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Personal Details |
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| CECC Record Number: |
2005-00018 |
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Ethnic Group: |
Uyghur |
| Detention Status: |
DET |
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Sex: |
M |
| Issue Category: |
eth/spch |
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Age at Detention: |
31 |
| Main Name: |
Nurmemet Yasin |
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Religion: |
Muslim |
| Chinese Characters (Main Name): |
努尔买买提*亚森 |
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Occupation: |
journalist, magazine |
| Alternate Name (Lay or Pen): |
Nurmehemmet Yasin/ Orkishi (pen) |
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| Additional Name(s): |
Nurmuhemmet Yasin |
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Residence Province: |
Xinjiang Uyghur Auto. Region |
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Residence Prefecture: |
Kashi [Kashgar] Pref. |
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Residence County: |
(na) |
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Imprisonment or Detention Details |
| Date of Detention: |
2004/11/29 |
| Current Prison: |
Xinjiang No. 1 Prison |
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Sentence Length (Years): |
10 |
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| Province Where Imprisoned (or Detained): |
Xinjiang Uyghur Auto. Region |
| Prefecture Where Imprisoned (or Detained): |
Wulumuqi [Urumqi] Shi (pref.) |
| County Where Imprisoned (or Detained): |
Wulumuqi [Urumqi] Shi Muni. Urb. Area (cty.) |
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Legal Process |
| Legal Process: |
chg/tri-close?/sent-close-app |
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Formal Arrest Date: |
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| Trial Court: |
Bachu [Maralweshi] County People's Court |
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Trial Date: |
2005/01/dd |
| Sentence Court: |
Bachu [Maralweshi] County People's Court |
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Sentence Date: |
2005/02/02 |
| Appeal Court: |
Kashi [Kashgar] Intermediate People's Court |
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Appeal Date: |
2005/03/17 |
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| Charge (Statute): |
CL97-art103(2)/CL97-art249 |
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Short Summary |
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According to Radio Free Asia, Xinjiang authorities detained Nurmemet Yasin on November 29, 2004, after the Kashgar Literature Journal published his story "Wild Pigeon" in late 2004. The story tells of a caged bird who commits suicide rather than live without freedom. According to Dui Hua, on February 2, 2005, the Bachu (Maralbeshi) County People’s Court sentenced Nurmemet Yasin to 10 years’ imprisonment for "inciting racial hatred or discrimination," a crime under Article 249 of the Criminal Law. Some sources have reported that the sentence was for "inciting splittism," a crime under Article 103 of the Criminal Law. On July 14, 2005, the same court sentenced Korash Huseyin, editor of the Kashgar Literature Journal, to three years’ imprisonment for “dereliction of duty” for publishing Nurmemet Yasin’s story. The Kashgar Intermediate People’s Court upheld Nurmemet Yasin’s sentence on appeal on March 17, 2005. He is currently held at Xinjiang No. 1 Prison.
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