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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…

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…

Turdimemet Jappar is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

On May 28, 2018, Jappar was sent to Qaraqash No. 4 Camp reportedly in relation to his…

Memet Abdulla is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In October 2017, authorities reportedly detained Abdulla after he provided his brother a venue to preach.…

Rozimemet Tohtimemet is detained in relation to religious instruction.

On May 19, 2018, Tohtimemet was sent to Qaraqash No. 4 Camp reportedly for sending his daughter to learn…

Stan Swamy was detained and died in state custody for his civil society work helping religious communities.

On October 8, 2020, the National Investigation Agency arrested Swamy, a Jesuit…

Liu Wansheng is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In April 2020, authorities arrested Liu after accusing him of publicly talking to people about Falun Gong.

In…

Shi Xingjia was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In October 2018, authorities arrested Shi from his home in relation to his practice of Falun Gong. Authorities…

Zheng Weidong was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In October 2018, authorities arrested Zheng from his home following a wave of arrest of Falun Gong practitioners.…

Deng Chengkai is imprisoned for his religious activity.

In July 2019, authorities arrested Deng and a colleague in relation to their practice of Falun Gong. Police reportedly seized Falun…

Yuan Bin was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In January 2019, authorities arrested Yuan, a Falun Gong practitioner, after he sought the release of his sister, who was arrested for…

Yahaya Sharif-Aminu is imprisoned for his religious expression. 

In March 2020, authorities arrested Sharif-Aminu, a musician and follower of the Sufi Tijaniyyah Order, for allegedly…

Jang Moon Seok was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In November 2014, Seok, a deacon, was abducted and transferred from China to a prison in North Korea for his evangelism,…

Liu Enquan was imprisoned for his religious activity.

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

In June 2019, Liu was…

Gong Qinglin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In March 2019, authorities arrested Gong after summoning him to a police station. Authorities reportedly seized Falun…

Zhang Chunqiu was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In December 2019, authorities arrested Zhang reportedly in relation to his practice of Falun Gong.

On an…

Emirulla Mehsum is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Mehsum and his brother. Their detentions…

Heyrulla Mehsum is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Mehsum and his brother. Their detentions…

Rizaydin Abdureshit is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and in relation to his religiously oriented business.

In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR…

Abduqadir Abdurusul is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In 2018, authorities detained Abdurusul and his wife after Abdurusul's brother and his family were detained. …

Shemshidin is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2018, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Shemshidin along with…

Adiljan Abla is detained for his ethnoreligious identity and religious belief and activity.

On April 15, 2017, public security officials in Ili (Yili) Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture,…

Iminjan is imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2018, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Iminjan, the owner of a…

Dadihan is imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2018, authorities in Atush (Atushi) city, Kizilsu (Kezilesu) Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture,…

Emetjan is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and in relation to his religiously oriented business.

In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)…

Merdan Helil is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Helil and sent him to a "…

Helil Hashim is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity.

In 2018, authorities in Ghulja (Yining) city, Ili (Yili) Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (…

Hemitjan Hajim is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In or around May 2018, state security officials in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), detained…

Abduweli Hajim is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In or around May 2018, state security officials in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), detained Hajim…

Abdureshit Hoshur Hajim is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In or around May 2018, state security officials in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR),…

Ablimit Hoshur Hajim is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In or around May 2018, state security officials in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR),…

Abdulla Abdurahman is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In March 2018, authorities in Pichan (Shanshan) county, Turpan (Tulufan) municipality, Xinjiang…

Memet Salih is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, public security officials in Urumqi Municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)…

Imin Damollam is imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

On an unspecified date, authorities detained Damollam, former Keriya People’s Political Consultative…

Memet Talip is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, Talip was detained in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur…

Ehmet Zayit is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, Zayit was detained in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur…

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

In 2017, Zayit was detained in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur…

Tursun Zayit is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, Zayit was detained in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur…

Qurban Tursun is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Tursun in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture,…

Iminniyaz Mehmut is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Mehmut in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture,…

Tohtiniyaz Idrisi is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Idrisi in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture,…

Turap Qawul is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Qawul in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang…

Abdurahman Qawul is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Qawul in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture…

Erkin Qawul is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Qawul in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang…

Memet Tursun Abduqadir is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Abduqadir in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar…

Osman Ebey is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Ebey in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang…

Tursun Tohsun is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Tohsun in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture,…

Mutellip Rehim is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Rehim in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture,…

Abduqadir Qawul is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Qawul in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture,…

Abdueziz Abdurahman is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Abdurahman in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar…

Nurmemet Tursun Sayit is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Sayit in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar…

Semer Qadir is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Qadir in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang…

Nurmemet Tursun Qadir is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Qadir in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture…

Tursunniyaz Abdurahman is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Abdurahman in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar…

Memetniyaz Tohti is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Tohti in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture…

Rehim Turap is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Turap in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture,…

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

In 2017, authorities detained Turap in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture,…

Qeyim Memet is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Memet in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture,…

Tuniyaz Memet is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Memet in Tomosteng town, Yarkand (Shache) county, Kashgar prefecture,…

Yasin Tursun is imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity. 

In 2017, authorities detained Tursan, a farmer and Communist Party member, reportedly for "…

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…

Ablimit Abdurahman was imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

On an unspecified date, authorities detained Abdurahman reportedly for listening to religious…

Mehmet Abdulla Enver was imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

On an unspecified date, authorities detained Enver reportedly for "listening to a religious…

Urayim Axun was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity.

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