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Gulmira Imin is imprisoned for her ethnoreligious identity and protesting against Uyghur treatment.
On July 14, 2009, Imin, web administrator for the Uighur-language website Salkin, was…
Amanollah Balochi is imprisoned and sentenced to death for his religious belief and activity.
On November 19, 2015, authorities arrested Balochi, a Sunni cleric, on his way home from…
Abdolrahim Kouhi is imprisoned and sentenced to death for his religious belief and activity.
On November 20, 2015, authorities arrested Kouhi, a Sunni cleric, from his home. Kouhi…
Junaid Hafeez is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.
In March 2013, authorities arrested Hafeez, a lecturer…
Sadriddin Mulloyev is imprisoned for his religious activity and association.
In September 2019, authorities arrested Mulloyev and accused him of being a member of Tablighi Jamaat, a banned…
Aishanjiang Kari is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities detained Kari, a textile trader, amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in…
Annamurad Atdaev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In September 2016, authorities arrested Atdaev when he returned to Turkmenistan from Egypt, where he had been studying…
Adil Tuniyaz is detained for translating religious texts and for his ethnoreligious identity.
On or around December 25, 2017, …
Maruf Gul is detained for alleged blasphemy.
In September 2020, authorities arrested Gul, a Sunni Muslim, after he discussed religious…
Erbolat Kusmanuly is under house arrest in relation to his ethnoreligious identity.
On October 27, 2017, local authorities in Altay…
Hemdulla Abdurahman is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In January 2019, authorities detained Abdurahman, a retired linguist who previously worked at the Xinjiang Uyghur…
Murtiza Memet is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity.
On an unspecified date believed to have been in 2018, authorities detained Memet for reportedly sending “illegal…
Abdughappar Abdurusul is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In July 2018, authorities in Ghulja (Yining) city, Ili (Yili) Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture,…
Perhat Tursun is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In early 2018, Tursun, a writer and poet, disappeared. There are reports that he was detained by Xinjiang Uyghur…
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…
Abdujelil Hajim is detained for his religious belief, activity, and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained several Uyghur…
Abdurehim Heyit is detained for his religious expression and ethnoreligious identity.
In April 2017, public security authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained…
Qadir Rehim is imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In April 2017, authorities in Kashgar city, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR),…
Munewwer Rehim is imprisoned for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In April 2017, authorities in Kashgar city, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR…
Hebibulla Tohti is imprisoned for his religious scholarship and ethnoreligious identity.
In March 2017, security personnel in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (…
Buzeynep Abdureshit is imprisoned for her study abroad and ethnoreligious identity.
On March 29, 2017, public security officials in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous…
Yalqun Rozi is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity.
In late 2016, authorities in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), detained Rozi, a literary…
Turnisa Metomur is imprisoned for her ethnoreligious identity.
In September 2016, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Metomur after…
Qurbanjan Turdibaqi is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity.
In January 2017, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Turdibaqi after…
Shir'eli Perhat is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In March 2017, public security officials in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), detained…
Mehmut Memet is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities in Uchturpan (Wushi) county, Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), detained Memet for…
Sadir Eli is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity.
In June 2018, authorities detained Eli under unclear circumstances. Eli's arrest came amid mass detentions of ethnic, mostly Muslim…
Rejepniyaz Hebibulla is detained for his ethnoreligious identity and religiously oriented business.
In late 2017 or early 2018, authorities detained Hebibulla and sent him to an…
Nurmemet Memetimin is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and religious activity.
In May 2018, authorities detained Memetimin and sent him to an internment camp reportedly in…
Merdan Seyitahun is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.
On April 14, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Seyitakhun,…
Iminjan Seydin is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and religious scholarship.
In May 2017, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Seydina,…
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…
Tursun Qawul is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On October 9, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Qawul for attending an illegal religious gathering and…
Shireli Memeteli is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity.
In November 2018, authorities detained Memeteli, a taxi driver, reportedly for transporting a religious figure and receiving…
Memet Ablet is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and religious activity.
In early 2018,authorities arrested Ablet, a businessperson and shop owner, reportedly in relation to his…
Bahargul Atawulla is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On October 9, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Atawulla for attending an illegal religious…
Imin Mehmut is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On September 29, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Mehmut for attending an illegal religious…
Ablikim Ablet is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On October 24, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Ablet for attending an illegal religious…
Mutellip Memet is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On October 3, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Memet for illegally studying scripture. Memet was…
Adil Osman is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On October 9, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Osman for illegally studying scripture. Osman was sent to…
Horigul Emer is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On October 9, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Emer for attending an illegal religious…
Chimengul Hoshur is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On October 9, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Hoshur for attending an illegal religious…
Buzohre Ziyit is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On October 9, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Ziyit for attending an illegal religious…
Nurmemet Obul is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On October 9, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Obul for attending an illegal religious gathering and…
Yusup Memet is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On October 9, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Memet for attending an illegal religious gathering and…
Erkin Ablet is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On October 9, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Ablet for attending an illegal religious gathering and…
Ekber Memet is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On October 9, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Memet for illegally studying scripture. Memet…
Kerim Tohti is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In September 2017, authorities reportedly detained Tohti for illegally studying scripture. He was sent to…
Mehmut Eli is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On May 6, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Eli for illegally studying scripture. Eli was sent to…
Memet Sadir is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On May 6, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Sadir for illegally studying scripture. Sadir was sent to…
Nureli Sidiq is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On May 6, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Sidiq for illegally studying scripture. He was sent to…
Abdusemet Imin is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On October 7, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Imin for illegally studying scripture. Imin was…
Emer Mehmut is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On October 21, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Mehmut for illegally studying scripture. Mehmut…
Adil Tursun is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On October 24, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Tursun for illegally studying scripture. Tursun was…
Abdulla Emer is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On October 24, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Emer for illegally studying scripture. Emer…
Turghun Tursun is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On October 24, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Tursun for illegally studying scripture. Tursun was…
Ablikim Tursun is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On October 24, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Tursun for illegally studying scripture.…
Abdulla Emer is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On October 28, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Emer for illegally studying scripture. Emer'…
Bahargul Hashim is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On October 28, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Hashim for illegally studying scripture.…
Sattar Abliz is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On October 8, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Abliz for illegally studying scripture. He was sent to…
Jume Nasir is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In July 2016, authorities detained Nasir reportedly for praying inside his business. Additional reasons…
Tursunbaqi Tursuntohti is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On May 27, 2018, Tursuntohti was sent to Qaraqash No. 4 Camp, reportedly for…
Turdimemet Jappar is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On May 28, 2018, Jappar was sent to Qaraqash No. 4 Camp reportedly in relation to his…
Memet Abdulla is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In October 2017, authorities reportedly detained Abdulla after he provided his brother a venue to preach.…
Rozimemet Tohtimemet is detained in relation to religious instruction.
On May 19, 2018, Tohtimemet was sent to Qaraqash No. 4 Camp reportedly for sending his daughter to learn…
Nurgul is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2018, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Nurgul along with…
Emirulla Mehsum is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Mehsum and his brother. Their detentions…
Heyrulla Mehsum is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Mehsum and his brother. Their detentions…
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…
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…
Abduqadir Abdurusul is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In 2018, authorities detained Abdurusul and his wife after Abdurusul's brother and his family were detained. …
Shemshidin is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2018, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Shemshidin along with…
Adiljan Abla is detained for his ethnoreligious identity and religious belief and activity.
On April 15, 2017, public security officials in Ili (Yili) Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture,…
Iminjan is imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2018, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Iminjan, the owner of a…
Nurbiye is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2018, authorities in Atush (Atushi) city, Kizilsu (Kezilesu) Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang…
Dadihan is imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2018, authorities in Atush (Atushi) city, Kizilsu (Kezilesu) Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture,…
Emetjan is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and in relation to his religiously oriented business.
In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)…
Merdan Helil is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Helil and sent him to a "…
Helil Hashim is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity.
In 2018, authorities in Ghulja (Yining) city, Ili (Yili) Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (…
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…
Abduweli 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…
Abdureshit Hoshur Hajim is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In or around May 2018, state security officials in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR),…
Ablimit Hoshur Hajim is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In or around May 2018, state security officials in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR),…
Beyshihan Hoshur is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In March 2018, authorities detained Hoshur and several other elderly women in relation to their…
Abdulla Abdurahman is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In March 2018, authorities in Pichan (Shanshan) county, Turpan (Tulufan) municipality, Xinjiang…
Memet Salih is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, public security officials in Urumqi Municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)…
Imin Damollam is imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On an unspecified date, authorities detained Damollam, former Keriya People’s Political Consultative…
Patime Sayittursun is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities detained Sayittursun in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) County, Kashgar…
Heyrisa Ehmet is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities detained Ehmet in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) County, Kashgar Prefecture,…
Buhelish Nur is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, Nur was detained in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur…
Nurimangul Talip is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, Talip was detained in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang…
Memet Talip is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, Talip was detained in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur…
Ehmet Zayit is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, Zayit was detained in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur…
Imin Zayit is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, Zayit was detained in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur…
Tursun Zayit is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, Zayit was detained in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur…
Qurban Tursun is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities detained Tursun in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture,…
Iminniyaz Mehmut is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities detained Mehmut in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture,…
Tohtiniyaz Idrisi is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities detained Idrisi in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture,…
Turap Qawul is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities detained Qawul in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang…