The Eastern Turkistan Information Center report


The correspondent of  The Eastern Turkestan Information Center.
October, 3 1998

5 soldiers, who guarded an oil well in Kargaliq, Kashqar Vilayat, were killed by three unknown persons on the 25th of August.

Four women, Turanisahan, Sahiphan, Meriamhan, Bahargul, were murdered during forced abortion in Seriq Boya village of Maralbeshi on the 25th of July. Chinese surgent took away the uterus of these women and they died after six days of agony. The relatieves of these women expressed their indignation to the officials on this accedent. But the officials did not consider this
issue, furthermore they arested these people and set them in Maralbeshi prison.

On May two Uyghur girls, 13 year old Meremnisa and 11 year old Kamernisa were raped and murdered by two chinese Cotton Plant workers near Karakash riverside in Tuynon, Hotan Villayet. An Uyghur woman witnessed this crime and immediately informed a police office about it. The first who came to the place, where the crime had taken place, were two Uyghur millitios who arrested these chinese criminals. But soon they were released and two Uyghur millitios, who had catched them, were put in jail althogh there was a witness who testified that those two chinese
workers had raped and killed two gils, but chinese authorities did not take her words into consideration.

On July Shoe Polish Plant in Kelpin,Aksu was set on fire by some unknown pesons. As consequence 28 chinese workers died during this fire.

On July 150 young Uyghurs, wich read Koran and wore white tubes, were put in jale without any reasons. Next day 20 young Uyghurs were arrested during their morning exersises.

On May 4 people with guns bursted into Neming Bank in Urumñhi, stole 300 thousand dollars and ran away. On suspition of this theft 50 people wearing white tubes were arrested. But soon two of four chinese criminals who in fact had stolen the money were arrested. The other two criminals dissapered with all the money. Although everything became clear with this stealing Chinese authorities have not been releasing 50 young Uyghurs, whom they arrested before, for 20 days. Furthermore those young people were fined for 10 thousand yuans each.

On July 7 people who studied Koran were executed for, as Chinese authorities said, atempt of flight. Here are the names of some of them:
Ili Emet, 22 years old
Ehetjan, 24 years old
Muhamed Abdullah, 23 years old
Obdulhesen Usup, 25 years old.