testifying party

Rights Protection Network (维权网), a Chinese blog covering rights abuses in China. 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: 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

Rijat Razqan (热杂提•热斯汗) resides in Changji's Qitai county. He is the imam of the Wumachang township mosque.

current location

[Unclear, as sentenced.]

chronology of detention(s)

Arrested in 2015 and sentenced to 7 years in prison. He was also reportedly paraded in front of the crowd in Changji with his hands and upper body tied in ropes and his beard cut, "just like during the Cultural Revolution".

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

Leading an Islamic funeral prayer and burying a person according to religious customs. This was interpreted as "propagating religious extremism".

last reported status

Serving a prison sentence, to expire in 2022.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Unclear

additional information

Mention in list of victims collated by Rights Protection Network: https://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2019/08/201983147-1040_48.html

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2021-05-06

entry last modified on: 2021-05-20

last update from testifier(s): 2019-08-31