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Memet Ismayil

买买提·司马义

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Age
77

Gender
M

Ethnicity
Uyghur

Profession
farmwork, herding

Likely place of origin
Turpan

Likely current location
Turpan

Status
no news for over a year

When problems started
Oct. 2017 - Dec. 2017

Detention reason (suspected | official)
--- | related to religion

Health status
has problems

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Locality
(residence)

Bulaq Village, Viticulture Municipality, Gaochang District, Turpan
(吐鲁番市高昌区葡萄镇布拉克村)

2020-11-07

consult raw version see edited version

testifying party

Testimony 1|2|4: Muherrem Muhemmed'eli, originally from Turpan but now living and working in Japan. (grandson)

Testimony 3: Muherrem Muhemmed'eli, as reported by The Guardian. (grandson)

Testimony 5: Abduweli Ayup, as reported by Maya Mitalipova. 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: 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

Memet Ismayil is a farmer, and was an imam at the local village mosque.

Address: No. 2 Group, Bulaq Village, Viticulture Municipality, Turpan City. Memet Isma'il (买买提·司马义), a farmer from Turpan.

Address: No. 2 Group, Bulaq Village, Uzumchilik (Putao) Town, Turpan City.

Testimony 5: he was also an imam at the village mosque.

current location

[Presumably in Turpan.] At his home in Turpan.

chronology of detention(s)

According to Muherrem, he was detained at the end of 2017. In the victim's own letter from camp (dated October 18, 2018), he says that he has been studying at the school since May 2018. According to Muherrem, he was released at the beginning of 2019. According to Muherrem, he was detained at the end of 2017. In the victim's own letter from camp (dated October 18, 2018), he says that he has been studying at the school since May 2018. According to Muherrem, he was released at the beginning of 2019.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

According to the victim's letter home from camp, he had "wronged" by making a pilgrimage to Mecca in the past. According to the victim's letter home from camp, he had wronged by making a pilgrimage to Mecca in the past.

last reported status

As of his release, he was now under house/town arrest, with movements restricted. He had also gotten very weak from his time at camp and was now receiving medical treatment.

However, Muherrem has not received any news of him since the summer of 2019. Now under house/town arrest, with movements restricted. He's gotten very weak from his time at camp and is now receiving medical treatment.

Testimony 4: no news since summer 2019.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

[From friends/relatives in the region, presumably.] [From friends/relatives in the region, presumably.]

additional information

Covered in the Guardian:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/14/uighur-man-held-after-leaking-letters-from-xinjiang-camp-inmates-says-family Covered in the Guardian (Testimony 3): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/14/uighur-man-held-after-leaking-letters-from-xinjiang-camp-inmates-says-family

letter from detention

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translation
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relatives

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Memet Ismayil

Ayshemhan Yasin

Muhemmedeli Tursun

relative (non-victim)

Mehmud Muhemmet

Abdurahman Memet

Ehmed Muhemmed

Abdusalam Muhemmed

Nureli Ehmed

Omer Ehmed

Nurislam Ehmed

supplementary materials

photo with wife at hospital

entry created on: 2019-07-08

entry last modified on: 2021-04-18

last update from testifier(s): 2020-11-07