testifying party

Testimony 1: Xinhua News Agency, the official state-run press agency of the People's Republic of China.

Testimony 2: Tianshan Net, a major online news portal in Xinjiang. 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: 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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about the victim

Turnisa Metrozi. She runs a beauty salon after her release.

Testimony 2: lives at Harmony village, Tohula township, Karakash county.

current location

[Presumably in Hotan.]

chronology of detention(s)

Unknown

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

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last reported status

Released from Moyu county re-education camp. In an interview given to state media, she said she earned 6,000 yuan/month

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Testimony 1: this is a state-media outlet with direct access to the victim.

additional information

Chinese state media article, translated into English by a Zimbabwean state newspaper (Testimony 1): https://www.herald.co.zw/unveil-the-truth-of-xinjiang-vocational-education-centres/

Tianshan video where victim "speaks out" against Western media coverage of Xinjiang (Testimony 2): https://web.archive.org/web/20200416223449/http://news.ts.cn/system/2019/12/11/035999256.shtml

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2019-08-24

entry last modified on: 2021-05-21

last update from testifier(s): 2019-12-11