Entry of 25205
39-40
M
Uyghur
art & literature
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unclear (soft)
Apr. 2017 - June 2017
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(work/study)
testifying party (submitted by third party)
Abduweli Ayup, an Uyghur scholar, linguist, activist now living in Norway. Later info was taken from the victim's Weibo account.
victim's relation to testifier
No known relation.
about the victim
Kamal Abliz, born in 1979. Film maker and producer at the Dolan company. Director of the film "There is No Way for These Kids" (possibly inaccurate title).
current location
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chronology of detention(s)
Taken to camp on June 9, 2017. Based on his Weibo (which became active again after a long period of detention), he was released in August or September 2019 [if not earlier].
suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention
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last reported status
Appears to be released, judging by his Weibo activity. [according to his girlfriend's Weibo, they got married in October 2019]
how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation
That he was released can be conjectured from his Weibo, which is publicly available.
additional information
This victim is included in the list of detained Uyghur intellectuals, available at: shahit.biz/supp/list_003.pdf
Business listing of his company: https://archive.vn/Pdyuj
supplementary materials
entry created on: 2019-03-23
entry last modified on: 2021-02-12
last update from testifier(s): 2019-12-01