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Adiljan Ablajan

阿迪里江·阿布拉江

654101198908300277

Age
31

Gender
M

Ethnicity
Uyg-Uzb

Profession
private business

Likely place of origin
Ghulja City

Likely current location
Ili

Status
sentenced (2019, 5 y)

When problems started
Apr. 2017 - June 2017

Detention reason (suspected | official)
--- | "problematic thoughts", related to religion

Health status
---

Lists

           

Locality
(ID card)

Dong Mehelle Neighborhood, Dong Mehelle Subdistrict, Ghulja City, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
(伊犁哈萨克自治州伊宁市墩买里街道墩买里社区)

2021-04-06

consult raw version see edited version

testifying party

Testimony 1|3|5|6|7: Mehbube Abla, originally from Ghulja City, but now living in Austria. (sister)

Testimony 2: Mewlude Abla, originally from Ghulja City, but now living in Norway. (sister)

Testimony 4: Mehbube Abla, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (sister)

Testimony 8: Mehbube Abla, as reported by Global Voices. (sister) 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: 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 8: 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 9: 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 

Name:    Description:    unverified verified    1 2 3 4 5    Add

about the victim

Adiljan Ablajan was a car salesman, often buying cars in inner China and selling them in Ghulja. He is married and has a daughter.

Address: 7 Sixth Alley, Fazhanxiang Street, Ghulja City, Xinjiang (新疆伊宁市发展乡街六巷7号). Adiljan Abla, 30 years old (as of October 2019). [According to his sister, he was a car salesman, often buying cars in inner China and selling them in Ghulja.]

Testimony 8: he is married and has a daughter. He studied biomedical analysis at university.

current location

A prison in Ghulja. Testimony 5: prison in Ghulja

chronology of detention(s)

He was originally detained (at home) on April 15, 2017 and taken to a camp (the same as his mother, not far from their home), before being sentenced to 20 years in June 2018 and transferred to Kunes Prison. However, on October 1, 2018, the family heard that the sentence had been voided and that he was sent back to camp. In October-November 2019, they heard that he had again been released from camp and now given a 5-year sentence. Testimony 1-2: April 15th, 2017.

Testimony 3: Detained on April 15, 2017 and taken to camp (Testimony 8: initially held at the same camp as his mother, not far from their house). He was then sentenced to 20 years in June 2018, but on October 1, 2018, the family heard that the sentence had been voided and that he was sent back to camp. In October 2019 (Testimony 7: November), they heard that he had again been released from camp and now given a 5-year sentence.

Testimony 6: he was held at Kunes Prison for the initial sentence.

Testimony 7: he was arrested at home.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

For "having poisonous religious thoughts". Testimony 5: "having poisonous religious thoughts"

last reported status

[Presumably] serving a 5-year sentence. Stayed in concentration camp until June 2018. Then, he has been sentenced for 20 years.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Not stated. unclear

additional information

Global Voices coverage: https://globalvoices.org/2020/12/04/dont-come-back-or-you-will-disappear-uyghur-mother-pleads-with-her-daughter-abroad/

Radio Free Asia coverage: https://www.rfa.org/uyghur/xewerler/qanun/uyghur-weziyiti-07182018142844.html

The victim was also included in the CECC report: https://www.cecc.gov/sites/chinacommission.house.gov/files/documents/CECC%20Pris%20List_20181011_1424.pdf

A post by a Chinese car seller about Adiljan buying a new car from them (in 2015, presumably): http://archive.is/tlUeW

[There is a good likelihood of him having been subjected to forced labor while at Kunes Prison, as the Yixin Ruiyuan Industry & Commerce LLC (伊新瑞源工贸有限责任公司) operates out of here.]

His wife was also sent to camp. Global Voices coverage (Testimony 8): https://globalvoices.org/2020/12/04/dont-come-back-or-you-will-disappear-uyghur-mother-pleads-with-her-daughter-abroad/

RFA has previously done a story on this (Testimony 4): https://www.rfa.org/uyghur/xewerler/qanun/uyghur-weziyiti-07182018142844.html

Mentioned in the CECC report: https://www.cecc.gov/sites/chinacommission.house.gov/files/documents/CECC%20Pris%20List_20181011_1424.pdf

Testimony 8: his wife was also sent to camp.

relatives

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Ablajan Hebibulla

Peyzohre Omerjan

relative (non-victim)

relative (non-victim)

relative (non-victim)

relative (non-victim)

Adiljan Ablajan

Gulbahar Eysa

Shepqet Tohtasun

places of detention

Kunes Maximum-Security Prison

supplementary materials

Chinese ID

during a car deal in inner China

entry created on: 2018-11-13

entry last modified on: 2021-04-13

last update from testifier(s): 2021-04-06