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Qasimjan Abdukerim
Qasimjan Abdukerim
6541011973??????O?
Age
45-46
Gender
M
Ethnicity
Uyghur
Profession
private business
Likely place of origin
Ghulja City
Likely current location
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Status
sentenced (15 years)
When problems started
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Detention reason (suspected | official)
"violating birth policies" | ---
Health status
---
Lists
Locality
(relative)
2019-12-07

testifying party

Testimony 1: Azat Mehmut Kashgari, originally from China but having now lived in the United States for over 20 years. (cousin-in-law)

Testimony 2: WGEID submission, a completed form with the details of a missing or detained person, to be sent to the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances.

Testimony 3: Nijat Hebibulla, from Ghulja, came to Turkey in 2014 as a student. (nephew-in-law)

about the victim

Kasimjan Abdukerim, 45 years old, was sent to concentration camp. He is the husband of Melike Metniyaz, who also was sent to concentration camp. They were sent to concentration camps probably because they were practicing religion. Their six children were taken care of by the grandmother.

He is a businessman and farmer.

Testimony 2: he is from Qaradong in Ghulja City.

current location

[unclear, as he's allegedly been sentenced]

chronology of detention(s)

Unclear

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

Testimony 1: Practicing religion

Testimony 3: having too many children

last reported status

Testimony 1: Concentration camp

Testimony 2: in prison [though no sentence length specified]

Testimony 3: sentenced to 15 years in prison because of having had 6 childen, which is against the Chinese Family Planning Policy.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

[Probably through other relatives.]

additional information

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relatives


     

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supplementary materials

Testimony 1
Testimony 3
Testimony 2


entry created on: 2018-11-10

entry last modified on: 2020-10-18

last update from testifier(s): 2019-12-07