Additional Name(s): رىزايدىن ئابدۇرېشىت
Gender: Male
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
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity Humanitarian Work & Charitable Activities Religious Business Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Rizaydin Abdureshit
Extra Bio Info:
Rizaydin Abdureshit is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and in relation to his religiously oriented business.
In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Abdureshit possibly in relation to his ownership of a halal goods trading company in Urumqi. Abdureshit's detention coincided with the arrests of other family members, including his father and uncle, reportedly in relation to a now-closed charitable fund founded by his uncle to support education abroad for Uyghurs. Abdureshit's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR in 2017 and 2018.
On an unspecified date, Abdureshit was reportedly sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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Publicly Available Information:
- "Rizaydin Abdureshit" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): Muyeser Hajimemet, مۇيەسسەر ھاجى مەمەت
Gender: Female
Current Location: Xinjiang
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: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity Humanitarian Work & Charitable Activities
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Muyesser Haji Memet
Extra Bio Info:
Muyesser Haji Memet is imprisoned for her ethnoreligious identity.
In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Memet, a doctor. Her 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. Memet's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR in 2017 and 2018.
On an unspecified date, Memet was reportedly sentenced to prison for an unspecified period of time.
Publicly Available Information:
- "Muyesser Haji Memet" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): خەيرۇللا مەخسۇم
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 Humanitarian Work & Charitable Activities
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Heyrulla Mehsum
Extra Bio Info:
Heyrulla Mehsum is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Mehsum and his brother. Their detentions 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. Mehsum's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR in 2017 and 2018.
Publicly Available Information:
- "Heyrulla Mehsum" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)