consult raw version see edited version

testifying party

Testimony 1|6: Abduweli Ayup, a language activist, linguist, and writer, originally from Kashgar but now residing in Norway. (relation unclear)

Testimony 2: Merhaba Kamil, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (daughter)

Testimony 3: Emrulla Ekrem, a student in the US. (relation unclear)

Testimony 4|5: Merhaba Kamil, daughter of Kamil Metrehim, now residing in the Netherlands. (daughter)

Testimony 7: "Al Uygur", an unverified Facebook account. (relation unclear) 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: 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 8: 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

Kamil Metrehim (Rehim) was working as a principal and professor at the Pedagogical Institute of the Urumqi Vocational University. He was also among the editors responsible for middle- and high-school textbooks in Xinjiang. Kamil Metrehim (Rehim). He has been working as a principal and professor of the Pedagogical Institute of the Ürümchi Vocational University. He is also the member of textbook editors of the Middle and High schools in XUAR.

current location

The No. 4 prison in Urumqi. unknown (possibly in Urumqi)

chronology of detention(s)

According to his daughter in an interview to Radio Free Asia, Kamil was detained on April 13, 2018. He was first placed in a re-education camp [possibly: pre-trial detention center].

According to his daughter in a Radio Free Asia interview, he was then transferred to the No. 4 prison in Urumqi at some point in August-September 2018. In a 2021 Facebook post, however, an anonymous testifier says that he spent between April 2018 and April 2020 in camp, and was then sentenced to 8 years in prison [this is more likely to be an error seeing as how the victim's daughter had already reported the sentence in 2019]. Ten months ago (as of February 2019), according to his daughter's tweet (approx. April 2018, then).

RFA article: He was detained on April 13th, 2018. He was first placed at re-education camps, then around August-September, 2018, he was transferred to NO. 4 prison in Urumqi.

Testimony 7: He was in a concentration camp from April 2018 until April 2020. In April 2020, he was sentenced to 8 years in prison for "promoting separatism". (The charge was related to publishing Uyghur textbooks for elementary students.)

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

According to his daughter, he was detained for being among those responsible for the editing of middle/high-school textbooks in Xinjiang (from 2002 to 2011).

Abduweli Ayup believes that he was targeted for being one of the scholars to have signed Memtimin Elyar's 2005 petition for the protection of Uyghur-language education.

The anonymous testifier on Facebook states that he was charged with "promoting separatism" (for his work on the Uyghur textbooks). RFA article: He was detained for being a member of textbook editors in between 2002-2011.

Testimony 6: According to Abduweli Ayup, he was targeted for being one of the scholars to have signed Memtimin Elyar's 2005 petition for the protection of Uyghur-language education.

last reported status

Serving a prison sentence.

According to his daughter's post on Twitter, he has a history of high blood pressure and heart disease.

[There is a high likelihood of him being subjected to forced labor at the Xinjiang No. 4 Prison, as the Urumqi Shunkangda Trade & Commerce LLC (乌鲁木齐顺康达商贸有限责任公司) operates out of there.] In detention.

According to his daughter's metoouyghur post, he has a history of high blood pressure and heart disease.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Not stated. unclear

additional information

The victim is included in the list of prominent detained Uyghurs, available at: shahit.biz/supp/list_003.pdf

Radio Free Asia coverage: https://www.rfa.org/uyghur/xewerler/uyghurda-tutqun-04222019221948.html

Mentioned in Abduweli Ayup's op-ed for PEN/Opp: https://www.penopp.org/articles/abduweli-ayup?language_content_entity=en [mentioned incorrectly as "Kamil Tursun"] This victim is included in the list of detained Uyghur intellectuals (Testimony 1), available at: shahit.biz/supp/list_003.pdf

He was also mentioned in the video testimony of Emrulla Ekrem (Testimony 3).

RFA report (Testimony 2): https://www.rfa.org/uyghur/xewerler/uyghurda-tutqun-04222019221948.html

Mentioned in Abduweli Ayup's op-ed for PEN/Opp (Testimony 6): https://www.penopp.org/articles/abduweli-ayup?language_content_entity=en [mentioned incorrectly as "Kamil Tursun"]

relatives

places of detention

Xinjiang No. 4 Prison

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2019-01-28

entry last modified on: 2021-06-07

last update from testifier(s): 2021-04-17