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Fatemeh Bakhtari was imprisoned for practicing her religion as a convert. 

In May 2017, authorities arrested Bakhtari and her husband, Zaman Fadaei, under unclear circumstances.…

Kamal Naamanian was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert. 

On February 15, 2019, authorities arrested Naamanian at a house-church.  Other members of the…

Amri Che Mat was forcibly disappeared for his religious activity.

On November 24, 2016, Mat, a Shi'a Muslim convert, was abducted while driving to visit a friend. According to…

Abdujelil Hajim is detained for his religious belief, activity, and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained several Uyghur…

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…

Beyshihan Hoshur is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In March 2018, authorities detained Hoshur and several other elderly women in relation to their…

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

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

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

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

Ziyawudun Choruq is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity. 

On an unknown date in 2017, authorities in Korla (Ku’erle) city, Bayangol (Bayinguoleng) Mongol…

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

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