Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Date of Detainment: October//2024
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Ma Simin
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Ma Simin is detained for his religious activity and leadership role.
In October 2024, authorities detained Ma Simin, an imam and former principal of an Arabic-language school, in Honghe County, Yunnan Province. Ma Simin's arrest came amid a crackdown on Hui imams and Muslim scholars.
Additional Name(s): 赵宏亮
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Date of Detainment: February//2025
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Zhao Hongliang
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Zhao Hongliang is detained for his religious activity and leadership role.
In February 2025, authorities arrested Zhao, pastor of Xinyi Village (Covenant) Church, along with several other members of his church after some members dismantled surveillance equipment installed in the church by governing authorities. The church also refused to comply with government orders to remove the cross and exclude children from their worship services. Authorities confined him at Huainan PSB Detention Center in Tianjia’an district.
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Date of Detainment: February//2025
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Shang Lei
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Shang Lei is detained for his religious activity.
In February 2025, authorities arrested Shang, a member of Xinyi Village (Covenant) Church, along with several other church members. Authorities charged him with "intentional destruction of property" after some church members dismantled surveillance equipment installed in the church by governing authorities. Shang's church also refused to comply with government orders to remove the cross and exclude children from their worship services. Authorities confined him at Huainan PSB Detention Center in Tianjia’an district.