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Qalysbek Baban

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Age
33

Gender
M

Ethnicity
Kazakh

Profession
art & literature

Likely place of origin
Jimisar

Likely current location
Changji

Status
unclear (hard)

When problems started
July 2018 - Sep. 2018

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

Health status
has problems

Lists

 

2020-07-14

testifying party

Testimony 1|2|6: Kumishan Baban, born in 1984, is a citizen of Kazakhstan. (sister)

Testimony 3|5: Uisin Baban, born in 1978, is now a Kazakhstan citizen. He had applied for citizenship and was ready to get it when he went to China and was kept under house arrest for 9 months, before being allowed to return. (brother)

Testimony 4: Kumishan Baban, as reported by Radio Free Asia Mandarin. (sister) 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: 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 7: 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

Qalysbek Baban was a businessman/entrepreneur and a well-known singer and composer among Chinese Kazakhs. He is an author of more than 60 songs. He has a WeChat platform called "Sol Kunder (Those days)" and he is a famous social media star among Kazakhs. He visited Kazakhstan in August 2015.
He was living in Urumqi city.

Testimony 4: His residential address [presumably hukou]: 1 Wutanggou village, Quanzi Street township, Zhemsary county, Changji.新疆昌吉吉木萨尔县泉子街镇吾塘沟村一号

current location

in prison in Hutubi county, Changji Prefecture [possibly a pre-trial detention center]

chronology of detention(s)

He was detained in July 2018, 2 or 3 days after his wife's detention, for praying. He would be released after two months. However, he was detained again on December 3, 2019, for reading a poem about religion and now is waiting for his sentence in prison in Hutubi.

Testimony 3: initial detention was in August 2018. After being released, he would spend more than a year under house arrest.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

initially for his wife's religiosity, then for reading a poem about religion

last reported status

Testimony 1: waiting for a sentence in two months in prison in Hutubi county, Changji prefecture

Testimony 2: there's been no news of him for 2 months now (as of February 8, 2020)

Testimony 5: testifier mentions that he had lung/liver problems prior to detention.

Testimony 6: It's been seven months no news from him. It seems that his relatives were told that he would be given 3-5 years of prison term when he was detained.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

not stated

additional information

His songs on Weibo: https://archive.vn/44bEJ

RFA coverage (Testimony 4): https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-03232020074011.html

relatives

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Kadika Kapas

relative (non-victim)

relative (non-victim)

Shariphan Aqan

Anihan Orazhan

Qyzyrbek Asilbek

Zhezira Shariphan

Uisin Baban

Qalysbek Baban

Bagdangul Kemenqan

Ernar Zaken

Arystanbek Zaken

Qausar Kemenqan

Aizada Qalysbek

supplementary materials

photo

entry created on: 2020-03-20

entry last modified on: 2021-03-05

last update from testifier(s): 2020-07-14