244. ABLANJAN AWUT AYUP

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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