A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book
I fled East Turkistan in November 1999, and I currently live in Stockholm, Sweden. I would like to testify for my family members.
I participated in the protest in Ghulja on February 5, 1997 that led to the Ghulja Massacre, to which the Chinese regime was entirely responsible. I was detained altogether three times, and during detention I was subjected to torture. After the third release, I managed to escape from East Turkistan in November 1999.
At the time, I was married and I had three children: two daughters and a son. When I applied for passports for my entire family, the Chinese authority in Ghulja only issued me a passport. I had to flee my homeland and leave behind my family. They live in the 22nd residential community, fourth street of Alte Sheher (six-city) neighborhood, Ghulja, though now this address may be different in Mandarin Chinese.
I have not been able to contact my family since October 2016. I wonder if they were sent to the camps or put in prison.
My two daughters Khadija Adil and Rizwan Adil were born on February 14, 1998 and in June 1999, respectively. My son was born on June 23, 2000, and I have never met him face to face. After I left my homeland, I tried really hard to reunite with my family, but the Chinese regime refused to let them go abroad and reunite with me.
My mother was born in 1954, and she retired from Ghulja Construction Bureau. If she is alive, she would be a pensioner.
My father was born in 1949, and he has a university degree. He was a school teacher, and he retired in 2000.
Abdulla Akimjan, my younger brother, was born in 1983, who sold agricultural products at his own store. I do not know if he is still running this business or was taken to an internment camp.
My younger sister was born in 1980, and she has a college degree. She was a seamstress.
Abdukahar, my brother-in-law, was born in 1974, who was a shop owner.
Today, in the 21st century, even wild animals can get help from people if they get injured. We Uyghurs, on the other hand, cannot even get any news from/about our relatives back in East Turkistan. How could this happen in the 21st century?I strongly demand that the Chinese regime release my innocent children and my entire family. I appeal for help from the governments in the West and the world communities to find out the whereabouts of my family members and relatives. I hope that one day I will reunite with my family.
