testifying party

Testimony 1: Abduhaliq Eziz, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (son)

Testimony 2: Local government employee, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (from same town/region) 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: 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

Amine Abdulla is an Uyghur woman. She is married to Aziz Nasir and has multiple children, one of whom is Abduhaliq Aziz (the testifier). She was reportedly a housewife up until her arrest and subsequent detention.

Testimony 3: her address is given as 156 East People's Road in Kashgar (喀什市人民东路156号).

current location

Testimony 2: The victim may be detained somewhere in Atush.

chronology of detention(s)

The victim and her husband, Aziz Nasir, reportedly sent their son, Abduhaliq Aziz (the testifier) to study Islam at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt in 2015. Abduhaliq Aziz moved to Cairo, Egypt in December 2015 to begin his studies.

The victim's husband, Aziz Nasir, disappeared shortly after in February 2016. After that point, whenever Abduhaliq Aziz spoke with the victim, she would tell Abduhaliq Aziz that Aziz Nasir had "gone out" of the house and was not available. Abduhaliq Aziz found this suspicious and suspected that something was wrong.

After the victim's husband disappeared in February 2016, calls between Abduhaliq Aziz and the victim reportedly became less and less frequent, going from approximately once a week to approximately once a month.

The victim disappeared for the first time in approximately October 2016. She apparently deleted Abduhaliq Aziz from WeChat around this time.

The victim then added Abduhaliq Aziz on WeChat again in January 2017 and spoke with him once before deleting him from WeChat and going silent again.

The victim added Abduhaliq Aziz on WeChat again in April 2017 and told Abduhaliq Aziz that the authorities were getting ready to take her away to "study". The victim reportedly asked Abduhaliq Aziz to delete her from WeChat, saying that she would also delete him from WeChat. She told Abduhaliq Aziz not to add her again. Abduhaliq Aziz agreed, and has not been in contact with the victim since that point in time.

Since the victim was detained, Abduhaliq has not had any contact with his immediate or extended family, including his siblings in Xinjiang.

In February 2020, Abduhaliq Aziz received news from an unspecified source who claimed to have knowledge of the situation that the victim and Aziz Nasir had both been detained for having sent him abroad to study Islam. The unspecified source told Abduhaliq Aziz that the victim had received a 6 year sentence, but they did not know whether the victim was dead or alive.

Testimony 2: a source from the Doletbagh township legal office said that the victim had been sentenced to 5 years in prison. The anonymous source from the Doletbagh township legal office had heard that the victim was in Atush, but did not know exactly where.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

According to an anonymous source who conversed with Abduhaliq Aziz in February 2020, the victim was detained for having sent Abduhaliq Aziz abroad to Cairo, Egypt to study Islam.

Abduhaliq says that the fact that his parents sent him money while he was abroad is also a possible reason for their detention.

last reported status

Testimony 1: sentenced to 6 years.

Testimony 2: sentenced to 5 years.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Testimony 1: The testifier heard about the victim's detention from an unspecified source in February 2020.

Testimony 2: this is a source from the legal affairs office of the township where the victim resided, and would presumably have more direct knowledge of the case.

additional information

RFA coverage (Testimomy 1-2): https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/parents-04282020170829.html

relatives

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2021-01-07

entry last modified on: 2021-01-07

last update from testifier(s): 2020-12-28