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Detained & imprisoned librarian

The list of Detained & imprisoned librarian in China, comprising ethnic Uyghurs and other minorities, is shown below:

Entry Victim’s Name Chinese name ID no. About the Testifier Relation About the Victim Assumed Location When Detention Took Place Detention Reason Victim’s Status How Testifier Learned of Status Additional Info About the Testifier (Translated/Edited) Relation (Translated/Edited) About the Victim (Translated/Edited) Assumed Location (Translated/Edited) When Detention Took Place (Translated/Edited) Detention Reason (Translated/Edited) Victim’s Status (Translated/Edited) How Testifier Learned of Status (Translated/Edited) Additional Info (Translated/Edited) Prison Term (Years) Age Gender Ethnicity Location Detention type Detention time Detention reason Official detention reason (1) Official detention reason (2) Official detention reason (3) Health status Profession
2613 Ruqiye Osman 6501??19????????E? This victim is placed in the list of detained Uyghur intellectuals made by Abduweli Ayup. none Ruqiye Osman. She was the head of Xinjiang University Library. She studied shortly at Yildiz Technical university of Turkey. She was wife of another victim associate professor of Xinjiang University, Abdurehim Rahman. She is in detention and current situation is unknown (no information since her return to Urumqi in early March, 2017)
[according to someone who knows the victim: she is in her late 40s]
urumqi unknown unknown in detention unclear This victim is included in the list of detained Uyghur intellectuals, available at here.
This victim is also in the list of detained Uyghur intellectuals provided by Uyghuraid
35-55 F Uyghur Urumqi no news for over a year librarian
3143 Rena Mamut ????????????????E? Abduweli Ayup, an Uyghur scholar, linguist, activist now living in Turkey. No known relation. Rena Mamut, an employee (presumably) at Xinjiang Normal University’s library. Not stated. In detention. Not stated. This victim is included in the list of detained Uyghur intellectuals, available at here. F Uyghur unclear (hard) librarian
3317 Zumret Awut 652801196004100026 Mirshad Ghalip, an Uyghur living in the United States Mother Zumret Awut, 58 years old (as of March 2019), a retired librarian and a widow. Speaks fluent Chinese Kurla city, Bayinguolin Mongol autonomous prefecture Mid-October 2017 Previously in camp. According to an April 16 Facebook post from Mirshad, his mother has been released. Unclear Testifier’s Facebook 55+ F Uyghur Bayingolin unclear (soft) Oct. 2017 – Dec. 2017 librarian