Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
In northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, authorities have banned 22 Muslim names. Children with these names are forbidden from attending school until their names are changed.
Ilshat Hesen, vice president of the Washington-based Uyghur American Association, notes that this policy is a human rights violation.
See this article for more information and a full list of the banned names.