Testimony 1: Mehmut Enwer, originally came to Australia as a refugee in 2005, now an Australian citizen. (cousin)
Testimony 2|4: Adile Sadir, now living in Boston, where she is the owner of an Uyghur restaurant. She obtained a bachelor's degree from UMass Boston. (daughter)
Testimony 3|7|8: Mariye Muhemmed, originally from Atush but now residing in Boston, where she helps operate an Uyghur restaurant. (wife)
Testimony 5: Adile Sadir, as reported by Gene A. Bunin. (daughter)
Testimony 6: Adile Sadir, as reported by WGBH. (daughter)
Testimony 9: Sheyide Eli, originally from Kashgar, but now residing in the United States. (niece-in-law)
Testimony 10: Kewser Wayit, a resident of the United States. He is originally from Atush. (acquaintance)
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Sadir Eli is originally from Atush. After obtaining a higher education, he would work at the Atush People's Bank, before going into private business. His official Chinese ID reports his name as "Sadiq", but this - according to his daughter - is a bureaucratic mistake.
Address: Apt. 403, Entrance No. 2, Building No. 16, 181 Tuanjie Road, Tianshan District, Urumqi (乌鲁木齐市天山区团结路181号16号楼2单元403号).Sadiq Ali (沙地克.艾力), though his actual name is "Sadir" (bureaucratic mistake). From Atush, he went on to obtain a higher education, worked in the Atush People's Bank, and then went into private business.
Address: Urumqi Tianshan district, Tuanjie Road, No 181, Apt 16 Unit 2, No. 403（乌鲁木齐市天山区团结领域181号16号楼2单元403号）
current location
Third Division Tumshuq Prison.According to additional info from his daughter (Testimony 5), he was detained in a camp in Atush despite having his registration in Urumqi. He's been transferred to prison since (presumably also in Atush).
Testimony 8: he has been transferred to the Third Division Tumshuq Prison.
chronology of detention(s)
While there is slightly conflicting info in the different testimonies, there seems to be a rough consensus that he was detained in June 2018. His daughter adds that he called her a day before the arrest to give her the number of a person to contact in case something happened to him. They later learned that he was transferred to prison in September 2018.Testimony 2: at the end of June 2018.
Testimony 3: 1:00 AM at night on May 1, 2018.
Testimony 4: In June 2018. One day before his arrest, he called his daughter in the U.S. and told her that "something might happen" to him. He also gave her the number of a person she should contact.
suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention
According to his daughter, the reason given for transferring him to prison was that he fasted during Ramadan 2018.According to his daughter's direct submission on June 8, 2019, he was transferred to prison for fasting during Ramadan 2018.
last reported status
Sentenced to 20 years. The last time his relatives are known to have visited him was in December 2018.
[It is likely that the victim has been subjected to forced labor at the Tumshuq Prison, as the existence of "labor-skills workshops" has been documented at the facility.]According to a WGBH article, the family last heard from him in November 2018.
According to his daughter's direct submission on June 8, 2019, he was transferred to prison in September 2018, with his relatives last visiting him in December.
Testimony 7: sentenced to 20 years.
how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation
Through relatives in the region. Mehmut Enwer adds that he heard about the detention of his relatives from relatives in Kazakhstan.Testimony 1: From relatives in Kazakhstan.
Sadir Eli's trade company (registered in Atush City): http://archive.is/cXWEuTestimony 1: Mahmut has not been in contact with his relatives in Xinjiang for two years now, after they told him not to contact them for their safety. He claims to have developed significant psychological and emotional pain, which has affected his capacity to work.
Third Division Tumshuq Prison
