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Anwar Masih is detained for alleged blasphemy.

On June 2, 2020, authorities arrested Masih following a dispute with some Muslim family members. Authorities, who were called to mediate,…

Sohail Masih is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In August 2020, authorities arrested Masih after he was accused of posting content on Facebook deemed to be blasphemous. Authorities charged…

David Masih is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In August 2020, authorities in Nowshera arrested Masih after pages torn from the Qur'an were discovered in a nearby drain. Authorities…

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…

Mutellip Sidiq Qahiri is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and religious scholarship.

In or around November 2018, authorities in Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur…

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…