testifying party (submitted by third party)

Testimony 1+2+4: Qairat Meulen, born April 20, 1982, Kazakhstani citizen

Testimony 3: Omarali Sagymbek, born on November 26, 1962. His ID number is 038182841.

victim's relation to testifier

Testimony 1+2+4: Sister

Testimony 3: unclear

about the victim

Nazila Meulen (娜孜拉·毛吾兰), born on March 13, 1988. Chinese ID no. 654101198803133521. Lives in 15 Jieliangzi pasture (界梁子牧场), Yingye'er township (英也尔乡), Yining municipality, Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture. On June 2017, she arrived in Kazakhstan to attend Expo 2017 Astana with her company.

current location

She lives alone now in Yining since her father Meulen Shagenbek passed away on 25 December, 2016

chronology of detention(s)

She was arrested at Khorgos customs on September 2017 on the way back to China.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

Unclear

last reported status

She was released from re-education camp in Yining on September 2018.

Testimony 3: released in October 2018.

Testimony 4: placed under house arrest following release.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Unclear

additional information

Qairat Meulen has asked the Chinese government to issue Nazila a passport in order to come to Kazakhstan, but so far to no avail.

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2018-11-25

entry last modified on: 2018-11-25

last update from testifier(s): 2019-02-07