testifying party

Testimony 1|3|5: Anonymous, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (relation unclear)

Testimony 2: Patigul Ghulam, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (the victim)

Testimony 4: Ilham Tohti, the famous Uyghur economist, writer, and professor who was given a life sentence. (relation unclear)

Testimony 6: Radio Free Asia Uyghur, the Uyghur-language service of Radio Free Asia. 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: 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 5: 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 6: 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 7: 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

Update 

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about the victim

Patigul Ghulam, a resident of the Bahuliang Neighborhood in Urumqi. She does needlepoint work. She had been pressing local police to release her son Imammemet Eli, who was detained in July 2009 in relation to the infamous Urumqi riots. She had also given an interview to Radio Free Asia about her efforts.

Testimony 5: she's a mother of four.

current location

Urumqi

chronology of detention(s)

Testimony 6: Patigul Ghulam was first arrested in 2011. In 2011, she was held for a total of 7 days for "insulting police".

During the China-Eurasia Expo in Urumqi in 2012, she was placed under house arrest to prevent her petitioning from bringing up "negative publicity" (Testimony 1).

The house arrest was supposed to have run out after the expo, but she remained confined to her home until her arrest in May 2014 (Testimony 6: May 27), after giving another interview to RFA.

Testimony 3: She was released in May 2016 after pleading not guilty to leaking state secrets and supporting separatism. However, she had lost a lot of weight since her diet had been only half a steamed bun a day.

Testimony 5: in March 2016, it was reported that she was to have a closed trial on April 7, 2016 (which her children were not allowed to attend). As of March 2016, her children were recently given permission to visit her once a month (in detention), on the condition that they not speak to foreign media.

Testimony 6: At unspecified points in time, Patigul Ghulam was also "placed under surveillance" and "prevented from travelling to certain public areas in Urumqi, including the Grand Bazaar marketplace and People's Square". On at least one occasion, Patigul Ghulam has been "driven out of town during a city conference that had attracted official visits".

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

Petitioning for her son's release and constantly asking the police about his whereabouts.

last reported status

Released from detention, but current circumstances unclear.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Testimony 1+3+5: these are people in the region who are close to the case/victim.

Testimony 2: this is the victim herself.

Testimony 4: unclear

Testimony 6: presumably based on various reports that they've done on the case over the years.

additional information

RFA reports:
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/arrest-09042012194654.html (Testimony 1-2)
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/uyghur-patigul-05312016140100.html (Testimony 3)
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/uyghur-disappearance-03302016165414.html (Testimony 5)
http://www.womensrights.asia/rfa_patigul_ghulam.html (Testimony 6)

Mention by Ilham Tohti (Testimony 4): https://web.archive.org/web/20130708193125/http://www.uighurbiz.net/archives/16385

Testimony 5: all of her children (with the exception of victim Imammemet Eli) were interrogated following their mother's detention.

Testimony 5: At some point before her interview with RFA in April 2014, the victim was told by the Urumqi city police chief, Wang Mengshen, that the police were "still looking for her son"

Testimony 6: Patigul Ghulam has reportedly written open letters to the Prime Minister of Turkey and to a Turkish opposition leader "before their respective visits to Xinjiang." The open letter to the Turkish opposition leader was apparently written in January 2014. [These letters were presumably in relation to Imammemet Eli (4350).]

Testimony 6: Patigul Ghulam has additionally written "more than 30 letters to officials in Urumqi and Beijing" in relation to her son (presumably Imammemet Eli [4350]), "spending a month and a half's worth of her second son's salary on stamps." Her efforts have apparently not been met with any answers.

relatives

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2019-05-22

entry last modified on: 2021-04-04

last update from testifier(s): 2016-05-31