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Mehet Omer is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In May 2017, authorities arrested Omer and held him for an unspecified period of time reportedly in relation…

Amangul Aydek is imprisoned for her ethnoreligious identity.

In June 2017, authorities detained Aydek, a food vendor, under unclear circumstances. Her arrest came amid mass detentions of…

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…

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

In July 2017, public security authorities in Shaptul township, Peyziwat (Jiashi) county, Kashgar…

Qelbinur Tohti is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity. 

In August 2017, public security officials in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (…

Memet'eli Atawulla is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In August 2017, authorities detained Atawulla and held him at a "political reeducation" center months after his brother, …

Peyzohre Omer is imprisoned for her ethnoreligious identity and religious belief and activity. 

On September 5, 2017, public security officials in Ili (Yili) Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture,…

Ablajan Hebibulla is detained for his ethnoreligious identity and religious belief and activity.

In October 2017, public security officials in Ili (Yili) Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture,…

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…

Aytorem Turdi is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In November 2017, public security officials in Aksu city, Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous…