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Hu Shigen was imprisoned in relation to his religious activity and religious leadership role. 

On July 10, 2015, Hu, a pro-…

Tashi Wangchuk was imprisoned for his religious and ethnic identity.

On January 27, 2016, authorities arrested Tashi, a Tibetan cultural and linguistic rights advocate, in Yushu (Kyegudo)…

Wang Mingquan is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In October 2017, authorities arrested Wang from his home. Police reportedly confiscated Falun Gong materials and…

Wang Huaixiang was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 29, 2016, authorities detained Wang in Bengbu city while he was at a church gathering, filming church…

He Zhexun is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On March 11, 2009, police arrested He in Xuchang city, Henan province reportedly in relation to his religious leadership…

Liu Junhua is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 24, 2017, officers from the Heze Public Security Bureau Mudan Branch arrested Liu while he was writing…

Wu Baozhen is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 24, 2017, officers from the Heze Public Security Bureau Mudan Branch arrested Wu while he was writing scrips for…

Yao Shuzhi is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 24, 2017, officers from the National Security Brigade of the Heze Public Security Bureau Mudan Branch…

Gong Xingqi was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 17, 2016, the police in Weifang city, Shandong province detained Gong reportedly in relation to his religious…

Wu Jikun was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 21, 2012, authorities in Anhui province detained Wu reportedly in relation to his preaching activities and…

Zhou Xiangyun was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 17, 2013, police in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, detained Zhou reportedly in relation to his printing of…

Hu Weijun was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 17, 2013, police in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, detained Hu reportedly in relation to his printing of…

Zhang Jie was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In late 2012, police arrested Zhang reportedly in relation to his religious leadership role for 30 churches and his…

Dai Ling’en is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On July 2, 2017, authorities arrested Dai in relation to his religious beliefs and alleged religious leadership role.…

Meng Qingmin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 12, 2014, officers from the Sima Town Police Station of Jinxiang county, Jining city, Shandong province,…

Zhao Haibin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On February 17, 2017, officers from the Yangcheng Public Security Bureau of Jincheng detained Zhao reportedly in relation to…

Liu Jishui was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 30, 2017, officers from the Liuhe District Branch of Nanjing Public Security Bureau, Jiangsu province, arrested…

Yu Jianwu is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 4, 2017, officers from the National Security Brigade of Chengde City Public Security Bureau detained Yu in the…

Tao Qidong is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 14, 2018, officers from the Yongxiu County Public Security Bureau detained Tao while at a worship gathering…

Li Fasheng is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 14, 2019, officers from the Dongxiang District Public Security Bureau in Fuzhou city, Jiangxi province,…

Chen Ziquan is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 14, 2019, police from the Dongxiang District Public Security Bureau in Fuzhou city, Jiangxi province, detained…

Wang Jian is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 27, 2018, officers from the Kuitun Public Security Bureau detained Wang reportedly in relation to his religious…

Ma Zhenyu was imprisoned for his religious activity. 

On September 19, 2017, authorities arrested Ma after he sent mail to government leaders about Falun Gong persecution.

On…

Li Yuehu was imprisoned for his religious activity.

On July 11, 2019, authorities arrested Li after police found Falun Gong-related materials on him.

In December 2019, Li was…

Li Guo was imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In May 2018, authorities arrested Li while he was allegedly distributing out Falun Gong-related materials. Police reportedly…

Yin Yaoquan was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On March 21, 2015, authorities detained Yin reportedly in relation to his religious beliefs.

On February 23, 2016…

Hu Mingfa is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 13, 2014, officers from the Lingyang Police Station of the Public Security Bureau in Qingyang county detained Hu…

Bao Guangming was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 8, 2014, authorities arrested Bao while attending a meeting at the home of another Christian.

On November…

Xiao Shugang was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On September 11, 2017, officers from the Haidian District detained Xiao reportedly in relation to his religious beliefs and…

Yin Puhui is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On November 28, 2018, officers from the National Security Division of the Public Security Bureau in Changsha city…

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…

Zhang Ming was imprisoned for his religious activity.

On June 29, 2018, officers from Kuandian Country Domestic Security Division arrested Zhang and a colleague for having Falun Gong-…

Ma Zaojian is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In March 2018, officers from the Public Security Bureau in the Mosuowan Reclamation Area detained Ma reportedly…

Shao Xingfu is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In March 2018, officers from the Public Security Bureau in the Mosuowan Reclamation Area detained Shao reportedly in…

Zhang Lulu was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On July 19, 2015, officers from the Shushan Branch of the Hefei City Public Security Bureau arrested Zhang…

Guo Shilei was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On September 5, 2017, officers from Jilin City Public Security Bureau detained Guo reportedly in relation to his…

Tao Yanyu was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On September 5, 2017, officers from the Jilin City Public Security Bureau detained Tao reportedly in relation to his…

Li Changxing was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In April 2017, authorities arrested Li after he removed posters criticizing Falun Gong.

In September 2018, the Haizhu Court…

Xu Shikai was imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In April 2019, authorities arrested Xu reportedly in relation to his practice of Falun Gong.

In April 2020, the Huili…

Guo Yuanjun was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In May 2019, authorities arrested Guo and several others reportedly in relation to their practice of Falun Gong.

In October…

Wu Jianming was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 14, 2018, authorities arrested Wu for allegedly sharing information about Falun Gong and charged him with…

Wang Ziming is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In November 2018, authorities arrested Wang, a Falun Gong practitioner, for allegedly defacing a Chine Communist Party…

Gao Hongwei was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In November 2018, authorities arrested Gao reportedly in relation to his practice of Falun Gong.

In December 2019…

Shang Zhaoxiang was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In November 2018, authorities arrested Shang reportedly in relation to his practice of Falun Gong.

In December 2019, the…

Wei Zaiqiang was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In December 2016, authorities arrested Wei after accusing him of leaving messages about Falun Gong in public areas. Police…

Adil Tuniyaz is detained for translating religious texts and for his ethnoreligious identity. 

On or around December 25, 2017, …

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),…

Hebibulla Tohti is imprisoned for his religious scholarship and ethnoreligious identity.

In March 2017, security personnel in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (…

Yalqun Rozi is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity. 

In late 2016, authorities in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), detained Rozi, a literary…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…