Mehbube Ablesh

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Mehbube Ablesh
Born1979
DisappearedAugust 2008
Other namesMehbube Abrek
Occupation(s)Journalist; radio employee
Known forPolitical prisoner

Mehbube Ablesh (born 1979) is a Uyghur radio presenter, journalist, poet and political prisoner. She was arrested in 2008 and her whereabouts were still unknown as of 2015.

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Biography

Ablesh was born in 1979. [1] In August 2008 she was dismissed from her role in the advertising department of Xinjiang People's Radio Station, which is based in Ürümqi. [1] After her dismissal she was arrested by police on charges relating to her blogging and her criticism of the authorities. [2] This reportedly including criticism of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics and well as the Chinese government's response to the effects of the Sichuan earthquake in 2008 on Uyghur communities. [3] Criticism levelled at Ablesh after she was imprisoned included the fact that she was a Muslim woman, but did not wear a headscarf. [4] She was detained at Xinjiang Number 2 Prison. [3] Her detention by Chinese authorities violated Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. [5]

Ablesh, also known in some Chinese government reports as Mehbube Abrek, was due to be released from prison in 2011. [3] In 2015 her whereabouts were unknown. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mehbube Ablesh". World Uyghur Congress. 2011-08-04. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  2. ↑ "Mehbube Ablesh – Turkish Forum English". 11 September 2008. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  3. 1 2 3 "Uyghur Political Prisoners Mehbube Ablesh's and Abdulghani Memetemin's Prison Sentences Expire | Congressional-Executive Commission on China". www.cecc.gov. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  4. ↑ "Uyghur Radio Worker Sacked, Detained". Radio Free Asia. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  5. ↑ "Uighur Journalist and Writer Detained". PEN America. 2008-10-15. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  6. ↑ "China Targets Uyghurs with Severe Human Rights Abuses". turkistantimes.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
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