Additional Name(s): 马利克
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Hui
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: April//2017
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Criticizing Religious Freedom Conditions Online Activity Religious Activity Religious Belief Women’s Rights
Nature of Charges: Extremism Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials
Ma Like
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Ma Like is detained for criticizing religious freedom conditions.
In April 2017, authorities in Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), detained Ma reportedly for “advocating terrorism or extremism and inciting implementation of terrorist activities.” Later that month, Ma was indicted for "advocating extremism." In 2014, Ma had reported messages on Weibo critical of government policies in the XUAR, as well as messages supporting women’s right to choose whether or not to wear Muslim head coverings. He also opposed the demolition of his hostel during demolitions of the old city of Kashgar. Ma's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR.
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"Ma Like" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
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"Ma Like" Xinjiang Victims Database
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"China’s crackdown on Uighurs spreads to even mild critics" Associated Press (AP)
Additional Name(s): An Ran, 崔浩新, 安然
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Hui
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: January/14/2020
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Criticizing Religious Freedom Conditions Online Activity Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Public Disorder
Cui Haoxin
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Cui Haoxin is detained for criticizing religious freedom conditions.
On January 14, 2020, authorities in Ji’nan municipality, Shandong province, detained Cui, a religious poet, reportedly in relation to his writings and Tweets criticizing government policies targeting Muslims. He was accused of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.”
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"Cui Haoxin" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): 程进峰
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 8 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: July/18/2014
Date of Sentencing: July/13/2015
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Cheng Jinfeng
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Cheng Jinfeng was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On July 18, 2014, authorities from Shizuishan municipality, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, detained Cheng, a member of the "Society of Disciples" (Mentu Hui) along with several other colleagues.
On July 13, 2015, the Dawukou People's Court in Shizuishan sentenced Cheng to eight years and six months in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On September 2, 2015, the Shizuishan Municipal Intermediate People's Court upheld Cheng's sentence.
Cheng's sentence should have ended in January 2023.
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"Cheng Jinfeng" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)