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Turnisa Metomur is imprisoned for her ethnoreligious identity. 

In September 2016, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Metomur after…

Qurbanjan Turdibaqi is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity. 

In January 2017, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Turdibaqi after…

Nabeel Masih was imprisoned for blasphemy.

On September 18, 2016, authorities arrested Masih - a minor at the time - after he was accused of posting content on Facebook insulting the Kaaba.…

Sohail Masih is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In August 2020, authorities arrested Masih after he was accused of posting content on Facebook deemed to be blasphemous. Authorities charged…

Helil Hashim is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity.

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

Abdulletip Abdurahman was imprisoned for travel-related reasons and his ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, public security officials in Qaraqash (Moyu) county, Hotan (Hetian) prefecture,…

Abuzer Abdughappar is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Abdughappar after returning to China from studying in Turkey. Abdughappar's detention…

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…

Mubashar Ahmad was imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy-related offenses.

On May 13, 2014, authorities arrested Ahmad alongside three others for allegedly tearing down…

Ehsan Ahmad was imprisoned for blasphemy.

On May 13, 2014, authorities arrested Ahmad alongside three others after they were accused of tearing down posters containing religious…