testifying party

Testimony 1: Abduweli Ayup, a language activist, linguist, and writer, originally from Kashgar but now residing in Norway. (relation unclear)

Testimony 2: @shemshinur327, an unverified Twitter account. (sister)

Testimony 3: Uyghur Transitional Justice Database, a project documenting the Uyghur victims of the repressions in Xinjiang. 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

Dilnur Mesum was the principal of the Hotan Langru Secondary School. She also taught Chinese language.

Testimony 2: she originally majored in computers, but became a teacher because she spoke good Mandarin, before to moving to work in the school office. After around ten years of office work, she was promoted to the position of principal of the Hotan Langry Secondary School (to be arrested less than half a year later).

current location

[Unclear, as sentenced.]

chronology of detention(s)

Dilnur Mesum was arrested at some point in 2018 (Testimony 3: December) and subsequently sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment in connection with a WeChat message relating to halal food which was sent in 2013.

[It is unclear if Dilnur Mesum was the one who sent the message in question, or if she was merely one of multiple people who received the said message. Abduweli Ayup's list of detained Uyghur intellectuals mentions one individual who was imprisoned in connection with receiving a WeChat message about halal food in 2013 (namely Tahir Mesum, former deputy director of the Hotan Education Bureau). Based on this, it is plausible that Dilnur Mesum was also arrested for receiving the message in question, rather than sending it herself.]

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

Dilnur Mesum was detained for either receiving or sending a WeChat message relating to halal food in 2013.

last reported status

Dilnur Mesum was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment at some point after her arrest in 2018 and is presumably in prison.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Unclear.

additional information

This victim is included in the list of prominent detained Uyghurs (Testimony 1), available at: https://shahit.biz/supp/list_003.pdf

relatives

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2020-11-20

entry last modified on: 2021-06-05

last update from testifier(s): 2021-10-26