CNHRA EVENT RECORD · CNHRA-E-447867
Yang Rongli: Renewed Golden Lampstand Church Prosecution
Date
2021-08-07
Location
Linfen, Shanxi
Event Type
Detention · Sentencing
Human Rights Issues
Freedom of Religion or Belief · Freedom of Expression · Right to Liberty and Security · Right to a Fair Trial
Record ID
CNHRA-E-447867
Summary
The organization dates renewed detention to August 7, 2021 and formal arrest to September. It describes prolonged delay and reported obstacles to counsel at the 2025 proceedings. Yang received fifteen years for fraud, with different sentences for her husband and colleagues.[1]
Description
The organization dates renewed detention to August 7, 2021 and formal arrest to September. It describes prolonged delay and reported obstacles to counsel at the 2025 proceedings. Yang received fifteen years for fraud, with different sentences for her husband and colleagues.[1]
The account of the 2025 proceedings also describes obstacles to electronic case files, separate trials for co-workers and asset freezes or confiscation.[1]
Church in Chains records rejection of the appeal and affirmance of the original outcome on August 15, 2025.[1]
Developments
Detained again
Church in Chains describes custody of Yang, Wang and co-workers and subsequent fraud prosecution concerning offerings to the unregistered church.[1]
Fifteen-year sentence in new case
Yang received fifteen years, with different outcomes for her husband and colleagues. Church in Chains describes defense-access and electronic-file obstacles and disputes over offerings.[1]
Appeal reportedly rejected
Church in Chains records rejection of appeal and affirmance of the original sentence on August 15.[1]
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Sources
- [1]
CNHRA-S-871574Church in Chains
Evidence location: Profile and Trial and sentencing: Golden Lampstand, earlier seven-year term, 2021 custody and fifteen-year sentence in 2025.
- [2]
CNHRA-S-151858USCIRF
Evidence location: Profile: 2009 church conflict, custody and seven-year term; geographic misspelling Shaanxi is not adopted.