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.

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