Entry of 25205
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
niece(older sister's daughter)
about the victim
Amangul Aydek, 37, a food vendor from Aksu city. She was detained in 2017 and sentenced for 21 years.
current location
[Unclear, as sentenced.]
chronology of detention(s)
CECC report: June 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
4 people from this family, 20 people in total from their large family are in detention. Her father Yasinahun died because of depression and despair.
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