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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…
Raif Badawi was imprisoned for his religious freedom advoacy, expression about religion, and for criticizing religious authorities.
In June 2012, authorities arrested Badawi, a…
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…
Ilgar Aliyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On April 19/20, 2017, armed forces arrested Aliyev in Izberbash, accusing Aliyev of holding classes…
Komil Odilov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In December 2015, authorities arrested Odilov, an imam, alongside several others in cafe in Novosibirsk. …
Renat Suleimanov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 2, 2017, authorities arrested Suleimanov following a raid on his home in Molodezhnoe, Crimea.…
Ashraf Fayadh was imprisoned for apostasy.
In August 2013, authorities arrested Fayadh, a Palestinian poet and artist living in Saudi Arabia, following an altercation with a man in …
Ruhiddin Fahriddinov was imprisoned for his religious activity.
In November 2005, Kazakh authorities detained and deported Fahriddinov, a scholar and independent imam, to Uzbekistan.…
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…
Khayriddin Dostakov was detained for his alleged religious belief and activity.
On December 29, 2019, authorities arrested Dostakov at the Dushanbe Airport following his return…
Bakhtiar Arefi was imprisoned for his religious association and activity.
On January 25, 2015, authorities arrested Arefi, a teacher. A month later, he was released on bail.…
Javad Karimzaei was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On August 8, 2019, intelligence officers reportedly arrested Karimzaei, a student at the Shorshadi religious…
Bolatbek Dyusenbekovich Nurgaliyev was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.
On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Nurgaliyev for participating in a WhatsApp group chat…
Ernar Samatov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.
On October 27, 2018, Kazakh authorities arrested Samatov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about Islam.…
Beket Mynbasov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.
On October 27, 2018, Kazakh authorities arrested Mynbasov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about Islam…
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…
Bekzod Bakirov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Bakirov after accusing him of organizing a meeting to indoctrinate people to…
Akhmet Dzhumayev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Dzhumayev after accusing him of organizing a meeting…
Islambek Kamchybekov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Kamchybekov after accusing him of organizing a meeting to…
Shakir Kozhamkulov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Kozhamkulov after accusing him of organizing a…
Gazybek Kubatov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Kubatov after accusing him of organizing a meeting to indoctrinate…
Zufar Mustafin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On January 17, 2017, authorities arrested Mustafin after accusing him of organizing a meeting to indoctrinate…
Kanybek Uulu was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Uulu after accusing him of organizing a meeting to indoctrinate…
Airat Usmanov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On January 17, 2017, authorities arrested Usmanov after accusing him of organizing a meeting to indoctrinate…
Azamat Abutalipov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In March 2017, Ufa’s October District Court sentenced Abutalipov to a suspended sentence for extremism…
Ziyavdin Dapayev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On March 14, 2016, authorities arrested Dapayev for reading religious writings of theologian Said Nursi and…
Artur Kaltuyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On November 7, 2017, the Lenin District Court in Makhachkala sentenced Kaltuyev to three years in prison for…
Sukhrab Kaltuyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On March 14, 2016, authorities arrested Kaltuyev for reading religious writings of theologian Said…
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…
Adil Mijit was detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In November 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Mijit, a comedian, and sent him to a reeducation…
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…
Qurbanjan Abdusemet was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and religiously oriented business activity.
In 2009, authorities detained Abdusemet and his brother reportedly for…
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,…
Seydehmet Awut was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.
On April 14, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Awut, reportedly for…
Erkin Emet was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.
On April 14, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Emet, reportedly for teaching…
Abdujelil Abdughopur was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.
On April 14, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including …
Abdulitip Ablimit was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.
On June 5, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Ablimit,…
Mewlanjan Ehmet was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.
On March 29, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Ehmet, reportedly for…
Dolqun Erkin was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.
On April 16, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Erkin, reportedly for…
Omerjan Memet was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.
On May 7, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Memet, reportedly for…
Mutellip Rozi was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.
On April 16, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Rozi, reportedly…
Ayshemhan Yasin was detained for her ethnoreligious identity and for going on pilgrimage.
In late 2017, authorities in Turpan municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (…
Memet Ismayil was detained for his ethnoreligious identity and for going on pilgrimage.
In late 2017, authorities in Turpan municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region…
Mehmud Muhemmet was detained for his ethnoreligious identity and religious education.
In late 2017, authorities detained Muhemmet, a farmer from Turpan, reportedly for "illegally'…
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…