The last time Mevlüde’s sister, who lives in Turkey, heard her voice was at end of 2016. At that time, Mevlüde was living in their hometown. She had moved back from Turkey, where she studied, to help their mother whose health was declining. Mevlüde married and had a daughter while living in Xinjiang, but she was planning to return to Turkey. Her plans did not become a reality because in 2017 Mevlüde was arrested and sent to an internment camp until May 2019, and later moved to a prison. Through a reliable source, Mevlüde’s sister discovered that Mevlüde was sentenced to 10 years in prison on a charge of “separatism”. The imprisonment was later confirmed by the Chinese embassy in Turkey. Despite reaching out several times to both the Chinese and Turkish authorities, Mevlüde’s sister was unable to gather any official documentation about Mevlüde’s case. Since late 2017, she has also lost contact with the rest of the family living in Xinjiang. Mevlüde’s sister believes that the real reason behind the arrest is Mevlüde’s ethnicity.