{"id":2446,"date":"2025-06-27T04:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T04:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.utjd.org\/news\/?p=2446"},"modified":"2025-06-27T04:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T04:05:10","slug":"adil-hakimjan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.utjd.org\/news\/adil-hakimjan\/","title":{"rendered":"Adil Hakimjan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A testimony from our\u00a0\u201c100 Camp Testimonies\u201d<\/a>\u00a0Book<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I fled East Turkistan in November 1999, and I currently live in Stockholm, Sweden. I would like to testify for my family members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My mother was born in 1954, and she retired from Ghulja Construction Bureau. If she is alive, she would be a pensioner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My father was born in 1949, and he has a university degree. He was a school teacher, and he retired in 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My younger sister was born in 1980, and she has a college degree. She was a seamstress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abdukahar, my brother-in-law, was born in 1974, who was a shop owner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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