Buheliqiemu Abula
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: Saudi Arabia
Ethnic Group: Uyghur
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: March/31/2022
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Buheliqiemu Abula
Extra Bio Info:
Buheliqiemu Abula was detained for her ethnoreligious identity.
In March 2022, Saudi Arabian authorities detained Abula, a Uyghur Muslim, and threatened her with deportation to China.
In April 2025, Abula was released.
Publicly Available Information:
- “Urgent Action Update: Uyghur Teenage Girl and Mother Detained (Saudi Arabia: UA 27.22)” Amnesty International
- “Uyghur Teenage Girll and Mother Detained” Amnesty International
- “Saudi Arabia: Detained Uyghur men at risk of torture must not be extradited to China” Amnesty International
- “Prominent Uyghur Scholar Arrested by Saudi Authorities on China’s Request” Pen America