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Status

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Unknown (26)
Deceased (4)

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Ethnicity

Han (31)
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China (66)
Uzbekistan (25)
Saudi Arabia (15)
Russia (13)
Iran (10)
Vietnam (5)
Pakistan (3)
Azerbaijan (2)
India (2)
Kazakhstan (2)
Tajikistan (2)
Turkmenistan (2)
Algeria (1)
Egypt (1)

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Reason of Persecution

Religious Activity (108)
Religious Belief (55)
Possession of Religious Materials (24)
Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting (22)
Discussing Religion & Religious Texts (19)
Distributing Religious Materials (19)
Protesting Religious Freedom Conditions (15)
Online Activity (14)
Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role (13)
Religious Association (12)
Religious Identity (12)
Giving, Sharing, & Listening to a Religious Speech (11)
Children’s Rights (8)
Criticizing Religious Freedom Conditions (8)
Ethnoreligious Identity (7)
Human Rights Work for Religious Communities (5)
Religious Expression (5)
Religious Freedom Advocacy (5)
Resisting State-Imposed Religious Systems (5)
Blasphemy (General) (3)
Blasphemy (Religious Figures) (3)
Reporting on Religious Freedom Conditions or Documenting Religious Freedom Violations (3)
Unregistered Religious Activity (3)
Women’s Rights (3)
Adherence to a Religious Figure (2)
LGBTI+ Rights (2)
Blasphemy (Doctrine) (1)
Blasphemy (Other) (1)
Civil Rights Work for Religious Communities (1)
Conscientious Objection (1)
Legal Work for Religious Communities (1)
Pilgrimage (1)
Practicing Religion as a Convert (1)
Religious Appearance (1)
Religious Instruction & Teaching (1)
Resisting State Interference into Religious Affairs (1)
Singing, Playing, & Producing Religious Songs & Music (1)
Transnational Repression (1)

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Religion or Belief

Muslim – Sunni (39)
Falun Gong (32)
Christian – Church of Almighty God (27)
Muslim – Shi'a (11)
Christian – Jehovah's Witness (7)
Christian – Protestant (5)
Muslim – Unspecified/Other (5)
Buddhist – Tibetan (4)
Christian – Unspecified/Other (4)
Unspecified (4)
Muslim – Sufi (2)
Yarsani (2)
Buddhist – Unspecified/Other (1)
Christian – Catholic (1)
Christian – Orthodox (1)
Erfan-e Halgheh Practitioner (1)
Scientologist (1)
Shamanism (1)
Sikh (1)

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Reports of Medical Neglect

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(-) No (149)

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Reports of Torture

No (1785)
(-) Yes (149)

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Sex

Male (105)
Female (43)
Unknown (1)

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Type of Abuse

Detainment (7)
Imprisonment (6)
Disappeared (1)
Forced Renunciation of Faith (1)

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