Abdulqadir Jalaleddin

Abdulqadir Jalaleddin is a scholar of medieval Central Asian poetry in the Xinjiang Normal University. He is a Uyghur. He was detained as part of Uighur detention, through he had written open letter expressing support to the Chinese state.

Rachel Harris of School of Oriental and African Studies London states about Jalaleddin that

"He was a very moderate man who always tried to give a balanced view, so much so that a lot of Uyghur nationalists accused him of selling out to the regime”

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Scholars at Risk has expressed concern about him and called for his release. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

References

1. Ramzy, Austin (5 January 2019). "China Targets Prominent Uighur Intellectuals to Erase an Ethnic Identity". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
2. "The Persecution of the Intellectuals in the Uyghur Region: Disappeared Forever?". Uyghur Human Rights Project. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
3. "Release Professor Abdulqadir Jalaleddin". Turkistantimes. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
4. "UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON UYGHUR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN NORTHWEST CHINA" (PDF). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
5. "China Studies between Censorship and Self-censorship". World Uyghur Congress - Uyghur Human Rights Advocacy Organization. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
6. "Prominent Uyghur Scholar Detained in Xinjiang Capital Urumqi: Official". Radio Free Asia. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
7. "Detained and Disappeared: Intellectuals Under Assault in the Uyghur Home Land". Uyghur Human Rights Project. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
8. Bell, Alex (29 January 2018). "2018-01-29 Xinjiang Pedagogical University". Scholars at Risk. Retrieved 27 March 2025.