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Qurbanjan Abdusemet was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and religiously oriented business activity. 

In 2009, authorities detained Abdusemet and his brother reportedly for…

Nurmemet Memetimin is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and religious activity. 

In May 2018, authorities detained Memetimin and sent him to an internment camp reportedly in…

Rejepniyaz Hebibulla is detained for his ethnoreligious identity and religiously oriented business. 

In late 2017 or early 2018, authorities detained Hebibulla and sent him to an…

Mutellip Sidiq Qahiri is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and religious scholarship.

In or around November 2018, authorities in Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous…

Sadir Eli is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity.

In June 2018, authorities detained Eli under unclear circumstances. Eli's arrest came amid mass detentions of ethnic, mostly Muslim…

David Masih is detained for blasphemy.

On August 30, 2020, authorities arrested Masih following the discovery of torn pages from the Qur'an in a drain.  He was charged with "desecrating…

Sohail Masih is detained for blasphemy.

On August 5, 2020, authorities arrested Masih after he was accused of posting blasphemous content on Facebook about Eid al-Adha and the Prophet…

Anwar Masih is detained for blasphemy.

On June 2, 2020, authorities arrested Masih and charged him with "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C) following an altercation with his…

Shahbaz Masih was detained for blasphemy.

On December 27, 2019, authorities arrested Masih and his friend, Muhammad Ishaq, and charged them with "desecrating the Qur'an" (Sec. 295-B PPC…

Saleem Masih was detained for blasphemy.

On June 15, 2019, authorities arrested Masih after a relative accused him of burning pages of the Qur'an.  He was reportedly charged with "…