Additional Name(s): ھاۋا مۇسايىم
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Uyghur
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 6 Years' Imprisonment
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity Religious Appearance
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Hawa Musayim
Extra Bio Info:
Hawa Musayim was imprisoned for his religious and ethnic identity.
In 2017, public security officials in Kashgar Konasheher (Shufu) County, Kashgar (Kashi) Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), detained Hawa Musayim and her husband, Urayim Axun, and accused them of for "religious extremism" reportedly in relation to Musayim's wearing of long clothing and a headscarf, which are expressions of Uyghur Muslims’ cultural identity. Musayim's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in 2017.
On an unspecified date, Musayim was reportedly sentenced to six years in prison on unknown charges.
Musayim's sentence should have ended.
Related Cases: Urayim Axun
Publicly Available Information:
- "Hawa Musayim" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): Mehmet Abdulla Enwer, مەھمەت ئابدۇللا ئەنۋەر
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Uyghur
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 5 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Sentencing: June//2017
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity Giving, Sharing, & Listening to a Religious Speech Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Mehmet Abdulla Enver
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Mehmet Abdulla Enver was imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On an unspecified date, authorities detained Enver reportedly for "listening to a religious sermon."
In June 2017, Enver was sentenced to five years and six months in prison on unspecified charges. Enver's sentence came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
Enver's sentence should have ended.
Related Cases: Ablimit Abdurahman, Abdulla Abdurahman
Publicly Available Information:
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"Mehmet Abdulla Enver" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): ئابلىمىت ئابدۇراھمان
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Uyghur
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 6 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Sentencing: May//2017
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity Giving, Sharing, & Listening to a Religious Speech Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Ablimit Abdurahman
Extra Bio Info:
Ablimit Abdurahman was imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On an unspecified date, authorities detained Abdurahman reportedly for listening to religious teachings and having "illegal" religious materials.
In May 2017, Abdurahman was sentenced to six years in prison on unspecified charges. Abdurahman's sentence came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
Abdurahman's sentence should have ended.
Related Cases: Abdulla Abdurahman, Mehmet Abdulla Enver
Publicly Available Information:
- "Ablimit Abdurahman" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)