testifying party

Testimony 1: Official court document, as used in court proceedings in the People's Republic of China.

Testimony 2: CAP Freedom of Conscience, a secular European NGO with United Nations Consultative Status, created in 1995 and dedicated to protecting the right of freedom of religion and belief. Testimony 1: father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband direct third-party
Testimony 2: father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband direct third-party
Testimony 3: add father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband add add direct third-party

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about the victim

Luo Guifang (alias: Xiao Lin) was born on September 20, 1968. She is ethnically Han, has a junior high school education, and had no steady employment at the time of her arrest.

Luo Guifang was allegedly a member of the Church of Almighty God, having joined in or after 2005.

Address: Room 305, Unit 3, Building 15, No. 6, Lane 1, Jiefang West Road, Yining City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

current location

Testimony 2: Xinjiang Women's Prison.

chronology of detention(s)

The victim was criminally detained on July 24, 2014. Authorities also seized a number of items belonging to the victim that were allegedly used for the activities of the Church of Almighty God.

The victim was initially held at the Yining Detention Center, and formally arrested on September 2, 2014.

At some point [presumably in 2015, judging by others in the same verdict], the victim was sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment and 4 years of deprivation of political rights.

Testimony 2: She was later transferred to the Xinjiang Women's Prison.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

The victim was convicted of "sabotaging the enforcement of laws by organizing and utilizing cult organizations".

Specifically, the allegations against her were that she transmitted information and distributed "cult books and materials" for the Church of Almighty God (CAG), and served as the "affairs chief" of the CAG Ili District branch, handling "copying and duplicating of information for the 'Almighty God' cult for distribution to various churches". She was additionally alleged to have made "prison uniforms" for filming videos that [sic] "fabricated and distorted the facts".

last reported status

In prison.

[There is a high likelihood of her being subjected to forced labor, as the Qixin Clothing LLC (启新服装有限责任公司) operates out of the Xinjiang Women's Prison.]

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Testimony 1: This is an official document from the Xinjiang court system.

Testimony 2: Not stated.

additional information

[The victim's address, date of criminal detention, and date of formal arrest are all the same as those of Zhong Hua, another victim in the court verdict. This might indicate that they are partners.]

places of detention

Xinjiang Women's Prison Ghulja City Detention Center

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2021-12-13

entry last modified on: 2021-12-28

last update from testifier(s): 2018-05-01