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Nay Y Blang is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On May 18, 2023, Vietnamese authorities arrested Blang on accusations including “abusing democratic freedoms” (Art. 331/…

Bahram Saparov is imprisoned for his religious activities.

On March 9, 2013, authorities arrested Saparov for leading an unregistered Muslim community. Since…

John Cao was imprisoned because of his religious identity and missionary work.

On March 5, 2017, the Menglian County Police of Yunnan Province detained Cao, a pastor, humanitarian worker,…

Nurmemet Hajim is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In December 2017, authorities in Beijing detained Haijm, who had studied at an Urumqi Islamic institute and abroad in Egypt,…

Helil Hashim is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity.

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

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 scripture. …

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 sending his son to…

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…

Bahargul Hashim is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity. 

On October 28, 2017, authorities reportedly detained Hashim for illegally studying scripture. Hashim's…