Shireli Osman was detained in April 2017 and "voluntarily" went to camp, being released a month later because of worsening health. Almost everyone in his family of eight suffers from HIV, with Shireli surviving on subsistence allowance.

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Testimony 1|2|3|4: Urumqi police records, as reported by Yael Grauer. 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: 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

Shireli Osman.

Residential address: South Lijing Residential Area, Shuimogou District, Urumqi (乌鲁木齐市水磨沟区立井南小区).

Later residential address: Apt. 2002, Entrance No. 1, Building No. 1, Area C, Lijingwan Residential Area, 198 Lijing Street, Shuimogou District, Urumqi (乌鲁木齐市水磨沟区立井街198号丽景湾小区C区1栋1单元2002号). Shireli Osman (possible spelling: 希尔艾力·吾斯曼).

Testimony 3:

Residential address: South Lijing Residential Area, Shuimogou District, Urumqi (乌鲁木齐市水磨沟区立井南小区).

Later residential address: Apt. 2002, Entrance No. 1, Building No. 1, Area C, Lijingwan Residential Area, 198 Lijing Street, Shuimogou District, Urumqi (乌鲁木齐市水磨沟区立井街198号丽景湾小区C区1栋1单元2002号).

current location

Urumqi. ---

chronology of detention(s)

As of 2017-2018, he was listed, together with approximately 8000 other people, as belonging to the WASFRY group (危安释放人员, or "endangering (state) security released persons"). [It is assumed that he was initially detained at some point before 2017, as the seriousness of the charge makes it very unlikely that he was both detained and released in 2017 or later.]

On April 20, 2017, he was taken into custody by the Weihuliang Police Station, then transferred to a camp [presumably the Shuimogou No. 1 center]. The police report states that he signed up for the "transformation through education" class voluntarily. He was released from study on May 20, 2017, however, because his illness took a turn for the worse (seven people in his family are all said to have HIV).

On August 14, 2017, he was examined by plainclothes police at the Grand Bazar in Urumqi and identified as a "person illegally expounding scripture" (非法讲经人员), after which he was transferred to the TS086 police service station (TS086警务服务站). [However, it is unlikely that he was held for long, given his condition.]

Around early July 2018, the Shuimogou No. 1 Transformation-Through-Education Center (水区第一教转中心) filed an inquiry about his current situation (to see if he should be sent back to camp). He was reported to suffer from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (with a CD count of under 200), and was at home unemployed, surviving on the government subsistence allowance, with his family of eight in the process of moving to their old apartment(s). The authorities' decision was to wait until his HIV results came in, and then send him or not send him back to camp based on those. As of 2017-2018, the victim was listed, together with approximately 8000 other people, as belonging to the WASFRY group (危安释放人员, or "endangering (state) security released persons"). All of these people were specified as being entered into the iTap surveillance system on July 27, 2017. [It is assumed that the victim was initially detained at some point before 2017, as the seriousness of the charge makes it very unlikely that they were both detained and released in 2017 or later. It is not known if the victim was detained again after their release, though this is likely if they were in the region in 2017-2018, as many of the people in the list have sensitive (red/orange-level) police tags, and as WASFRY is itself an orange-level tag.]

Testimony 3: On August 14, 2017, he was examined by plainclothes police at the Grand Bazar in Urumqi and identified as a person "illegally expounding scripture" (非法讲经人员), after which he was transferred to the TS086 police service station (TS086警务服务站).

Testimony 3: Around early July 2018, the Shuimogou No. 1 Transformation-Through-Education Center (水区第一教转中心) filed an inquiry about his current situation, to see if he should be sent back to camp. He was reported to suffer from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (with a CD count of under 200), and was at home unemployed, surviving on the government subsistence allowance, with his family of eight in the process of moving to their old apartment(s). The decision was to wait until his HIV results came in, and then send him or not send him back to camp based on those.

Testimony 3: He was taken into custody by the Weihuliang Police Station on April 20, 2017, then transferred to a camp [presumably the Shuimogou No. 1 center]. The police report states that he signed up for the "transformation through education" class himself. He was released from study on May 20, 2017 because his illness took a turn for the worse (seven people in his family are all said to have HIV).

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

[The earlier detention was presumably for "endangering state security", given the victim's membership in the WASFRY list.]

The later detention appears to stem from a number of sensitive tags, including "person forbidden from going abroad" (不准出境人员), "person illegally expounding scripture" (非法讲经人员), "relative of person in pre-trial detention" (看守所人员家属), and "having been once criminally detained" (一次刑拘). [Presumably for "endangering state security", given the victim's membership in the WASFRY list.]

Testimony 3: He also has a number of sensitive tags, including "person forbidden from going abroad" (不准出境人员), "relative of person in pre-trial detention" (看守所人员家属), and "having been once criminally detained" (一次刑拘).

last reported status

At home.

He suffers from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and the human immunodeficiency virus. Not specified. [There is a very high likelihood of the victim being in detention - given the sensitivity of the WASFRY tag, given many people on the WASFRY list having other sensitive tags, and given the majority of the better documented victims in the list being reported as detained in the post-2017 period also. However, it is also possible that the victim left the region/country prior to the mass incarcerations of 2017-2018, and thereby escaped detention.]

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

These data come directly from the Xinjiang police. These data come directly from the Xinjiang police.

additional information

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police checks

2017-08-15
属危安刑满释放人员.处理措施：采集信息、盘查可疑，救助护送回原籍。
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2017-08-14
属危安刑满释放人员.处理措施：采集信息、盘查可疑，救助护送回原籍。
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2017-08-14
属危安刑满释放人员.处理措施：采集信息、盘查可疑，救助护送回原籍。
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2017-10-22
属危安刑满释放人员.处理措施：采集信息、盘查可疑，救助护送回原籍。
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2017-10-22
属危安刑满释放人员.处理措施：采集信息、盘查可疑，救助护送回原籍。
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2017-11-12
属危安刑满释放人员.处理措施：采集信息、盘查可疑，救助护送回原籍。
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2017-11-12
属危安刑满释放人员.处理措施：采集信息、盘查可疑，救助护送回原籍。
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supplementary materials

entry created on: 2021-08-18

entry last modified on: 2021-10-08

last update from testifier(s): 2018-07-02