Abdujelil Abdughopur
Additional Name(s): Abdujilil Abdughupur
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Uyghur
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 6 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: April/14/2008
Date of Sentencing: March/24/2009
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity Religious Activity Religious Instruction & Teaching
Nature of Charges: Separatism
Abdujelil Abdughopur
Extra Bio Info:
Abdujelil Abdughopur was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.
On April 14, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Abdughopur, reportedly for teaching religion to children.
On March 24, 2009, the Ili Intermediate People's Court sentenced Abdughopur to six years in prison for “splitting the state” (Art. 103 CCL).
On an unspecified date, Abdughopur was reportedly released from prison. His sentence should have ended in April 2014.
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Publicly Available Information:
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"Abdujilil Abdughupur" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
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"Abdujelil Abdughopur" Xinjiang Victims Database