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Helimem Turdi

哈莉玛·图尔地

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Age
46

Gender
F

Ethnicity
Uyghur

Profession
private business

Likely place of origin
---

Likely current location
Ili

Status
sentenced

When problems started
Jan. 2018 - Mar. 2018

Detention reason (suspected | official)
related to religion | ---

Health status
---

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Locality
(residence)

Yuejin Street Neighborhood, Dongkowruk Subdistrict, Tianshan District, Urumqi
(乌鲁木齐市天山区二道桥片区跃进街社区)

2021-02-09

testifying party (* direct submission)

Testimony 1: Sufane Alimjan, an Uyghur now living abroad. (niece)

Testimony 2|3|4: Alimjan Turdi, a resident of Turkey. (brother)

Testimony 5*: Uyghur Hjelp, a Norway-based Uyghur advocacy and aid organization. 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: 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 6: 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

Update 

Name:    Description:    unverified verified    1 2 3 4 5    Add

about the victim

Her name is Helimem Turdi.

Testimony 4: she is 46 and was a housewife.

Testimony 5: Address is given as "Urumqi City Tengritagh region Yuejingai against firefighters in a tall building" [presumably Yuejingai is 跃进巷, or Yuejin Street/Alley, and likely in the vicinity of the fire department on Yuejin Street]. She is a businesswoman.

current location

As of December 5, 2019, she was being held at a prison in Ghulja [very likely the Ili Women's Prison, but this is not stated].

chronology of detention(s)

She was detained in March 2018.

Testimony 3: The victim was arrested in Urumqi (in March 2018) along with her husband. She was sent to a different concentration camp in a different city to her husband.

Testimony 5: Helimem was sentenced to 15 or 20 years of imprisonment.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

Testimony 5: for "teaching young children to read the Qur'an at home".

last reported status

Unknown. Still no news about the victim until now.

Testimony 5: sentenced.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Not Stated.

additional information

Mention by Anadolu Agency: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/life/-where-is-my-family-uighurs-dreading-for-relatives-in-china/2119131

relatives

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Osman Rozi

Helimem Turdi

Nurmuhemmet Turdi

Elzat Eli

Abla Eziz

Mubarek Osman

Qemerdin Osman

supplementary materials

Testimony 3

entry created on: 2020-03-01

entry last modified on: 2021-10-31

last update from testifier(s): 2021-02-09