testifying party

Sister in law who lives in North America and does academic research

victim's relation to testifier

Sister in law [victim is testifier's brother-in-law]

about the victim

Jumaji Juma was born in Artux (possibly in 1979). He was a teacher in an elementary school in Azaq village [G. A. Bunin: Qulanchi Primary School, according to list of detained intellectuals]. He was detained in Feb 2016 at his house for contacting his half brother in Turkey. After a 'closed' trial, he was sentenced to a 7 year prison.

current location

Aksu prison

chronology of detention(s)

Feb 2016

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

Contacting his half brother in Turkey.

[G. A. Bunin: sending a gift to Turkey, according to list of detained intellectuals]

last reported status

Unknown

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Family told.

additional information

On the same day he was detained, his sister was also detained for contacting the same half brother in Turkey. She was sentenced to 2 year prison.

[coverage in Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-my-uyghur-family-is-quietly-living-in-fear-this-is-how-we-become-lost/]

[This victim is included in the list of detained Uyghur intellectuals, available at: shahit.biz/supp/list_003.pdf]

relatives

entry created on: 2019-03-28

entry last modified on: 2019-09-25

last update from testifier(s): 2019-07-27