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Hebibulla Tohti

6531231979??????O?

Age
41-42

Gender
M

Ethnicity
Uyghur

Profession
scholar

Likely place of origin
Yengisar

Likely current location
---

Status
sentenced (20 years)

When problems started
before 2017

Detention reason (suspected | official)
related to religion | ---

Health status
---

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Locality
(relative)

Say Quyulush Neighborhood, Ili River Road Neighborhood, Ghulja City, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
(伊犁哈萨克自治州伊宁市伊犁河路街道萨依库尤鲁西社区)

2021-05-15

testifying party

Testimony 1: Xinjiang Islamic Institute staff member, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur.

Testimony 2|4|6: Abduweli Ayup, a language activist, linguist, and writer, originally from Kashgar but now residing in Norway. (friend)

Testimony 3: Arafat Erkin, as reported by Gene A. Bunin. (relative)

Testimony 5: Abduweli Ayup, as reported by Maya Mitalipova. (friend) 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 

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

about the victim

Habibullah Tohti (海尔布尔·土赫提) is a Uyghur PhD graduate from Al-Azhar University (Testimony 5: his PhD is in Islamic jurisprudence). He is also designated in some sources as an "islamic scholar". He is also a poet, known for his poem "Teklimakan, Horaz we Urumqi".

Testimony 4: he is a father.

Testimony 5: born in 1979, originally from Saghan Town, Yengisar County, Kashgar Prefecture.

current location

[Unclear, as sentenced.]

chronology of detention(s)

Testimony 1: Authorities first detained Tohti in Urumqi in July 2016, after he returned from Egypt, releasing him in January 2017. He was arrested again in March 2017.

Testimony 4: returned to China in 2017 and got arrested in 2018.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

[Most probably related to studying religion in Egypt.]

RFA: Tohti's 2016 detention was linked to his allegedly teaching religion to Uyghur students in Egypt and attending a 2015 religious conference in Saudi Arabia, and to highlighting Uyghur culture in his dissertation. Tohti also reportedly "failed to write or speak out positively about Chinese policies" in the XUAR.

last reported status

Testimony 1: Arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Testimony 4: testifier heard that he was sentenced to 12 years.

Testimony 6: testifier received message that he was sentenced to 20 years.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Testimony 1: The staff member contacted by RFA presumably had relatively direct knowledge of the case as Tohti applied for a position there.

Testimony 2-4: not stated.

additional information

Online sources:
-http://www.iuhrdf.org/content/rebiya-kadeer-china-must-stop-pressuring-egypt-over-uyghur-students
- http://www.uysi.org/ug/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/HR_5_24_2018.pdf
- https://www.rfa.org/uyghur/xewerler/din/hebibulla-toxti-06092017150345.html / https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/scholar-08092017151559.html (Testimony 1)
- https://humanrightscommission.house.gov/sites/humanrightscommission.house.gov/files/documents/Sophie%20Richardson-%20HRW.pdf

This victim is included in the list of detained Uyghur intellectuals (Testimony 2), available at: shahit.biz/supp/list_003.pdf

Mentioned in the CECC report: https://www.cecc.gov/sites/chinacommission.house.gov/files/documents/CECC%20Pris%20List_20181011_1424.pdf

Listing in HRWF database: https://hrwf.eu/hrwf-prisoners-database-china/#hrwf-prisoners-database/china-database-original-upload-221019-sheet1-details/5db6ba55afc9eb177bc1d7eb/

Coverage of his graduation: http://archive.is/AdFpp

relatives

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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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entry created on: 2018-12-21

entry last modified on: 2021-06-05

last update from testifier(s): 2021-05-15