CHINA-Prisoners
ALIMJAN YIMIT (1973) - Police arrested Alimjan Yimit on January 12, 2008. On August 6, 2009, he was charged with 15 years of prison for “providing state secrets to overseas organizations.” He granted interviews to media outside China. Alimjan, once a Muslim, converted to Christianity more than 10 years ago. He became a house church leader in the growing Uyghur church.
CUI JAXING - Church leader accused of "illegally occupying farm land." He wanted to protest against the fact that military police and civilians had attacked the church members and building on September 13, 2009 (Fushan Church in Linfen City, Shanxi Province). On November 25, 2009, he was sentenced to 4 1/2 years of prison.
DONG DAOLAI- Arrested with other South China Church leaders during October 2002. He has been sentenced to 10 years.
GAO YUETANG (1962) - Christian arrested in October 1997 and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for “disturbing social safety.”
GAO ZHISHENG - Beijing-based human rights and Christian lawyer, Gao Zhisheng, who has been under house arrest since November 2007, was taken into custody in January 2009. On April 6, 2010 he was released for a short period. His wife and their two children previously left China for the USA in March 2009. Since April 20, 2010, he has again been detained in an unknown location. The state-run Xinhua News Agency reported in December 2011 that Gao Zhisheng had to serve another 3 years prison sentence.
GONG BANGKUN - Leader of the embattled South China house church movement arrested and sentenced to death in December 2001. His death sentence has been commuted to 15 years imprisonment.
HU YING - A leader in the South China Church arrested in 2000 and given a life sentence in prison.
HU YONG - Leader of the embattled South China house church movement, sentenced in December 2002 to a life sentence on charges of belonging to a “cult.”
HUO JUNLONG Paul (1963) - Underground Catholic priest and vicar general of the Baoding diocese, he was arrested on August 6, 2004 in Hebei province. He is still in prison. (Info January 2011)
JIANG YANLI - Catholic priest, from Qing Yuan County, Hebei. He is still detained. (Info January 2011)
LI DE (Joseph) - Catholic priest arrested on May 31, 2010 together with Wang Jianchen in Beijing area. He was ordained in November 2009 as a priest of the underground church.
LI SHUJUN - Young underground Catholic priest of the Baoding diocese arrested on December 27, 2006 in Hebei Province.
LIU BANGCHENG (1952) - Christian arrested on April 28, 2001 and sentenced to 15 years for alleged swindle.
LIU HONGGENG - Catholic priest in Baoding, Hebei. He was arrested in 2003 and is still in prison. (Info January 2011)
LIU SHUNTING (1974) - Christian arrested in October 1998 and sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for being a “political criminal.”
LIU WEI (1961) - Christian arrested in June 1998 and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for “anti- revolutionary” activities.
LU GENJUN (1962) – Underground Catholic priest of Baoding diocese, Hebei province, sentenced on April 13, 2001 to three years re-education camp. He was released in spring 2004 and rearrested on February 17, 2006. He is still in prison. (Info January 2011)
MA WUYONG (1974) - Underground Catholic priest in Baoding diocese, Hebei province. He was arrested with nine others on Aug. 6, 2004. He is still detained in Qing Yuan County detention center. (Info January 2011)
PANG GUANGZHAO - Underground Catholic priest of Baoding diocese, arrested on July 1, 2003, in Hebei Province. He is still detained. (Info January 2011).
PAUL MA - Priest arrested in March 2009.
SHI ENXIANG (Cosmas) (1921) - Bishop of the underground Catholic Yixian Diocese, Hebei. Arrested in April 2001. His whereabouts are unknown. (Info July 2010)
SU ZHEMIN (James) (1932) - Underground Catholic Bishop of Baoding, Hebei province, detained since October 1997. At the end of 2003, he was able to talk briefly with some family members in hospital, but his present whereabouts are unknown. (Info July 2010).
WANG JIANCHEN (Joseph) (1972) - Catholic priest, arrested in May 2010 in the Beijing area. He had been ministering in the underground church of Huaian and Wenquan district, Hebei, for 10 years.
WANG QUANJUN - Catholic priest in Baoding diocese, Hebei Province. He was again arrested in 2005 and is still in prison (Info January 2011).
WANG XIAO GUANG - Church leader, accused of “illegally occupying farm land.” He wanted to protest against the fact that military police and civilians had attacked the church members and building on September 13, 2009, (Fushan Church in Linfen City, Shanxi Province). On November 25, 2009, he was sentenced to 3 years of prison. He is married to Yang Rongli.
WANG XIONGWEI - Catholic priest in Qing Yuan County, Hebei province. He is still detained. (Info January 2011)
XU JINSHUI (1936) - Christian arrested in April 1999 and given a life sentence for taking part in an “anti-revolutionary organization.”
YANG RONGLI - Church leader accused of “illegally occupying farm land” and “disturbing public transport order by gathering the masses.” She wanted to protest against the fact that military police and civilians had attacked the church members and building on September 13, 2009 (Fushan Church in Linfen City, Shanxi Province). On November 25, 2009 she was sentenced to 7 years of prison. She is married to Pastor Wang Xiaoguang.
YANG XUAN - Church leader, accused of “illegally occupying farm land.” He wanted to protest against the fact that military police and civilians had attacked the church members and building on September 13, 2009 (Fushan Church in Linfen City, Shanxi Province). On November 25, 2009 he was sentenced to 3 1/2 years of prison. He is married to Yang Caizhen.
YI CHUANFU (1955) - Pastor arrested in October 2002 and sentenced to 10 years of prison.
ZANG HUAMEI - Church leader accused of “disturbing public transport order by gathering the masses.” He wanted to protest against the fact that military police and civilians had attacked the church members and building on September 13, 2009, (Fushan Church in Linfen City, Shanxi Province). On November 25, 2009 he was sentenced to 4 years of prison.
ZHAO FALIANG (1959) - Christian arrested in October 1998 and sentenced to 17 years imprisonment for being a “political criminal.”
ZHOU BENYOU (1967) - Christian arrested in October 1994 and given a life sentence.
ZHU AIQING (1962)- Christian lady, arrested on June 9, 1998 for “illegal evangelistic activities.” She was originally given a twenty-year sentence, later reduced to 17 years.
CHINA-Status Unclear
HUA HUIQI - On September 17, 2009 this prominent house church leader was seized by the public security bureau and the state bureau security agents from Fengtai district in Beijing.
CHINA-Released on bail or under house arrest
LIN XIANGAO (Pastor Samuel LAMB, 1924) - One of the most famous house church leaders in South China. Under strict surveillance by the police.
WU QINJING Joseph (1969) - Bishop Wu Qinjing has been under house arrest since November 2007.
CHINA-Released Prisoners
GAO QIN, YANG HONGZHEN, YANG CAIZHEN, ZHAO GUOAI and LI SHUANGPING - Church leaders accused of “gathering people to disturb the public order.” They organized, with four other church leaders, a prayer rally with 1000 people after the military police and others attacked the church members and building on September 13, 2009 (Fushan Church in Linfen City, Shanxi Province). On November 30, 2009 they were sentenced to 3 years of prison. Due to health problems, Yang Hongzhen was released in February 2011. Gao Qin and Li Shuangping, Zhao Guiai and Yan Hongzhen were released in August 2011.
SHI ENHAO - This deputy leader of Chinese House Church Alliance (CHCA), was arrested on May 31, 2011 in Suqian city, Jiangsu Province. He was sentenced to 2 years re-education through labor in July 2011. He is married to Zhu Guangyun with 4 adult children. He was unexpectedly released on January 19, 2012.
ZHANG RONGLIANG - One of China’s best known and most respected house church leaders, Zhang Rongliang is the senior leader of the Fengcheng house church network. He was arrested without charges on December 1, 2004 in Henan province. On June 29, 2006 he was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison. He is married to Chen Hongxian and has two sons who both had to go into hiding. Zhang was released on August 29, 2011 after 5 years spent in prison.