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Hemitjan Hajim is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In or around May 2018, state security officials in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), detained Hajim…

Emetjan is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and in relation to his religiously oriented business.

In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained…

Rizaydin Abdureshit is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and in relation to his religiously oriented business.

In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)…

Muyesser Haji Memet is imprisoned for her ethnoreligious identity.

In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Memet, a doctor. Her detention coincided with…

Heyrulla Mehsum is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Mehsum and his brother. Their detentions coincided…

Emirulla Mehsum is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Mehsum and his brother. Their detentions coincided…

Jang Moon Seok is imprisoned for his evangelizing activities.

In November 2014, Seok, a deacon, was abducted and transferred from China to a prison in North Korea, reportedly for his…

Yahaya Sharif-Aminu is detained for his religious expression. 

In March 2020, authorities arrested Sharif-Aminu, a musician and follower of the Sufi Tijaniyyah Order, after a series of…

Eli Abdulla is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and philanthropy. 

In mid-2016, Abdulla, a well-known businessman, went missing.  He was presumed to have been arrested.

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Sohail Masih is detained for blasphemy.

On August 5, 2020, authorities arrested Masih after he was accused of posting blasphemous content on Facebook about Eid al-Adha and the Prophet…