To whom it may concern, What follows is public testimony data exported from the Xinjiang Victims Database (shahit.biz) on Fri, 24 Sep 2021 23:22:21 +0000. A total of 240 victims with the following criteria is considered: List: Christian victims The vast majority of testimonies presented come with supplementary materials - video, audio, pictures, and documents - the links to which are included here and which also may be consulted by accessing the testimonies via the original interface at www.shahit.biz. In compiling this information, all efforts have been made to faithfully and accurately convey that which has been put forth by the testifier. In many cases, the information was imported from public sources. In others, it was submitted to us directly by the testifier. Despite our best efforts and most professional intentions, it is inevitable that some human error is nevertheless present. Many testimonies were inputted by non-native English speakers and still require proofreading. Finally, the majority of these testimonies have not gone through rigorous corroboration and as such should not be treated as fact. We hereby leave the way in which this data will be used to the reader's discretion. Sincerely, the shahit.biz team 3832. Ma Huichao Chinese ID: ??????19????????O? (place of origin unclear) Basic info Age: 35-55 Gender: F Ethnicity: --- Likely current location: Ili Status: sentenced (3 years) When problems started: before 2017 Detention reason (suspected|official): ---|"disturbing public order", related to religion Health status: --- Profession: --- Testifying party Testimony 1: Anonymous, as reported by China Aid. (relation unclear) Testimony 2: Rights Protection Network (维权网), a Chinese blog covering rights abuses in China. About the victim Ma Huichao (马慧超 ), 44 years old, a Christian. Address: Huocheng county, Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture. Victim's location Testimony 2: Horgas county detention center. When victim was detained Testimony 1: September 1, 2016 Testimony 2: Official arrest warrant on the charges was issued on September 27, 2016. Court sentence was announced on December 31 the same year. Likely (or given) reason for detention "Gathering a crowd to disturb social order“. The court found that Ma had “severely affected and disturbed local religious management order” by holding Bible study gatherings in her home in 2015-2016, without securing approval from local religious management officials. Local Christians reported that Ma was not preaching in the Bible study sessions, nor were they large gatherings. Ma decided not to appeal her sentence. Victim's status Sentenced to 3 years in prison How did the testifier learn about the victim's status? Testimony 1-2: not stated. Additional information https://www.cecc.gov/sites/chinacommission.house.gov/files/documents/CECC%20Pris%20List_20181011 _1424.pdf China Aid report (Testimony 1): https://www.chinaaid.org/2017/01/xinjiang-woman-receives-three-year.html Entry in Rights Protection Network list (Testimony 2): https://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2019/08/201983147-1040_48.html Entry created: 2019-04-25 Last updated: 2021-05-20 Latest status update: 2017-01-01 3845. Yang Zhaocun Chinese ID: 65230119????????E? (Changji) Basic info Age: 35-55 Gender: F Ethnicity: Han Likely current location: --- Status: sentenced (5 years) When problems started: before 2017 Detention reason (suspected|official): ---|related to religion, "disturbing public order" Health status: --- Profession: religion Testifying party Victim's name is included in the Congressional-Executive Commission on China Political Prisoner Database Victim's relation to testifier - About the victim Yang Zhaocun (杨兆存), 37 years old, a Protestant pastor. Address: Changji city, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture Victim's location [Unclear, as sentenced.] When victim was detained March 5, 2016 Likely (or given) reason for detention gathering a crowd in February and March 2016 to engage in "illegal religious meetings" and "illegal preaching and scripture interpretation" that "severely disturbed social order." Victim's status Sentenced to 5 years in prison on April 18, 2017 How did the testifier learn about the victim's status? - Additional information https://www.cecc.gov/sites/chinacommission.house.gov/files/documents/CECC%20Pris%20List_20181011 _1424.pdf Entry created: 2019-04-26 Last updated: 2021-02-23 Latest status update: 2019-04-26 3846. Wang Lulu Chinese ID: 65230119????????O? (Changji) Basic info Age: 18-35 Gender: M Ethnicity: Han Likely current location: --- Status: sentenced (5 years) When problems started: before 2017 Detention reason (suspected|official): ---|related to religion, "disturbing public order" Health status: --- Profession: --- Testifying party Victim's name is included in the Congressional-Executive Commission on China Political Prisoner Database Victim's relation to testifier - About the victim Wang Lulu (王路路), 27 years old, a Protestant. Address: Changji city, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture Victim's location [Unclear, as sentenced.] When victim was detained March 5, 2016 Likely (or given) reason for detention gathering a crowd in February and March 2016 to engage in "illegal religious meetings" and "illegal preaching and scripture interpretation" that "severely disturbed social order". Victim's status Sentenced to 5 years in prison on April 18, 2017 How did the testifier learn about the victim's status? - Additional information https://www.cecc.gov/sites/chinacommission.house.gov/files/documents/CECC%20Pris%20List_20181011 _1424.pdf Entry created: 2019-04-26 Last updated: 2021-02-23 Latest status update: 2019-04-26 3847. Cheng Yajie Chinese ID: 65230119????????E? (Changji) Basic info Age: 18-35 Gender: F Ethnicity: Han Likely current location: --- Status: sentenced (4 years) When problems started: before 2017 Detention reason (suspected|official): ---|related to religion, "disturbing public order" Health status: --- Profession: --- Testifying party Victim's name is included in the Congressional-Executive Commission on China Political Prisoner Database Victim's relation to testifier - About the victim Cheng Yajie (程亚杰), 25 years old, a Protestant. Address: Changji city, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture Victim's location [Unclear, as sentenced.] When victim was detained March 5, 2016 Likely (or given) reason for detention gathering a crowd in February and March 2016 to engage in "illegal religious meetings" and "illegal preaching and scripture interpretation" that "severely disturbed social order". Victim's status Sentenced to 4 years in prison on April 18, 2017 How did the testifier learn about the victim's status? - Additional information https://www.cecc.gov/sites/chinacommission.house.gov/files/documents/CECC%20Pris%20List_20181011 _1424.pdf Entry created: 2019-04-26 Last updated: 2021-02-23 Latest status update: 2019-04-26 3848. Zheng Lan Chinese ID: 65230119????????E? (Changji) Basic info Age: 55+ Gender: F Ethnicity: Han Likely current location: --- Status: sentenced (3 years) When problems started: before 2017 Detention reason (suspected|official): ---|related to religion, "disturbing public order" Health status: --- Profession: --- Testifying party Victim's name is included in the Congressional-Executive Commission on China Political Prisoner Database Victim's relation to testifier - About the victim Zheng Lan (郑兰), 66 years old, a Protestant. Address: Changji city, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture Victim's location [Unclear, as sentenced.] When victim was detained March 5, 2016 Likely (or given) reason for detention gathering a crowd in February and March 2016 to engage in "illegal religious meetings" and "illegal preaching and scripture interpretation" that "severely disturbed social order". Victim's status Sentenced to 3 years in prison on April 18, 2017 How did the testifier learn about the victim's status? - Additional information https://www.cecc.gov/sites/chinacommission.house.gov/files/documents/CECC%20Pris%20List_20181011 _1424.pdf Entry created: 2019-04-26 Last updated: 2021-02-23 Latest status update: 2019-04-26 3849. Liu Yan Chinese ID: 65230119????????E? (Changji) Basic info Age: 35-55 Gender: F Ethnicity: Han Likely current location: --- Status: sentenced (3 years) When problems started: before 2017 Detention reason (suspected|official): ---|related to religion, "disturbing public order" Health status: --- Profession: private business Testifying party Victim's name is included in the Congressional-Executive Commission on China Political Prisoner Database Victim's relation to testifier - About the victim Liu Yan (刘燕), 39 years old, a Protestant businesswoman. Address: Changji city, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture Victim's location [Unclear, as sentenced.] When victim was detained March 5, 2016 Likely (or given) reason for detention gathering a crowd in February and March 2016 to engage in "illegal religious meetings" and "illegal preaching and scripture interpretation" that "severely disturbed social order" Victim's status Sentenced to 3 years in prison on April 18, 2017 How did the testifier learn about the victim's status? - Additional information https://www.cecc.gov/sites/chinacommission.house.gov/files/documents/CECC%20Pris%20List_20181011 _1424.pdf Entry created: 2019-04-26 Last updated: 2021-02-23 Latest status update: 2019-04-26 3909. Alimjan Hemit (阿里木江·依米提) Chinese ID: 650104197306104712 (Urumqi) Basic info Age: 45 Gender: M Ethnicity: Uyghur Likely current location: Urumqi Status: sentenced (15 years) When problems started: before 2017 Detention reason (suspected|official):