Additional Name(s): ئابلىكىم مەمتىمىن
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 Memorizing & Reciting Religious Texts
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Ablikim Memtimin
Extra Bio Info:
Ablikim Memtimin is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities detained Memtimin reportedly in relation to either his travel to Turkey or his memorization of the Qur'an. Memtimin's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR for reasons including ethnic identity and travel abroad, particularly to Muslim-majority countries such as Turkey.
Publicly Available Information:
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Photo attributed to Xinjiang Victims Database
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"Ablikim Memtimin" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
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"Ablikim Memtimin" Xinjiang Victims Database
Additional Name(s): پەرھات تۇرسۇن, 帕尔哈提·吐尔逊
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
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Perhat Tursun
Extra Bio Info:
Perhat Tursun is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In early 2018, Tursun, a writer and poet, disappeared. There are reports that he was detained by Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) authorities. Tursun's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR in 2017 and 2018.
There are unconfirmed reports that Tursan was sentenced to prison.
Publicly Available Information:
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Photo attributed to Xinjiang Victims List
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"Perhat Tursun" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
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"Perhat Tursun" Xinjiang Victims Database
Oct 9, 2020
Welcome to USCIRF's new series! In USCIRF Spotlight, we discuss major topics in the news and explore how they impact religious freedom around the globe. For this week's episode, listen to what our research team has to say about the situation in Belarus.
Featuring:
Dwight Bashir, Director of Outreach and Policy, USCIRF
Dr. Jason Morton, Policy Analyst, USCIRF