Jan 22, 2021
Targeting of religious minorities in Russia, mass atrocities in China, Nigeria as a country of particular concern, and Antisemitism on the rise worldwide. The events of 2020 cast a long shadow over religious freedom conditions as we enter into a new year. There are, however, some areas of progress such as Sudan and Uzbekistan. USCIRF Chair Gayle Manchin joins us to discuss the state of religious freedom worldwide.
Featuring:
Dwight Bashir, Director of Outreach and Policy, USCIRF
Gayle Manchin, Chair, USCIRF
Additional Name(s): تۇنىياز مەمەت
Gender: Male
Current Location: Kashgar
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 Giving, Sharing, & Listening to a Religious Speech
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Tuniyaz Memet
Extra Bio Info:
Tuniyaz Memet is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities detained Memet in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), alongside dozens of others Uyghurs, reportedly in relation to their giving or listening to religious sermons unauthorized by authorities. Memet's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR.
Publicly Available Information:
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"Tuniyaz Memet" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
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"Tuniyaz Memet" Xinjiang Victims Database
Additional Name(s): قەيىم مەمەت
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 Giving, Sharing, & Listening to a Religious Speech
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Qeyim Memet
Extra Bio Info:
Qeyim Memet is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities detained Memet in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), alongside dozens of others Uyghurs, reportedly in relation to their giving or listening to religious sermons unauthorized by authorities. Memet's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR.
Publicly Available Information:
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"Qeyim Memet" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
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"Qeyim Memet" Xinjiang Victims Database