain in custody.

XIA Hailu

Date and place of arrest: On 12th September 2018, in Wuhan City, Hubei Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of being a middle-level leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians for worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place cellphones and TF cards and laptops containing information on believing in God. Other information: Based on the information available, the Chinese authorities launched a large-scale arrest in her local area from 4th to 12th September 2018, and the police of Wuhan City arrested 15 Christians from The Church of Almighty God within 10 days. Currently, XIA Hailu and 12 Christians remain in custody.

XU Lei

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September 2018, and the police of Wuhan City arrested 15 Christians from The Church of Almighty God within 10 days. Currently, XU Lei and 12 Christians remain in custody.

YANG Mingrong

Age: Fifty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th September 2018, in Dengzhou City, Henan Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Up to now she is still in custody.

YANG Yicheng

Age: Sixty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th September 2018, in Anqing City, Anhui Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, hosting Christians for worship meetings, and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and MP4 players containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: ZHANG Fanguo, another Christian from The Church of Almighty God, was arrested alongside him the same day, and their whereabouts remain unknown up till now.

YANG Ziling

Date and place of arrest: On 12th September 2018, in Wuhan City, Hubei Province

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Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of being a middle-level leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians for worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place cellphones and TF cards and laptops containing information on believing in God. Other information: Based on the information available, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in her local area from 4th to 12th September 2018, and the police of Wuhan City arrested 15 Christians from The Church of Almighty God within 10 days. Currently, YANG Ziling and 12 Christians remain in custody.

ZHANG Fanguo

Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th September 2018, in Anqing City, Anhui Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place books of Almighty God’s words and MP4 players containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: YANG Yicheng, another Christian from The Church of Almighty God, was arrested alongside him the same day and their whereabouts remain unknown up till now.

ZHAO Ying

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th September 2018, in Kunming City, Yunnan Province Charge: She was detained because of being a church leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather for worship meetings.

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Other information: After her arrest, the police did not allow her husband to visit her. Up to now he is still in custody.

AN qi

Date and place of arrest: On 13th September 2018, in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: Another three Christians were arrested alongside Anqi on the same day and now the four of them are still in custody.

BO Zhenhong

Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th September 2018, in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping in her house an album used for preaching the gospel. Other information: Another two Christians were arrested successively with BO Zhenhong, and the three of them are still in custody up to now.

JING Ling

Date and place of arrest: On 13th September 2018, in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: Another three Christians were arrested alongside Jingling on the same day and now the four of them are still in custody.

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QU Mingqiang

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th September 2018, in Yuhuatai Area, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province Charge: He was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Another two Christians were arrested successively with QU Mingqiang, and the three of them are still in custody up to now.

WU Zhuxiu

Age: Fifty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th September 2018, in Yuhuatai Area, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: A week after WU Zhuxiu was arrested, another two local Christians were arrested. The three of them are still in custody now.

XU Huizhen

Age: About forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th September 2018, in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: Another three Christians were arrested alongside XU Huizhen on the same day. After her arrest, the police did not allow her family to see her and now the four of them are still in custody.

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YANG Lei

Date and place of arrest: On 13th September 2018, in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Charge: He was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: Another three Christians were arrested alongside YANG Lei on the same day and now the four of them are still in custody.

ZHANG Yaping

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th September 2018, in Pingdingshan City, Henan Province Charge: She was criminally detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings, and keeping in her house a sheet of paper on which was written the lyrics of the hymn of The Church of Almighty God. Other information: Up to now she is still in custody.

CHEN Bing

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th September 2018, in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Charge: He was detained criminally because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings and keeping in his house books on belief in God and CDs containing materials on believing in God. Other information: His wife was arrested on the same day. The couple remain in custody as of now.

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CHEN Mei

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th September 2018, in Changji City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charge: She was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in her house materials on belief in God, books of Almighty God’s words and some other items. Other information: After her arrest, the community she lived in asked her family to report regularly to them. She was arrested for believing in God in 2014 and the police searched her house.

CHEN Wei

Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th September 2018, in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Charge: He was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings and keeping in his house books on belief in God, and the TF card and player containing materials on believing in God. Other information: His wife was arrested on the same day. The couple remain in custody as of now.

CHEN Zhi

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th September 2018, in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in her house books on belief in God and CDs containing materials on believing in God.

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Other information: Her husband was arrested on the same day and both of them remain in custody as of now.

LIU Hua

Age: Seventeen years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th September 2018, in Rizhao City, Shandong Province Charges: Unknown. He was arrested and detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: On the day of his arrest, the police confiscated personal properties including 3 electric bicycles, 1 refrigerator, 2 copiers, 6 laptops, and 2,900 RMB cash, which had a total value of more than 30,000 RMB (about 3,800 euros). Christian WU Ming was arrested alongside him. Both of them remain in custody up till now.

WU Ming

Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th September 2018, in Rizhao City, Shandong Province Charges: Unknown. He was arrested and detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at his residence books of Almighty God’s words, computers, portable hard drives and TF cards that contain information on belief in God, and other items. Other information: On the day of his arrest, the police confiscated personal properties including 3 electric bicycles, 1 refrigerator, 2 copiers, 6 laptops, and 2,900 RMB cash, which had a total value of more than 30,000 RMB (about 3,800 euros). Christian LIU Hua was arrested alongside him. Both of them remain in custody up till now.

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ZHAO Hui

Date and place of arrest: On 14th September 2018, in Qingdao City, Shandong Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of being a church leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians for worship meetings, and keeping books of Almighty God’s words at home. Other information: ZHAO Hui is still held in detention. Based on the information available, at least more than fourteen Christians from The Church of Almighty God were arrested in her local area from mid-September to mid- October of 2018 only. As of now, some of them remain incarcerated.

GUO Wen

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th September 2018, in Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Another two Christians were arrested successively with GUO Wen. The three people are still in custody up to now.

Qiuyue

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th September 2018, in Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Another two Christians were arrested alongside Qiuyue. The three people are still in custody up to now.

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WANG Zhen

Date and place of arrest: On 17th September 2018, in Linfen City, Shanxi Province Charge: She was arrested and detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping books of Almighty God’s words, and the laptop and cellphone containing materials on belief in God at her home. Other information: She remains in custody as of now. Another Christian was arrested alongside her.

XIE Yixing

Age: Twenty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th June 2018, in Sichuan Province Charges: Unknown. She was criminally detained because of believing in Almighty God when going through the formalities of going abroad. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: The police confiscated XIE Yixing’s computer (with a value of more than 8,000 RMB), household register, passport, and cell phone. She was released on bail pending trial on 26th September 2018. In August 2018, her parents were arrested by the police and their home was raided twice. The police confiscated from them 17 books of Almighty God’s words, about 30 CDs, 1 TF card and 2 MP5 players. Her parents were released the same day.

Xue Li

Date and place of arrest: On 17th September 2018, in Linfen City, Shanxi Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping books of Almighty

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God’s words and the laptop and cellphone containing materials on belief in God at her home. Other information: She remains in custody as of now. Another Christian was arrested alongside her.

YANG Hui

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th September 2018, in Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings, and keeping in her house materials on belief in God. Other information: Another two Christians were arrested along with YANG Hui on the same day. The three people are still in custody up to now.

ZHAN Li

Age: Thirty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th September 2018, in Quanzhou City, Fujian Province Charge: He was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Before his arrest, the police traced his whereabouts by retrieving surveillance footage and mobilized the public to report him with a reward of 20,000 RMB. ZHAN Li’s brother and sister-in-law were also arrested because of believing in Almighty God. After the arrest, nothing was heard from the three.

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Date and place of arrest: On 17th September 2018, in Zhumadian City, Henan Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in her house books of belief in God and a MP5 player containing materials on believing in God. Other information: Zhang Minlan’s husband (an unbeliever in God) was arrested alongside her and was released the same day. Zhang Minlan is still in custody as of now.

CHEN Wei

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th September 2018, in Nanyang City, Henan Province Charge: He was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in the meeting place laptops containing materials on belief in God and books of Almighty God’s words. Other information: Another four Christians were arrested alongside him on the same day. Except that two 80-year-old Christians got released after being blackmailed by the police for 2,000 RMB (about 250 euros), CHEN Wei and two other Christians are still in custody now.

GAO Jie

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th September 2018, in Dengzhou City, Henan Province Charge: She was detained on the charge of “believing in Xie Jiao and fighting against the Communist Party” because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in her house an MP5 player containing materials on belief in God and a notebook with the content of belief in God.

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Other information: After GAO Jie was arrested, the village secretary especially arranged for a woman of the same village to accompany her and monitor her in an attempt to persuade her to give up her faith. She is still in custody to this day.

ZHANG Qin

Age: Thirty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th September 2018, in Nanyang City, Henan Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in the meeting place laptops containing materials on belief in God and books of Almighty God’s words. Other information: Another four Christians were arrested alongside her on the same day. Except that two 80-year-old Christians got released after being blackmailed by the police for 2,000 RMB (about 250 euros), Zhang Qin and two other Christians are still in custody now.

ZHENG Hefeng

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th September 2018, in Nanyang City, Henan Province Charge: He was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in the meeting place laptops containing materials on belief in God and books of Almighty God’s words. Other information: In June 2003, he had been detained on the charge of “illegal missionary activity and disrupting social order” because of believing in God. Another four Christians were arrested alongside him on the same day. Except that two 80-year-old Christians got released after being blackmailed by

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the police for 2,000 RMB (about 250 euros), ZHENG Hefeng and two other Christians are still in custody now.

GAO Hong

Age: Over sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th September 2018, in Huaian City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping in her house the MP5 player containing materials on belief in God and books of Almighty God’s words. Other information: GAO Mei, Gao Hong’s younger sister, was arrested along with her and released on bail by her family on the same day. GAO Hong’s whereabouts are still unknown now.

LI Zhenqin

Age: Sixty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th September 2018, in Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship gatherings, and keeping at her house books on belief in God. Other information: LI Zhenqin remains in custody as of now.

LU Qutu

Age: Twenty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th September 2018, in Xinmin City, Liaoning Province

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Charge: He was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God and ever being a church leader of The Church of Almighty God. Other information: He remains in custody as of now. His father was arrested by the Chinese Communist police in June 2018 because of believing in Almighty God.

WANG Jie

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th September 2018, in Fuyang City, Anhui Province Charge: He was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping in his house CDs containing materials on belief in God and books of Almighty God’s words. Other information: WANG Jie’s wife was arrested twice by the police because of believing in Almighty God. During her detention, the police were afraid to take responsibility and had to release her due to her high blood pressure. She is still in custody now.

CHENG Shi

Age: Sixty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 20th September 2018, in Baoji City, Shaanxi Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Seeing that CHENG Shi refused to tell them any church information during his interrogation, the police asked his daughter to persuade him into selling out church information and threatened her by saying, “If your

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father keeps silent, we’ll have him sentenced and throw him into prison!” CHENG Shi remains incarcerated up till now.

XIAO Qiang

Age: Twenty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 20th September 2018, in Tianshui City, Gansu Province Charges: He was criminally detained on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Based on the information available, XIAO Qiang was arrested, detained, and interrogated through torture by the Chinese police in 2013 and 2014 respectively. Up till now, he remains incarcerated.

LIU Li

Age: About Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 21st September 2018, in Qingdao City, Shandong Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: LIU Li is still held in detention. Based on the information available, at least more than fourteen Christians from The Church of Almighty God were arrested in her local area from mid-September to mid- October of 2018 only. As of now, some of them remain incarcerated.

Miaoxiao

Age: About forty-five years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 21st September 2018, in Yining City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home items like cellphones, MP5 players, CDs, and TF cards containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Miaoxiao was arrested by the Chinese police because of her activities of preaching the gospel. She remains incarcerated up till now.

XIAO Yong

Date and place of arrest: On 21st September 2018, in Baoji City, Shaanxi Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Two days before XIAO Yong’s arrest, the police broke into his home and turned it into a total mess. They interrogated his wife, who had heart diseases, and forced her to answer questions about his whereabouts. This aggravated her condition and she would tremble with fear at the slightest noise happening around her. XIAO Yong is unaccounted for up till now.

Taohua

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th September 2018, in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings.

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Other information: Taohua’s whereabouts remain unknown since her arrest. On the day of her arrest, another 5 Christians’ houses were ransacked by the police.

CHEN Tao

Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th September 2018, in Anning City, Yunnan Province Charge: He was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: CHEN Tao’s wife was arrested the same day. Both of them were ever arrested by the Chinese Communist Party in August 2008 because of their belief in Almighty God. After that, the police went to visit CHEN Tao three times for his belief in God. Up till now both of them are still in custody and their family are not allowed by the police to visit them.

LI Rui

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th September 2018, in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunan Province Charge: He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in his house TF cards and a MP5 player containing materials on believing in God. Other information: LI Rui was detained for 35 days in June 2017 on charge of disturbing social order because of believing in Almighty God. Up to now he is still in custody.

WANG Chengying

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Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th September 2018, in Anning City, Yunnan Province Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: Her husband CHEN Tao was arrested on the same day. Both of them were ever arrested by the Chinese Communist Party in August 2008 because of their belief in Almighty God. Up till now both of them are still in custody and their family are not allowed by the police to visit them.

YANG Ying

Age: Sixty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th September 2018, in Shangluo City, Shaanxi Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings and keeping in her meeting place books of Almighty God’s words. Other information: Another four Christians were arrested alongside YANG Ying on the same day. She and one male Christian ZHANG Jianhong are still in custody now.

ZHANG Jianhong

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th September 2018, in Shangluo City, Shaanxi Province Charge: He was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in

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Almighty God and attending worship meetings and keeping in his living place books of Almighty God’s words. Other information: Another four Christians were arrested alongside ZHANG Jianhong on the same day. He and one female Christian YANG Ying are still in custody now.

ZHANG Ping

Date and place of arrest: On 26th September 2018, in Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province Charge: He was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship gatherings, and keeping at his house the a MP5 player and TF cards containing materials on believing in God. Other information: In October 2012, ZHANG Ping was detained for spreading the gospel. He remains in custody as of now.

CHEN Xin

Date and place of arrest: On 27th September 2018, in Shangluo City, Shaanxi Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained because of having belief in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and MP5 players and TF cards (unknown quantity) that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Based on information available, around a dozen Christians from CHEN Xin’s church were successively arrested. CHEN Xin and the other Christians remain in custody to date.

LIU Rong

Age: Fifty-two years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 27th September 2018, in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of being a church leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to have worship meetings. Other information: She is still in custody up to now. Another seven Christians were arrested on the same day alongside her.

QI Lanying

Date and place of arrest: On 27th September 2018, in Huaian City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping in her house materials on belief in God and notes on belief in God. Other information: After QI Lanying was arrested, the police posted the information on her arrest online. She is still in custody up to now.

Xiaohong

Date and place of arrest: On 27th September 2018, in Shangluo City, Shaanxi Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having belief in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words, MP5 players and TF cards (unknown quantity) that contain information on belief in God, a name list of Church members, etc. Place of imprisonment: Zhashui Detention Center Other information: During ransacking Xiaohong’s home, the police seized her personal money of 2,000 RMB (about 250 euros). The names of over 80 Christians were on the list the police got. Some of those Christians were summoned or arrested by the police. The authorities claimed that they would do everything possible to find out who those people are. Xiaohong is still under detention to date.

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LIU Han

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th September 2018, in Nanyang City, Henan Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Her whereabouts are unknown after her arrest.

LIU Yan

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 30th September 2018, in Xinyang City, Henan Province Charge: As a leader of The Church of Almighty God, she was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of keeping in her house books of Almighty God’s words and hard drives containing materials on belief in God. Other information: Up to now she is still in custody and the police rejected her family to visit her.

YE Qing

Date and place of arrest: In October 2018, in Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God and revising the articles of Christians in the church. Other information: The police kept guard in her rented house in an attempt to arrest more Christians after arresting YE Qing. Her whereabouts are still unknown now.

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ZHANG Jiancheng

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st October 2018, in Baishan City, Liaoning Province Charge: He was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: ZHANG Jiancheng’s whereabouts are unknown after his arrest. His wife was threatened by the police not to leave without their permission, or she would be arrested.

WEI Xiao

Date and place of arrest: On 4th October 2018, in Korla City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and coaching Christians in writing their articles. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: WEI Xiao’s husband was arrested by the police and released the same day, but she still remains in custody up till now. Based on the information available, WEI Xiao was detained for 4 months by the Chinese authorities in 2012 because of spreading the gospel.

YU Hong

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 4th October 2018, in Qingdao City, Shandong Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God and attending worship meetings.

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Other information: YU Hong’s husband was arrested alongside her the same day. This couple are unaccounted for since. Based on the information available, at least more than forty Christians from The Church of Almighty God were arrested in her local area from September to mid-October 2018 only. Currently, some of them remain in captivity.

YU Wei

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 4th October 2018, in Qingdao City, Shandong Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: YU Wei’s wife was arrested alongside him the same day. This couple have been missing since their arrest. Based on the information available, at least more than forty Christians from The Church of Almighty God were arrested in his local area from September to mid-October 2018 only. As of now, some of them remain incarcerated.

ZHENG Lin

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 5th October 2018, in Qingdao City, Shandong Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping books of Almighty God’s words at home. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: ZHENG Lin remains in custody. Based on the information available, at least more than 40 Christians from The Church of Almighty God were arrested in his local area from September to mid-October 2018 only. Up till now, some of them remain incarcerated.

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DU Li

Date and place of arrest: On 9th October 2018, in Qingdao City, Shandong Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of being a mid-level leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather for worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Alongside DU Li, three other Christians LI Ke, Xinran and LI Mai were arrested. The four of them are still in custody. Based on the information available, at least more than 40 Christians from The Church of Almighty God were arrested in their local area from September to mid-October 2018 only. Up till now, some of them remain incarcerated.

LI Ke

Date and place of arrest: On 9th October 2018, in Qingdao City, Shandong Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of being a mid-level leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather for worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Alongside LI Ke, three other Christians DU Li, Xinran and LI Mai were arrested. The four of them are still in custody. Based on the information available, at least more than 40 Christians from The Church of Almighty God were arrested in their local area from September to mid-October 2018 only. Up till now, some of them remain incarcerated.

LI Mai

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Date and place of arrest: On 9th October 2018, in Qingdao City, Shandong Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and hosting Christians from The Church of Almighty God for worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Alongside LI Mai, three other Christians DU Li, Xinran and LI Ke were arrested. The four of them are still in custody. Based on the information available, at least more than 40 Christians from The Church of Almighty God were arrested in their local area from September to mid-October 2018 only. Up till now, some of them remain incarcerated.

MA Fenglan

Date and place of arrest: On 9th October 2018, in Linzhou City, Henan Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in her house two books on belief in God. Other information: MA Fenglan’s whereabouts are unknown after her arrest. It is learnt that from October 8 to 22, 33 Christians of The Church of Almighty God had been arrested in the local area. Up till now, some of them are still in custody.

Xinran

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information available, at least more than 40 Christians from The Church of Almighty God were arrested in their local area from September to mid-October 2018 only. Up till now, some of them remain incarcerated.

YU Jing

Age: Thirty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th October 2018, in Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Baima Detention Center of Yugan County, Shangrao City Other information: She remains in custody to date.

HE Jie

Date and place of arrest: On 10th October 2018, in Korla City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of being a leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather for worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: HE Jie was detained in 2013 for preaching the gospel and later released on bail pending trial. During her release, the police took her to the indoctrination center and forced her to attend indoctrination sessions. From July 2013 to August 2018, the police went to her home multiple times to ask her questions about her belief in God. They forbid her to contact other Christians. One month before her arrest, the police summoned her twice and required her to report and answer questions at the police station and the community director’s office every week. HE Jie remains incarcerated up till now.

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LI Huizi

Date and place of arrest: On 10th October 2018, in Korla City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Ku’erle Prison of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Other information: After her arrest, LI Huizi’s family went to visit her in the police station, but the police lied to them and said they had never seen her. After asking around for her whereabouts, LI Huizi’s family learnt that she was detained in Ku’erle Prison of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Based on the information available, LI Huizi was arrested because of spreading the gospel in December 2012. Up till now she is still in custody.

JIN Yunxi

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th October 2018, in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather for worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Dechang County Detention Center Other information: On that day the police cleaned out JIN Yunxi’s house and took all of her savings. After her arrest, the Chinese authorities kept her husband under surveillance and the police did not allow him to see her. Up till now she is still in custody.

SHANG Lingling

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Date and place of arrest: On 12th October 2018, in Linzhou City, Henan Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in her house some items (no specifics) on belief in God. Other information: SHANG Lingling’s whereabouts are unknown since her arrest. It is learnt that from October 8 to 22, 33 Christians of The Church of Almighty God had been arrested in the local area. Up till now, some of them are still in custody.

ZHAO Xiangming

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th October 2018, in Tongling City, Anhui Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained because of having belief in Almighty God and keeping at home two laptops and dozens of TF cards. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: ZHAO Xiangming remains in custody to date.

TANG Linyu

Date and place of arrest: On 23rd August 2018, in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province Charges: Unknown. She was arrested because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: No. 1 Detention Center of Guangzhou City Other information: During her detention, she underwent cruel torture and mandatory indoctrination and was not released until 79 days of criminal detention later.

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CHEN Bi

Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th October 2018, in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese Communist authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship gatherings, and keeping at her house notes on belief in God and a MP5 player containing materials on believing in God. Other information: On 28th September, CHEN Bi was detained for 15 days because of her belief in Almighty God. On the day of her release, she was summoned again by the police. Since then, she has never been back to her home and her whereabouts remain unknown as of now.

PAN Xiaoxin

Date and place of arrest: On 14th October 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship gatherings, and keeping in her house notes with contents on belief in God. Other information: Up till now, she is still in custody. It is learnt that on the day of her arrest, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area, and some other Christians were arrested in succession.

WANG Juhua

Age: About fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th October 2018, in Pingdingshan City, Henan Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings.

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Other information: Another Christian, ZHANG Yue, from the same place was arrested on the same day. Up to now both of them are still in custody.

WANG Ling

Age: Around Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th October 2018, Fuqing City, Fujian Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of having belief in Almighty God and collecting persecution experiences of other Christians of the Church. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: She remains incarcerated to date.

ZHANG Yue

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th October 2018, in Pingdingshan City, Henan Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: When the police searched her house, Zhang Yue asked them to show their credentials. The police said that as long as more than three police officers went on duty together, they did not have to show any credentials. Another Christian, WANG Juhua, was arrested on the same day. Up to now both of them are still in custody.

Jianhao

Age: Thirty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th October 2018, in Yong’an City, Fujian Province

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Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home a cellphone containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: He remains in custody to date.

Xiao xue

Date and place of arrest: On 15th October 2018, in Beijing City Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Nothing is heard from Xiaoxue now. In August of the same year, she was once detained because of believing in Almighty God. The police confiscated her passport and she was tortured to confession while in custody.

ZHONG Xin

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th October 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: The police searched her house in February 2015. It is learnt that to arrest more Christians, the Chinese Communist authorities promised anyone who would report Christians financial rewards, offering a reward of 10,000 RMB for the tip-off about one leader and 5,000 RMB for a common believer. ZHONG Xin was arrested because of the report. Up till now, she is still in custody.

LIU Xin

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Age: Thirty years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th October 2018, in Tongren City, Guizhou Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home 3 TF cards, 2 cellphones, an MP3 player, a notebook, and a tablet that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Her whereabouts remain unknown since her arrest. According to the source, a police officer claimed on 24th October 2018 that LIU Xin was “being educated”, but did not reveal which transformation through education center she was being detained in.

LU Shifeng

Age: Fifty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th October 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: Up till now, she is still in custody. It is learnt that on the day of her arrest, the Chinese Communist authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area, and some other Christians were arrested in succession, among whom the oldest one is 82 years old.

LI Chengxuan

Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th October 2018, in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province

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Charge: He was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship gatherings, and keeping in his house a laptop containing materials on believing in God. Other information: His wife was arrested alongside him and was released the same day. Up till now he is still in custody.

MA Mingyue

Age: About fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th October 2018, in Suzhou City, Anhui Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of being a church leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather for worship meetings, and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Up till now, MA Mingyue is still in custody.

WANG Xia

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th October 2018, in Anqing City, Anhui Province Charges: She was criminally detained by the Chinese authorities on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Anqing Detention Center of Anhui Province Other information: It’s learnt that in two days only, from 17th to 19th October 2018, more than 70 Christians were arrested in Anhui Province. WANG Xia and the other Christians remain incarcerated up till now.

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DONG Huanqing

Age: About sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th October 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and hosting Christians for worship gatherings. Other information: Another two Christians were arrested alongside DONG Huanqing the same day. Up till now the three of them are still in custody.

HE Pei

Age: Fifty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th October 2018, in Anqing City, Anhui Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home MP5 players and TF cards containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: It’s learnt that in two days only, from 17th to 19th October 2018, more than 70 Christians were arrested in Anhui Province. HE Pei and the other Christians remain incarcerated up till now.

LI Zhen

Age: Thirty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th October 2018, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home MP3 players and TF cards containing information on belief in God.

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Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: On the day of her arrest, the police searched out 1,900 RMB (the living expenses for her family) in LI Zhen’s house and confiscated it on grounds that it was the church money. They threatened her husband that LI Zhen would be sentenced to at least four or five years in prison. Up till now, she still remains in custody.

MA Ying

Age: About fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th October 2018, in Bozhou City, Anhui Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home items like books of Almighty God’s words, laptops and MP4 players containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: JIANG Chao, MA Ying’s son, was arrested the same day. The police extorted 7,000 RMB (about 890 euros) from his family before releasing him. MA Ying is unaccounted for since the arrest.

QI Gang

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th October 2018, in Liu’an City, Anhui Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: After QI Gang’s arrest, seven police officers broke into his home and forcibly raided his place. They illegally confiscated his private car. It’s learnt that in two days only, from 17th to 19th October 2018, more than 70

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Christians were arrested in Anhui Province. QI Gang and the other Christians remain incarcerated up till now.

TAN Ya

Age: About forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th October 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained because of being a church leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather for worship meetings. Other information: Another two Christians were arrested alongside TAN Ya on that day. Up till now the three of them are still in custody.

WEN Fuyun

Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th October 2018, in Hefei City, Anhui Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and TF cards containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: After WEN Fuyun’s arrest, his family went to the police station to ask for his information. The police denied their arrest of him. It’s learnt that in two days only, from 17th to 19th October 2018, more than 70 Christians were arrested in Anhui Province. WEN Fuyun and the other Christians remain incarcerated up till now.

WU Ganli

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Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th October 2018, in Bozhou City, Anhui Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home items like laptops, desktops, MP5 players and USB flash drives containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Based on the information available, WU Ganli was arrested because her cellphone was monitored and located by the Chinese police. ZHAO Shan, another Christian from The Church of Almighty God, was arrested alongside her. Their whereabouts remain unknown up till now.

Xiaozhe

Age: Nineteen Date and place of arrest: On 18th October 2018, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place desktops, portable hard drives and USB flash drives containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Based on the information available, more than 40 Christians from The Church of Almighty God were arrested in his local area from 16th to 22nd October 2018. Up till now, Xiaozhe and the other Christians are still in custody.

XIE Quangui

Age: Thirty-nine years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 18th October 2018, in Anqing City, Anhui Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home laptops, cellphones and TF cards containing information on belief in God and a note transcribed with words of Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Before XIE Quangui’s arrest, the police investigated him in secret and bugged and located his cellphone. It’s learnt that in two days only, from 17th to 19th October 2018, more than 70 Christians were arrested in Anhui Province. XIE Quangui and the other Christians remain incarcerated up till now.

XU Jing

Date and place of arrest: On 18th October 2018, in Hefei City, Anhui Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and laptops containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: XU Jing’s husband, her brother and her sister-in-law were arrested alongside her. It’s learnt that in two days only, from 17th to 19th October 2018, more than 70 Christians were arrested in Anhui Province. XU Jing and the other Christians remain incarcerated up to now.

YI Xishun

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th October 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province

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Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: Another two Christians were arrested alongside YI Xishun. Up till now, the three of them are still in custody.

ZHAO Liang

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th October 2018, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping in the meeting place desktops, portable hard drives and USB flash drives containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Based on the information available, more than 40 Christians from The Church of Almighty God were arrested from 16th to 22nd October 2018. ZHAO Liang and other Christians remain incarcerated up till now.

ZHAO Shan

Age: About sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th October 2018, in Bozhou City, Anhui Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: ZHAO Shan was arrested because his cellphone was monitored and located by the Chinese police. WU Ganli, a female Christian from The Church of Almighty God, was arrested alongside him. Their whereabouts remain unknown up till now.

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ZHOU Xin

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th October 2018, in Hefei City, Anhui Province Charges: He was criminally detained on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Changfeng County Detention Center of Hefei City Other information: He remains incarcerated up till now. During his arrest, a bank card with a deposit of more than 10,000 RMB (about 1,300 euros), a wallet, a salary card, and an ID card at his home were all confiscated in the search and a private car with a value of 80,000 RMB was also held by the police.

CHEN Yun

Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th October 2018, in Anyang City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of having faith in Almighty God and hosting Christians from The Church of Almighty God for worship meetings. Other information: Two other Christians were arrested alongside CHEN Yun. As of now, the three of them remain in custody.

LI Hua

Age: About forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th October 2018, in Anyang City, Henan Province

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Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Two other Christians were arrested alongside LI Hua. As of now, the three of them remain in custody.

LI Li

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th October 2018, in Bengbu City, Anhui Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: After her arrest, she was taken to a hotel by the police and had to undergo mandatory indoctrination. The police instigated her families to lure her into signing the statement of guarantee to renounce her faith but in vain. LI remains incarcerated to date.

LI Xiuqin

Age: About fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th October 2018, in Anyang City, Henan Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Up till now, she is still in custody.

LIU Gen

Age: Sixty-one years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 19th October 2018, in Anyang City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words, TF cards and an MP5 player containing information on believing in God. Other information: LIU Gen’s wife was arrested the same day alongside him. The couple remain captive as of now.

YANG Jing

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th October 2018, in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home a note with words related to belief in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Before arresting her, the police had been monitoring YANG Jing and other Christians for months near her house. Up till now, she still remains in custody.

ZHANG Aiying

Age: Sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th October 2018, in Anyang City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words, TF cards and an MP5 player containing information on believing in God. Other information: ZHANG Aiying’s husband was arrested the same day alongside her. The couple remain captive as of now. Based on the information

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available, ZHANG Aiying was arrested and detained in 2012 for believing in Almighty God and spreading the gospel.

ZHANG Yue

Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th October 2018, in Anyang City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home two books of God’s words. Other information: Two other Christians were arrested alongside ZHANG Yue. As of now, the three of them remain in custody.

LI Jian

Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 20th October 2018, in Dezhou City, Shandong Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words, laptops and TF cards containing information on believing in God. Other information: LI Jian’s 16-year-old daughter was arrested and later released the same day. As of now, LI Jian remains captive. Based on the information available, the police launched a large-scale arrest the same day in his local area and some other Christians were arrested in succession.

YU Hongli

Age: Fifty-one years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 21st October 2018, in Zhumadian City, Henan Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship gatherings, and keeping in her house books of Almighty God’s words and a notebook with contents on belief in God. Other information: Up till now, she is still in custody.

Xiaoxin

Age: Seventeen years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd October 2018, in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Based on information available, she was once arrested on 18th July 2018 for her faith in Almighty God. Her whereabouts remain unknown up till now.

ZHANG Zhiqiang

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd October 2018, in Ruzhou City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: After his arrest, ZHANG Zhiqiang is unaccounted for. Based on the information available, eleven Christians from The Church of Almighty God were arrested in his local area from 16th to 27th October 2018 and some of them remain in custody as of now.

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HAN Yue

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd October 2018, in Chongqing City Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship gatherings, and keeping in the meeting place a cellphone and TF cards containing materials on believing in God. Other information: Another four Christians were arrested alongside HAN Yue. She and another two Christians are still in custody as of now. It is learnt that the police had been following and monitoring them secretly for a period of time before arresting them.

HUANG Jing

Age: Sixty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd October 2018, in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: Another two Christians were arrested alongside her the same day and the three of them are in custody as of now.

LI Ya

Date and place of arrest: On 23rd October 2018, in Chongqing City Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship gatherings, and keeping in the meeting place a cellphone and TF cards containing materials on believing in God. Other information: Another four Christians were arrested alongside LI Ya on the same day. She and another two Christians are still in custody as of now. It is learnt that the police had been following and monitoring them secretly for a period of time before arresting them.

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WANG Xiuying

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd October 2018, in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: Another two Christians were arrested alongside her and the three of them are in custody as of now.

XIN Zhi

Age: Seventy years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd October 2018, in Chongqing City Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, hosting Christians for worship meetings, and keeping in her house the cellphone and MP5 player containing materials on believing in God. Other information: Another four Christians were arrested alongside XIN Zhi on the same day and now she and another two Christians are still in custody. It is learnt that the police had been following and monitoring them secretly for a period of time before arresting them.

ZHANG Dan

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd October 2018, in Puyang City, Henan Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of being a church leader of The Church of Almighty God, organizing Christians to gather for

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worship meetings, and keeping in her house more than 20 books of Almighty God’s words. Other information: Up till now, she is still in custody.

ZHANG Li

Age: Sixty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd October 2018, in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, hosting Christians for meetings, and keeping in her house TF cards and the tablet containing materials on believing in God. Other information: Another two Christians were arrested alongside her and the three of them are in custody as of now.

LAN Yu

Age: Thirty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th October 2018, in Pingdingshan City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping dozens of books of God’s words at home. Other information: After her arrest, LAN Yu is unaccounted for. Based on the information available, eleven Christians from The Church of Almighty God were arrested in her local area from 16th to 17th October 2018 and some of them remain in detention as of now.

LIU Jing

Age: Forty years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 24th October 2018, in Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of having belief in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words, and MP5 players and TF cards that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: The Chinese authorities carried out massive arrest operation the same day to apprehend Christians, and several Christians of her church were arrested in succession. Some are still in custody. LIU Jing is unaccounted for since her arrest.

ZHANG Xinxian

Age: Sixty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th October 2018, in Ruzhou City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home a theater video player and an MP4 player containing information on believing in God. Other information: ZHANG Xinxian’s wife was arrested alongside him and released the same day. ZHANG Xinxian is unaccounted for since. Based on the information available, eleven Christians from The Church of Almighty God were arrested in his local area from 16th to 27th October 2018 and some of them remain in detention as of now.

LI Ping

Date and place of arrest: On 25th October 2018, in Anyang City, Henan Province

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Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping books of God’s words at home. Other information: She remains incarcerated as of now.

MA Yan

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th October 2018, in Sanmenxia City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home books of God’s words, TF cards and an MP5 player containing information on believing in God. Other information: Two other Christians were arrested alongside MA Yan the same day. The three of them have been missing since their arrest.

ZHANG Fang

Age: Fifty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th October 2018, in Sanmenxia City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Two other Christians were arrested alongside ZHANG Fang the same day. The three of them have been missing since their arrest.

ZHAO Fenglan

Age: About fifty years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 25th October 2018, in Anyang City, Henan Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: It is learnt that ZHAO Fenglan was arrested and detained in August 2012 because of her belief in God. Up till now, she is still in custody.

ZHEN Qiaomei

Age: Seventy-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th October 2018, in Sanmenxia City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home two books of God’s words and TF cards containing information on believing in God. Other information: Two other Christians were arrested alongside ZHEN Qiaomei. The three of them have been missing since their arrest.

ZENG Zhi

Age: Sixty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th October 2018, in Changde City, Hunan Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of being a church leader of The Church of Almighty God and organizing Christians to gather for worship meetings. Other information: After her arrest, ZENG Zhi’s daughter went to see her in the police station, but the police lied to her saying that her mother was not arrested. After asking around for her whereabouts, ZENG Zhi’s family learnt that she was detained in the Armed Police School in Changde City.

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LIU Xin

Age: About Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th October 2018, in Shuangliao City, Jilin Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of having belief in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words, and laptops and tablets (unknown quantity) that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Siping City Detention Center Other information: She remains incarcerated to date.

MU Han

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th October 2018, in Shuangliao City, Jiling Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: Another female Christian WENG Xiaoxi was arrested alongside Muhan the same day. Up till now both of them are still in custody.

WENG Xiaoxi

Age: Twenty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th October 2018, in Shuangliao City, Jiling Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and coaching Christians for writing articles. Other information: Another female Christian Muhan was arrested alongside her the same day. Up till now both of them are still in custody.

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YANG Linying

Age: Sixty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th October 2018, in Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home a MP4 player and TF cards (quantity unknown) containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: She was arrested alongside her husband (released on the same day). She is still being held to date.

ZHANG Qing

Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th October 2018, in Ruzhou City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of having faith in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home two texts on believing in God. Other information: ZHANG Qing hasn’t been heard from since her arrest. Based on the information available, eleven Christians from The Church of Almighty God were arrested in their local area from 16th to 27th October 2018 and some of them are still kept in detention.

GUO Jing

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th October 2018, in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province

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Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having belief in Almighty God and keeping at home a tablet and a couple of TF cards that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: She remains in custody to date.

FU Chunxia

Date and place of arrest: On 31st October 2018, in Lyuliang City, Shanxi Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Currently, FU Chunxia remains in custody.

CHANG Yunfen

Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st November 2018, in Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: Another three Christians were arrested alongside her (one of them was released the same day). Up till now, CHANG Yunfen and another two Christians are still in custody.

QIN Yuhua

Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st November 2018, in Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province

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Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: Another three Christians were arrested alongside her (one of them was released the same day). Up till now, QIN Yuhua and another two Christians are still in custody.

SUN Yunfang

Age: Fifty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st November 2018, in Shangluo City, Shaanxi Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home several books of Almighty God’s words and a name list of church members. Place of imprisonment: Shanyang County Detention Center Other information: On the day of her arrest, the police arrested another Christian LI Jun, whose name was on the list and who was released the same day because of his illness. SUN Yunfang remains incarcerated to date.

ZHOU Hong

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st November 2018, in Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship gatherings. Other information: Another three Christians were arrested alongside her (one of them was released the same day). Up till now, ZHOU Hong and another two Christians are still in custody.

CHEN Xiaoxiu

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Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd November 2018, in Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of her belief in Almighty God and attendance of worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Arrested alongside CHEN Xiaoxiu was her husband LU Zheng, who was released the same day. CHEN Xiaoxiu’s whereabouts remain unknown since her arrest.

LI Desheng

Age: Sixty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 2nd November 2018, in Changde City, Hunan Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: He is still in custody to date.

WANG Ming

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 3rd November 2018, in Beijing City Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attended worship meetings, and keeping at home items like tablets and TF cards (unknown numbers) that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Detention Center of Fangshan District Other information: The police ransacked his house and confiscated from his home more than 200,000 RMB (about 25,400 euros) cash his daughter

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prepared to purchase a house. His wife XIAO Yue was arrested alongside him the same day. Both of them are held in detention till now. It’s understood that the same day the Chinese authorities launched a massive arrest in the local area and some other Christians were arrested.

XIAO Yue

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 3rd November 2018, in Fangshan District, Beijing City Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, hosting Christians from The Church of Almighty God, and keeping at home tablets and TF cards (unknown numbers) that contain information on faith in God. Place of imprisonment: Detention Center ofin Fangshan District Other information: The police ransacked her house and confiscated more than 200,000 RMB (about 25,400 euros) cash her daughter prepared to purchase a house. Her Husband WANG Ming was arrested alongside her the same day. Both of them are held in detention till now. It’s understood that the same day the Chinese authorities launched a massive arrest in the local area and some other Christians were arrested.

Xiaojian

Age: Twenty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 3rd November 2018, in Beijing City Charges: Unknown. He was criminally detained by the Chinese authorities because of having belief in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Fangshan District Detention Center of Beijing Municipality Other information: Around a dozen of Christians of the church were arrested alongside Xiaojian the same day. Based on information available, the police had

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secretly followed them for several months before their arrest. They remain incarcerated to date.

FENG Jie

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th November 2018, in Luoyang City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Six Christians (two of them are released) were arrested alongside FENG Jie the same day. FENG Jie and the other four Christians are still forcibly held at an indoctrination base of Luoyang City. Based on the information available, the police had conducted two secret investigations in their local area to collect information about Christians before the arrest.

QIAO Yajuan

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th November 2018, in Luoyang City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Six Christians (two of them are released) were arrested alongside QIAO Yajuan the same day. QIAO Yajuan and the other four Christians are still forcibly held at an indoctrination base of Luoyang City. Based on the information available, the police had conducted two secret investigations in their local area to collect information about Christians before the arrest.

WANG Hongju

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Age: Sixty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th November 2018, in Luoyang City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Six Christians (two of them are released) were arrested alongside WANG Hongju the same day. WANG Hongju and four other Christians are still held at an indoctrination base of Luoyang City. Based on the information available, the police had conducted two secret investigations to collect information about these Christians before the arrest.

XU Meifang

Age: About fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 5th November 2018, in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Unknown. She was criminally detained because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Liuhe District Detention Center of Nanjing City Other information: She remains incarcerated to date.

XUE Ailing

Age: About Sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th November 2018, in Luoyang City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Six Christians (two of them are released) were arrested alongside XUE Ailing the same day. XUE Ailing and the other four Christians are still forcibly held at an indoctrination base of Luoyang City. Based on the

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information available, the police had conducted two secret investigations in their local area to collect information about Christians before the arrest.

ZHANG Hua

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th November 2018, in Luoyang City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Six Christians (two of them are released) were arrested alongside ZHANG Hua the same day. ZHANG Hua and the other four Christians are still forcibly held at an indoctrination base of Luoyang City. Based on the information available, the police had conducted two secret investigations in their local area to collect information about Christians before the arrest.

ZHAO Xiaoye

Age: Sixty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 5th November 2018, in Xinmi City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having belief in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words (unknown quantity) and 3 MP5 players and 3 TF cards that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Yuanzhuang Township Detention Center Other information: She remains in custody to date.

LI Yunqiao

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Age: About fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th November 2018, in Huai’an City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home a notebook with biblical content and a player containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: It’s learnt that the police arrested LI Yunqiao and her husband on 4th November 2018 and released them after getting nothing from the interrogation. Two days later, LI Qiaoyun was arrested again and her whereabouts remain unknown up till now.

XIA Li

Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th November 2018, in Fuyang City, Anhui Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words (unknown quantity). Place of imprisonment: Unknown. Other information: Based on information available, XIA Li and her mother- in-law were arrested and detained by the Chinese police for 15 days in June 2016 because of their faith in Almighty God. From March to May 2018, the police officers visited them frequently for the interrogation of their belief in Almighty God. After their arrest in November 2018, the police ransacked their home twice and took away a cellphone of Xia Li’s. XIA Li remains incarcerated to date.

YAN Yulan

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Age: Sixty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th November 2018, in Yicheng City, Hubei Province Charges: Unknown. She was held in detention by the Chinese authorities because of believing Almighty God and keeping at home a couple of pieces of paper and a TF card that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: She is still in custody to date.

LIU Li

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 7th November 2018, in Chengde City, Hebei Province Charges: Unknown. She was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Two cell phones and one desktop computer case were confiscated from her in the search. She remains incarcerated up till now.

AN Hui

Age: Sixty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 8th November 2018, in Chengde City, Hebei Province Charges: Unknown. She was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books on belief in God and MP5 players containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: She remains incarcerated up till now. Based on information available, she was under the police’s secret surveillance for eleven months before her arrest.

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XIA Lan

Age: Thirty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 8th November 2018, in Wenshan City, Yunnan Province Charges: Unknown. She was arrested and detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: After her arrest, XIA Lan’s whereabouts is unknown. Based on information available, on the day of her arrest, the police confiscated from them 57,300 RMB (about 7,200 euros) cash, 2 laptops, 2 MP5 players, and other properties in the meeting place.

CAI Xizhi

Age: About fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th November 2018, in Hebi City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Other information: Two other Christians XIAO Meihui and HAN Shuzhen were arrested alongside her. She and HAN Shuzhen have been missing since their arrest. As of now, XIAO Meihui remains in captivity.

HAN Shuzhen

Age: About sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th November 2018, in Hebi City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having faith in Almighty God and attending worship meetings.

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Other information: Two other Christians XIAO Meihui and CAI Xizhi were arrested alongside her. She and CAI Xizhi have been missing since their arrest. As of now, XIAO Meihui remains in captivity.

WANG Feng

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th November 2018, in Weifang City, Shandong Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of his faith in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Based on information available, on 12th September 2018, WANG Feng was wanted online and listed as the first target for arrest by the Chinese authorities because of his faith in Almighty God. He remains incarcerated to date.

XIAO Meihui

Age: About sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th November 2018, in Hebi City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of having faith in Almighty God and hosting Christians from The Church of Almighty God for worship meetings. Other information: Two other Christians (whose whereabouts remain unknown) were arrested alongside her. As of now, she remains in captivity.

LI Hong

Age: Fifty-one years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 12th November 2018, in Xinmi City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of having belief in Almighty God and keeping at home around 50 books of Almighty God’s words. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: It’s learnt that LI Hong was once arrested and detained by the Chinese authorities for 9 days in January 2013 because of her faith in Almighty God. In June 2013, she was forcibly taken to a hotel by the police and went to undergo mandatory indoctrination for a week. During the indoctrination, the police officers tried two times to force her to sign Three Statements (Statement of Guarantee, Statement of Repentance, and Statement of Denouncement and Criticism). LI Hong’s whereabouts remain unknown since her arrest.

Ailing

Date and place of arrest: On 13th November 2018, in Xinmi City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of having belief in Almighty God and keeping at home several books of Almighty God’s words and 3 MP5 players containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: She remains in custody to date.

XIAO Ningjun

Age: Thirty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd November 2017, in Tongcheng City, Anhui Province

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Charge: He was illegally detained on the charge of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God and taking some photos for making videos. Place of detention: Tongcheng Detention Center in Anhui Province Other information: He was illegally detained for 48 days. During the detention, he was given intense indoctrination in a hotel in Anqing City. He was cruelly tortured for refusing to give up his faith, being slapped violently in the face, forced to stand 3 days and 3 nights, deprived of food and sleep, forced him to squat and so on.

NIU Xin

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th November 2018, in Zibo City, Shandong Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home spiritual books of The Church of Almighty God, a laptop, and some other items. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Her whereabouts are unknown since her arrest.

ZHOU Haiyang

Age: Twenty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th November 2018, in Zibo City, Shandong Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Gaoqing County Detention Center Other information: Three other Christians were arrested alongside him. Their whereabouts are unknown since their arrest. He is still being held to date.

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FAN Peng

Age: Twenty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 8th March 2018, in Xiangyang City, Hubei Province Charge: He was criminally detained for 45 days on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping books of Almighty God’s words, TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at the meeting place. Other information: Another Christian, Su Chunyu, was arrested with him and detained for 15 days.

LI Ying

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th November 2018, in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of her belief in Almighty God and attendance of worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: The police ransacked her home and seized her two electronic bicycles. Arrested alongside her was Christian WANG Li. They remain in custody to date.

WANG Li

Date and place of arrest: On 16th November 2018, in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained for having belief in Almighty God and revising other Christians’ articles.

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Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Arrested alongside WANG Li was Christian LI Ying. They remain in custody to date.

ZHAO Jing

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th November 2018, in Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of her belief in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: After her arrest, ZHAO Jing’s husband was required to give confession at the police station the same day. ZHAO Jing remains incarcerated to date.

ZHAO Jingru

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th November 2018, in Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charges: Unknown. She was arrested by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Ulanhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Other information: After her arrest, the police forcibly indoctrinated ZHAO Jingru and threatened her family that she would be sentenced and her daughter would be disqualified from becoming a civil servant if she still insisted on her belief in Almighty God. She remains in custody up to now.

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Age: Twenty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th June 2018, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Unknown. She was criminally detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Xuzhou City Detention Center Other information: HAN Yu and MENG Xiao were arrested and detained alongside her and they all underwent cruel torture in their detention. On 21st July 2018, BO Wen was released on bail pending trial after her family paid 5,000 RMB (about 640 euros).

HAN Xuan

Age: Twenty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th November 2018, in Chongqing Municipality Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of her belief in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Four other Christians were arrested alongside her. One was released after six days of detention; she and three other Christians remain in custody. After her arrest, the police went to her hometown in Yunnan Province, raided her home, and confiscated her property.

HAN Yu

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th June 2018, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Unknown. She was criminally detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Xuzhou City Detention Center

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Other information: BO Wen and MENG Xiao were arrested and detained alongside her and they all underwent cruel torture in their detention. On 21st July 2018, HAN Yu was released on bail pending trial after her family paid 5,000 RMB (about 640 euros).

LAN Meng

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th November 2018, in Chongqing Municipality Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of her belief in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Four other Christians were arrested alongside her. One was released after six days of detention; LAN Meng and three other Christians remain in custody. Based on the information available, LAN Meng was arrested and detained for 27 days with the charge of disrupting social order in April 2013 because of her belief in Almighty God and activities of preaching the gospel.

MENG Xiao

Age: Twenty years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th June 2018, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Unknown. She was criminally detained because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Xuzhou City Detention Center Other information: HAN Yu and BO Wen were arrested and detained alongside her and they all underwent cruel torture in their detention. On 21st July 2018, MENG Xiao was released on bail pending trial after her family paid 5,000 RMB (about 640 euros).

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TANG Fang

Age: Twenty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th November 2018, in Chongqing Municipality Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities for six days because of her belief in Almighty God. Other information: Four other Christians were arrested alongside her and remain in custody.

ZHAO Juan

Date and place of arrest: On 19th November 2018, in Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of having belief in Almighty God and keeping at home two booklets of Almighty God’s words and one MP5 player. Place of imprisonment: Jiulong Police Station Other information: ZHAO Juan’s husband was arrested alongside her and released the same day. ZHAO Juan remains in custody to date.

ZHONG Xin

Age: Twenty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th November 2018, in Chongqing Municipality Charges: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown

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Other information: Four other Christians were arrested alongside her. One was released after six days of detention; ZHONG Xin and three other Christians remain in custody.

JIANG Kaiwen

Age: About thirty years old Date and place of arrest: On 20th November 2018, in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of his belief in Almighty God. Other information: After his arrest, the police searched his home and unit dormitory. They confiscated one laptop, one gold jewelry with a value of 1,500 RMB (about 190 euros), and other items. In 2017, he was once arrested and detained by the police because of his belief in Almighty God. Up till now, his whereabouts remain unknown.

LI Xiaoshan

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 20th November 2018, in Tongren City, Guizhou Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Christian LUO Yuanyuan and ZHANG Xiaoyu were arrested alongside her. Up till now, the three of them remain in custody.

LUO Yuanyuan

Age: Forty-nine years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 20th November 2018, in Tongren City, Guizhou Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books on belief in God and five TF cards containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Christian LI Xiaoshan and ZHANG Xiaoyu were arrested alongside her on the same day. Up till now, the three of them remain in custody. After LUO Yuanyuan was arrested, the police went to her house twice for a search and confiscated several bank cards.

WU Haihong

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th May 2018, in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province Charge: She was detained because she believed in Almighty God and kept in the meeting place books of The Church of Almighty God, as well as a laptop and an MP5 player containing religious materials. Place of detention: Jiujiang City Detention Center in Jiangxi Province Other information: She was arrested alongside Christian Huang Zhiwen, whose whereabouts remains unknown now. In order to extort information about church funds, the police subjected Wu Haihong to torture. On 22nd June, she was released on bail. On 6th December 2012, she was arrested because of her belief in God, and was detained for ten days.

ZHANG Xiaoyu

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 20th November 2018, in Tongren City, Guizhou Province

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Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Christian LUO Yuanyuan and LI Xiaoshan were arrested alongside her. Up till now, the three of them remain in custody.

LI Yun

Age: About sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd November 2018, in Gongyi City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: MA Jun, LI Yun’s husband, was arrested on the same day. When the police searched her house, they confiscated the passbook and cash of the family totaling about 80,000 RMB (about 10,100 euros). The whereabouts of the couple remain unknown up to now.

MA Jun

Age: Sixty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd November 2018, in Gongyi City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: LI Yun, MA Jun’s wife, was arrested on the same day. When the police searched his house, they confiscated the passbook and cash of the family totaling about 80,000 RMB (about 10,100 euros). The whereabouts of the couple remain unknown up to now.

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PAN Han

Age: Twenty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th September 2018, in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province Charges: She was under criminal detention for 39 days on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and coaching other Christians of the Church in writing articles. Place of imprisonment: Shangrao City Detention Center Other information: After her arrest, the police interrogated and tortured her, forcibly indoctrinated her, and deprived her of sleep for two days and two nights consecutively. They withdrew the church money of 100,000 RMB (about 13,000 euros) from her bank account and confiscated all of it. Another Christian was arrested alongside her and is unaccounted for since the arrest.

CUI Yufang

Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th August 2018, in Luzhou City, Sichuan Province Charges: Unknown. She was criminally detained because of believing in Almighty God, hosting Christians for worship meetings, and keeping at her rented place laptops, MP5 players, and TF cards (unknown numbers). Place of imprisonment: Zigong City Detention Center Other information: When the police raided CUI Yufang’s home, they confiscated her personal money of 7,200 RMB and held her husband’s bank card. Three other Christians were arrested alongside her; two were released and one is still in custody. She was released on bail pending trial after being detained for 38 days. The police required her to live under surveillance at her daughter’s and report to the police station at regular intervals.

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LI Hui

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charges: She was criminally detained for 37 days on the charge of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and hosting Christians for worship meetings Place of detention: Dalian Detention Center of Liaoning Province Other information: GAO Xiaowei, CONG Xin, and CHENG Lin (pseudonym), three other Christians arrested alongside her, were detained for one month on the same charge.

LU Mei

Age: About fifty years old Date and place of arrest: In September 2018, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charges: Unknown. She was criminally detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and cell phones and TF cards (unknown numbers) that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Hangzhou City Detention Center Other information: When the police raided her home, they confiscated her personal money of 17,750 RMB (about 2,240 euros). She was detained for 37 days.

JIANG Xin

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 21st December 2017, in Shangqiu City, Henan Province

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Charge: She was put under criminal detention on the charge of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others and keeping 120 books on believing in God and around 50 CDs storing materials on believing in God at home. Other information: She had hypertension and coronary artery disease when she was arrested. During her detention, the CCP police tortured her. On 26th January 2018, she was released on bail pending trial.

XIAO Jie

Date and place of arrest: On 16th March 2018, in Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God, she was charged with subverting the state political power. Other information: She is still in custody now. Her husband was detained for 36 days because of believing in Almighty God.

XU Ke

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th April 2018, in Shehezi City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Charge: He was criminally detained for 36 days because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: His wife, Xiao Jie, was arrested in March 2018 because of believing in Almighty God, and she is still in custody now.

AN Xiaodi

Age: Fifty-two years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 26th November 2018, in Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home an MP4 player containing information of The Church of Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: A forced-transformation center in Ulanhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Other information: Her husband was arrested the same day and was indoctrinated for 4 days (released). When the police searched her home, they illegally plundered a desktop computer case and four cell phones. It is understood that on 16th October 2012, she was once arrested and interrogated for preaching the gospel of Almighty God to others.

ZHANG Min

Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th September 2018, in Suining City, Sichuan Province Charges: Unknown. She was criminally detained for 35 days because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home two laptops, nine cell phones, and eleven TF cards that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Yongxing Detention Center of Suining City Other information: On the day of her arrest, the police illegally seized ZHANG Min’s personal money of 3,000 RMB (about 380 euros). She was under the police’s secret surveillance for more than twenty days before she was arrested.

DU Guihong

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province

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Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at her residence books of Almighty God’s words, three laptops and two portable hard drives that contain information on belief in God, and other items. Place of imprisonment: Cangnan County Detention Center Other information: She was released on bail pending trial on 15th October 2018. Three other Christians were arrested alongside her. One remains incarcerated and the other two are unaccounted for. Based on the information available, the police interrogated and tortured her to extract from her church information and the whereabouts about church money. They deprived her of sleep for two days and two nights consecutively. She became very frail due to the torments.

WANG Ping

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th April 2018, in Urumqi City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Charge: She was arrested for believing in Almighty God. Other information: She was forced to undergo intense indoctrination for 34 days and was released for aggravation of her tumor.

BING Huaiyun

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th November 2018, in Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and having worship meetings with other Christians. Place of imprisonment: Unknown

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Other information: She remains incarcerated to date. Christian Xingmei and CHI Yunqi were arrested alongside her. The three of them have been missing since their arrest.

CHEN Ning

Age: Sixty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th November 2018, in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, receiving Christians for worship meetings, and keeping at home items on belief in God like books and four MP5 players. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Christian YU Hui, LU Wenxiu and MA Li were arrested alongside her. Up till now, the four of them have been missing.

CHEN Xiao

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 31th March 2018, in Rizhao City, Shandong Province Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God, she was criminally detained for 33 days on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement.

CHI Yunqi

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th November 2018, in Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province

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Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and having worship meetings with other Christians. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: She remains incarcerated to date. Christian Xingmei and BING Huaiyun were arrested alongside her. The three of them have been missing since their arrest.

LU Wenxiu

Age: Seventy-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th November 2018, in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and having worship meetings with other Christians. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Christian CHEN Ning, YU Hui and MA Li were arrested alongside her. The four of them have been missing since their arrest.

MA Li

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th November 2018, in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and having worship meetings with other Christians. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Christian CHEN Ning, YU Hui and LU Wenxiu were arrested alongside her. The four of them have been missing since their arrest.

XIANG Yang

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Age: About forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th November 2018, in Changsha City, Hunan Province Charges: She was arrested and detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at her rented house spiritual books of The Church of Almighty God, a MP5 and three TF cards player containing information on belief in God, etc. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: The police said that after they learned about XIANG Yang’s faith in Almighty God, they put her on the arrest list and monitored her through the Skynet project for a long time. She remains in custody to this day.

Xingmei

Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th November 2018, in Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, receiving Christians for meetings, and keeping at home books on belief in God, MP5 players, and some other items. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Christian CHI Yunqi and BING Huaiyun were arrested alongside her. The three of them have been missing since their arrest.

YAO Lin

Age: Fifty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province Charges: She was detained on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization, a secret society and superstitious activities to endanger society because of having

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faith in Almighty God and keeping at home devices containing information on belief in God including 2 laptops, 1 cellphone, and 1 Mp5 player. Place of imprisonment: A detention center in Lishui City Other information: Three other Christians were arrested alongside her. After their arrest, they are forced to attend indoctrination sessions and frequently interrogated through torture. They were not released until 33 days of detention later.

YU Hui

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th November 2018, in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and having worship meetings with other Christians. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Christian CHEN Ning, LU Wenxiu and MA Li were arrested alongside her. The four of them have been missing since their arrest.

CAI Shu

Age: Sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd August 2018, in Ningde City, Fujian Province Charge: She was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: Another Christian, Yang Lili, was arrested with her, and they are both in custody now.

CHEN Hong

Age: Forty-three years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 22nd August 2018, in Luzhou City, Sichuan Province Charges: She was criminally detained on the charge of subverting state power because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home two cell phones and one portable hard drive that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Anfuqiao Detention Center of Naxi District, Luzhou City Other information: On the day of her arrest, the police raided CHEN Hong’s home and confiscated one bank card and one deposit book (unknown amount). During her detention, the police raided the property rented under her name three times and arrested the Christians living in it. She was released after 30 days of detention.

CONG Yu

Age: Sixty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was criminally detained for 30 days on charge of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God.

GAO Xiu

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th April 2018, in Shanghai City Charge: She was criminally detained for one month on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending the meetings. Place of imprisonment: Jinshan Detention Center of Shanghai City. Other information: Another four Christians were arrested with her and detained for one month on the same charge.

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JIA Caiying

Age: Fifty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th April 2018, in Shanghai City Charge: She was criminally detained for one month on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending the meetings. Place of imprisonment: Jinshan Detention Center of Shanghai City. Other information: Another four Christians were arrested with her and detained for one month on the same charge.

LI Fang

Date and place of arrest: On 7th June 2018, in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was criminally detained for 30 days because she believed in Almighty God, hosted gatherings for other Christians, and kept in her rented house a computer and a tablet containing religious materials. Place of detention: Nanjing City Detention Center in Jiangsu Province Other information: She was arrested alongside two other Christians, who were also detained for 30 days.

LI Zhen

Age: Sixty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th April 2018, in Shanghai City Charge: She was criminally detained for one month on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and receiving Christians for meetings. Place of imprisonment: Jinshan Detention Center of Shanghai City.

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Other information: Another four Christians were arrested with her and detained for one month on the same charge.

LI Zhong

Age: Sixty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th May 2018, in Chongqing City Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God, and books of Almighty God’s words, a tablet, an MP4 player and a TF card storing religious materials were found in her house, she was put under criminal detention for 30 days. Other information: On 16th June, the police ordered her daughter to pay guarantee money of 1,000 RMB (about 125 euros). Place of detention: Chongqing City Dadukou District Jiulongpo Detention Center

LIU Rui

Date and place of arrest: On 7th June 2018, in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was criminally detained for 30 days because she believed in Almighty God and kept in her house books of The Church of Almighty God as well as media players containing religious materials. Place of detention: Nanjing City Detention Center in Jiangsu Province Other information: Two other Christians arrested on the same day were also detained for 30 days.

SHEN Fan

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th April 2018, in Shanghai City

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Charge: She was criminally detained for one month on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending the meetings. Place of imprisonment: Jinshan Detention Center of Shanghai City. Other information: Another four Christians were arrested with her and detained for one month on the same charge.

SHEN Ju

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God, and a Bible and materials of The Church of Almighty God were found in her house, she was put under criminal detention for thirty days under the accusation of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement.”

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XIA Yixin

Age: Fifty-one years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Zibo City, Shandong Province Charges: She was criminally detained on the charge of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place a tablet and a record book containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Three other Christians were arrested alongside her and one female Christian was released the same day due to her serious illness. XIA Yixin and the other two Christians were released on bail pending trial after being detained for one month.

YANG Chuanzhen

Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th June 2018, in Handan City, Hebei Province Charge:As she believed in Almighty God, she was criminally detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement. Place of detention: Handan City Third Detention Center in Hebei Province Other information: The police demanded 10,000 RMB (about 1,254 euros) from her family, and she was released on 25th July.

YANG Lili

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 23rd August 2018, in Ningde City, Fujian Province Charge: She was arrested and detained because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: Another Christian, Cai Shu, was arrested with her, and they are all in custody now. On 13th September 2014, she was pursued by the police and went on the run thereafter.

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YE Juanzhen

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th October 2018, in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province Charges: She was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Xuzhou City Detention Center Other information: She was released on bail pending trial for one year on 24th November 2018.

YUAN Lin

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Zibo City, Shandong Province Charges: She was criminally detained on the charge of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place a tablet and a record book containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Three other Christians were arrested alongside her and one female Christian was released the same day due to her serious illness. YUAN Lin and the other two Christians were released on bail pending trial after being detained for one month.

ZHAO Ling

Age: Forty-six years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 25th April 2018, in Shanghai City Charge: She was criminally detained for one month on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending the meetings. Place of imprisonment: Jinshan Detention Center of Shanghai City. Other information: Another four Christians were arrested with her and detained for one month on the same charge.

ZHAO Ming

Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Zibo City, Shandong Province Charges: He was criminally detained on the charge of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place a tablet and a record book containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Three other Christians were arrested alongside him and one female Christian was released the same day due to her serious illness. ZHAO Ming and the other two Christians were released on bail pending trial after being detained for one month.

KONG Ying

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th July 2018, in Shanghai City Charge:As she believed in Almighty God and took part in the gathering of The Church of Almighty God abroad, she was arrested by the CCP police under the accusation of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” as soon as she got off the plane by which she went back to China. Place of detention: Shandong Province Rizhao City Detention Center

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Other information: On 16th August, she obtained a guarantor pending trial. After the release, the police never loosened the surveillance over her.

CAO Xueju

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th May 2018, in Weifang City, Shandong Province Charge: She was put under a 28-day administrative detention on the charge of disturbing public order because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words. Other Information: Her family spent 2,400 RMB (about 298 euros) to bail her out.

JIN Li

Age: Fifty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 3rd December 2018, in Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home materials on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: A forced-transformation center in Ulanhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Other information: Her husband WANG Feng was arrested with her on the same day. Up to now the couple are indoctrinated at a forced-transformation center in Ulanhot.

LI Shun

Age: Sixty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Tianjin City

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Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God, and books of Almighty God’s words, an MP4 player and a TF card storing religious materials were found in her house, she was detained for 28 days. Other information: In July 2013, on account of gospel-preaching, she was under the accusation of “disturbing social order” and received one-year prison sentence outside of jail with guarantee money of 10, 000 RMB (about 1,255 euros).

LIU Hua

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Tianjin City Charge: She was criminally detained for 28 days because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She had a heart attack during the detention and was released on bail pending trial by the police who demanded 5,000 RMB (about 620 euros) from her family. Another two Christian, Ma Rong and Xiao Lu, were arrested with her and released on bail pending trial the same day after being separately demanded 5,000 RMB by the police.

SU Zongna

Age: Fifty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th May 2018, in Weifang City, Shandong Province Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God and kept in her house materials of The Church of Almighty God, she was criminally detained for 28 days on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement.

WANG Feng

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Age: Fifty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 3rd December 2018, in Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home spiritual materials of The Church of Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: One forced-transformation center in Ulanhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Other information: His wife, JIN Li, was arrested with him on the same day. Up to now the couple are indoctrinated at a forced-transformation center in Ulanhot.

XIAO Lu

Age: Sixty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Tianjin City Charge: She was criminally detained for 28 days because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She was released on bail pending trial by the police who demanded 5,000 RMB (about 620 euros) from her family. Another two Christian, Ma Rong and Liu Hua, were arrested with her and released on bail pending trial the same day after being separately demanded 5,000 RMB by the police.

LIU Fengli

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th April 2018, in Ezhou City, Hubei Province Charge: She was suspected of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because she believed in Almighty God and had

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gatherings with other Christians, and in the meeting place the police found from her a mobile phone storing books of The Church of Almighty God. Place of detention: Ezhou City Detention Center in Hubei Province Other information: On 22nd May, her younger brother used connections and applied a release on bail pending trial for her. Other four Christians who were arrested alongside her are still in custody.

Xiaolyu

Date and place of arrest: On 16th August 2018, in Shanghai Municipality Charges: She was criminally detained on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. On 12th September 2018, she was bailed out. Place of imprisonment: Changning Prison of Shanghai City Other information: The Chinese authorities launched a large-scale arrest in the local area on the same day, and several other Christians were arrested in succession.

LIU Xin

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th April 2018, in Chongqing City Charge: She was criminally detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words, disks and some other items at home. Other information: She suffered cruel torture for 25 days after being arrested, and her skull was shattered. She tragically passed away on 30th August.

LI Xiaowei

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Age: Thirty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 7th December 2018, in Ruzhou City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. He was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home items like a MP5 player and a desktop computer case that contain spiritual information of The Church of Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Ruzhou City Detention Center Other information: LI Xiaowei’s parents were arrested alongside him on the same day. He and his mother are still in custody now, and his father was released on 8th December, 2018.

WANG Yulan

Age: Fifty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 7th December 2018, in Ruzhou City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping at home two notebooks articles of witnessing God, a MP5 player containing spiritual information of The Church of Almighty God, a desktop computer case and some other items. Place of imprisonment: Ruzhou City Detention Center Other information: WANG Yulan’s son and her husband were arrested alongside her on the same day. She and her son are still in custody now, and her husband was released on 8th December, 2018.

LI Jing

Age: Seventy-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th June 2018, in Tianjin Charge: She was detained for 23 days because of believing in Almighty God. Place of detention: Hedong District Detention Center in Tianjin

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LI Mei

Age: Thirty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 24th July 2018, in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Charges: Unknown. She was criminally detained on the charge of organizing, instigating, intimidating, inducing or inciting people to carry out activities of a Xie Jiao or a secret society because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Sanpu Detention Center of Xuzhou City Other information: 55,000 RMB (about 6,982 euros) cash was confiscated from her in the search and her private car with a value of 80,000 RMB was also held by the police. He remains incarcerated up till now. She underwent interrogation and cruel torture during her detention and was not released until 23 days of detention later. Her husband was arrested alongside her and remains in custody to date.

LI Yufang

Age: Forty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 23th May 2018, in Zibo City, Shandong Province Charge: She was suspected of assembling a crowd to disseminate a Xie Jiao organization because she believed in Almighty God and kept in her home a media player and TF cards containing religious materials. Other information: Police demanded over 10,000 RMB (about 4,000 EUR) from her family and released her on 15th June 2018.

WANG Qiang

Age: Forty-nine years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 12th June 2018, in Huaibei City, Anhui Province Charge: She was detained for 23 days for believing in Almighty God. Place of detention: Huaibei City Detention Center in Anhui Province Other information: The police took her to a hotel and subjected her to forced brainwashing for 17 days, trying to force her to give up her beliefs. During that time, six police officers took turns to watch her, causing great mental harm to her, and she lost 5 kg in weight. After her release, the police keep tracking her movements.

SHEN Jie

Date and place of arrest: On 20th August 2018, in Ya’an City, Sichuan Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home three cellphones, one voice recording pen, and two notebooks containing information on belief in God Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: On the day of her arrest, the police raided her home and confiscated her own money of 161,800 RMB (about 20,580 euros) in cash. After her arrest, SHEN Jie was forced to attend indoctrination sessions with 8 minders rotating to watch her. This made her blood pressure rise and she was sent to hospital for rescue. On 10th September 2018, she was temporarily released on bail pending trial.

HONG Jianming

Age: Seventy-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province

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Charges: Unknown. He was detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home two books of Almighty God’s words and a cell phone containing information on belief in God, etc. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: After his arrest, HONG Jianming was taken to a hotel by the police to undergo mandatory indoctrination. During that period, the Chinese police attempted to force him to accept atheism and theory of evolution and condemned Christians’ activities of preaching gospels as disturbing social order. Based on information available, the Chinese authorities launched a large- scale arrest campaign in the local area on the day of his apprehension, and hundreds of Christians were arrested in succession. In May 2013, HONG Jianming was detained for 15 days because of preaching the gospel.

SONG Xingyou

Age: Sixty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th August 2018, in Luzhou City, Sichuan Province Charges: Unknown. She was criminally detained because of believing in Almighty God, hosting Christians for worship meetings, and keeping at her rented place a laptop and a cell phone that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: A hospital in Luzhou City Other information: On the day of her arrest, the police confiscated from her one cell phone, one bus card (containing 200 RMB), one bracelet, a bunch of keys, and about 400 RMB in cash and collected her handprints, footprints, and blood sample for records. They detained her in a local hospital and interrogated her for 20 days. When she was released, all of her personal belongings were held by the police.

WU Chengmeng

Age: Forty-five years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 9th June 2018, in Chongqing City Charge: Using a Xie Jiao to endanger the society because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at the meeting place some devices such as laptops, MP4 players and TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items, thus being administratively detained for twenty days. Other information: During her interrogation, she was deprived of sleep and food by the police for three days.

JIN Jiaying

Age: Seventy years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th November 2018, in Jianyang City, Ziyang City (prefecture-level), Sichuan Province Charges: Unknown. She was forcibly made to attend the indoctrination sessions and detained for nineteen days by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words. Place of imprisonment: Ziyang City Indoctrination Center Other information: It’s understood that in June 2015, JIN Jiaying was reported by a base informer to police as a believer in Almighty God and the police confiscated CDs about belief in God at her home; in November 2017, they went to her home again to search and photograph her house.

JIN Yulian

Age: Sixty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 17th September 2018, in Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home twenty-one books of Almighty God’s and one tablet containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Gongzhuling City Detention Center

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Other information: JIN Yulian was not released until seventeen days of detention later. Based on the information available, JIN Yulian was arrested because of preaching the gospel to people and sentenced to a one-year term of reeducation-through-labor in 2003. She was released on bail pending trial only after her family used their connections and paid a fine of 5,000 RMB (about 640 euros).

LI Fei

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th June 2018, in Dengta City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained for seventeen days on the charge of “disturbing social order” because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: From 26th to 28th June 2018, the CCP launched “Operation Thunder,” massively arresting the Christians of The Church of Almighty God.

XIAO Ping

Age: Thirty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 8th May 2018, in Nanyang City, Henan Province Charge: She was detained for 17 days because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God as well as an MP5 player containing religious materials in her house. Other information: She was released after her family spent 31,000 RMB (about 4,100 euros) in bribes.

LI Shanshan

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Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Xiaogan City, Hubei Province Charges: Using a Xie Jiao organization to disturb social order because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place two laptops that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Four other Christians (three of them were released the same day) were arrested alongside her. LI Shanshan and LI Xinyi were detained for 16 days on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to disturb social order. During their detention, they both were threatened and intimidated by the police and were closely monitored even when they went to the toilet.

LI Xinyi

Age: Twenty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Xiaogan City, Hubei Province Charges: She was criminally detained on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to disturb social order because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home two laptops that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Four other Christians (three of them were released the same day) were arrested alongside her. LI Xinyi and LI Shanshan were detained for 16 days on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to disturb social order. During their detention, they both were threatened and intimidated by the police and were closely monitored even when they went to the toilet.

YE Tong

Age: Thirty-four years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 14th September 2018, in Siping City, Jilin Province Charges: Unknown. She was criminally detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home more than twenty books of Almighty God’s words and some TF cards and a USB flash drive that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Siping City Detention Center Other information: After her arrest, YE Tong’s family used their connections and spent 20,000 RMB (about 2,560 euros) in bribes trying to get her out. She was not released until sixteen days of detention later.

YU Xiaoxuan

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was criminally detained for 16 days on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, preaching the gospel, keeping books of Almighty God’s words, TF cards and some other items at home. Place of imprisonment: Wafangdian Detention Center of Liaoning Province.

CHEN Xing

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th July 2018, in Lyuliang City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words at home, thus being detained for fifteen days. Other information: Two other Christians were arrested along with her and they were also detained for fifteen days.

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CHENG Fengxian

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th July 2018, in Lyuliang City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words at home, thus being detained for fifteen days. Place of imprisonment: Lishi District Detention Center of Luliang City, Shanxi Province Other information: Two other Christians were arrested along with her and they were also detained for fifteen days.

DING Jie

Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Panjin City, Liaoning Province Charge: Disturbing social order because of believing in Almighty God, thus being administratively detained for fifteen days Other information: The police forced her husband and daughter to go to the police station for interrogation at her arrest. The interrogation was fruitless and her husband was released the same day. Her daughter and herself were forced to be detained for fifteen days before release.

DONG Shujuan

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st June 2018, in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province

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Charge: She was administratively detained for 15 days on the charge of organizing for, inciting, coercing, enticing, and instigating others to engage in Xie Jiao and secret society activities because she believed in Almighty God and kept in her rented house a laptop, a mobile HDD and an Mp5 player storing religious materials. Other information: The police confiscated 3300 RMB (about 409 EUR) of her. She was arrested alongside two other Christians, who were detained for 15 days.

FANG Qin

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th July 2018, in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 15 days because of believing in Almighty God and keeping TF cards containing materials on believing in God in her bag.

FENG Zhen

Date and place of arrest: On 18th July 2018, in Fuyang City, Anhui Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 15 days on charge of using Xie Jiao, or superstitious sect, or secret societies, or superstitious activities to endanger the society because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She was arrested and detained twice (in 2012 and 2017) because of believing in God.

GAO Jie

Age: Fifty years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 26th June 2018, in Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained on the charge of “disturbing social order” because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: In 2013, she was arrested and detained by the CCP for her belief in God. This time she was rearrested and detained for fifteen days before release.

GUO Ping

Age: Sixty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Panjin City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under a 15-day administrative detention on the charge of believing in a Xie Jiao organization because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and TF cards that contained materials about faith in God. Other Information: She was arrested alongside another nine Christians, seven of whom were also detained for 15 days while the other two were released on the day of arrest.

GUO Qian

Age: Thirty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th July 2018, in Lyuliang City, Shanxi Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words at home, thus being detained for fifteen days. Other information: Two other Christians were arrested along with her and they were also detained for fifteen days.

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HAN Yue

Date and place of arrest: On 26th June 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained on the charge of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s word, computer, MP5 players, and other items at her house. Other information: Her husband was arrested together with her and they both were detained for fifteen days. The police extorted 120,000 RMB (about 15,300 euros) from their family members and fined them 2, 400 RMB (about 310 euros).

HAN Yunju

Age: Forty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: Believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and some devices such as laptops and MP5 players containing materials on believing in God, and some other items, thus being administratively detained for fifteen days. Place of imprisonment: Dandong Detention Center in Liaoning Province Other information: The police confiscated her 4,950 RMB (about 622 euros).

HONG Li

Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God, and books of Almighty God’s words, a TF card and a laptop which stored religious materials were found in

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her house, she was put under administrative detention for fifteen days under the accusation of “disturbing social order.” Place of detention: Liaoning Province Dandong City Detention Center

JI Fang

Age: Sixty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Panjin City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under a 15-day administrative detention on the charge of believing in a Xie Jiao organization because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and TF cards that contained materials about faith in God. Other Information: She was arrested alongside another nine Christians, seven of whom were also detained for 15 days while the other two were released on the day of arrest.

JI Xiao

Age: Around sixty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Panjin City, Liaoning Province Charge: He was put under a 15-day administrative detention on the charge of believing in a Xie Jiao organization because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and TF cards that contained materials about faith in God. Other Information: He was arrested alongside another nine Christians, seven of whom were also detained for 15 days while the other two were released on the day of arrest.

JIANG Wei

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Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained on the charge of “disturbing social order” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s word, MP5 players and TF cards containing materials on faith in God at her house. Place of detention: Chaoyang Detention Center Other information: She was illegal detained for fifteen days and the police arrested her without showing any credential. Alongside her, another two CAG Christians were also arrested.

JIN Li

Age: fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th July 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was administratively detained for fifteen days on the charge of disturbing social order because she believed in Almighty God and kept in her house an MP5 player and TF cards containing religious materials.

LI Qingqing

Age: Thirty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st June 2018, in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 15 days on the charge of organizing for, inciting, coercing, enticing, and instigating others to engage in Xie Jiao and secret society activities because she believed in Almighty God and kept in her rented house a laptop, a mobile HDD and a Mp5 player storing religious materials.

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Other information: She was arrested alongside two other Christians, who were detained for 15 days.

Li Xin

Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th June 2018, in Panjin City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of “disturbing social order” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping items like a portable hard drive and a tablet containing materials on faith in God. Place of detention: Panjin Detention Center in Liaoning Province Other information: She was detained for 15 days and released on 12th July 2018.

LI Yong

Age: Thirty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th November 2018, in Nanyang City, Henan Province Charges: Disturbing social order because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place one computer, one tablet, and five TF cards. Place of imprisonment: A Detention Center in Nanyang City Other information: Two other Christians were arrested alongside her and held under detention on the same charge for fifteen days.

LIANG Shumao

Age: Twenty-six years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 12th July 2018, in Yingkou City, Liaoning Province Charge: He was administratively detained for 15 days on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization, a secret society and superstitious activities to endanger the society because he believed in Almighty God.

LIN Shuang

Age: Around forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Tieling City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 15 days because of believing in Almighty God. Other Information: She was arrested alongside another two Christians who were both detained for 15 days.

LIU Guangyao

Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Wuhu City, Anhui Province Charge: He was detained for 15 days because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping books of Almighty God’s words, MP5 players and TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at home. Other information: The police searched out and confiscated 2,000 RMB (about 260 euros) in his house. He suffered cruel torture during the interrogation.

LIU Yan

Age: Fifty-six years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Panjin City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under a 15-day administrative detention on the charge of believing in a Xie Jiao organization because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and TF cards that contained materials about faith in God. Other Information: She was arrested alongside another nine Christians, seven of whom were also detained for 15 days while the other two were released on the day of arrest.

LIU Zhilin

Age: Fifty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Panjin City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under a 15-day administrative detention on the charge of engaging in superstitious activities and a Xie Jiao organization because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words and a name list of church members at home.

LU Qi

Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th June 2018, in Tongling City, Anhui Province Charge: She was criminally detained for 15 days on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words and some other items at the meeting place. Other information: She was released on bail pending trial for one year, and she is still under surveillance now.

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LU Xun

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Panjin City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and receiving Christians for meetings, thus being detained for fifteen days. Other information: There were four Christians arrested alongside her, and nothing was heard from them even now.

MIAO Bochao

Date and place of arrest: On 23th May 2018, in Lu’an City, Anhui Province Charge: He was administratively detained for 15 days because of believing in Almighty God and Keeping players containing religious materials in his house. Place of detention: Lu’an City Detention Center in Anhui Province

PAN Ling

Age: Fifty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Panjin City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under a 15-day administrative detention on the charge of believing in a Xie Jiao organization because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and TF cards that contained materials about faith in God. Other Information: She was arrested alongside another nine Christians, seven of whom were also detained for 15 days while the other two were released on the day of arrest.

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PANG Lan

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Panjin City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under a 15-day administrative detention on the charge of believing in a Xie Jiao organization because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and TF cards that contained materials about faith in God. Other Information: She was arrested alongside another nine Christians, seven of whom were also detained for 15 days while the other two were released on the day of arrest.

QING Fang

Age: Sixty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Panjin City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under a 15-day administrative detention on the charge of engaging in superstitious activities and a Xie Jiao organization because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and computers that contained materials on believing in God. Other Information: She was subjected to brutal beatings by the police after being arrested.

REN Guihua

Age: Sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st July 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God, and books of Almighty God’s words and two laptops which stored religious materials were found in her house,

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she was put under administrative detention for 15 days under the accusation of “disturbing social order.”

SONG Zhenhua

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under a 15-day administrative detention on the charge of disturbing public order because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home two notes that contained faith-related information. Other Information: She was subjected to torture after the arrest.

Su Chunyu

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 8th March 2018, in Xiangyang City, Hubei Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 15 days on charge of believing in Xie Jiao and disturbing social order because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping books of Almighty God’s words, TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items in her rent house. Other information: Another Christian, Fan Peng, was arrested with her and detained for 45 days.

SUI Jiasheng

Age: Sixty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Huludao City, Liaoning Province

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Charge: He was put under a 15-day administrative detention on the charge of engaging in superstitious activities and a Xie Jiao organization because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words at home. Other Information: He had been arrested in 2003 for spreading the gospel.

TAN Yan

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Panjin City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under a 15-day administrative detention on the charge of believing in a Xie Jiao organization because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and TF cards that contained materials about faith in God. Other Information: She was arrested alongside another nine Christians, seven of whom were also detained for 15 days while the other two were released on the day of arrest.

TANG Qing

Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Panjin City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping items like books of Almighty God’s word, a computer, a tablet and MP5 players containing material about faith in God. Place of detention: Panjin Detention Center in Liaoning Province Other Information: She was detained for 15 days. During this arrest, the police robbed her of 17,100 RMB (about 2,200 euros).

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TANG Shanrui

Age: Sixty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th September 2018, in Tonghua City, Jilin Province Charges: She was criminally detained on the charge of using a Xie Jiao to endanger society because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and devices containing information on belief in God including one laptop, one tablet, one MP5 player, and three cell phones. Place of imprisonment: Tonghua City Detention Center of Jinlin Province Other information: Her husband WEI Yuanjin and four other Christians were arrested alongside her the same day. She and her husband were detained for 15 days and the other four Christians are unaccounted for to date. Based on information available, the couple’s passports were held by the police early in 2014 because of their belief in Almighty God.

TANG Xiaoju

Date and place of arrest: On 21th June 2018, in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 15 days because she believed in Almighty God and kept in the congregation site books of The Church of Almighty God as well as an MP4 player containing religious materials. Other information: She was arrested alongside Christian Wu Huaping, who was also detained for 15 days.

WANG Fan

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th November 2018, in Nanyang City, Henan Province

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Charges: Disturbing social order because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place one computer, one tablet, and five TF cards. Place of imprisonment: A Detention Center in Nanyang City Other information: Two other Christians were arrested alongside her and held under detention on the same charge for fifteen days.

WANG Jiaming

Age: Around thirty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province Charge: He was detained on the charge of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of keeping books of Almighty God’s word, TF cards containing materials on believing in God, radio and other items at his rental house. Place of detention: Chaoyang Detention Center Other information: In June 2013, he was arrested and sentenced to six years by the CCP for spreading Almighty God’s gospel. Three months after his release from prison, she was rearrested and detained for fifteen days. Alongside him, his parents were also arrested and extorted for a total of 6,000 RMB (about 770 euros).

WANG Jing

Age: Thirty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th November 2018, in Nanyang City, Henan Province Charges: Disturbing social order because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place one computer, one tablet, and five TF cards. Place of imprisonment: A Detention Center in Nanyang City

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Other information: Two other Christians were arrested alongside her and held under detention on the same charge for fifteen days.

WANG Lan

Age: Sixty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2018, in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Region, Yunnan Province Charges: She was criminally detained on the charge of using Xie Jiao, secret societies and superstitious activities to endanger society because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home six pieces of paper containing information on The Church of Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: ZHAO Hua, WANG Lan’s daughter-in-law, was arrested alongside her and they were detained for fifteen days on the charge of using Xie Jiao, secret societies and superstitious activities to endanger society. Based on the information available, from July 2017 to October 2018, the police went to their home three times to raid their place, disturb and intimidate them.

WANG Xiuqin

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th September 2018, in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home tablets, cell phones, and MP5 players that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: A hotel in Ningbo City Other information: After her arrest, WANG Xiuqin underwent mandatory indoctrination. The police arranged a psychotherapist and two minders to monitor her performance in class. During the indoctrination period, WANG Xiuqin was kicked and beaten by several police officers simply because she

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expressed her opinions at the sessions to refute the teacher. She was also threatened with the loss of her daughter’s job to renounce her belief. Later, she was detained for 15 days.

WANG Yufan

Age: Sixty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th June 2018, in Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained on the charge of “disturbing social order” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s word and MP5 players containing materials on believing in God at her house. Place of detention: Chaoyang Detention Center in Liaoning Province Other information: In December 2012, she was arrested by the police for preaching the gospel.

WEI Linjun

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Benxi City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 15 days because she believed in Almighty God and kept in her home books of The Church of Almighty God and a media player storing religious materials.

WEI Yuanjin

Age: Sixty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th September 2018, in Tonghua City, Jilin Province

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Charges: He was criminally detained on the charge of using a Xie Jiao to endanger society because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and devices containing information on belief in God including one laptop, one tablet, one MP5 player, and three cell phones. Place of imprisonment: Tonghua City Detention Center of Jinlin Province Other information: On the day of his arrest, the police raided his home and extorted 40,000 RMB (about 5,080 euros) from his family. His wife TANG Shanrui and four other Christians were arrested alongside him the same day. He and his wife were detained for 15 days and the other four Christians are unaccounted for to date. Based on information available, the couple’s passports were held by the police early in 2014 because of their belief in Almighty God.

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Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Tieling City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 15 days because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and MP5 players and TF cards that contained materials on believing in God. Other Information: Two other Christians were arrested together wit，⼥ h her, and both of them were also detained for 15 days.

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WU Zhenhua

Age: Sixty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th June 2018, in Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province Charge: He was administratively detained for 15 days on the charge of using a Xie Jiao to endanger society because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and MP5 players and TF cards that contained materials on faith in God.

XIAO Jie

Age: Thirty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was arrested on the charge of “disturbing social order” because of believing in Almighty God. Other Information: She was detained for 15 days. The police extorted her family for 30,000 RMB (about 3,800 euros).

XIAO Linmin

Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Benxi City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to disturb social order because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and some devices containing materials on believing in God such as MP5 players, TF cards, and some other items, thus being administratively detained for fifteen days.

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Place of imprisonment: Caibei Detention Center in Benxi City, Liaoning Province Other information: At one o’clock in the morning, the police crossed over the wall and broke into her house to arrest her.

XU Lei

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention for fifteen days because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping books of Almighty God’s words and some devices at home such as computers, MP5 Players, and mobile hard disks that contained materials on believing in God.

XU Mei

Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 4th July 2018, in Qujing City, Yunnan Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 15 days because of believing in Almighty God and keeping players and TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at home.

XU Zhen

Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Benxi City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained on the charge of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s word at her house.

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Place of detention: Caibei Detention Center in Benxi City Other information: She was detained for fifteen days. Before her arrest, her phone had been monitored for more than half a year.

YAN Cheng

Date and place of arrest: On 23rd May 2018, in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 15 days on charge of disturbing the social order because of believing in Almighty God and keeping computers, MP5 players, and TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at home.

YAN Dan

Age: Thirty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Panjin City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under a 15-day administrative detention on the charge of believing in a Xie Jiao organization because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and TF cards that contained materials on faith in God. Other Information: She was arrested alongside another nine Christians, seven of whom were also detained for 15 days while the other two were released on the day of arrest.

YANG Yan

Age: Sixty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Panjin City, Liaoning Province

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Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s word, TF cards and a laptop containing materials on faith in God, and some other items. Place of detention: Pangjin No.3 Detention Center in Liaoning Province Other information: She was detained for 15 days.

YE Juhua

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 7th June 2018, in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province Charge: She was put under a 15-day administrative detention on the charge of disturbing public order because of believing in Almighty God.

YE Lanying

Age: Fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th September 2018, in Siping City, Jilin Province Charges: Unknown. She was criminally detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home two books of Almighty God’s and one cell phone, one MP5 player, and one TF card that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Siping City Detention Center Other information: YE Lanying was not released until fifteen days of detention later.

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Date and place of arrest: On 26th June 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: He was detained on the charge of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s word, computer, MP5 players, and other items at his house. Other information: His wife Han Yue was arrested together with him and they were both detained for 15 days. The police extorted 120,000 RMB (about 15,300 euros) from their family members and fined them 2, 400 RMB (about 310 euros).

ZHANG Song

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Panjin City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s word, TF cards and a computer containing materials on faith in God in her house, and some other items. Place of detention: Panjin Detention Center in Liaoning Province Other information: She was detained for 15 days.

ZHANG Xue

Age: Thirty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Panjin City, Liaoning Province Charge: Believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and some devices that contained materials on believing in God, such as laptop, desktop, and portable hard drives, and some other items, thus being detained for fifteen days.

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ZHAO Feng

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Xinmin City, Liaoning Province Charge: He was detained for 15 days on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God.

ZHAO Hua

Age: Thirty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 22nd June 2018, in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Region, Yunnan Province Charges: She was criminally detained on the charge of using Xie Jiao, secret societies and superstitious activities to endanger society because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home six pieces of paper containing information on The Church of Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: WANG Lan, ZHAO Hua’s mother-in-law was arrested alongside her and they were detained for fifteen days on the charge of using Xie Jiao, secret societies and superstitious activities to endanger society. Based on the information available, from July 2017 to October 2018, the police went to their home three times to raid their place, disturb and intimidate them.

ZHENG Shuli

Age: Sixty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province

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Charge: She was put under a 15-day administrative detention on the charge of using a Xie Jiao organization, a secret society and superstitious activities to endanger society because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words, a name list of Christians, and MP5 players and TF cards containing materials on belief in God.

ZHOU Huiru

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 1st June 2018, in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 15 days on the charge of organizing for, inciting, coercing, enticing, and instigating others to engage in Xie Jiao and secret society activities because she believed in Almighty God and kept in her rented house a laptop, a mobile HDD and an Mp5 player storing religious materials. Other information: She was arrested alongside two other Christians, who were detained for 15 days.

ZHOU Lu

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained for 15 days on the charge of “disturbing social order” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words and some devices at home such as a computer and MP5 players that contained materials on believing in God. Other information: She was detained along with her daughter and her son- in-law who were released that night.

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ZHOU Na

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Tieling City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 15 days because of believing in Almighty God. Other Information: She was arrested alongside another two Christians, both of whom were also detained for 15 days.

ZHAO Meiwen

Date and place of arrest: On 3rd August 2018, in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 14 days because of believing in Almighty God.

ZHAO Yun

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: In January 2018, in Pingdingshan City, Henan Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of The Church of Almighty God and a computer and TF cards that contained materials on believing in God and other things. Other information: She was released after being detained for fourteen days.

SHI Guizhu

Age: Sixty-seven years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 7th July 2018, in Yangquan City, Shanxi Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 13 days on the charge of organizing for, inciting, coercing, enticing, and instigating others to engage in Xie Jiao and secret society activities because she believed in Almighty God and kept in her house books of The Church of Almighty God as well as an MP5 player storing religious materials. Place of detention: Yangquan City Detention Center in Shanxi Province Other information: She was arrested alongside another Christian, who was also administratively detained for 13 days.

ZHENG Aiyu

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 7th July 2018, in Yangquan City, Shanxi Province Charge:As she believed in Almighty God, she was administratively detained for 13 days on the charge of organizing for, inciting, coercing, enticing, and instigating others to engage in Xie Jiao and secret society activities. Place of detention: Yangquan City Detention Center in Shanxi Province Other information: She was arrested alongside another Christian, who was also administratively detained for 13 days.

LI Xinzhi

Age: Sixty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th June 2018, in Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province Charge: He was detained on the charge of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s word and CDs at his house.

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Place of detention: Jianping Detention Center in Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province Other information: He was illegally held for twelve days, and during the interrogation he was cruelly tortured by the police. Alongside him, his wife Wang Xu was also arrested.

WANG Fang

Date and place of arrest: On 12th June 2018, in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 12 days on charge of using Xie Jiao, or superstitious sects, or secret societies, or superstitious activities to endanger the society because of believing in Almighty God.

WU Lihong

Age: Forty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under a 12-day administrative detention on the charge of engaging in superstitious activities and a Xie Jiao organization because of believing in Almighty God.

ZHANG Hua

Age: Sixty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 25th May 2018, in Yichang City, Hubei Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 12 days because of believing in Almighty God and keeping in her house books of The Church of Almighty God as well as a computer containing religious materials.

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ZHAO Shichang

Age: About Sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th October 2018, in Bozhou City, Anhui Province Charges: Unknown. He was criminally detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home one MP5 player containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Bozhou City Detention Center Other information: On the day of his arrest, ZHAO Shichang was kicked and punched by the police, and his face was beaten and swollen. ZHAO Shichang was not released until eleven days of detention later.

Bai Hui

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using Xie Jiao, secret societies and superstitious activities to endanger the society because of believing in Almighty God, thus being detained for ten days. Other information: There were twenty-six Christians who were arrested along with her. They were forcibly indoctrinated by the police who blasphemed and convicted The Church of Almighty God.

CHANG Lichun

Age: Thirty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th June 2018, in Nan’an City, Fujian Province Charge: She was administratively detained for ten days on the charge of participating in Xie Jiao organization activities because she believed in

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Almighty God and kept an MP4 player containing religious materials in the meeting place. Place of detention: Nan’an City Detention Center in Fujian Province Other information: On 24th December 2012, she was arrested for preaching the gospel.

CHANG Runbai

Age: Forty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th June 2018, in Nan’an City, Fujian Province Charge: She was administratively detained for ten days on the charge of participating in Xie Jiao organization activities because she believed in Almighty God and kept an MP4 player containing religious materials in the meeting place. Place of detention: Nan’an City Detention Center in Fujian Province Other information: On 24th December 2012, she was arrested for preaching the gospel.

CHEN Cuihua

Age: Sixty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 18 th July 2018, in Luoyang City, Henan Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 10 days because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words. Other Information: She was arrested alongside her husband Cui Dazhuang.

CHEN Yuzhuo

Age: Twenty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 9 th June 2018, in Nan’an City, Fujian Province

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Charge:As she believed in Almighty God and an MP4 player storing religious materials were found from her in the meeting place, she was held in administrative detention for ten days under the accusation of “taking part in a Xie Jiao organization.” Place of detention: Fujian Province Nan’an City Detention Center Other information: In January 2017, she was once arrested due to her belief in Almighty God.

CHENG Xi

Age: Fifty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 12th July 2018, in Huai’an City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was administratively detained for ten days because she believed in Almighty God and the police found in her house books of The Church of Almighty God as well as an MP5 player containing religious materials. Other information: In 2004, she was arrested and interrogated under torture by the police because of believing in Almighty God.

CHU Rui

Age: Sixty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 9th June 2018, in Nan’an City, Fujian Province Charge: She was administratively detained for ten days on the charge of participating in Xie Jiao organization activities because she believed in Almighty God and kept an MP4 player containing religious materials in the meeting place. Place of detention: Nan’an City Detention Center in Fujian Province Other information: Since 24th December 2012, the police has placed her under lengthy surveillance for believing in Almighty God.

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CUI Dazhuang

Age: Sixty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th July 2018, in Luoyang City, Henan Province Charge: He was administratively detained for 10 days because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words. Other Information: He was arrested alongside his wife Chen Cuihua.

CUI Lihua

Age: Sixty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained on the charge of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping a computer and MP5 players containing materials on believing in God at her house. Place of detention: Dalian Detention Center in Liaoning Province Other information: She was detained for ten days. Along with her, another Christian Zhao Siwen was also arrested.

DONG Chunming

Age: Seventy years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Beipiao City, Liaoning Province Charge: He and his wife were arrested on the charge of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God.

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Other information: He was illegally held for ten days and tormented to the brink of death. Alongside him, his wife Qin Hua was also arrested and her whereabouts remain unknown since her arrest.

FENG Qi

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th May 2018, in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was criminally detained because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Suqian Detention Center of Jiangsu Province. Other information: On 23rd June, her daughter bailed her out. Another two Christians were arrested with her and all detained for 10 days.

GAO Lan

Age: Fifty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th June 2018, in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province Charge: She was detained for ten days on the charge of being suspected of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: There were four other Christians who were arrested along with her.

Jianshuang

Age: Twenty years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province Charges: She was detained on the charge of using a Xie Jiao and superstitious activities to endanger society because of believing in Almighty God, attending

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worship meetings, and keeping at her dormitory a cell phone and a TF card that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Jinzhou City Detention Center Other information: Jianshuang was still at school when she was arrested. She was not released until ten days of detention later.

JING Hui

Age: Sixty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th July 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 10 days on the charge of disturbing social order because she believed in Almighty God and a slip of paper with information about believing in God was found in her house.

Linlin

Age: Fourteen years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th September 2016, in Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained and indoctrinated because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at her rented place books of Almighty God’s words and a computer and three MP5 players containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: A hotel in Shaoxing City Other information: On the day of Linlin’s arrest, the police raided her home and confiscated 6,350 RMB (about 800 euros) and two electric bicycles from them. Her mother LIU Ping was arrested alongside her. During their detention, the police threatened and intimidated Linlin to make her mother sell out the church information. Linlin and her mother were not released until ten days of detention later.

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LIU Ping

Age: Sixty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th September 2016, in Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained and indoctrinated because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at her rented place books of Almighty God’s words and a computer and three MP5 players containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: A hotel in Shaoxing City Other information: On the day of LIU Ping’s arrest, the police raided her home and confiscated 6,350 RMB (about 800 euros) and two electric bicycles from them. Her fourteen-year-old daughter Linlin was arrested alongside her. During their detention, the police threatened and intimidated Linlin to make LIU Ping sell out the church information. She and her daughter were not released until ten days of detention later.

LIU Su

Age: Sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th July 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained for ten days on the charge of disturbing social order because she believed in Almighty God and kept in her house books of The Church of Almighty God as well as an MP5 player containing religious materials. Place of detention: Jingu Detention Center in Tangchi Town, Dandong City, Liaoning Province

MENG Yanping

Age: Seventy years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th June 2018, in Huanggu District, Shenyang City

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Charge: She was detained on the charge of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God. Place of detention: Huanggu Detention Center in Shenyang City Other information: She was 70 years old. She was found with heart disease and hypertension before her detention but was still forcibly detained for ten days.

NI Guijing

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 10 days because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words, TF cards and some other items at home.

TIAN Min

Date and place of arrest: On 25th May 2018, in Yichang City, Hubei Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 10 days because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God as well as a tablet and an MP5 player containing religious materials in her house. Place of detention: Badong County Detention Center in Yichang City, Hubei Province Other information: She was arrested alongside Christian Zhang Hua.

WANG Yanli

Age: Forty-six years old

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Date and place of arrest: On 19th June 2018, in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province Charge: She was detained for ten days on the charge of being suspected of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: There were four other Christians who were arrested along with her.

WANG Yuelan

Age: Sixty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th May 2018, in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 10 days because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: Her daughter Xiao Yu was arrested with her.

XIAO Yu

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th May 2018, in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 10 days because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: The police interrogated her and tried to extort a confession from her during the detention. Her mother Wang Yuelan was arrested with her.

XU Liang

Date and place of arrest: On 4th July 2018, in Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province

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Charge: He was administratively detained for ten days because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of The Church of Almighty God as well as TF cards containing religious materials in her house. Place of detention: Donghai County Detention Center in Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province Other information: He was arrested alongside anther Christian, whose situation is unclear.

ZHANG Ping

Age: Thirty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 18th October 2018, in Bozhou City, Anhui Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained for ten days because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home two TF cards and one MP5 player that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Bozhou City Detention Center Other information: During her detention, the police ordered her to squat at the room corner, deprived her of sleep, and slapped her in the face. They extorted more than 10,000 RMB (about 1,270 euros) from her husband. Based on information available, the Chinese police had secretly followed her for some time before arresting her.

ZHAO Siwen

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained on the charge of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping a computer and MP5 players containing materials on believing in God at the gathering place.

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Place of detention: Dalian Detention Center in Liaoning Other information: She was detained for ten days. Along with her, another Christian Cui Lihua was also arrested.

ZHENG Xiao

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th June 2018, in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God, thus being detained for ten days Other information: Her husband was recorded a serious demerit as a Party member by the police. There were four other Christians who were arrested along with her.

ZHONG Xin

Age: Sixty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Zhuanghe City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao to endanger the society because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and the computer containing materials on believing in God, thus being detained for ten days.

HE Xiu

Age: Sixty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 10th September 2018, in Nanchong City, Sichuan Province

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Charges: She was criminally detained on the charge of using a Xie Jiao, a secret society and superstitious activities to endanger society because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home one laptop, one cell phone and one TF card that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Yilong County Detention Center of Nanchong City Other information: HE Xiu’s husband was arrested alongside her and released the same day. After her arrest, the police intimidated and forced her to undergo indoctrination and also went to her grandchildren’s school to interrogate them about her belief. She was not released until nine days of detention later.

LIU Xiao

Age: Forty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 4th February 2018, in Xiangyang City, Hubei Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 8 days on charge of disturbing social order because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s words, tablets and MP3 players containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at home.

WANG Lanzhi

Age: Fifty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th October 2018, in Ruzhou City, Henan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home a notebook containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Dongguan Detention Center of Ruzhou City

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Other information: WANG Lanzhi’s blood pressure was high around 177 when she was arrested. However, the police ignored her safety and still detained her for eight days before releasing her.

ZHANG Yu

Age: Forty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 19th September 2018, in Huai’an City, Jiangsu Province Charges: She was put under administrative detention because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home a cassette tape and a document containing information about The Church of Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Huai’an City Detention Center Other information: ZHANG Yu was not released until eight days of detention later.

CAO Jiamei

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th June 2018, in Chongqing City Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God, and a tablet and a TF card which stored religious materials were found in her bag, she was detained for seven days under the accusation of “joining in a Xie Jiao gathering and disturbing social order.” Place of detention: Chongqing City Yongchuan District Detention Center Other information: She was arrested along with four other Christians, three of whom were detained ranging from five days to ten days and the situation of the other one is unknown.

CHEN Hong

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Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th July 2018, in Linfen City, Shanxi Province Charge: She was criminally detained on suspicion of organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: Her husband posted a deposit of 50,000 RMB (about 6,341 euros) to apply for her release on bail pending trial. On 2nd August, she was released.

CHEN Lin

Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th June 2018, in Ningde City, Fujian Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 7 days on charge of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God.

DAI Hui

Age: About forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th November 2018, in Xinyang City, Henan Province Charges: Using Xie Jiao, secret societies, and superstitious activities to endanger society because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home materials on belief in God Other information: She was put under administrative detention for seven days. LIU Lan was arrested alongside her and detained on the same charge for five days. On 15th November 2018, her case was reported on Huaibin News, a program produced by the county government.

JIANG Fenxiao

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Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Huludao City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was put under a 10-day administrative detention because of believing in Almighty God. Other Information: She was detained for seven days because of preaching the gospel in October 2013.

JIANG Ping

Age: Sixty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Fushun City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to endanger the society because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping books of Almighty God’s words at home, thus being detained for seven days.

JIN Qu

Age: Forty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was arrested and detained on the charge of “using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s word and other materials at her house. Other information: She was detained for seven days.

LI Yue

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Age: Sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th June 2018, in Tai’an City, Shandong Province Charge: She was administratively detained for seven days because she believed in Almighty God and kept in her house books of The Church of Almighty God, an MP5 player and TF cards containing religious materials.

LIU Qi

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Fushun City, Liaoning Province Charge: Believing in Almighty God and keeping at home players that contained materials on believing in God, thus being detained for seven days. Other information: Another two Christians, Wu Dian and Li Jie (pseudonym), were arrested with her, and their information was unknown.

LIU Yuanzhen

Age: Sixty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: Instigating others to carry out activities of Xie Jiao and disturbing social order because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and some devices such as MP5 players and TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items, thus being administratively detained for seven days and fined 500 RMB (about 53 euros) Other information: At around 1 a.m., the police used a special key to open the door of her house without permission and arrested her secretly.

SU Guangping

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Age: Sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was criminally detained on the charge of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping items like books of Almighty God’s word, hard drives and a computer containing material about faith in God. Other Information: She was detained for 7 days and fined 5,000 RMB (about 640 euros).

TAO Lirong

Age: Forty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th June 2018, in Chongqing City Charge:As she believed in Almighty God and books of Almighty God’s words were found in her house, she was detained for ten days under the accusation of “joining in a Xie Jiao gathering and disturbing social order.” Place of detention: Chongqing City Yongchuan District Detention Center Other information: She was arrested along with four other Christians, three of whom were detained ranging from five days to seven days and the whereabouts of the other one are unknown.

WANG Ying

Age: Fifty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th June 2018, in Chongqing City Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God, she was detained for five days under the accusation of “joining in a Xie Jiao gathering and disturbing social order.” Place of detention: Chongqing City Yongchuan District Detention Center

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Other information: She was arrested along with four other Christians, three of whom were detained ranging from seven days to ten days and the situation of the other one is unknown.

WU Xiaofeng

Age: Sixty-seven years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Fushun City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was administratively detained for seven days because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and players that contained materials on believing in God.

XIAO Fang

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th June 2018, in Chongqing City Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God, and a tablet and a TF card which stored religious materials were found in her bag, she was detained for seven days under the accusation of “joining in a Xie Jiao gathering and disturbing social order.” Place of detention: Chongqing City Yongchuan District Detention Center Other information: She was arrested along with four other Christians, three of whom were detained ranging from five days to ten days and the situation of the other one is unknown.

YE Nan

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Fushun City, Liaoning Province

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Charge: She was put under a 7-day administrative detention on the charge of believing in a Xie Jiao organization because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and a notebook computer containing materials on belief in God.

ZENG Xin

Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th June 2018, in Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province Charges: She was detained on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home sixteen books of Almighty God’s words, and two TF cards, one cell phone, and one MP4 player that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Zhangjiagang City Detention Center Other information: When the police raided her home, they confiscated from her a banker’s acceptance of 200,000 RMB, 206,200 RMB in cash (about 400,000 RMB in total or 51,600 euros) and haven’t returned them to her yet. After eight days of detention, ZENG Xin was released on bail pending trial on 3rd July 2018 after paying a fine of 5,000 RMB (about 630 euros).

MENG Xinli

Age: About sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 10th October 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home four books of Almighty God’s words. Place of imprisonment: Dandong City Detention Center Other information: She was released after six days of detention. Based on information available, from 10th October to 1st November 2018, around a dozen

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of Christians, including three elder people and one pregnant woman, were arrested in the local area by the Chinese authorities. Some Christians remain incarcerated to date.

QU Cheng

Age: Sixty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th September 2018, in Guang’an City, Sichuan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained for six days because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home four books of Almighty God’s words, a MP5 player and a TF card that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: Based on information available, the Chinese authorities launched a large-scale arrest campaign in the local area on the day of her apprehension. Ten Christians in total were arrested and their homes were raided.

XIAO Cao

Age: Sixty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 4th July 2018, in Longhui County, Hunan Province Charges: Unknown. She was put under criminal detention because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place 1 tablet and 1 Mp5 player containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Longhui County Detention Center Other information: Three other Christians were arrested alongside her and all forced to sign their names. Two of them were released the same day, XIAO Cao and another Christian 6 days of detention later.

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YANG Sheng

Age: Seventy-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 4th July 2018, in Longhui County, Hunan Province Charges: Unknown. She was criminal detained because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at the meeting place items like tablets and Mp5 players containing information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Longhui County Detention Center Other information: Three other Christians were arrested alongside her and all forced to sign their names. Two of them were released the same day, YANG Sheng and another Christian 6 days of detention later.

BAI Jixia

Age: Sixty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th July 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God, and books of Almighty God’s words and a computer storing religious materials were found in her house, she was put under administrative detention for five days under the accusation of “using a Xie Jiao organization, a secret society and superstitious activities to endanger the society.” Place of detention: Liaoning Province Dandong City Detention Center

CHE Linfeng

Age: Sixty years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th July 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province

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Charge:As she believed in Almighty God and kept a Bible in her house, she was administratively detained for five days on the charge of employing a Xie Jiao organization, a secret society and superstitious activities to endanger society. Place of detention: Dandong City Detention Center in Liaoning Province

FENG Yao

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th September 2018, in Siping City, Jilin Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home a laptop, a cell phone, and a camera that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Siping City Detention Center Other information: She was detained for 5 days. Based on information available, FENG Yao was once arrested by the police in December 2012 because of her belief in Almighty God and was sentenced to one year in prison on the charge of using a Xie Jiao to undermine law enforcement. After her release, the police still called her husband on the phone to collect her information.

GAO Zhi

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charges: She was detained for five days on the charge of disturbing social order because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home one iPad, two cell phones, and two USB flash drives that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: A Detention Center in Dandong City Other information: When the police raided her home, the police forcibly confiscated her 12 bank cards (unknown amount) and one of her transfer

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vouchers. In October 2018, the police went to her home again to question and interrogate her.

GU Yu

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God, and books of Almighty God’s words, a TF card, a USB flash drive and a tablet storing materials of belief in God were found in her house, she was put under administrative detention for five days under the accusation of “using a Xie Jiao organization, a secret society and superstitious activities to endanger the society.” Place of detention: Liaoning Province Dandong City Detention Center

HAN Min

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Benxi City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 5 days on charge of organizing, instigating, intimidating, inducing or inciting any other person to carry out activities of any Xie Jiao or superstitious sect or secret society because of believing in Almighty God, keeping tablets and TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at home.

JIANG Xue

Date and place of arrest: On 13th July 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province

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Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God, and books of Almighty God’s words, a player and two TF cards storing religious materials were found in her house, she was held in administrative detention for five days by the local Public Security Bureau. Place of detention: Liaoning Province Dandong City Detention Center

LANG Kun

Age: Thirty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: He was administratively detained for 5 days on charge of using Xie Jiao, or superstitious sects or secret societies, or superstitious activities to endanger the society because of believing in Almighty God, keeping books of Almighty God’s words, computers, portable hard drives, players, and TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at home. Other information: His mother was arrested with him and detained for 5 days on the same charge.

LI Guiying

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th August 2018, in Weifang City, Shandong Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 5 days because of believing in Almighty God. Other information: She was house searched and arrested by the police on 25th September 2017 and released on bail pending trial after posting 5,000 RMB.

LI Jing

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Age: Sixty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 5 days on charge of using Xie Jiao, or superstitious sect, or secret societies, or superstitious activities to endanger the society because of believing in Almighty God, keeping books of Almighty God’s words, computers, portable hard drives, players, and TF cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at home. Other information: Her son was arrested with her and detained for 5 days on the same charge.

LIU Jinzhi

Age: Sixty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 30th January 2018, in Jiaozuo City, Henan Province Charge: She was administratively detained for five days on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and possessing books of Almighty God’s words at home.

LIU Lan

Age: About seventy years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th November 2018, in Xinyang City, Henan Province Charges: Using Xie Jiao, secret societies, and superstitious activities to endanger society because of believing in Almighty God, attending worship meetings, and keeping at home materials on belief in God Other information: She was put under administrative detention for five days. DAI Hui was arrested alongside her and detained on the same charge for seven days. On 15th November 2018, her case was reported on Huaibin News, a program produced by the county government.

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LIU Lan

Age: Twenty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th July 2018, in Zhumadian City, Henan Province Charge: She was detained for five days because of believing in Almighty God and keeping in her house books of The Church of Almighty God as well as an MP5 player and TF cards containing religious materials. Place of detention: Runan County Detention Center in Zhumadian City, Henan Province

LIU Lilin

Age: Thirty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 6th July 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God, and CDs and a cellphone which stored religious materials were found in her house, she was put under administrative detention for five days. Place of detention: Liaoning Province Dandong City Detention Center

LV Fei

Age: Thirty-nine years old Date and place of arrest: On 14th June 2018, in Zunyi City, Guizhou Province Charge: She was detained because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home MP5 players and TF cards that contained materials on believing in God. Other Information: She was released on bail pending trial on 18th June, and the police demanded that she be available any time and prohibited her from leaving Zunyi City.

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PANG Min

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2016, in Fushun City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was detained for five days due to her belief in Almighty God. Place of detention: Liaoning Province Fushun City Nangou Detention Center Other information: On 30th July 2018, the police went to her house again to ask her about her belief in God.

SONG Chen

Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th July 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: He was administratively detained for five days because of believing in Almighty God and keeping an MP5 player containing religious materials in his house.

SUN Caixin

Age: Fifty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Benxi City, Liaoning Province Charge: Believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words, thus being administratively detained for five days in Benxi Detention Center.

SUN Zhongchen

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Age: Fifty-eight years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: He was detained on the charge of “organizing and using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books of Almighty God’s word at his house. Place of detention: Sidaogou Detention Center in Dandong City. Other information: He was illegally detained for 5 days and only when the police extorted some money from his family was he released then. And he was prohibited from leaving Dandong City within three years.

WEN Dongxia

Age: Fifty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 26th June 2018, in Benxi City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using Xie Jiao, secret societies and superstitious activities to endanger the society because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and some devices containing materials on believing in God such as tablets and TF cards, and some other items, thus being administratively detained for five days. Place of imprisonment: Dandong Detention Center in Liaoning Province

WU Xin

Age: Fifty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 4th July 2018, in Yongcheng City, Henan Province Charge: She was administratively detained for five days because she believed in Almighty God and kept in her house books of The Church of Almighty God as well as an MP5 player containing religious materials.

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XIAO Ju

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th July 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge:Because she believed in Almighty God and books of Almighty God’s words and a piece of article about testifying God were found in her house, she was put under administrative detention for five days under the accusation of “disturbing social order.” Place of detention: Liaoning Province Dandong City Detention Center

XU Jianghui

Age: Fifty-five years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th July 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 5 days on the charge of disturbing social order because she believed in Almighty God and kept in her home books of The Church of Almighty God and an MP5 player containing religious materials.

YANG Dongju

Age: Forty years old Date and place of arrest: On 13th July 2018, in Linfen City, Shanxi Province Charge: Splitting the state and endangering state security because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home a secret document of the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of religious beliefs, thus being arrested and detained. Other information: Around 18th July, she was released on bail pending trial.

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YANG Qinzhu

Age: Sixty-four years old Date and place of arrest: On 11th July 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge:As she believed in Almighty God and a piece of article about belief in God was found in her house, she was held in administrative detention for five days under the accusation of “disturbing unit order.”

YU Xiang

Age: Sixty years old Date and place of arrest: In July 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charges: She was detained on the charge of disturbing social order because of believing in Almighty God and attending worship meetings. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: She was released after five days of detention. From October to November 2018, she was summoned to the Discipline Committee of the town twice. They threatened and intimidated her and tried to force to her sell out church information.

ZHANG Rongguang

Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Charge: She was administratively detained for 5 days because of believing in Almighty God, and keeping books of Almighty God’s words, tablets and memory cards containing materials on believing in God, and some other items at home.

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ZHAO Bi

Age: Fifty-one years old Date and place of arrest: On 29th September 2018, in Guang’an City, Sichuan Province Charges: Unknown. She was detained for 5 days by the Chinese authorities because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home four MP5 players and four TF cards that contain information on belief in God. Place of imprisonment: Unknown Other information: During her detention, the police tied her to the torture rack to draw her blood and tried to force her to sign the statement of repentance. Based on information available, the Chinese authorities launched a large-scale arrest campaign in the local area on the day of her apprehension. Ten Christians in total were arrested and their homes were raided.

ZHEN Zhaohua

Age: Sixty-three years old Date and place of arrest: In January 2018, in Biyang County, Henan Province Charge: She was put under criminal detention on suspicion of using a Xie Jiao organization to undermine law enforcement because of believing in Almighty God and keeping books on believing in God at home. Other information: She was released after being detained for five days.

ZHENG Xiu

Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dalian City, Liaoning Province Charge: Believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and some devices containing materials on believing in God such as

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players and TF cards, and some other items, thus being administratively detained for five days.

ZHOU Xueliang

Age: Sixty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using Xie Jiao, secret societies and superstitious activities to endanger the society because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words, thus being administratively detained for five days. Place of imprisonment: Dandong Detention Center in Liaoning Province

ZHU Lin

Age: Forty-six years old Date and place of arrest: On 27th June 2018, in Dandong City, Liaoning Province Charge: Using a Xie Jiao organization to disturb social order because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words and the laptop containing materials on believing in God, thus being administratively detained for five days. Other information: During her detention, She was indoctrinated by the police.

LI Xiaohong

Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 16th June 2018, in Chongqing City

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Charge: She was put under administrative detention because of believing in Almighty God and keeping at home books of Almighty God’s words, two players containing materials on believing in God, and some other items. Other information: The police released her three days later after her son paid the bail of 2,000 RMB (about 260 euros).

LI Xiaoyan

Age: Sixteen years old Date and place of arrest: On 28th July 2018, in Huozhou City, Shanxi Province Date and place of arrest: On 28th July 2018, in Huozhou City, Shanxi Province Other information: She was released on bail pending trial after her family used their connections in bribes, and the police ordered her to report to the police station every week within one year; she was arrested alongside Christians Qinging and Mengmeng.

LIU Wei

Age: About fifty years old Date and place of arrest: On 15th July 2018, in Linfen City, Shanxi Province Charge: She was arrested because of believing in Almighty God and keeping an article of witnessing God in her house. Other information: Around 18th July, she was released on bail pending trial. There were another two Christians arrested along with her; one of them was released on bail by his or her family going through connections, and the other one’s information was unavailable.

XU Chen

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Age: Fifty-two years old Date and place of arrest: On 30th July 2018, in Shangqiu City, Henan Province Charge: He was intensely indoctrinated for 3 days because of believing in Almighty God. Place of imprisonment: Shangqiu Anti-Cult Training Base of Henan Province.

Note: We are keeping confidential the information of some detainees with the purpose of avoiding revenge.

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