Additional Name(s): مەردان خېلىل
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Uyghur
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity Religious Instruction & Teaching
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Merdan Helil
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Merdan Helil is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Helil and sent him to a "reeducation" center reportedly in relation to his attendance of extracurricular religious classes when he was in primary school in the mid-to-late 2000s. Helil's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR in 2017 and 2018.
Helil's parents were also detained.
Publicly Available Information:
- "Merdan Helil" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): ئەمەتجان
Gender: Male
Current Location: Xinjiang
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Uyghur
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 15 Years' Imprisonment
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity Humanitarian Work & Charitable Activities Religious Business Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Emetjan
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Emetjan is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and in relation to his religiously oriented business.
In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Emetjan possibly in relation to his ownership of a halal goods trading company in Urumqi. Emetjan's detention coincided with the arrests of several relatives, including Ablimit Hoshur Hajim, reportedly in relation to a now-closed charitable fund founded by Hajim to support education abroad for Uyghurs. Emetjan's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR in 2017 and 2018.
On an unspecified date, Emetjan was reportedly sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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- "Emetjan" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): Dadihan Hajim, دادىخان ھاجىم
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Uyghur
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 20 Years' Imprisonment
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity Religious Activity Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Dadihan
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Dadihan is imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2018, authorities in Atush (Atushi) city, Kizilsu (Kezilesu) Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), detained Dadihan, an imam, reportedly in relation to his religious activity and work as an imam. Dadihan's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR.
On an unspecified date, Dadihan was reportedly sentenced to 20 years in prison on unknown charges. Authorities also reportedly confiscated his property.
Dadihan's wife, two sons-in-law, and other extended family members have also been subjected to detention.
Publicly Available Information:
- "Dadihan" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)