Rahile Dawut

Rahile Dawut (Chinese: 热依拉·达吾提; pinyin: Rèyīlā Dáwútí; Uyghur: راھىلە داۋۇت; b. 1966) was a professor at Xinjiang University in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is internationally recognized as an expert in Uyghur folklore and traditions. She has received awards and grants from China’s Ministry of Culture, and is the founder of a folklore institute.[1] She is suspected of being held by state authorities at an undisclosed location. She was disappeared by the Chinese government in 2017 and has not been seen since.

Rahile Dawut
Born
East Turkistan,(present-day Xinjiang)
TitleProfessor

Early life and career

She has been a member of the Chinese Communist Party for more than 30 years.[2] She taught at Xinjiang University prior to her detention.[3]

Disappearance

In December 2017, Professor Dawut reportedly told a relative of her plans to travel from Urumqi to Beijing. Since that time, however, her family and friends have lost contact with her. Professor Dawut’s family and friends announced her disappearance in August 2018.[4] By 2018, it was known that she was in the hands of Chinese state authorities.[5] State authorities have not publicly disclosed Professor Dawut’s whereabouts or details of her well-being, access to legal counsel, or any charges against her. Professor Dawut’s family, along with human rights groups, suspects that she is among a growing number of Uyghurs who have been reportedly taken into custody by authorities and are being held at so-called “re-education camps,” in prisons, or at other detention facilities.[6]

She was one of a number of prominent intellectuals targeted as part of China's campaign to erase Uyghur identity.[7]

See also

References
  1. https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/rahile-dawut-china/#Case%20Information
  2. Ingram, Ruth. "Where Is Uyghur Folklore Expert Rahile Dawut?". thediplomat.com. The Diplomat. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  3. "Prof. Rahile Dawut Xinjiang University, China: "Mapping the Sacred Landscape: Uighur Mazars in Xinjiang"". iaas.fas.harvard.edu. Harvard University. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  4. https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/rahile-dawut-china/#Case%20Information
  5. Buckley, Chris. "Star Scholar Disappears as Crackdown Engulfs Western China". www.nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  6. https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/rahile-dawut-china/#Case%20Information
  7. Ramzy, Austin (2019-01-05). "China Targets Prominent Uighur Intellectuals to Erase an Ethnic Identity". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2020-11-23.


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