Additional Name(s): 艾力·阿布都拉

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Uyghur

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: Life Imprisonment

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity Humanitarian Work & Charitable Activities

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Eli Abdulla

Extra Bio Info:

Eli Abdulla is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and philanthropy. 

In mid-2016, Abdulla, a well-known businessman, went missing.  He was presumed to have been arrested.

In mid-2017, Abdulla was reportedly sentenced to life in prison on unspecified charges. It is reported that Abdulla's conviction was related to a large donation he made to a mosque in or prior to 2015. Abdulla's sentence came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR.

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