Additional Name(s): Iminjan Hajim, ئىمىنجان 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

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Iminjan

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Iminjan is imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2018, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Iminjan, the owner of a real estate firm, along with several of his family members reportedly in relation to their religious practice. Iminjan's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR.

On an unspecified date, Iminjan was reportedly sentenced to 20 years in prison on unknown charges. Authorities also reportedly confiscated his property.

Iminjan's sister, brother, son and other extended family members were also detained around the same time as him.

Related Cases: NurgulShemshidinAdiljan

Publicly Available Information:
  • "Iminjan" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)

Additional Name(s): Adiljan Ablajan, ئادىلجان

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

Date of Detainment: April/15/2017

Date of Sentencing: June/29/2018

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Adiljan Abla

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Adiljan Abla is detained for his ethnoreligious identity and religious belief and activity.

On April 15, 2017, public security officials in Ili (Yili) Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), detained Abla and sent him to a "political reeducation" center reportedly in relation to his religious beliefs. Abla's arrest came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR.

On June 29, 2018, Abla was sentenced to 20 years in prison on unspecified charges. 

Abla's parents were also detained.

Related Cases: Ablajan HebibullaPeyzohre Omer

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Additional Name(s): Shemshidin Hajim, شەمشىدىن ھاجىم

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 Activity

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Shemshidin

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Shemshidin is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2018, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Shemshidin along with several of his family members reportedly in relation to their religious practice. Shemshidin's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR.

Shemshidin's sister, brother, nephew, and other extended family members were also detained around the same time as him.

Related Cases: IminjanNurgulAdiljan

Publicly Available Information:
  • "Shemshidin" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)