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Zinnetgul Tursun

65402319890410??E?

Age
31

Gender
F

Ethnicity
Uyghur

Profession
---

Likely place of origin
Korghas

Likely current location
Ili

Status
unclear (hard)

When problems started
Apr. 2019 - June 2019

Detention reason (suspected | official)
--- | other

Health status
---

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Locality
(residence)

Shuiding Municipality, Korgas County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
(伊犁哈萨克自治州霍城县水定镇)

2020-08-03

testifying party

Testimony 1|5: Jennetgul Tursun, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (sister)

Testimony 2: Abduweli Ayup, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (relation unclear)

Testimony 3: Jennetgul Tursun, as reported by Financial Times. (sister)

Testimony 4: Jennetgul Tursun, as reported by National Public Radio. (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: 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

Zinnetgul Tursun. She was arrested by Turkish authorities and deported to Tajikistan in late June, 2019. Chinese police took her back to her hometown Ghulja from Dushenbe Airport. She is currently in detention in Ghulja and current situation is unknown.

Address in China: Shuiding Municipality, Korgas County.

current location

Ghulja

chronology of detention(s)

Detained in June 2019

RFA report (Testimony 1-2): taken by Chinese police officers on a June 31 flight from Dushanbe to the XUAR capital Urumqi, according to her sister, who lives in exile in Saudi Arabia.

Testimony 4: Prior to being deported to Tajikistan, the victim was held in a deportation center in Izmir, Turkey. Whilst the victim was at the deportation center in Izmir, Turkey, she called her sister, Jennetgul Tursun. According to Jennetgul, during that call, the victim kept saying "You have to bring documents that I am Uighur. I have to prove I am Uighur". Jennetgul lost contact with the victim a few days after that call. (Jennetgul has reportedly pleaded with Turkish authorities to help locate the victim, but has not heard anything from them yet.)

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

Testimony 4: Turkey's migration office claims Zinnetgul Tursun entered Syria illegally and didn't have valid documents proving she's Uighur.

last reported status

in detention

Testimony 5: there appear to be some reports that Zinnetgul died in detention, but this is not certain/confirmed.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

victim's sister contacted her mother back home in Ghulja

additional information

She was deported to Tajikistan with a fake Tajik passport. Her 2 underage children were also deported with her. 5 other uyghurs were believed to be deported to China the same way with her. One woman named Quwanhan Hemze from Kashgar is also believed to be deported to China.

RFA coverage:
https://www.rfa.org/uyghur/xewerler/zinnetgul-tursun-07312019165607.html (Testimony 1)
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/deportation-08092019171834.html (Testimony 2)
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/return-09252019172016.html
https://www.rfa.org/uyghur/xewerler/qayturulghan-uyghur-08032020121815.html (Testimony 5)

Coverage from Financial Times (Testimony 3): https://www.ft.com/content/caee8cac-c3f4-11e9-a8e9-296ca66511c9

NPR coverage (Testimony 4): https://www.npr.org/2020/03/13/800118582/i-thought-it-would-be-safe-uighurs-in-turkey-now-fear-china-s-long-arm

relatives

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Roshengul Yasin

Zinnetgul Tursun

Ibrahim Tursun

Hilal Shehinur

Banu Abdullah

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entry created on: 2019-08-19

entry last modified on: 2021-05-01

last update from testifier(s): 2020-08-03