Entry of 25205
35-55
M
Uyghur
private business
Aksu
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sentenced (16 years)
Apr. 2017 - June 2017
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(residence)
testifying party (submitted by third party)
Erkin Turdi, Uyghur man from Aksu city. He came to Turkey with his family in September, 2016.
victim's relation to testifier
older brother
about the victim
Abdureshit Turdi, a wool and hide trader from Aksu city, around 52. His home is at Yuqarqi Yuchun neighborhood, Qumbash township (yeza), Aksu city. He was detained in 2017, and sentenced for 16 years.
current location
[Unclear, as sentenced.]
chronology of detention(s)
CECC report: May 1, 2017
suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention
CECC report: Unclear, but one of the relatives told RFA that some people in the family were detained in connection with growing beards, or having religious materials at their homes or religious content on their phones.
last reported status
in prison
how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation
unclear
additional information
His entire family in detention. One of his son was sentenced for 19 years, another son and wife are in concentration camps.
Mentioned in the CECC report: https://www.cecc.gov/sites/chinacommission.house.gov/files/documents/CECC%20Pris%20List_20181011_1424.pdf
relatives
supplementary materials
entry created on: 2019-01-03
entry last modified on: 2020-12-10
last update from testifier(s): 2018-12-19