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Gulnar Telet

古丽娜尔·塔拉提

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Age
49

Gender
F

Ethnicity
Uyghur

Profession
education

Likely place of origin
Ghulja City

Likely current location
Ili

Status
unclear (soft)

When problems started
Oct. 2017 - Dec. 2017

Detention reason (suspected | official)
relative(s) | ---

Health status
has problems

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Locality
(residence)

Dong Mehelle Neighborhood, Dong Mehelle Subdistrict, Ghulja City, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
(伊犁哈萨克自治州伊宁市墩买里街道墩买里社区)

2020-02-07

consult raw version see edited version

testifying party (* direct submission)

Testimony 1*|3|4*|5: Arafat Erkin, originally from Ghulja, but now living in the United States. (son)

Testimony 2: Arafat Erkin, as reported by Uyghur Human Rights Project. (son)

Testimony 6: Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, one of the thematic special procedures overseen by the United Nations Human Rights Council. 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: 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 5: 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 6: 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 7: 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

Update 

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about the victim

Gulnar Telet was a mathematics teacher at the Ghulja No. 5 Elementary School. She speaks fluent Chinese. Gulnar Telet
گۈلنار تەلەت
Mathematics teacher of Ghulja No.5 elementary school
Detained to the camp in 2017 December

[from UHRP report: Speaks fluent Chinese.]

current location

Previously in a camp not far from the electric power plant, but now appears to have been released. [Presumably at home.] In Ghulja camp around street of Dianchang（电厂）

chronology of detention(s)

Taken to camp in December 2017. In September 2019, her son learned that she had been released in early 2019, but had to undergo a major surgery. 2017 December

[from UHRP report (Testimony 2): Communications with her son became coded in the years leading up to the arrest, and she would occasionally praise the Communist Party in their phone calls.]

[from video testimony on September 7, 2019: released in early 2019 and had to undergo a major surgery]

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

No reason given, to the best of her son's knowledge. May be because of his studying in the US. no reason given, might because of his son studying in US

last reported status

Presumably at home, but had to undergo a major surgery after her release in early 2019. The person who told Arafat the news waited until recently (September 2019), possibly because the surgery was life-threatening. This person told him that "right now she can walk".

On November 9, 2019, she was cited in a local propaganda piece by the Global Times as stating that she was never in a camp and that Arafat's father had harmed society. In the piece, she also told Arafat not to lie and to leave the World Uyghur Congress (of which he had never been a part). A week later, she appeared in a Global Times propaganda video (https://archive.vn/rOpoZ), in which she looked weak and pale, blinked frequently, and relied on a TV stand for support. (The Chinese state media claims that Gulnar was in a hospital because of "some ailment in her spine".)

Two days after that, Arafat finally got a reply from the Chinese side via the UN's Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances - to whom he had submitted his mother's case in January 2019. It said that his mother was "now" living an ordinary life, which appears to contradict the earlier statement in the propaganda (that she had never been detained). still in the camp

[from video testimony on September 7, 2019: released but had to undergo surgery, with the person who told Arafat the news only recently saying that "right now she can walk"]

[update from testifier in early December 2019:

On November 9,2019 , on "Xinjiang” Uyghur Autonomous regional Government’s official statement and on the article published by official WeChat account of China’s state propaganda media “Global times”, they claimed she was never been detained to the camp. They even claimed that she told her son Arfat “your dad harmed society. Don’t lie, quit WUC” , even though Arfat’ still doesn’t have any contact with his mom and his last contact with his mom was more than 2 and half year ago and he is not a member of WUC. A week later, she appeared on Chinese Government’s propaganda video, a video to discredit Uyghurs who spoke to the media about their detained relatives and family members. Yet,. In the propaganda video, she was barely standing, leaning against the TV stand with her hand WITH pale and sad look, blinking her eyes20 times in her 16 second screen time, in a way proved Arfat’s update testimony about her “going through a big life threating surgery following her release from the camp and barely can walk even after months“ published as part of UyghurPulse project on September. 2 days later UN’s Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearance sent an email with official documents to Arfat, as Arfat submitted his parent’s case to them around January 2019, yet no response was given by China when UN asked China their whereabout in early 2019. But this time, China responded to UN’s request , with one line “ Now she lives an ordinary life”, indicating she was detained before but released , in contrary to their statement from 2 weeks ago. (For some unknown reason, They also said she is a teacher at No.9 Kindergarden, but she is not and she has been working as math teacher in Ghulja No.5 elementary scholl in last 25+ years)]

Testimony 6: in their reply to the United Nations, the Chinese authorities simply said that the victim "now lives an ordinary life".

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

News about her detention came to Arafat from a Kazakh family friend who fled to Kazakhstan. [The recent news may have come from a different source.]

That she was in terrible health was also confirmed by the state-media TV report. From a Kazakh family friend who fled to Kazakhstan

additional information

An UHRP report (https://docs.uhrp.org/pdf/Detained-and-Disappeared-Intellectuals-Under-Assault-in-the-Uyghur-Homeland.pdf) notes that communications between the victim and her son became coded in the years leading up to the arrest, and she would occasionally praise the Communist Party in their phone calls.

Media coverage: https://www.newstatesman.com/world/asia/2019/08/chinas-missing-million-search-disappeared-uyghurs

Chinese media response: http://archive.is/hK2X0 [UHRP report (Testimony 2): https://docs.uhrp.org/pdf/Detained-and-Disappeared-Intellectuals-Under-Assault-in-the-Uyghur-Homeland.pdf]

photos before/after detention

relatives

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relative (non-victim)

relative (non-victim)

relative (non-victim)

relative (non-victim)

Abdushukur Abliz

Turmemet Nurmemet

Erkin Tursun

Gulnar Telet

Gulchekre Telet

Eset Telet

Halide Zordon

Gheni Abdushukur

Gulzar Nizamidin

Halit Abdushukur

Hebibulla Tohti

Mewjudem Abdushukur

Ilzat Gheni

supplementary materials

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photo (2)

Testimony 6

entry created on: 2018-12-17

entry last modified on: 2020-04-16

last update from testifier(s): 2020-02-07