Additional Name(s): Qadirjan Rehim, Kadirjan Rehim, قادىر رېھىم
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
Date of Detainment: April//2017
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Ethnoreligious Identity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Qadir Rehim
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Qadir Rehim is imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In April 2017, authorities in Kashgar city, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), detained Rehim and his sister, Munewwer Rehim, in relation to the funerals they held for their parents. The funerals were in accordance to Islamic customs and had too many people in attendance according to authorities. Rehim's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR in 2017 and 2018.
On an unspecified date, Rehim was reportedly sentenced to 15 years in prison on unspecified charges.
Related Cases: Munewwer Rehim
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Photo attributed to Xinjiang Victims Database
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"Qadir Rehim" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
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"Qadirjan Rehim" Xinjiang Victims Database
Additional Name(s): ئابدۇرەھىم ھېيت, 阿布杜热伊木·海提
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Uyghur
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: April//2017
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity Religious Expression Singing, Playing, & Producing Religious Songs & Music
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Abdurehim Heyit
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Abdurehim Heyit is detained for his religious expression and ethnoreligious identity.
In April 2017, public security authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Heyit, a popular musician, reportedly in relation to lyrics he sung deemed to indicate religious extremism. Heyit's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR.
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Photo attributed to Xinjiang Victims Database
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"Abdurehim Heyit" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
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"Abdurehim Heyt" Xinjiang Victims Database
Additional Name(s): Abdujelil Helil, ئابدۇجېلىل خېلىل
Gender: Male
Current Location: Kashgar
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Uyghur
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Health Concerns: Yes
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Conviction Overturned
Sentence: Originally between 11 to 18 Years' Imprisonment
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity Pilgrimage Praying Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Abdujelil Hajim
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Abdujelil Hajim is detained for his religious belief, activity, and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained several Uyghur businessmen, including Hajim, chairman of the Kashgar Prefectural Trade Association, for allegedly displaying signs of "religious extremism." There are conflicting reports on the date of Hajim's arrest. A local security official reportedly said that the men "had also undertaken 'unapproved, private hajj' pilgrimages and had been involved with imams who were not sanctioned by the state." Other sources indicate that Hajim was arrested for wiring money to a friend from Turkey to buy gifts for her daughter’s wedding.
There are conflicting reports related to Hajim's initial sentencing. It was reported originally that Hajim had been sentenced to 18 years in prison on an unspecified date. Later, it was reported that the Kashgar Intermediate People’s Court sentenced Hajim on May 18, 2017, to a prison term — variously reportedly by Radio Free Asia as 11 or 14 years — on charges related to “terrorism.”
On January 8, 2019, the XUAR High People’s Court overturned Hajim's conviction and ordered a retrial.
In March 2021, Hajim reportedly had his retrial.
Hajim was reportedly hospitalized twice while imprisoned due to unspecified health concerns.
Related Cases: Gheni Haji, Memet Tursun Haji, Imin Hajim
Publicly Available Information:
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Photo attributed to Xinjiang Victims Database
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"Abdujelil Hajim" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
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"Abdujelil Helil" Xinjiang Victims Database
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"Uyghur Who Appealed Jail Sentence Charged With Additional Crimes" Radio Free Asia (RFA)
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"China Retaliates Against Uighur Activists by Imprisoning Relatives, US Officials Say" Voice of America (VOA)