Liu Ping

Grassroots activist Liu Ping was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for "picking quarrels and provoking troubles", "gathering a crowd to disturb order in a public place", and "using an evil cult to undermine law enforcement", on 19 June 2014. According to her, she was tortured in pre-trial detention in June 2013, and has been denied adequate medical care. She is currently appealing her conviction and sentence. Liu Ping is a prisoner of conscience.