Additional Name(s): ياسىن تۇرسۇن
Gender: Male
Current Location: Xinjiang
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Uyghur
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity Praying Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Yasin Tursun
Extra Bio Info:
Yasin Tursun is imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities detained Tursan, a farmer and Communist Party member, reportedly for "performing prayers and [attending] religious sermons." Tursun's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in 2017.
Tursan was sentenced to seven years in prison on unknown charges on an unspecified date.
Tursan's father was also detained.
Publicly Available Information:
- "Yasin Tursun" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Cuba
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Date of Detainment: August/6/2021
Current Status: Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Denis Rosabal
Extra Bio Info:
Denis Rosabal was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On August 6, 2021, authorities arrested Rosabal, a mechanic and the pianist and music director for the Assemblies of God Church in Holguín, following a raid on his home. According to reports, police demanded that Rosabal produce documents proving his ownership of the iron tools used at his auto repair shop. After being unable to produce such documentation, he was taken into custody. Family and associates believe Rosabal is being targeted because of his Christian faith.
In June 2024, sources reported that that Rosabal had been released from prison on an unknown date.
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