Tewekkul Rozi, a resident of Urumqi, was taken into custody by the Hotan City Public Security Bureau. On December 28, 2018, he lost his life, believed to have died in detention.

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testifying party

Testimony 1: Abduweli Ayup, a language activist, linguist, and writer, originally from Kashgar but now residing in Norway. (relation unclear)

Testimony 2|3: Urumqi police records, as reported by Yael Grauer. 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: 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 4: 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

Tewekkul Rozi.

ID address: Apt. 702, Entrance No. 2, Building No. 3, 358 Victory Road, Tianshan District, Urumqi (乌鲁木齐市天山区胜利路358号3号楼2单元702号). Tawakkul Rozi (塔瓦库力*肉孜), born on July 18, 1978. ID address: Urumqi city, Tianshan district, Shengli Road (胜利路) 358, Building No. 3, Entrance 2, No. 702.

current location

He passed away in Hotan. Testimony 3: he died in Hotan.

chronology of detention(s)

He was taken into custody by the Hotan City Public Security Bureau at an unspecified date. He passed away in the very early hours of December 28, 2018 (in Hotan).

[It is very likely that he died in detention, as this is what was reported by Abduweli Ayup and what is also suggested by the police records, which mention no other events between his being detained and his death.] Testimony 3: taken into custody by the Hotan City Public Security Bureau at an unspecified date. He passed away in the very early hours of December 28, 2018 (in Hotan).

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

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last reported status

Deceased. Testimony 1: Died in camp in 2018

Testimony 3: deceased. He is referred to as a "person taken into custody" (被收押人员) [making it unclear if he was ever in camp or just in custody].

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Abduweli Ayup does not state his sources. The police reports come directly from Xinjiang police databases, however. Testimony 1: Not stated

Testimony 3: these data come directly from the Xinjiang police.

additional information

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police checks

2017-11-02
一切正常。
放行

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2019-05-16

entry last modified on: 2021-11-08

last update from testifier(s): 2018-12-28