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Medine Hekimjan

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Age
18-35

Gender
F

Ethnicity
Uyghur

Profession
student

Likely place of origin
Atush

Likely current location
---

Status
sentenced (8 years)

When problems started
---

Detention reason (suspected | official)
related to going abroad | ---

Health status
---

Lists

   

2021-03-05

testifying party

Testimony 1: Anonymous, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (from same town/region)

Testimony 2: 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: 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 

Name:    Description:    unverified verified    1 2 3 4 5    Add

about the victim

Medine Hekimjan.

current location

[Unclear, as sentenced.]

chronology of detention(s)

Medine Hekimjan was studying in Egypt at some point in time, before she was reportedly forced to return to China. Upon her return to China, she was detained and later sentenced.

Testimony 2: According to an anonymous employee from a government office in Böger Village, Azaq Township, Atush, Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture (as reported by RFA), Medine Hekimjan was sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

[The reason for the victim's arrest and subsequent sentencing was presumably related to her studies in Egypt.]

last reported status

The victim was sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment at some point in time and is presumably still in prison.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Testimony 1: It is unclear how Zibibulla (the testifier) learnt about the victim's situation.

Testimony 2: Although it is unclear which government department they work for, the anonymous government employee in Böger Village presumably had access to official information relating to the victim.

additional information

RFA coverage (Testimony 1-2): https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/egypt-03052021184200.html

relatives

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relative (non-victim)

relative (non-victim)

Qurbanjan Abdukerim

Seyitahun Abdukerim

relative (non-victim)

relative (non-victim)

Ilham Memetjan

Ibrahim Seyitahun

Ezimet Seyitahun

Imran Hekimjan

Medine Hekimjan

entry created on: 2021-03-29

entry last modified on: 2021-05-03

last update from testifier(s): 2021-03-05