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Memetabid Zeydin

653101196402220413

Age
57

Gender
M

Ethnicity
Uyghur

Profession
private business

Likely place of origin
Kashgar

Likely current location
Changji

Status
sentenced (7 years)

When problems started
Apr. 2017 - June 2017

Detention reason (suspected | official)
--- | relative(s), related to going abroad

Health status
---

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Locality
(residence)

Bulaqbeshi Neighborhood, Ostengboyi Subdistrict, Kashgar City, Kashgar Prefecture
(喀什地区喀什市吾斯塘博依街道布拉克贝西社区)

2021-05-01

police tag(s): "intelligence national-security focus person" (情报国保重点人员), "relative of person involved in an endangering-security case (Xinjiang-wide)" (全疆危安案件人员亲属), "stability-related focus person" (涉稳类重点人)

Memet'abid Zeydin was a businessman from Kashgar City, who also did charity work for the community. In April 2017, he was taken to camp because his daughter did not return to China, and would later be sentenced and transferred to Changji.

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testifying party (* direct submission)

Testimony 1*: Anonymous, as reported by AidET. (relation unclear)

Testimony 2*|3|5: Hebibe Memetabid, originally from Kashgar City. She went to the National University of Malaysia for her bachelor's degree in 2017, and then to the US for her master's. (daughter)

Testimony 4: Official notice to those with relatives abroad, warning the informed party that they will be held legally responsible in the case that their relative does not return to China quickly. (from same town/region)

Testimony 6: Urumqi police records, as reported by Yael Grauer.

Testimony 7: Anonymous, as reported by Amnesty International. (relation unclear) 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: 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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Name:    Description:    unverified verified    1 2 3 4 5    Add

about the victim

Memet'abid Zeydin was a businessman who also did charity work for his community.

Address: Orda Street, Kashgar City. Memet Abid Zeydin (Pinyin: Maimaitiabiti Zaiding), a businessman. He does charity work for the community.

Address: Orda street, Kashgar

current location

A prison in Changji City. Testimony 2: in a prison in Changji (Testimony 3: Changji City).

chronology of detention(s)

Local police formally warned Memet'abid on April 17, 2017, saying that he would be held legally responsible if his daughter, Hebibe, did not return to China in the coming 7 days. She did not, and that same month Memet'abid was detained and taken to a concentration camp in Kashgar City. In September 2020, his daughter learned that he had been sentenced and was now in a prison in Changji City. Testimony 1: detained in April 2017

Testimony 2: I lost contact with my family on April 2017 without any explanation ,later by 2019 I knew that my father was detained to concentration camp on April 2017 in Kashishi city however, regarding the latest info from my sister,s friend (Testimony 5: Hebibe learned this in September 2020),my father is in jail in Changji .but I couldn't get to know how long he has been here and how long does the sentencing phase last .

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

Because his daughter did not return to China as asked. Testimony 2: on 17 April 2017 I received the Warning Letter from local Bureau of Public Security (Testimony 4) that I should be back within a week otherwise there is consequences either to my or to my father ,definitely I did not back so I am assuming that my father is paying the cost for me .

last reported status

Sentenced to 7 years and in prison. Testimony 1: In re-education camp

Testimony 2: sentenced.

Testimony 7: sentenced to 7 years

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Hebibe learned about the detention and sentencing through relatives.

The notice threatening to hold Memet'abid responsible in the case that Hebibe not return comes directly from the local police organs, who are presumably responsible for his arrest. Testimony 2: through QQ mail.

Testimony 4: this is an official notice from the local police.

additional information

Amnesty International case info: https://xinjiang.amnesty.org/#case-SR102 Amnesty International case info (Testimony 7): https://xinjiang.amnesty.org/#case-SR102

official notice(s)

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relatives

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Asimgul Sabit

Memetabid Zeydin

relative (non-victim)

Semetjan Mijit

Hesenjan Mijit

Ablikim Mijit

Metniyaz Hesen

supplementary materials

photo

Testimony 2

entry created on: 2019-07-09

entry last modified on: 2021-09-23

last update from testifier(s): 2021-05-01