testifying party (submitted by third party)

Testimony 1-3: Gulbaran Omirali, came to Kazakhstan from China in 2009. She obtained Kazakhstani citizenship in 2011. Now resides in Kerbulaq Village, Almaty Region.

victim's relation to testifier

Testimony 1-3: nephew

about the victim

Azamat Aibolat (阿扎马提*阿依波拉提) is a Chinese citizen.

Address: North 7 alley No. 10, East Street, Chatartal Road (恰特尔塔勒路), Sarbulaq town (萨尔布拉克镇), Qorgas (Huocheng) County, Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China.

current location

Testimony 2: allegedly in the Zhana prison in Xinyuan county [Kunes Maximum-Security Prison]

chronology of detention(s)

Testimony 3: February-March 2018

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

He learned Quran in the local mosque when he was 13 years old.

last reported status

Testimony 2: allegedly sentenced to 15 years

[There is a good likelihood of the victim being subjected to forced labor, as the Yixin Ruiyuan Industry & Commerce LLC (伊新瑞源工贸有限责任公司) operates out of Kunes Prison.]

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

From relatives

additional information

Testimony 3: Azamat’s father has been drinking heavily since his son’s detention.

places of detention

Kunes Maximum-Security Prison

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2018-10-13

entry last modified on: 2021-12-07

last update from testifier(s): 2019-11-28