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Rehmutulla Semet is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity.
In 2018, authorities arrested Semet, the owner of the Tengge Tagh Hotel and a real estate company, and other Uyghur…
Nuermaimaiti Ruze is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In November 2020, Saudi Arabian authorities arrested Ruze, who is Uyghur, and his friend following an extradition request…
Aimidoula Waili is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In November 2020, Saudi Arabian authorities arrested Waili, who is a Uyghur religious scholar, and his friend following an…
Abdulla Abdurahman was imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On an unspecified date, authorities detained Abdurahman reportedly for listening to religious…
Erkin Tursun is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities detained Tursun in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture,…
Adiljan is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2018, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Adiljan, who worked for a real…
Rozimemet Atawulla is detained for his religious belief and activity.
In March 2017, Atawulla was detained for "religious extremism" and sent to a "political reeducation" center. His…
Ilham Tohti is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and activism.
On January 15, 2014, authorities arrested Tohti, an economics professor, after police raided his home and seized…
Abdurazzak Shamseden is imprisoned in relation to his ethnoreligious identity.
On April 18, 1998, authorities detained Shamseden after his nephew, Hammat Muhemmet, and other Uyghur youths…
Abliz Tohti is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and religious activity.
In May 2017, authorities arrested Tohti alongside 15 other men reportedly on the charge of “illegal…