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Gulnar Tursun
Gulnar Tursun
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Age
53
Gender
F
Ethnicity
Uyghur
Profession
medicine
Likely place of origin
Korghas
Likely current location
Ili
Status
sentenced (4 years)
When problems started
Jan. 2018 - Mar. 2018
Detention reason (suspected | official)
--- | ---
Health status
has problems
Lists
Local media coverage  Entries mentioning specific police detention centers  Urumqi Public Security Bureau files 
2020-08-19

police tag(s): "stability-related inspection target" (涉稳核查对象)

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testifying party (* direct submission)

Testimony 1*: Qediriye Enwer, an Uyghur now living abroad. (daughter)

Testimony 2: Merhaba Abdukerim, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (sister-in-law)

Testimony 3: Urumqi police records, as reported by Yael Grauer.

about the victim

Gulnar Tursun is a retired nurse and a graduate of the Chinese-language education system (民考汉).

Address: Korgas County, Ili.

current location

The Twin Channel Village Detention Center in Korgas. [Testifier reports this as the "Korgas County Twin Channel Prison" and notes that the victim has been sentenced. However, it is likely that this is the same facility given the small size of Twin Channel Village and the apparent recent expansion of the detention center, suggesting that it may be in the process of being turned into a formal prison.]

chronology of detention(s)

She was taken to camp in January 2018. At some point, she was sentenced to 4 years in prison.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

---

last reported status

Sentenced.

The testifier notes that she retired for health reasons [suggesting that she likely has health issues presently, as well].

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

"Through others", according to Qediriye.

additional information

Radio Free Asia coverage: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/overseas-08282020164436.html

relatives


places of detention


Korgas County Detention Center

entry created on: 2020-08-19

entry last modified on: 2021-01-02

last update from testifier(s): 2020-08-19