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Abduqadir is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Abduqadir under unclear circumstances. The uncle of Abduqadir's wife reportedly said that…

Abdueziz Yasin is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Yasin under unclear circumstances. Yasin's uncle reportedly said that some of his relatives were…

Urayim Axun was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, public security officials in Kashgar Konasheher (Shufu) County, Kashgar (Kashi) Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur…

Ershat Abdureshit is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Abdureshit, his brother, and mother and sent…

Erpan Abdureshit is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Abdureshit, his brother, and mother and sent…

Wahap Tursun is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Tursun and accused him of for "religious extremism" reportedly in relation to his ex-wife wearing…

Dilmurat Emer is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In November 2017, authorities detained Emer and sent him to a "political reeducation" center. Several…

Exmet Turdi is imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In July 2017, authorities detained Turdi, a wool and hide trader, under unclear circumstances. His arrest…

Abdureshit Turdi is imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In May 2017, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Turdi amid mass…

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…

Rustam Nosirov was imprisoned in relation to his religious appearance.

On September 30, 1998, the Chinaz District Court sentenced Nosirov to two years in prison for "intentional infliction…

Umar Gautam is detained for his religious activity.

In June 2021, authorities arrested Gautam, a Muslim convert, Islamic scholar, and founder of the Islamic Da’…

Qazi Jahangir Qasmi is detained for his religious activity. 

In June 2021, authorities arrested Qasmi, an Islamic cleric and employee at the Islamic Da’wah…

Tulkun Astanov is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On November 22, 2020, authorities arrested Astanov, a religious…

Abdul Rashid Dawoodi is detained for his religious activity and leadership role.

In September 2022, police in Jammu and Kashmir arrested Dawoodi, a Sufi cleric and founder of the Tehreek-e-…

Julio Sevilla was imprisoned for his association with a religious organization.

In 2023, Nicaraguan authorities detained Sevilla, a former employee of the Catholic charity Caritas in the…

Julio Berríos was imprisoned for his association with a religious organization.

In 2023, Nicaraguan authorities detained Berríos, a former employee of the Catholic charity Caritas in the…

Bladimir Pallés is imprisoned for his religious association.

In 2023, Nicaraguan authorities detained Pallés, a former employee of the Catholic charity Caritas in the Diocese of Estelí.…

Ikhtiyorhoja Kamolov is detained for his religious activity. 

In April 2024, authorities in Sughd region arrested Ikhtiyorhoja Kamolov, imam of the Khoja Muhammad Balodurkun mosque in…

Bakhtiyor Akbarov is detained for his religious activity. 

In April 2024, authorities in Sughd region arrested Akbarov, a religious leader of the Khoja Muhammad Balodurkun mosque in the…