Search

Meeran Haider is detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On April 1, 2020, authorities arrested Haider, a Muslim student activist, after accusing him of inciting communal…

Khalid Saifi is detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On February 26, 2020, authorities arrested Saifi, founder of the United Against Hate organization, after accusing him…

Siddique Kappan was detained on for his religious identity and for reporting on religious freedom conditions. 

On October 5, 2020, authorities arrested Kappan, a…

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…

Khurram Parvez is detained for his human rights work.

On November 22, 2021, authorities arrested Parvez, a Muslim human rights advocate that has been critical of the ruling Bhartiya Janata…

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…

Akram Eslam is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity. 

In February 2018, authorities reportedly detained Eslam, a vice principle, in relation to his religiosity and Islamic sounding…

Elijan Mamut is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In May 2017, authorities detained Mamut, a businessman, reportedly for his trips abroad and his money transfers to his daughters…

Eltekin Imin is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In May 2017, authorities detained Imin and several of his family members and sent them to a "political…