Additional Name(s): Emurulla Mehsum, ئەمىرۇللا 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
Emirulla Mehsum
Extra Bio Info:
Emirulla 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:
- "Emirulla Mehsum" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): نۇرگۈل
Gender: Female
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
Nurgul
Extra Bio Info:
Nurgul is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2018, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Nurgul along with several of his family members reportedly in relation to their religious practice. Nurgul's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR.
Nurgul's two brothers, nephew, and other extended family members were also detained around the same time as her.
Related Cases: Iminjan, Adiljan, Shemshidin,
Publicly Available Information:
- "Nurgul" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 3 Years, 7 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: December//2019
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Zhang Chunqiu
Extra Bio Info:
Zhang Chunqiu was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In December 2019, authorities arrested Zhang reportedly in relation to his practice of Falun Gong.
On an unspecified date, Zhang was reportedly sentenced to three years and seven months in prison.
On an unspecified date, Zhang's appeal was reportedly rejected.
Zhang's sentence should have ended in July 2023.
Zhang has reportedly served time in prison previously for his adherence to Falun Gong.