Additional Name(s): علي بادحدح

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Saudi Arabia

Ethnic Group: Arab

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Increased to 9 Years' Imprisonment

Sentence: Originally 6 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: September/12/2017

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Humanitarian Work & Charitable Activities Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Ali Badahdah

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Ali Badahdah is imprisoned in relation to his religious activity and leadership.

On September 12, 2017, armed soldiers arrested Badahdah, an imam and professor of hadith at King Abdul Aziz University, after raiding his home in Jeddah. His arrest came amid a crackdown of clerics, intellectuals, and human rights activists in Saudi Arabia.

In October 2020, the Specialized Criminal Court sentenced Badahdah to six years' imprisonment. In December 2021, an appeals court increased his sentence to nine years' imprisonment.

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Gender: Female

Perpetrator: Saudi Arabia

Ethnic Group: Uyghur

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: March/31/2022

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Buheliqiemu Abula

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Buheliqiemu Abula was detained for her ethnoreligious identity.

In March 2022, Saudi Arabian authorities detained Abula, a Uyghur Muslim, and threatened her with deportation to China.

In April 2025, Abula was released.

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Additional Name(s): Nur Muhammed Rozi

Gender: Male

Current Location: Riyadh

Perpetrator: Saudi Arabia

Ethnic Group: Uyghur

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: November//2020

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Nuermaimaiti Ruze

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Nuermaimaiti Ruze was detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In November 2020, Saudi Arabian authorities arrested Ruze, a Uyghur Muslim, following an extradition request from the Chinese government. Ruze was a resident of Mecca and had been working in a restaurant with a sponsored residence permit. 

In April 2025, Ruze was released.

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