testifying party

Testimony 1: Turkistan Times, an Uyghur media outlet.

Testimony 2: Anonymous, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (relative) 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

Ablimit Abdulla [last name learned independently by shahit.biz staff] Damollom( well-known as Ablimit Damollam) was born in Bulaqsu Village, Konasheher County, Kashgar. Later he moved to Jangqorghan Neighborhood Committee, Chasakocha Section, Kashgar City. He was over 78 years old. He was one of the big scholars who not only learned religion but also science. When he was Iman of the Jangqorghan Mosque, he educated many students. In 1984, he built Toqquztassh Big Mosque near Kashgar Kirembagh Hospital and he had been Imam and preacher of it from 1984 to 1997. In 1997, the Chinese government forbade him from being Imam, reading Hutba, naming new-born babies, and leading weddings.
In April 1988, he collected some donations from knowledge-loving and generous people in Kashgar and built the first private Language and Skills school which was a three-floored building and two-floored dormitory building with 14 classrooms. Apart from this, he also built Language and Skills school's hospital which was under the school's administration. From that time till the forcefully closing of the school, the school had taught students medicine, nursing, dentistry, English, Arabic, Chinese, Urdu, and Japanese on whole day as well as night course bases.

In September 1996, the Chinese government closed both school and the hospital, accused the school of having been educating rebels who are against the government.
From 1997, he had been questioned for two years on the condition of not going out of Kashgar City. Then he spent most of his time educating his children and grandchildren until 2017.

current location

[Presumably in Kashgar.]

chronology of detention(s)

Testimony 2: According to the RFA, the victim was detained in[April] 2017.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

Unclear.

last reported status

He was detained and put in the camp. According to the news on social media, he passed away in the camp.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Testimony 1: from his relatives and formal students currently living in Norway, his friends in Turkey, and some news from Xinjiang that had gained by telephone interviews.

additional information

According to his relatives and formal students currently living in Norway, his friends in Turkey, and some news from Xinjiang that had gained by telephone interviews, he was arrested with his whole family: wife, children, and daughters-in-law as well as grandchildren three years ago. His two sons, Peyzulla and Nurulla who studied in Saudi Arabia and were doing business there were also called back to Kashgar and arrested with the family.
In addition, Ablimit Damollam's all relatives and former students were also detained.

Turkistan Times report (Testimony 1): http://turkistantimes.com/m/news-1558.html

RFA report (Testimony 2): https://www.rfa.org/uyghur/xewerler/qanun/ablimit-damolla-tutqun-05102017133823.html

relatives

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2020-01-02

entry last modified on: 2021-02-10

last update from testifier(s): 2017-05-12