Additional Name(s): Ma Zhixue, мажыңшие, 马止学

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: Memorizing & Reciting Religious Texts Online Activity Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Ma Zhengxiu

Extra Bio Info:

Ma Zhengxiu is detained for his religious belief and activity.

In April 2017, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Ma reportedly for watching Islamic audiovisual content and reading the Qur'an and Hadith online. Ma's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in XUAR.

Sources:

  • "Ma Zhengxiu" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)