Penname AJ (stage name)
Sex Male
Birth date 1984-11-11
Birth place Sanju Village, Guma County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Resident place Hotan City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Education
Profession Uyghur singer and songwriter
Date of arrest 2018-02 -15
Organ of arrest Unknown
Cause of arrest An interview with BBC reporter on 17 March 2017, when publicly expressing the desire to connect the culture between the Han and Uyghur ethnic groups through his music, etc.
Charge Unknown
Date of sentence 2018-12-12
Organ of sentence Intermediate People’s Court of Hotan City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Sentence 11 years imprisonment
Defender Unknown
Place of jail Unknown
Situation in jail Unknown
Date of release 2029-02-14 (?)
Family contact
Donation to
Case adopted by Uyghur PEN, ICPC
Current Status Investigation
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ablajan_Awut_Ayup
https://freemuse.org/news/uyghur-pop-star-detained-in-china/
https://livingotherwise.com/tag/ablajan-awut-ayup/
https://pen.org/rapid-action/china-uyghur-pop-musician-and-lyric-writer-detained-concerns-for-his-well-being/
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/singer-05182018131924.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-china-39297026/the-uighur-pop-singer-trying-to-build-bridges