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Abdusemi Abdusemet
Abdusemi Abdusemet
6531221983??????O?
Age
37-38
Gender
M
Ethnicity
Uyghur
Profession
private business
Likely place of origin
Shule
Likely current location
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Status
no news for over a year
When problems started
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Detention reason (suspected | official)
related to religion | ---
Health status
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Lists
Local media coverage 
Locality
(relative)
2021-01-30

testifying party

Testimony 1: Anonymous letter, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur.

Testimony 2: Local police, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (from same town/region)

Testimony 3: Tahir Mutellip, originally from Kashgar but now residing in Germany. (cousin)

Testimony 4: Tahir Mutellip, as reported by Hanna Burdorf. (cousin)

about the victim

His name is Abdusemi Abudesmet. He is originally from Yapchan, Yegisheher County, Kashgar Prefecture. He is an assistant director of the Xinjiang Red Camel Biotechnology Company. He was responsible for the factory in Toksu.

Testimony 4: born in 1983.

current location

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chronology of detention(s)

Unknown. he was detained in 2018, but a policeman who received RFA' phone call said that he was detained two years ago.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

Having performed Jume Namaz in the meeting hall of the factory in Toksu.

Testimony 4: was arrested together with some of his employees at the factory for performing Friday prayers together (victim was serving as an imam during these prayers).

last reported status

Unknown. His whereabouts is unknown since his detention.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

A man sent a message about the victims to RFA and RFA have made phone calls to Urumchi and Toksu, but they didn't give any information. However, when RFA called to Yapchan Police Station in Yegisheher, a policeman revealed that the victim and his two brothers were arrested two years ago.

additional information

RFA coverage (Testimony 1-2): https://www.rfa.org/uyghur/xewerler/uyghurda-lager-11062019135716.html

relatives


supplementary materials

Testimony 4


entry created on: 2019-11-25

entry last modified on: 2021-05-29

last update from testifier(s): 2021-01-30