“Like we were enemies in a war”

China’s Mass Internment, Torture and Persecution of Muslims in Xinjiang

“Like we were enemies in a war” China’s Mass Internment, Torture and Persecution of Muslims in Xinjiang

Illustrations by Molly Crabapple

Adil Hamudun

阿迪力.哈米丁

Assumed Location

Prison

Suspected Reasons for Arrest or Detention

Unknown

Official Reason for Arrest or Detention

“gathering a crowd to disturb public order”

Last Contact

May 2017

Adil is Mijit Gheni’s brother-in-law. He was sentenced to three years in May 2019 for “gathering a crowd to disturb public order”. No other information about his case was provided by the Chinese authorities when responding to an inquiry from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2020.

Personal Details

Adil was a teacher before being arrested.

Date of Birth

1978

Ethnicity

Uyghur

Hometown

Kalpin (Keping) County, Aksu Prefecture

Profession

Teacher

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