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testifying party (* direct submission)

Testimony 1*: Dilber Eset, originally from Korgas but now residing in Turkey. (daughter)

Testimony 2: Dilber Eset, as reported by Gene A. Bunin. (daughter)

Testimony 3: Dilber Eset, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (daughter) Testimony 1: father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband direct third-party
Testimony 2: father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband direct third-party
Testimony 3: father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband direct third-party
Testimony 4: add father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband add add direct third-party

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about the victim

Hejer Hebibullah was a housewife.

Address: 10 Fifth East Alley, Beshkerem Street, Lengger Township, Qorghas County, Xinjiang (新疆霍城县兰干乡拜什克兰木街东五巷10号).

Chinese passport: E34331902. ئاپام ھەجەر ھەبىبۇللاھ 2015.يىلى 3.ئايدا تۈركىيەگە بالىلىرىمغا قارىشىپ بەرگۈلى كەلگەن.بىر يىل ئىككى ئاي تۇرۇپ قايتىپ كەتكەن.قايرىپ كېتىپ بىر يىلغىچە ئەركىن ياشىدى .2017.4مەن بىلەن ئەڭ ئاخىرىقى قېتىم كامىرالىق كۆرۈشۈپ ئەتىسى تۇتۇپ كېتىلگەنلىكىنى ئاڭلىدىم. باشتا قاماقخانىغا قاماپ قويدى،كېيىن جازا لاگىرىغا ئەچىقتى .شۇنىڭدىن كېيىن ئۈچ يىلغىچە ھېچقانداق خەۋىرىنى ئالالمىدىم..2020.يىلى .6.ئايداچەتئەلدىكى مەلۇم بىرى ئارقىلىق بەش يىل كېسىۋېتىلگەنلىكىنى ئۇقتۇم.

[Testifier reports her to be a housewife in the submission's tag system.]

current location

Qosh'eriq (双渠) Prison in Qorghas County. [This is presumably the pre-trial detention center in Qosh'eriq Village.] غولجا شەھەر قورغاس ناھىيىلىك قوشئېرىق تۈرمىسىدە

chronology of detention(s)

She had previously visited the testifier in Turkey in March 2015, staying for a year and two months and then returning to Xinjiang, where she would live normally for a year.

In April 2017, she had her final video call with Dilber, who later heard that she was arrested the following day (on April 26, 2017). She was initially held at a pre-trial detention center, but was then transferred to a camp.

Dilber then had no news of her for three years, before hearing in June 2020 that she had been sentenced to 5 years in prison. 2017.04.26

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

For having gone to Turkey and for having a daughter who lives there. تۈركىيەگە بارغانلىقى ۋە تۈركىيەدىكى قىزى بىلەن ئالاقە قلغانلىقى

last reported status

[Presumably in prison.]

Her health was good before the arrest. It is not clear how it is now. بىلمەيمەن

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Dilber heard of the initial detention from her older brother over WeChat in 2017, on the day that it happened, with the brother telling her that their mother would be detained and then a little while later taken to "study at a school".

In June 2020, Dilber heard from unspecified sources that her mother had been sentenced to 5 years. باشقىلار ئارقىلىق

[Testimony 3: Dilbar Asat heard about the victim's detention in Suydung township, Qorghas county "from her older brother" via WeChat in 2017 on the same day that the victim was taken into custody. The older brother reportedly told Dilbar Asat that the victim would be detained and then taken to "study" at a "school" a little while later. Dilbar Asat is no longer in contact with the older brother, as communication was cut off that day.

Dilbar Asat heard from unspecified sources in Europe in mid-to-late June 2020 that Chinese authorities "locked up" the victim for five years. This could mean that the victim has been sentenced to five years in prison, but it is unclear.]

additional information

Radio Free Asia coverage: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/overseas-08282020164436.html ئاپامنىڭ تۇتۇلۇشتىن بۇرۇن تەن سالامەتلىكى ناھايىتى ياخشى ئىدى.ھازىر ھېچقانداق ئەھۋالىنى بىلمەيمەن.

[Radio Free Asia coverage (Testimony 3): https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/overseas-08282020164436.html]

relatives

places of detention

Korgas County Detention Center

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2020-08-02

entry last modified on: 2021-01-02

last update from testifier(s): 2020-08-02