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Ablikim Tohtash
Ablikim Tohtash
6531011974??????O?
Age
46-47
Gender
M
Ethnicity
Uyghur
Profession
private business
Likely place of origin
Kashgar
Likely current location
Kashgar
Status
no news for over a year
When problems started
before 2017
Detention reason (suspected | official)
related to religion | ---
Health status
---
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2021-01-30

testifying party

Testimony 1|2|3: Tahir Mutellip, originally from Kashgar but now residing in Germany. (nephew)

about the victim

Ablikim Toxtaš is an Uyghur man who was 47 years old as of 18 September 2020. His occupation is stated in the testimony as "merchant". He is a maternal uncle of Tahir Mutällip Qahiri.

The open letter from Tahir Mutällip Qahiri in relation to a number of missing relatives on his mother's side of the family [dated 18 September 2020] implies that the victim was living in Kashgar, but this is not explicitly stated.

Testimony 2: born in 1974.

current location

[Presumably in Kashgar.]

chronology of detention(s)

According to the open letter from Tahir Mutällip Qahiri [dated 18 September 2020], the victim was imprisoned [in China] between the years of 2014 and 2016 for "praying with other people". (Testimony 3: he was held at a reform-through-labor institution in Mush Township.)

It is unclear from the testimony whether or not the victim is still in prison or if the victim was released in 2016 and is now missing.

Tahir Mutällip Qahiri has not heard from his relatives on his mother's side of the family (including the victim) since 22 November 2016. His relatives on his mother's side of the family are reportedly not allowed to contact him.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

The victim's initial detention was reportedly for "praying with other people".

last reported status

Unclear. The victim is either still in prison, or he has been released and is now missing.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Unclear.

additional information

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relatives


supplementary materials

Testimony 2
Testimony 3
Testimony 1
photo


entry created on: 2020-09-23

entry last modified on: 2021-02-14

last update from testifier(s): 2021-01-30