Additional Name(s): Dadihan Hajim, دادىخان ھاجىم
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Uyghur
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 20 Years' Imprisonment
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity Religious Activity Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Dadihan is imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In 2018, authorities in Atush (Atushi) city, Kizilsu (Kezilesu) Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), detained Dadihan, an imam, reportedly in relation to his religious activity and work as an imam. Dadihan's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR.
On an unspecified date, Dadihan was reportedly sentenced to 20 years in prison on unknown charges. Authorities also reportedly confiscated his property.
Dadihan's wife, two sons-in-law, and other extended family members have also been subjected to detention.