testifying party

Testimony 1|2: Perhat Abdulla, a citizen of Norway. (brother) 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

His name is Shawket Abdulla. He was born on the 5th of March 1969 and he is 50 years old this year. He lives in No. 4 Alley, Uch Tarwuz Neighborhood, in Ghulja city. He graduated from Xinjiang Normal University and studied biology. Since then he has been working in Ili Normal University as a teacher.

current location

[Unclear, as sentenced.]

chronology of detention(s)

According to the video testimony, on the fist day of 2017

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

Testimony 2: Accoding to the testifier, he has recently learned from others that his brohter had been sentenced for 25 years in prison on the charge of following:

1) having sent money abroad.Perhat says that around 2013, his father said on the phone that he would send money to him. Perhat refused. But his father insisted, saying that he is 80 years old and this is just a help and gift from him as a father and he would be so sand if he didn’t agree. And 50000 Yuan had been sent to Perhat by the victim. He used to this money to buy a house;

2) having talked and discussed about books with the testifier on the phone. Accoring to the testifier, he doesn’t remember anything about this. If they had talked and discussed, it would be about legally published books by government publication agencies;

3) having participated in Meshrep. According to Perhat, his brother had participated in Meshrep with his friends for short period of time when Meshrep was popular among young and middle-aged people duing 1995 and 1997. Later, the government banned the Meshrep and stated it as illegal activity when they saw Meshrep's effects of uniting Uyghur people and furnishing Uyghur culture. [In November 2010, China successfully petitioned UNESCO to list the traditional Meshrep in its List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.];

4) having had more children than indicated in family planning law. The victim has two daughters and one son. According to the Chinese Family Planning Law, those in violation of the law are faced with economic and administrative punishment; where the circumstances are serious, the person is legally stopped and dismissed from work.

last reported status

Testimony 2: sentenced to 25 years in prison.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

From some people who came abroad from Xinjiang.

additional information

RFA coverage: https://www.rfa.org/uyghur/xewerler/shawket-abdulla-09252019190206.html

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2019-11-12

entry last modified on: 2021-03-15

last update from testifier(s): 2019-09-25