testifying party

Testimony 1|2: Zhanat Qaunabek, born in 1975, is a citizen of Kazakhstan. (sister)

Testimony 3|4: Toreqan Samgar, born in 1998, is a Kazakhstan citizen. (niece) 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: 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

Testimony 1: Qaziret Qabylbekuly was an Imam.

Testimony 3-4: Qabylbek Qazret born on January 20, 1981, citizen of China. He was living in Division Qoqtal, Jelagash town, Tacheng region, Xinjiang, China. 20 days after the detention, he has been hospitalized because of the instestinal tuberculosis diagnosis. He's been healing at the hospital for 2 months but they sent him back to the concentration camp before he completely healed.

current location

Emin County, Tacheng Region, Xinjiang, China

chronology of detention(s)

Testimony 1: Arrested on Sembember 2, 2017 and put into a re-education camp in Koktas village (阔克塔斯村) in Jielaigash township (杰勒阿尕什乡)in Emin county (officials said it was to be a 50-day study course), released after 12 days on September 14 as he got infected with tuberculosis in the camp. After treatment, on November 20, he was sent to a new re-education camp in Turgun village (吐尔宫村), Erzhihe township, Emin county (officials said it would be a one-year course) [likely a mistake and should be Turgun Village in Jiaoqu Township].

Testimony 3: 2 July 2017

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

Testimony 1: being an Imam

last reported status

Testimony 1: in the re-education camp

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

not stated

additional information

There are more than 6000 detainees in the old governmental buildings which now serve as re-education camps.
[Likely satellite picture of camp in Koktas village https://www.google.com/maps/@46.5832453,83.9553994,279m/data=!3m1!1e3
Likely satellite picture of camp in Turgun village https://www.google.com/maps/@46.6555904,83.6149639,556m/data=!3m1!1e3]

places of detention

Turgun Village Camp

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2018-11-16

entry last modified on: 2021-01-13

last update from testifier(s): 2018-12-06