testifying party

Testimony 1|5: Anonymous, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur.

Testimony 2|3: Local school employee, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (from same town/region)

Testimony 4: Local police, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (from same town/region)

Testimony 6: Local government employee, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (from same town/region) 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

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about the victim

Nabijan Rozi was a 16-year-old high school student. He was originally from No. 2 Neighbourhood, No. 14 Hamlet, Qarabagh Village, Bulaqsu Township, Konasheher County, Kashgar Prefecture.

Testimony 2: According to the head of a different, unspecified school in Toqquzaq Town, Kashgar Prefecture with whom RFA spoke, Nabijan Rozi was a student of a school in Bulaqsu Township.

current location

The victim is deceased. He passed away in Aksu Prefecture.

chronology of detention(s)

At some point in time [possibly October 2020, but ambiguous], Nabijan Rozi was sent to Aksu Prefecture to harvest cotton as part of a forced labour scheme.

In October 2020, Nabijan Rozi died in a fire that engulfed the dormitory in which he and 31 other classmates were sleeping. Of the classmates, one other boy also perished in the fire. Nabijan Rozi was one of more than 2,000 students who were sent to Aksu Prefecture as part of the forced labour programme.

Nabijan Rozi's body was discretely buried by government officials who "sought to downplay the incident and avoid public anger over their negligence".

Testimony 3: According to an anonymous teacher who helped with rescue efforts on the day of the fire (as reported by RFA), the fire occurred at approximately 3:00am [date unspecified], killing two students and seriously injuring four other students. The anonymous teacher also confirmed to RFA that Nabijan Rozi had been brought from Kashgar Prefecture to Aksu Prefecture to pick cotton as part of the forced labour programme on multiple occasions of the last "year and a half".

Testimony 4: According to an anonymous security chief of a village in Bulaqsu Township, Konasheher County, Kashgar Prefecture (as reported by RFA), the number of students from Konasheher County that were sent to Aksu Prefecture to harvest cotton as part of the forced labour programme was "two or three thousand", and there were a total of 32 students in the dormitory that caught fire.

Testimony 5: According to multiple anonymous sources (as reported by RFA), the authorities who investigated the fire declared it a "natural disaster" in an attempt to deal with the incident quietly such that it would not become material for "negative propaganda". On-site personnel were reportedly never questioned in relation to the fire, and parents of the students sent to Aksu Prefecture as part of the forced labour programme were not notified of the fire at the time.

Testimony 6: According to an anonymous village cadre (as reported by RFA), Nabijan Rozi was buried by local authorities, and none of his family members attended his funeral.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

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last reported status

The victim is deceased.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Testimony 1: News of the victim's death reached the testifier (the anonymous relative of the victim) at the end of November 2020 (one to two months after the fact).

Testimony 2-6: these are local sources, some in the police/government, and presumably have relatively direct knowledge of the case.

additional information

RFA coverage (Testimony 1-6): https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/fire-02182021174713.html

relatives

entry created on: 2021-02-26

entry last modified on: 2021-04-30

last update from testifier(s): 2021-02-18