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Old Log New Leaf animated logo |
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Odessa films animated logo |
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Black Screen |
Music |
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Kazakh Mother Rust Sweater with Son Plaid Shirt |
- IN KAZAKH: |
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None of my 16
siblings |
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They're
scared to. |
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Kazakh Male White Sweater |
- IN KAZAKH:
He kept saying |
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but he was obviously |
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very thin. |
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We don't know
what's actually |
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Uyghur Male
Blue Sweater |
- IN UYGHUR:
I guess my father |
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because of
me. |
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Maybe they
also put |
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or some kind
of camp. |
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Kazakh Mother
(rust sweater) and Son (plaid shirt) |
- IN KAZAKH:
He sweetly |
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got in the
taxi... and left. |
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We haven't
seen him since. |
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Pink Hijab Woman
(Gulbahar Jelilova) |
- IN UYGHUR: |
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they make a
sound like |
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That shackle
won't leave |
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Grey Hijab Woman (Mihrigul Tursun) |
- IN UYGHUR:
I witnessed |
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captives in
the cell with me. |
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Brown Hijab
Woman |
- IN UYGHUR:
They said, |
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'Please tell
my father I'm |
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Another one
said, |
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'Please
inform my daughter |
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'Tell my
mother I'm here.' |
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It made me
dizzy. |
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Uyghur Male
with Facial Hair |
- IN UYGHUR:
The beating |
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I screamed |
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When I came
to, |
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Uyghur woman
White/Blue shirt |
- IN UYGHUR:
I have received |
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since I began
to testify. |
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I haven't
stopped so far. |
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God willing, |
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Pink Hijab
Woman (Gulbahar Jelilova) |
- IN UYGHUR:
I tell this |
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even if they
kill me. |
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Title Card: Photo of Troops in
Square |
In recent years, the
Chinese government escalated repression against Uyghurs and others in Western
China. |
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Title Card: Photo of Police
Checkpoint |
As of 2023,
from one to two million people have been detained. Those remaining are
subject to intense surveillance and restrictions. |
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Title card: Photo Woman in Pink
with Boy |
The government uses a public
campaign of images and slogans to justify mass arbitrary detention |
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Propaganda Poster: Man Sweeping; 伊斯兰包含着病毒主义 (Translation: A contagious ideological disease) |
- JEWHER IN
ENGLISH: Islam is a |
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Ideological
disease. |
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A contagious |
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A disease. |
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Propaganda Poster: Road Roller
over 3 men; 三个恶劣 |
The three evils |
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恐怖主义 |
Terrorism |
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分裂主义 |
Separatism |
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极端宗教主义 |
Religious Extremism |
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Three evils |
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Propaganda
poster: Ax over three black figures; 杂音和噪音 |
All static
and noise |
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Jewher to camera |
Static |
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and noise. |
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Static and
noise. |
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All static
and noise |
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Static |
Sound effect |
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Title Card white on black: Old Log
New Leaf and Odessa Films present |
Music |
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Pan Wall of Portraits |
Music |
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Title Card white on black: All
Static & Noise |
Music |
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Forbidden City with Mao’s portrait
and traffic |
Music |
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Forbidden City with Mao’s portrait
and traffic: Executive Produced by Mothertongues Zun Zun
Media |
Music |
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Pan of exterior banner w/
socialist core values in Chinese |
Music |
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Pan of exterior banner w/
socialist core values in Chinese: Produced by Janice Englehart David Novack |
Music |
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Photo of boy |
Music |
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Photo of boy: Cinematography by Kaya Dillon |
Music |
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Exterior soldier sculpture |
Music |
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Police with white gloves: Edited by Nancy Novack, ACE |
Music |
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Street scene red flags |
Music |
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Street scene red flags Original Music by David Williams-Mitchell |
Music |
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Concentration camp view from road |
Music |
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Concentration camp view from road: Written by Janice Englehart David Novack Nancy Novack |
Music |
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Fence: Directed by David Novack |
Music |
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Jewher in dressing room before dance. |
When I dance, |
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when I used
to perform |
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We used to go
to family |
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My father
didn't know |
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that I know
how to dance or sing |
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because my
father always wanted |
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When I put
the hat on myself, |
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I miss my mum
so much |
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with putting
the make-up, |
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and I didn't
have to worry |
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I wanna show this |
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This is a
necklace |
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But now
anything |
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If the
government |
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then you will
be targeted. |
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OK. Go. |
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Jewher walking down dark hallway |
Sound
effect. |
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Jewher ID card in Mandarin: 姓名: 菊尔.伊力哈木 国籍: 中国 民族: 了维吾尔 流浪的年: 18 |
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Jewher Chinese ID card |
My name is Jewher Ilham. |
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NAME: Jewher
Ilham NATIONALITY: Chinese ETHNICITY: Uyghur AGE WHEN EXILED: 18 |
I was born
and raised in China, |
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Jewher’s dance on stage |
Uyghur folk song w/ male vocals |
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Uyghurs are |
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We have
different culture |
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We have our
own language. |
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We use Arabic
script. |
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And we are
primarily Muslims. |
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The Uyghur
traditional dance, |
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it's
something deep in my heart |
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When I'm sad,
I dance, |
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and then I
don't remember |
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When I'm
happy, I dance. |
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When I feel angry,
I dance. |
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So no matter
what kind of |
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I dance so I
can become |
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Map: China |
Music |
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Most of the
Uyghur population |
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Map: Xinjiang added |
what the Chinese
call Xinjiang. |
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But Uyghurs
in the diaspora |
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Map: East Turkestan added |
prefer to
call it |
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and this is a
name from |
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before the
Chinese government |
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The full
Chinese name |
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Map: Uyghur Autonomous Region
added |
is actually
Xinjiang |
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That means
we're supposed |
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some
self-controlled government, |
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but it doesn't
really function |
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Jewher interview in empty theater |
Uyghur
people, they don't |
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Empty street; police walking |
Nowadays, the
Uyghurs |
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Man walking on tree lined street |
very
difficult situation. |
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Jewher in theater |
The Chinese
government |
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to know what
is |
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Jehwer walking on college campus |
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Title card: BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA 2018 |
I've been
living in Indiana |
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Jewher walking up stairs |
I am
currently a senior student |
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Jewher in theater |
I'm studying
political science |
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Jewher pointing to family photos |
This is a
picture of my father |
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He was
teaching. |
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This is also
a picture |
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when we were
travelling |
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Jewher 100% |
and we went
to lots of cities, |
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lots of
places, |
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and it was
really nice. |
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Jewher with family photos |
This is three
weeks |
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and we wanted
to take a family |
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My dad bought
me this shirt. |
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He loved
green, |
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Jewher 100% |
Even though
red is |
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and he
doesn't allow me |
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Family Portrait |
My father,
Ilham Tohti, |
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Series of shots of Tohti at podium |
He created
this website, |
01:09:22:07 |
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and he would
post things |
01:09:26:07 |
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It's actually
about all |
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as well, and
the government, |
01:09:31:10 |
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and then his
suggestions towards |
01:09:33:16 |
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how to treat |
01:09:36:22 |
Jewher in Theater |
What is the
better way and how |
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Tohti with index finger raised |
My father
have gotten |
01:09:49:11 |
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So Indiana
University invited |
01:09:54:13 |
Jewher in Theater |
My dad
decided to take me |
01:09:56:03 |
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because I
could help him |
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and I also
can see |
01:10:02:18 |
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So I was only
planning |
01:10:06:01 |
Airport animation |
Airport
sounds in Chinese |
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Title card: Beijing Airport 2013 Immigration |
Airport
sounds in Chinese; sound effects |
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We waited |
01:10:15:01 |
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Mine went so
quick. |
01:10:17:21 |
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They just
looked at my passport |
01:10:18:22 |
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and looked at
my face |
01:10:21:11 |
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For my dad,
it took so long. |
01:10:26:22 |
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He got very
impatient. |
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'I have my
visa. |
01:10:30:12 |
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'I have my
passport. |
01:10:32:10 |
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'I have the
invitation letter.' |
01:10:37:00 |
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There were
around |
01:10:43:01 |
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And they were
dragging |
01:10:46:09 |
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and tried to
push him. |
01:10:50:10 |
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And then they
took my dad away. |
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I was in
shock - so scared. |
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I was only
18. |
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And then they
said, |
01:11:11:22 |
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After two
hours, |
01:11:16:05 |
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She was
holding my passport. |
01:11:18:23 |
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She said,
'You can go. |
01:11:22:11 |
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She was
repeating it |
01:11:25:11 |
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' Do you wanna go? |
01:11:27:06 |
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'Do you wanna go?' |
01:11:31:08 |
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'What do you
mean? |
01:11:37:15 |
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He got a
little bit angry |
01:11:41:03 |
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and he pushed
me away. |
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He said, 'Go.
Mang balam, mang.
Akangha karma. |
01:11:47:22 |
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'Don't look
back. |
01:11:50:23 |
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'Don't cry in
front of them. |
01:11:54:11 |
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'Let them |
01:12:01:11 |
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And... |
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we never had
a chance |
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Jewher in Theater |
And that was
the last time |
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Photo of Tohti stamped 02_02_2013 |
February 2nd
2013. |
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Title Card: TURKEY |
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Title Card: HOME TO OVER 60,000
UYGHURS IN EXILE |
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- IN ENGLISH:
Not all Uyghurs |
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But because |
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of practising
their religion |
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they want to show |
01:13:11:20 |
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They are not
nationalists. |
01:13:13:07 |
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They just
speak Uyghur language |
01:13:19:05 |
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not
fundamental Islam. |
01:13:22:16 |
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But the
Chinese government |
01:13:27:00 |
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- IN UYGHUR: |
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disregards
the Muslims' privacy |
01:13:32:00 |
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Your bravery
is stronger |
01:13:33:15 |
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than the
silence |
01:13:37:03 |
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- IN ENGLISH: |
01:13:40:02 |
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'one family
member |
01:13:43:14 |
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'Some of
them, like, |
01:13:46:20 |
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'all their
family members |
01:13:50:02 |
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- IN UYGHUR:
Can you tell me |
01:13:53:07 |
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- IN UYGHUR:
They were detained |
01:13:58:01 |
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And they were
in contact |
01:14:00:19 |
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- IN UYGHUR:
This picture |
01:14:02:22 |
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when I left - |
01:14:05:15 |
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Three months
later, |
01:14:08:21 |
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- IN UYGHUR: |
01:14:10:11 |
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My child is
in the hands |
01:14:13:02 |
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in the
special camps. |
01:14:16:02 |
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- We all have
such stories. |
01:14:17:08 |
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- Three years
since I've heard |
01:14:18:18 |
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- My whole
family |
01:14:21:02 |
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- Just
because we live in |
01:14:33:11 |
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- IN UYGHUR: |
01:14:35:11 |
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- Mm. |
01:14:36:11 |
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- Your father
and mother. I |
01:14:39:07 |
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This is your
cousin. |
01:14:40:12 |
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Is this your
uncle? |
01:14:42:04 |
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What happened
to your mum |
01:14:46:00 |
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- IN UYGHUR: |
01:14:49:03 |
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That was
about |
01:14:51:17 |
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- And you
heard your father was |
01:14:55:11 |
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- Mm, mm. |
01:14:57:23 |
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- This cousin
was sentenced |
01:15:00:22 |
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- Five years. |
01:15:03:02 |
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- He's been |
01:15:04:13 |
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- A
re-education camp. and her? |
01:15:06:19 |
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- My sister
is also |
01:15:11:07 |
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- IN UYGHUR: |
01:15:13:13 |
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- Who is
this? |
01:15:15:01 |
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- my cousin. |
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01:15:16:15 |
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- This is
your mum, right? |
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01:15:20:01 |
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How about
this one? |
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01:15:21:21 |
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- my father. |
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01:15:23:06 |
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- How about
this one? |
01:15:25:04 |
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My parents
were taken |
01:15:29:05 |
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- Mm. |
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01:15:30:10 |
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For my mum, |
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01:15:31:18 |
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I don’t know
the exact time, |
01:15:34:22 |
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She was taken
just |
01:15:37:21 |
Title Card: HEYITGAH MOSQUE, KASHGAR UYGHUR REGION, CHINA |
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01:15:41:10 |
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- IN UYGHUR: |
01:15:43:05 |
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people who
prayed regularly, |
01:15:48:01 |
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young guys
like my brother, |
01:15:51:21 |
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were taken
overnight |
01:15:54:04 |
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By 2015,
people couldn't pray |
01:16:01:05 |
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It became so
strict that we |
01:16:06:21 |
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- One day,
they knocked the door |
01:16:11:13 |
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They entered
and said, |
01:16:14:00 |
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'Your
daughter wears |
01:16:16:05 |
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'a black
scarf and black coat. |
01:16:19:01 |
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'Your
daughter needs |
01:16:21:11 |
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'and you
should be careful too.' |
01:16:24:12 |
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I got my
passport, |
01:16:25:17 |
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and a month
later, |
01:16:30:17 |
Title Card: HEDICHE Student, 18 MUNEVVER Student, 18 |
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01:16:34:18 |
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- IN ENGLISH: |
01:16:39:01 |
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I can tell
3000 stories. |
01:16:44:00 |
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People trust
me, |
01:16:47:14 |
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I listen to
their story. |
01:16:49:14 |
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I write it
down, and then it |
01:16:52:19 |
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and sent it |
01:16:56:06 |
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It's part of
my life. |
01:17:01:11 |
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I'm Abuweli. |
01:17:03:13 |
ID Card: NAME: Abduweli Ayup NATIONALITY: Chinese ETHNICITY: Uyghur AGE WHEN EXILED: 40 |
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01:17:05:12 |
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I came to
Istanbul 2015, |
01:17:11:06 |
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IN UYGHUR: |
01:17:13:23 |
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♪ if I
have my mother... |
01:17:17:20 |
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♪ my
mother... |
01:17:23:01 |
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♪ I am
not alone in exile. ♪ |
01:17:31:18 |
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IN ENGLISH: |
01:17:36:11 |
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Actually, I
didn't want |
01:17:40:23 |
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I just... |
01:17:44:20 |
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This is my
book. |
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01:17:47:09 |
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IN UYGHUR:
Mother Language. |
01:17:50:01 |
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It's for
kids, Uyghur kids, |
01:18:02:23 |
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I born in Kashgar, 1973. |
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Title Card: KASHGAR UYGHUR REGION, CHINA |
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01:18:24:08 |
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When I was
young, |
01:18:25:16 |
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I don't have
any knowledge |
01:18:30:06 |
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I don't know
the world. |
01:18:33:01 |
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And I decided
that |
01:18:36:05 |
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I need to
know |
01:18:40:12 |
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what's
happening in London, |
01:18:42:14 |
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and what's
happening in, |
01:18:46:10 |
Title Card: Beijing |
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01:18:50:01 |
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I think that, |
01:18:52:22 |
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'That's the
place to create, |
01:18:56:15 |
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And I decided
to study |
01:19:00:05 |
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I studied
Turkic languages |
01:19:04:07 |
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- IN UYGHUR: |
01:19:07:04 |
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He's one of |
01:19:11:16 |
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of our valuable |
01:19:14:03 |
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- IN UYGHUR:
We all agreed |
01:19:17:10 |
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This club
works well |
01:19:21:22 |
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because it
comes from |
01:19:26:14 |
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IN ENGLISH: |
01:19:28:04 |
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'Uyghur
literature |
01:19:31:04 |
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'and Uyghur
culture.' |
01:19:32:23 |
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- IN UYGHUR:
There are |
01:19:37:04 |
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- IN UYGHUR: |
01:19:39:00 |
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- If asked where
the first |
01:19:42:17 |
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what's the
answer? |
01:19:46:15 |
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- IN ENGLISH:
At a time, |
01:19:47:20 |
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you can say
that |
01:19:50:14 |
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But after
that, |
01:19:54:21 |
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Officially,
Uyghur language |
01:20:00:11 |
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and high
school |
01:20:07:18 |
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And I feel
that Uyghur |
01:20:12:19 |
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It became a
home language, |
01:20:16:17 |
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And family
language only can |
01:20:22:18 |
|
The third
generation, |
01:20:30:06 |
|
And then I
found out |
01:20:33:13 |
|
In China,
formal education |
01:20:37:09 |
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but preschool
is good. |
01:20:41:00 |
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There is no
clear regulation |
01:20:45:09 |
|
which
language we cannot. |
01:20:47:19 |
|
Then I was
very excited. |
01:20:50:09 |
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'Oh, this is
the chance. |
01:20:52:07 |
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'This is the
way we can do |
01:20:57:16 |
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I decided to
open the preschool |
01:21:01:05 |
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I rented a
very big school |
01:21:05:07 |
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with the yard |
01:21:09:01 |
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And we have a
very beautiful |
01:21:14:10 |
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with the
trees. |
01:21:16:18 |
|
It's perfect. |
01:21:20:03 |
|
One day,
around 100 |
01:21:23:12 |
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to decorate
that school. |
01:21:26:21 |
|
One dirty
black Santana came. |
01:21:32:06 |
|
They are
police. |
01:21:36:05 |
|
I said, 'I
want peace. |
01:21:43:09 |
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- IN UYGHUR: |
01:21:45:01 |
|
barged into
our house. |
|
|
|
01:21:50:06 |
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They yanked
off our head scarves |
01:22:00:21 |
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- IN UYGHUR: |
01:22:03:10 |
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'to check
your passport. |
01:22:06:13 |
|
'Come with
us. |
01:22:09:12 |
|
'We have some
questions |
01:22:16:20 |
|
- IN UYGHUR:
My mother and my |
01:22:20:05 |
|
Four plain-clothed
police |
01:22:28:15 |
|
'We are just
going to ask |
01:22:35:22 |
|
- IN ENGLISH:
And they put |
01:22:41:02 |
|
and pushed me
inside |
01:22:46:22 |
|
and
handcuffed my hands. |
01:22:52:05 |
|
- IN UYGHUR:
They put |
01:22:54:09 |
|
handcuffs on
my hands |
01:23:01:10 |
|
I shouted,
'Where are you taking |
01:23:08:01 |
|
- IN ENGLISH:
They drove me |
01:23:43:02 |
Lower Third: ILHAM TOHTI 2009 interview with friend and
writer Tsering Woeser |
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01:23:50:02 |
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- IN
MANDARIN: |
01:23:53:10 |
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- IN MANDARIN:
This way, OK. |
01:23:57:06 |
|
- My butt is
heavy. |
01:24:03:15 |
|
- IN ENGLISH: |
01:24:05:04 |
|
by the
Chinese government |
01:24:09:13 |
|
which is
completely not true - |
01:24:14:03 |
|
- I don't
like violence. |
01:24:17:11 |
|
- And I have
never thought about |
01:24:21:02 |
|
Why do we
want autonomy? |
01:24:24:02 |
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Because it’s
our lawful right. |
01:24:26:04 |
|
Uyghurs are
different |
01:24:29:11 |
|
Different
face. |
01:24:31:22 |
|
Different
language, culture, |
01:24:33:19 |
|
religion,
history. |
01:24:36:03 |
|
Our
environment is different. |
01:24:40:00 |
|
There are so
many Han Chinese, |
01:24:41:18 |
|
so we need a
form of autonomy |
01:24:46:11 |
|
so we can
preserve our history, |
01:24:51:23 |
|
Autonomy is
not separatism. |
01:24:54:15 |
|
This country
needs to abide |
01:24:57:22 |
|
I think
without |
01:25:00:13 |
|
won't be a
stable Xinjiang. |
01:25:03:13 |
|
- IN ENGLISH: |
01:25:06:06 |
|
when he was
15 years old. |
01:25:09:10 |
|
And my mum... |
01:25:11:17 |
|
she came to
Beijing |
01:25:14:11 |
|
when she was
around |
01:25:20:04 |
|
I was born in
Beijing |
01:25:26:13 |
|
My parents
got married |
01:25:30:21 |
|
and they just
never moved back. |
01:25:36:23 |
|
It's actually |
01:25:39:21 |
|
to be an
Uyghur who was born |
01:25:45:00 |
|
because I
feel |
01:25:49:05 |
|
For the
Uyghurs back |
01:25:52:22 |
|
They consider
me too assimilated |
01:25:59:11 |
|
And my Han
Chinese friends, |
01:26:04:05 |
|
So I always
feel like |
01:26:08:23 |
|
- IN ENGLISH: |
01:26:10:02 |
|
you spoke Mandarin
Chinese? |
01:26:12:03 |
|
- I grew up-
I was |
01:26:12:21 |
Title Card: ON THE SILK ROAD WITH CELCAR PODCAST |
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01:26:13:23 |
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so I only
spoke Uyghur at home. |
01:26:16:07 |
|
And my Uyghur
was really bad, |
01:26:19:05 |
|
I learned my
Uyghur |
01:26:22:06 |
|
- And the
reason I wanna |
01:26:24:16 |
|
like, if your
dad were |
01:26:28:02 |
|
he would've
raised you to be, |
01:26:30:23 |
|
You know,
like, 'Speak Uyghur.' |
01:26:32:07 |
|
- and, like,
you know. |
01:26:33:06 |
|
- And he
never mentioned |
01:26:37:01 |
|
like,
extremist thoughts. |
01:26:38:21 |
|
independence
or... |
01:26:40:14 |
|
I had some
thoughts, |
01:26:42:01 |
|
because from
my look, people |
01:26:46:02 |
|
and they
would treat me |
01:26:47:05 |
|
And then I
would ask my dad, |
01:26:49:09 |
|
And then I
would complain. |
01:26:50:13 |
|
'Shh. You
shouldn't |
01:26:53:09 |
|
- Mm-hm. |
01:26:56:09 |
|
'And then if
you be |
01:26:57:22 |
|
'people will
be nice to you.' |
01:27:02:11 |
|
I'm a very
positive person. |
01:27:07:05 |
|
My father
taught me |
01:27:09:16 |
|
He was very
positive. |
01:27:12:16 |
|
Before he got
into prison, |
01:27:16:05 |
|
'I kind of
have a feeling |
01:27:19:12 |
|
'Please don't
freak out. |
01:27:22:18 |
|
'And please
don't hate |
01:27:25:12 |
|
'Don't hate
China. I don't |
01:27:31:15 |
|
'Maybe I will
be sentenced |
01:27:34:11 |
|
'Maybe I will
be sentenced |
01:27:37:02 |
|
'But I don't
think China's |
01:27:39:04 |
|
'They're not
going to do |
01:27:41:19 |
Title Card: On September 23, 2014 the Chinese government sentenced Ilham Tohti to life in prison. |
|
01:27:49:12 |
|
- IN ENGLISH: |
01:27:51:23 |
|
my second
year as a student |
01:27:55:19 |
|
At the time, |
01:27:58:01 |
|
and we want
advice |
01:28:02:04 |
|
and we are
going to have |
01:28:05:19 |
|
He came to
us, |
01:28:07:10 |
|
and he told
us that, |
01:28:09:07 |
|
'Oh, I want
to remind you - |
01:28:14:10 |
|
'Who?' |
01:28:15:22 |
|
'Politician
and economist. |
01:28:19:07 |
|
'Think about
something real.' |
01:28:22:01 |
|
He talked to
us about what's |
01:28:26:09 |
|
and about our
water shortage... |
01:28:29:23 |
|
and joblessness |
01:28:32:06 |
|
and poverty |
01:28:33:20 |
|
and, like,
climate change. |
01:28:36:10 |
|
And then |
01:28:39:05 |
|
- IN
MANDARIN: |
01:28:40:23 |
|
faces these
issues - |
01:28:42:10 |
|
how to
resolve inequitable |
01:28:46:21 |
|
local
environmental |
01:28:50:06 |
|
ethnic
cultural preservation |
01:28:53:22 |
|
These are
also problems for |
01:29:01:04 |
|
Although we
are ethnically |
01:29:04:07 |
|
we all must
protect |
01:29:09:18 |
|
The more
equitable |
01:29:14:11 |
|
the more
harmonious the society. |
01:29:17:19 |
|
- IN ENGLISH:
He played |
01:29:20:11 |
|
for us to
understand |
01:29:22:05 |
|
what's
happening |
01:29:25:01 |
|
He influenced
us, |
01:29:31:11 |
|
- IN
MANDARIN: |
|
|
|
01:29:33:22 |
|
'on a regular
basis, and it was |
01:29:38:05 |
|
I lectured. |
|
|
|
01:29:39:17 |
|
And I found
our young people |
01:29:44:18 |
|
I saw in
their eyes |
01:29:49:19 |
Title Card: FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA |
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01:30:02:22 |
01:30:05:16 |
- IN UYGHUR: |
01:30:05:06 |
ID Card: NAME: Tahir Hamut Izgil NATIONALITY: Chinese ETHNICITY: Uyghur AGE WHEN EXILED: 48 |
|
01:30:06:13 |
|
I'm a poet
and a film director. |
01:30:10:19 |
|
I met Ilham
Tohti around 1991. |
01:30:16:21 |
|
I was deeply
inspired |
01:30:21:05 |
|
He was
constantly |
01:30:23:07 |
|
constantly
thinking |
01:30:25:07 |
|
and
constantly writing articles |
01:30:29:15 |
|
And then on New
Year's Eve |
01:30:34:00 |
|
During that
conversation |
01:30:36:17 |
|
'The
Secretary of the Communist |
01:30:41:05 |
|
'and with a
new leader, |
01:30:43:05 |
|
'conditions
in |
01:30:46:10 |
|
'will be
better, |
01:30:48:00 |
|
'and for
Uyghurs too.' |
01:30:50:10 |
|
We had hope
for Xi Jinping. |
01:30:52:04 |
|
We thought |
01:30:54:20 |
|
our situation
would change |
01:31:19:13 |
Headline in newspaper: How Xijinping is
Rewriting China’s History |
|
01:31:21:10 |
|
Since 2012, |
01:31:23:20 |
|
the situation
has changed |
01:31:28:18 |
|
Uyghur books |
01:31:32:03 |
|
Films started
being censored. |
01:31:37:00 |
|
Then in 2014, |
01:31:38:23 |
|
Ilham Tohti
was sentenced |
01:31:49:17 |
|
The first
thing I thought was, |
01:31:49:20 |
Headline in newspaper: China
sentences moderate Uighur scholar to life in prison, sparking condemnations |
|
01:31:53:01 |
|
'Oh no. |
01:31:54:16 |
|
'This is so
bad.' |
01:31:58:00 |
|
We
immediately began deleting |
01:32:04:23 |
|
But none of
us imagined |
01:32:08:11 |
|
there would
be such |
01:32:11:06 |
|
on a people
with a population |
01:32:19:17 |
|
When it
started, |
01:32:24:07 |
|
I saw it with
my own eyes. |
|
|
|
01:32:28:00 |
|
So many
people arrested |
01:32:29:03 |
|
with the
excuse of so-called |
01:32:37:04 |
|
All my very
close friends - |
01:32:39:16 |
|
some of them
poets, |
01:32:41:07 |
|
some
researchers, |
01:32:42:11 |
|
some translators, |
01:32:43:20 |
|
some artists, |
01:32:45:10 |
|
some very
established people in |
01:32:50:09 |
|
very talented
people. |
01:32:55:14 |
Title Card: In 2017, Tahir and his family fled China. |
|
01:33:14:16 |
|
- IN UYGHUR:
In 2015, |
01:33:16:15 |
|
in our
country, East Turkestan. |
01:33:20:19 |
|
All of a
sudden, |
01:33:23:15 |
|
in every
neighbourhood, |
01:33:25:05 |
|
so many
cameras were installed. |
01:33:34:12 |
|
After that,
in 2016, |
01:33:39:00 |
|
police and
soldiers were |
01:33:52:05 |
|
- my name is
Kalbinur Sidik. |
01:33:55:09 |
ID Card: NAME: Kalbinur Sidik NATIONALITY: Chinese ETHNICITY: Uzbek AGE WHEN EXILED: 50 |
|
01:33:55:22 |
|
I am Uzbek. |
01:33:57:19 |
|
I was born
and raised |
01:34:02:14 |
|
I taught
Chinese language class |
01:34:05:00 |
|
at the Ürümchi 24th |
01:34:09:06 |
Title Card: ÜRÜMCHI UYGHUR REGION, CHINA |
|
01:34:10:15 |
|
Starting
September 2016, |
01:34:15:08 |
|
they suddenly
made all the |
01:34:20:10 |
|
All the
evaluators |
01:34:26:16 |
|
Then in May
2017, |
01:34:30:09 |
|
called 'Pair
Up |
01:34:34:07 |
|
In every
family, forcibly, |
01:34:37:03 |
|
a Han Chinese
'relative' |
01:34:42:02 |
|
In another |
01:34:44:21 |
|
there is a
document called |
01:34:49:01 |
|
The first one |
01:34:51:20 |
|
We had to
show our Chinese |
01:34:55:05 |
|
He'd say,
'Show me |
01:34:58:10 |
|
Even with my
husband |
01:35:01:00 |
|
I had no
choice |
01:35:04:13 |
|
The second
was |
01:35:07:01 |
|
When the food
was ready, |
01:35:10:20 |
|
He'd say, |
01:35:13:04 |
|
Then he'd
take off his clothes |
01:35:17:21 |
|
And then,
he'd say, |
01:35:20:10 |
|
'You're so
pretty. |
01:35:22:08 |
|
'Can I hug
you? |
01:35:25:00 |
|
He'd hug me
to show |
01:35:29:21 |
|
The third one |
01:35:33:13 |
|
Our 'Chinese
relatives' |
01:35:35:22 |
|
'The Delivery
of |
01:35:38:00 |
|
'Good Policy
to The People'. |
01:35:42:02 |
|
After that,
'Travel Together'. |
01:35:45:14 |
|
If we were
too tired to go out, |
01:35:48:08 |
|
we had to
sing and dance |
01:35:52:20 |
|
The fifth one
is |
01:35:58:18 |
|
He'd say,
'Let's sleep together. |
01:36:02:03 |
|
'Why are you
not sleeping |
01:36:07:00 |
|
I had to
manage it |
01:36:10:09 |
|
I'd say, 'You
can sleep |
01:36:11:18 |
|
'since you
both snore |
01:36:16:10 |
|
I'd explain, |
01:36:20:01 |
|
If he wasn't
convinced, |
01:36:22:17 |
|
I had to
sleep with him. |
01:36:32:10 |
Title Card: In 2019, Kalbinur left Ürümchi. |
|
01:36:34:18 |
Title Card: She now lives in the Netherlands. |
|
01:36:48:10 |
Title Card: ISTANBUL, TURKEY 2019 |
|
01:36:50:06 |
Abduweli and Jewher skype call |
- IN ENGLISH:
I try... |
01:36:51:13 |
|
I want to try
in Uyghur. |
01:36:54:18 |
|
Jewher is a very good name. |
01:36:58:07 |
|
And my
father, he wants to give |
01:37:02:23 |
|
But my wife
didn't agree |
01:37:09:05 |
|
Jewher Ilham here. |
01:37:18:08 |
|
- IN UYGHUR:
How are you? |
01:37:19:19 |
|
- IN UYGHUR: |
01:37:21:17 |
|
Are you in
Turkey? |
01:37:23:23 |
|
- Yes, I am
IN Turkey. |
01:37:25:04 |
|
- is Your
family with you? |
01:37:27:21 |
|
- Yes. Do you
want to meet |
01:37:29:17 |
|
- Yes. OK,
OK. |
01:37:31:17 |
|
- Uyguriye! Mesude! |
01:37:34:13 |
|
Come here! |
01:37:37:15 |
|
Is your
daughter’s name |
01:37:39:13 |
|
- Yes, her
name is Uyguriye. |
01:37:43:16 |
|
But my
grandma wanted |
01:37:46:01 |
|
so they did. |
01:37:47:09 |
|
- Professor
Ilham gave you |
01:37:49:14 |
|
- Yes, my
father named me |
01:37:52:17 |
|
That's great! |
01:37:56:18 |
|
- How are
you? |
01:37:58:17 |
|
I'm fine. How
about you? |
01:38:00:09 |
|
- Mesude. |
01:38:02:23 |
|
This is Uyguriye. |
01:38:04:07 |
|
- How are
you? |
01:38:10:09 |
|
I miss my
brothers |
01:38:13:11 |
|
- You can
give them your love |
01:38:16:15 |
|
They can be
like your sisters. |
01:38:19:05 |
|
It is so
great to see you. |
01:38:21:12 |
|
Stay brave.
Stay energetic. |
01:38:24:21 |
|
You can do a
lot. |
01:38:27:05 |
|
We expect
great things from you. |
01:38:28:16 |
|
These old
folks |
01:38:31:05 |
|
Our hopes are
with |
01:38:34:09 |
|
- We will be
brave all together. |
01:38:37:01 |
|
- I really
hope my daughters |
01:38:40:08 |
|
- I hope they
will be |
01:38:42:00 |
|
Bye. See you
soon! |
01:38:45:12 |
|
- Say goodbye
to your sister |
01:38:47:22 |
|
- Bye. |
01:38:50:01 |
|
Ow. |
01:38:51:01 |
|
OK,
troublemaker. |
01:38:54:04 |
|
- Yes,
troublemaker. |
01:38:57:14 |
|
- They are so
grown-up and cute. |
01:39:01:03 |
|
I heard that
many people |
01:39:06:17 |
|
and deported
to China. |
01:39:09:13 |
|
Maybe you can
live |
01:39:14:00 |
|
It doesn't
matter where you are. |
01:39:16:23 |
|
All that
matters is the family |
01:39:21:15 |
|
- Yes. |
01:39:24:12 |
|
One day, I
hope to be with |
01:39:27:06 |
|
and
inshallah, |
01:39:29:20 |
|
- We all have
to work |
01:39:32:14 |
|
until they
all live peacefully, |
01:39:40:11 |
|
And another
thing - |
01:39:41:16 |
|
if you keep
working, |
01:39:43:13 |
|
you will be
more hopeful. |
01:39:46:05 |
|
- People who
do nothing |
01:39:49:13 |
|
- It's so
great to meet you! |
01:39:52:16 |
|
- Yes. |
01:39:54:20 |
|
OK. See you.
Allah amanet. |
01:39:57:09 |
|
- OK. See you
soon. |
01:40:03:10 |
Jewher walking along DC street |
- IN ENGLISH: |
01:40:06:06 |
|
And I can see
her |
01:40:10:08 |
Static, Jewher in front of capitol |
hard-working
and passion. |
01:40:15:04 |
Jewher walks towards camera on
DC street |
- So what
we're gonna do- |
01:40:16:09 |
Jewher, Back view entering
office building |
this is about
asking |
01:40:18:08 |
|
to sponsor
your father |
01:40:21:21 |
|
and then
introduce you. |
01:40:23:00 |
Jewher + two in front of
elevator |
- I'm scared
of people when they |
01:40:26:08 |
|
Cos, like, I
don't know |
01:40:29:06 |
|
and then
what- |
01:40:29:23 |
Exterior: Constance Milstein and
Family Global Academic Center New York University |
- We have A
very special guest. |
01:40:31:19 |
Night, Jewher walking on street |
She is the
daughter |
01:40:34:22 |
Back shot Jewher entering glass doors. |
He is an
internationally noted, |
01:40:37:11 |
Podium: NYU Washington, DC Sign behind speaker: Scholars at Risk Network |
who is
dedicated to bridging the |
01:40:40:08 |
|
and the Han
Chinese. |
01:40:41:20 |
Jewher and Adam on stage, white
chairs |
Please give a
warm welcome |
01:40:45:06 |
|
- A few
hundred people gathered |
01:40:47:21 |
Indiana NEWSDESK, male anchor, Groups Protest Life Sentence of
Chinese Scholar with IU Ties |
to protest
the treatment |
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His daughter
is a student |
01:40:54:15 |
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and has been
speaking out |
01:40:57:18 |
Anchor and Jewher on news program |
She joins us
now to tell us more |
01:41:01:02 |
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Jewher, thanks for being here |
01:41:02:19 |
Interior: Jewher whispers to Adam |
- Teach me
how |
01:41:04:11 |
Door: Representative James Langevin Rhode Island |
'Lan-ge-vin'. |
01:41:06:10 |
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Lang. Lang. |
01:41:07:13 |
Interior: Jewher whispers to Adam |
'Lang-ge-vin'. |
01:41:09:07 |
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Right. 'Lang-ge-vin'. Yeah. |
01:41:11:19 |
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- OK. |
01:41:13:03 |
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You ready? |
01:41:14:23 |
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- Do I- Do I
call him- |
01:41:16:14 |
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Do I call him |
01:41:18:07 |
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- Yes. |
01:41:19:05 |
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- In the fall
of 2013, |
01:41:21:05 |
Jewher seated at podium: Congressional-Executive Commission on China SR-418 |
state
security personnel |
01:41:24:06 |
Jewher walks to podium in Theater |
and told him
they will kill |
01:41:28:05 |
Jewher and Jerome Cohen at
table |
Now when our
neighbours |
01:41:31:01 |
|
they will
pretend like |
01:41:33:21 |
Jewher with microphone; NYU
backdrop |
For the
Chinese government, |
01:41:37:17 |
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no matter who
they are, |
01:41:39:02 |
Jewher and Adam on stage shot
from back of theater |
as long as
they have |
01:41:40:22 |
Jewher with microphone; NYU
backdrop |
living in
overseas, for them, |
01:41:44:05 |
Inside Congressman’s
office: Jewher and staff |
Thank you. |
01:41:46:19 |
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- Thank you. |
01:41:47:20 |
Exterior: Jewher + 2 in front of Capitol |
- you, of
course, were great. |
01:41:49:09 |
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- High five. |
01:41:50:09 |
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High five. |
01:41:52:02 |
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- High five. |
01:41:53:14 |
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- I need you
to be my advocate. |
01:41:54:16 |
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You should go
to law school |
01:41:56:12 |
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- Oh, please |
01:42:00:01 |
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No. It's like
my dad. |
01:42:02:15 |
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My dad is,
like, |
01:42:03:20 |
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'You're
either going to |
01:42:07:09 |
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I was, like,
'Oh, am I?' |
01:42:08:14 |
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- Uh-huh. |
01:42:09:21 |
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- I didn't
know that. |
01:42:16:12 |
Exterior: Jewher filming with cell phone. |
- IN
MANDARIN: |
01:42:19:07 |
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I wanted my
family |
01:42:24:18 |
Title Card: ILHAM TOHTI,
2009 Interview Tohti seated |
My daughter,
I feel sorry that |
01:42:29:21 |
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I never took
her to the park. |
01:42:33:22 |
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You know,
when she was little, |
01:42:36:07 |
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I barely had
the chance |
01:42:41:21 |
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I feel badly.
Sometimes |
01:42:46:04 |
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but I
couldn't even do that. |
01:42:53:00 |
Title Card: Fairfax,
Virginia Exterior: Jewher walking towards camera |
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01:42:54:03 |
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- IN UYGHUR: |
01:42:57:07 |
Restaurant signage: eerkin’s Uyghur Cuisine & Tea Bar |
Where to
begin? |
01:43:00:22 |
Mihrigul close up grey hijab |
Since coming
here, |
01:43:04:08 |
Close up Jewher |
I don't want
my children to know |
01:43:08:06 |
Mihrigul close up grey hijab |
I want to
create a good life |
01:43:11:10 |
ID Card: NAME: Mihrigul Tursun NATIONALITY: Chinese ETHNICITY: Uyghur AGE WHEN EXILED: 24 |
My name is Mihrigul Tursun. |
01:43:15:17 |
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I am from Cherchen County. |
01:43:19:01 |
Mihrigul close up grey hijab |
I am 29 years
old. |
01:43:25:20 |
Photos of Mihrigul |
In 2010, I
graduated |
01:43:30:15 |
Mihrigul close up grey hijab |
Then I went
to Egypt |
01:43:35:10 |
Photo: Mihrigul and husband |
I met my
husband, |
01:43:40:00 |
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In 2015, we
had triplets - |
01:43:44:12 |
Mihrigul close up grey hijab |
Taking care
of three newborns |
01:43:48:03 |
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and my family
offered to help |
01:43:52:13 |
Close up Jewher |
So in May
2015, I went back home |
01:43:59:22 |
Photo: Mihrigul red dress |
When I
arrived at the airport, |
01:44:03:06 |
|
they took my
children away. |
01:44:08:13 |
|
From that
time until 2018, |
01:44:11:21 |
Mihrigul close up grey hijab |
I was
detained three times. |
01:44:17:21 |
Animation: Mihrigul |
They
interrogated me |
01:44:19:21 |
|
and asked
what I had been doing |
01:44:26:00 |
Animation fingers
pointing at picture of men |
They
questioned me |
01:44:29:10 |
|
and asked who
they were. |
01:44:33:10 |
Animation: Fingers
grasping baton |
All I could
say was, |
01:44:37:22 |
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So they
tortured me |
01:44:42:04 |
Animation: Mihrigul and electric rod |
Even with
electric shock, |
01:44:43:23 |
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I couldn't
give them |
01:44:47:21 |
Animation: Mihrigul seated behind bars |
My nose and
mouth |
01:44:55:03 |
Animation: Tiger Chairs
inside cage |
- IN ENGLISH: |
01:44:57:19 |
|
There is an
iron cage in it. |
01:45:00:23 |
|
Inside the
cage, |
01:45:05:02 |
|
They video
tape |
01:45:08:23 |
Animation: Abduweli, met
cage background |
I was in the
tiger chair |
01:45:12:23 |
|
sometimes |
01:45:18:16 |
Animation: Abduweli and
woman in chair with hands cuffed |
- IN UYGHUR: |
01:45:21:19 |
Animation: fades to woman
on alone |
the shackles
at my feet locked, |
01:45:24:18 |
Animation: Close up woman
cuffed hand and spikes on side of chair |
If I move to
one side, |
01:45:28:18 |
Animation: fades to woman
in chair with cuffed wrists |
If I move to
the other, |
01:45:33:17 |
Animation adds Gulbahar
yellow shirt to previous image |
I had
shackles on my feet. |
01:45:38:02 |
Animation: close up feet
with shackles around ankles |
There was
another shackle |
01:45:40:19 |
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Together,
they became too heavy, |
01:45:44:01 |
|
and there was
no blood flow |
01:45:49:07 |
Animation; Male seated in
chair fades in as feet disappear and guard grasping bottle appears |
- IN UYGHUR:
He wrapped |
01:45:51:14 |
|
and hit my
hands |
01:45:54:03 |
Animation: hand grasping
bottle |
He kept
beating me and asking |
01:46:01:17 |
Animation: Gulbahar in
yellow fades in |
- 'Just shoot
me!' |
01:46:03:08 |
|
I shouted and
screamed |
01:46:08:22 |
Animation: Mihrigul fades in to Gulbahar in yellow |
- Then they
made me eat |
01:46:13:09 |
Animation: Mhrigul alone |
After eating
that pill, |
01:46:25:02 |
Animation fades to camera
on Mihrugul’s face. |
- While I was
there, |
01:46:27:02 |
|
one of my
three children died |
01:46:32:10 |
|
The day after
my release, |
01:46:42:10 |
Close up Jewher |
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01:46:45:00 |
Hands |
That's it. |
01:46:46:08 |
Mihrigul close up grey hijab |
I don't want
to talk about it |
01:46:52:12 |
Close up Jewher |
I have to be
mentally healthy. |
01:46:55:00 |
Mihrigul close up grey hijab |
That is why I
stopped giving |
01:46:57:22 |
|
Now I feel
like I have gone |
01:47:01:16 |
Close up Jewher |
- IN UYGHUR:
It's OK. Sorry. |
01:47:04:13 |
|
Just say
'skip this' if you |
01:47:06:17 |
Mihrigul close up grey hijab |
- IN ENGLISH:
OK. |
01:47:10:08 |
Close up Jewher |
|
01:47:17:13 |
Mihrigul close up grey hijab |
IN UYGHUR: I
feel relieved |
01:47:24:21 |
Title Card: In 2018, Mihrigul was
released from the camp and allowed to take her surviving children back to
Egypt |
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01:47:28:06 |
Title Card added to
above: if she promised to return to China. |
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01:47:32:06 |
Mihrigul greeting kids at bus |
|
01:47:41:01 |
Title Card: They
moved to the United States where
she has earned an advanced certificate in
cybersecurity |
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01:47:41:11 |
Mihrigul and
kids walking on street |
- IN ENGLISH:
Aah. Can you? |
01:47:44:09 |
|
- One, two,
three, four, five, |
01:47:46:06 |
|
six, seven,
eight, nine, 10. |
01:47:48:13 |
|
- Wow. High
five. Good job. |
01:47:52:15 |
Exterior: Jewher walking up stairs of Ski stasjon subway
station |
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01:47:55:03 |
Title Card:
OSLO NORWAY OFFICE
OF UYGHUR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE DATABASE |
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01:47:57:09 |
|
- IN ENGLISH: |
01:48:00:00 |
|
and what do
you guys do? |
01:48:01:23 |
Interior: Muetter talking with Jewher;
back and forth |
- IN ENGLISH:
Uyghur |
01:48:04:05 |
Lower Third: MUETTER PROJECT
RESEARCHER, UTJD |
is an ongoing
project |
01:48:09:00 |
|
of
disappeared and interned |
01:48:11:21 |
|
to document |
01:48:14:00 |
|
being
committed |
01:48:16:23 |
UTJD Staff and Jewher over computer |
So, here, you
can see a list |
01:48:20:16 |
|
that we've
identified |
01:48:23:08 |
|
We found
around 250 prisons |
01:48:26:21 |
|
and 234
re-education camps. |
01:48:32:12 |
|
We found that
around 140 |
01:48:37:07 |
Computer closed up: Watchtower On Sep. 1, 2018, approximately 198 detainees, dressed in
orange-colored prison uniforms were lined up in rows and escorted from the
high-security gate to the forced labor factory. |
- IN ENGLISH:
And you see, like, |
01:48:39:01 |
|
we have
watchtower people, |
01:48:42:09 |
|
lined up. |
01:48:44:00 |
Lower Third: ADILJAN PROJECT
COORDINATOR, UTJD |
- Whenever
you see first time, |
01:48:47:00 |
|
isn't it? But
if you go closer |
01:48:50:22 |
|
orange-coloured
prison uniforms- |
01:48:52:19 |
Lower Third: BAHTIYAR DIRECTOR, UTJD |
- IN UYGHUR:
Three factories, |
01:48:54:09 |
|
this has the biggest |
01:48:57:22 |
|
This is a
forced labour centre. |
01:49:01:10 |
|
This is a
forced labour centre. |
01:49:03:13 |
|
Just in four
months, |
01:49:05:03 |
|
for example,
if you look |
01:49:08:17 |
|
then
September 1st,.. |
|
|
|
01:49:12:16 |
|
This means
they're building |
01:49:16:11 |
|
And it’s
growing exponentially. |
01:49:20:20 |
Adiljan and computer with
lists of camps. |
- IN ENGLISH: |
01:49:20:20 |
Interior: Scenes from Etles silk making workshop |
music |
01:49:41:12 |
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- IN UYGHUR:
I had a factory |
01:49:47:21 |
|
We
manufactured |
01:49:53:08 |
|
Uyghur
cultural clothing, like |
01:49:59:22 |
|
Then,
starting in 2013, |
|
|
|
01:50:02:17 |
|
the
government banned me from |
01:50:16:14 |
|
We kept
getting orders |
01:50:20:00 |
|
about who we
could |
01:50:25:07 |
|
what we could |
01:50:30:10 |
|
I had 28
employees |
01:50:33:00 |
|
I had no
choice |
01:50:39:07 |
|
Once the
factory was closed, |
01:50:41:13 |
|
I sold goods
imported |
01:50:45:20 |
|
Now I sell
goods online. |
01:50:52:01 |
Exterior: two men seated
at picnic table in park with Abduweli |
My customer
told me |
01:50:54:05 |
Title Card: ISTANBUL,
TURKEY 2019 Lower
Third: BILAL BUSINESSMAN |
to a re-education
camp |
01:50:58:14 |
|
- When did
that happen? |
01:51:01:18 |
|
It’s been
seven or eight months. |
01:51:04:17 |
|
My sister, |
01:51:09:11 |
|
Who will take
care |
01:51:11:13 |
|
now when Ürümchi |
01:51:14:20 |
|
When I play
with my own child, |
01:51:18:20 |
|
guilty now. |
01:51:23:02 |
Exterior: Park scenes |
Sound of kids playing |
01:51:30:19 |
Exterior: two men seated
at picnic table in park with Abduweli |
Why do they
imprison her just |
01:51:37:08 |
|
Here are
pictures of my sister |
01:51:40:22 |
|
This is your
sister, |
01:51:45:04 |
|
One is 9, |
01:51:47:04 |
|
and the other
is 7? |
01:51:53:22 |
|
Not only you. |
01:51:57:17 |
|
They were
businessmen. |
01:51:59:17 |
|
They had not
committed |
01:52:01:20 |
|
Their only
crime |
01:52:04:08 |
|
Even here, |
01:52:06:20 |
Lower Third: ENWAR BUSINESSMAN |
go into local
businesses |
01:52:10:19 |
|
'You're going
to tell us who |
01:52:15:07 |
|
'who is contacting
whom.' |
01:52:17:09 |
|
They say, 'If
you spy for us, |
01:52:19:12 |
|
'we’ll let
you speak |
01:52:22:04 |
|
- We used to
see it in movies, |
01:52:23:19 |
|
where a
person gets kidnapped |
01:52:29:01 |
|
That’s
exactly what the Chinese |
01:52:36:14 |
Exterior: Abduweli
walking towards camera on city street |
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01:52:38:17 |
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- IN UYGHUR: |
01:52:40:00 |
Interior: Abduweli with
Butcher in his shop + b-roll in shop. |
did you leave
in the homeland? |
01:52:41:22 |
|
- IN UYGHUR:
I left my |
01:52:45:01 |
Lower Third:
ABDUSALAM
QADIR BUTCHER |
When the
Chinese government said |
01:52:49:07 |
|
to Uyghurs, |
01:52:51:22 |
|
but they were
denied |
01:52:56:03 |
|
We've been in
the butchery |
01:53:00:13 |
|
so I chose to
continue here |
01:53:04:08 |
|
I decided to
visit home in 2016, |
01:53:07:10 |
|
and I called
my family. |
01:53:09:19 |
|
When I spoke
to my father, |
01:53:13:02 |
|
'Now everyone
your age |
01:53:15:10 |
|
'by the
Chinese government. |
01:53:16:14 |
|
'When the
children are grown, |
01:53:20:14 |
|
'or maybe
when things |
01:53:28:08 |
|
They detained
my wife |
01:53:34:03 |
|
In October,
my wife was |
01:53:39:03 |
|
I met a
person here who said |
01:53:41:20 |
|
and Saudi
Arabia and could |
01:53:46:03 |
|
I told him, |
01:53:48:03 |
|
'I just want
to bring |
01:53:50:13 |
|
So I made a
deal of |
01:53:54:23 |
|
Then he asked
me to send |
01:54:02:19 |
|
He sent me a
text, and I said, |
01:54:06:10 |
|
'Whether I
have five children |
01:54:09:05 |
|
'or even if
it’s |
01:54:12:00 |
|
'I’ll never
sell any person |
01:54:14:10 |
|
'Sorry. If
they die, they die. |
01:54:26:15 |
|
It's not just
missing my family. |
01:54:29:18 |
|
It's knowing
they |
01:54:42:17 |
|
It's heavy. |
01:54:56:15 |
|
This is not
normal. |
01:55:16:20 |
Great Wall |
- IN UGYHUR: |
01:55:18:10 |
|
there are no
camps, |
01:55:20:10 |
|
just
re-education centres, |
01:55:23:01 |
|
and that we
teach Uyghurs skills |
01:55:25:16 |
|
in order to find
better jobs. |
01:55:34:10 |
|
In fact,
that's all a lie. |
01:55:39:08 |
Lower Third: KALBINUR TEACHER
|
And they have
not been closed. |
01:56:22:03 |
Kalbinur 100% |
I struggle
when I try to explain |
01:55:47:07 |
Driving view of camps and
watchtower |
|
01:56:24:03 |
Interior: on computer arriel view of camp |
When I say
'fence', they think |
01:56:27:11 |
|
It has
barbed-wire |
01:56:30:19 |
Interior: Kalbinur,
Bahtiyar, and Muetter around computer |
- IN UYGHUR:
Is the electric |
01:56:33:07 |
|
- When I
explain it, |
01:56:35:20 |
|
- Mm-hm. Mm. |
01:56:41:10 |
|
- When I got
to school, |
01:56:43:14 |
|
our principal
called me |
01:56:47:21 |
|
At the
meeting, |
01:56:50:22 |
|
'We gathered
a group |
01:56:53:03 |
|
'and you will
teach them |
01:57:00:01 |
|
'When you go,
don’t tell anyone |
01:57:05:13 |
|
'That's our
first requirement. |
01:57:08:02 |
|
'If you leak
it, you will suffer |
01:57:12:08 |
|
Behind, there
are four chairs. |
01:57:14:05 |
|
They belong |
01:57:16:06 |
|
Here and here
are the seats for |
01:57:21:12 |
|
- IN UYGHUR: |
01:57:23:05 |
|
- At The very
back. |
01:57:26:03 |
|
- 97 people
sit there. |
01:57:32:06 |
|
- Small
chairs. |
01:57:33:11 |
|
Oh my. It
makes me feel... |
01:57:35:19 |
|
It takes me back |
01:57:37:17 |
|
as if it's
happening right now. |
01:57:48:10 |
Exterior: driving view of
camps |
On March 1
2017, |
01:57:51:14 |
|
I first
entered the Cang Fang |
01:57:56:08 |
Interior: Kalbinur |
When the door
opened |
01:57:59:07 |
|
he had
handcuffs and shackles |
01:58:04:06 |
Interior: Prison hallway |
I was
shocked, scared, shaking, |
01:58:14:15 |
Interior: Kalbinur |
|
01:58:19:04 |
Title Card: Konasheher List leaked in 2021 |
|
01:58:27:19 |
Title Card: Documents and
photos hacked from police computers in China reveal shocking inside
views of detainees and camps. |
|
01:58:33:01 |
Images of detainees |
The first
batch of detainees |
01:58:34:18 |
|
or scholars, |
01:58:37:22 |
|
they were
called illiterate. |
01:58:43:03 |
|
Later, all
the detainees were |
01:58:47:17 |
|
intellectuals, |
01:58:54:02 |
|
They had no
need to study |
01:58:59:12 |
|
Both their
hands and feet |
01:59:02:05 |
|
and they wore |
01:59:04:11 |
|
with an
orange vest over it. |
01:59:07:07 |
|
On each orange
vest, |
01:59:13:07 |
|
We couldn’t
call them by |
01:59:22:03 |
|
They were,
everyone of them, |
01:59:24:23 |
|
chained and
shackled |
01:59:29:21 |
Interior: Kalbinur |
After four hours |
01:59:32:23 |
|
I went into
the courtyard |
01:59:35:18 |
Interior: security
cameras |
A male Uyghur
police officer |
01:59:38:03 |
|
'There are
two surveillance |
01:59:41:01 |
|
'Careful when
you speak. They're |
01:59:43:17 |
|
I was so
scared. |
01:59:49:00 |
Interior: Kalbinur |
After that,
every day at lunch, |
01:59:51:15 |
|
in the yard,
on the way home |
01:59:55:14 |
|
I talked with
him more often. |
01:59:59:19 |
Graphic model of camp |
|
02:00:05:09 |
|
One day I had
the courage |
02:00:07:10 |
|
'I would like
to see |
02:00:10:06 |
|
'I haven’t
been there yet. |
02:00:14:22 |
|
He said, 'Come.
I’ll bring you.' |
02:00:18:18 |
Interior: Kalbinur |
I was shocked
when I entered. |
02:00:20:15 |
|
I felt like I
walked into |
02:00:24:10 |
|
All three
walls |
02:00:26:07 |
|
My eyes were
drawn |
02:00:29:17 |
Interior: Image of video
surveillance screens |
- Where do we
put |
02:00:31:11 |
Interior: Kalbinur,
Bahtiyar and Muetter in from of laptop |
- Yes, IN The
front. |
02:00:32:11 |
|
The front one
is biggest - |
02:00:34:05 |
|
there in
front just after |
02:00:36:23 |
|
Then the
small screens |
02:00:40:05 |
|
-
Approximately like this? |
02:00:42:13 |
|
- There's a
small split screen |
02:00:44:12 |
|
- Yes right.
right. |
02:00:50:05 |
|
From the
control room, I could |
02:00:53:12 |
|
sometimes 30
to 40 in one cell. |
02:00:59:05 |
Interior: Kalbinur |
'Is it
possible to monitor |
02:01:02:22 |
Interior: Kalbinur,
Bahtiyar and Muetter in from of laptop |
The Uyghur
guard looked up |
02:01:07:12 |
Interior: Kalbinur |
He said,
'Yes, you can see, |
02:01:10:05 |
|
'because if
anyone moves |
02:01:14:04 |
|
'the red
light goes on.' |
02:01:16:00 |
|
He also
showed me one |
02:01:18:18 |
|
When the red
light went on, |
02:01:20:01 |
|
he clicked
it, |
02:01:23:03 |
Interior: Kalbinur, Bahtiyar
and Muetter in from of laptop |
You could see
inside their eyes, |
02:01:27:23 |
|
It was that
clear. |
02:01:30:20 |
|
- These are
individual screens. |
02:01:33:02 |
|
This type of
screen |
02:01:35:10 |
|
so this indicates
the Chinese |
02:01:40:02 |
|
It must be
advanced technology. |
02:01:45:05 |
Interior: Kalbinur |
Thinking of
the girls there |
02:01:51:19 |
|
because they
are also their |
02:01:56:19 |
|
They are
girls who grew up |
02:02:24:08 |
Graphic model of camp
interior |
|
02:02:29:08 |
Interior: Prison hallway, police and nurse in
foreground |
|
02:02:33:03 |
|
- IN UYGHUR:
It was 12 o'clock |
02:02:36:22 |
|
There were 40
people in there. |
02:02:40:13 |
Interior: Gulbahar with
pink hijab |
I was put in
a cell with Uyghurs |
02:02:47:01 |
|
Young girls, |
02:02:50:04 |
|
It hit me
very hard, |
02:02:53:11 |
|
the same age
as my daughter, |
02:02:55:00 |
|
and you could
see shackles |
02:02:58:16 |
Back shot of Gulbahar on
Paris street |
|
02:02:59:18 |
ID Card: NAME: Gulbahar Jelilova NATIONALITY: Kazakhstan ETHNICITY: Uyghur AGE WHEN EXILED: 53 |
My name is
Gulbahar Jelilova. |
02:03:03:11 |
|
I was born in
Kazakhstan |
02:03:10:03 |
Interior: Gulbahar,
Bahtiyar, Muetter around laptop |
- First of
all, I’ll show you |
02:03:14:18 |
|
that we made. |
02:03:18:00 |
|
This is the
inside of the camp. |
02:03:21:10 |
|
It was made |
|
|
|
02:03:25:18 |
|
Other camp
survivors said |
02:03:28:13 |
|
between every
two cells. |
02:03:32:22 |
|
- Then,
inside of this cell, |
02:03:36:19 |
|
like you
said, |
02:03:40:16 |
|
and the size
of this room |
02:03:45:03 |
|
- There is
another mistake here. |
02:03:49:03 |
|
Over there,
it’s not like that. |
02:03:51:01 |
|
It’s just
leaning against |
02:03:54:13 |
|
- Is it
there? |
02:03:56:21 |
|
where you
marked it, |
02:04:01:14 |
|
'They woke us
all up at 5.30am. |
02:04:05:14 |
|
'We sat in
three tight lines, |
02:04:09:23 |
Interior: Gulbahar in
Pink Hijab with Abduweli |
We sat like
this. |
02:04:12:07 |
|
- Until 8am? |
02:04:15:02 |
Animation: Sequence of women
in yellow prison uniforms. Guard in blue |
|
02:04:18:19 |
|
- IN UYGHUR:
We couldn't |
02:04:20:19 |
|
because
they'd think |
02:04:24:11 |
|
They told us
to look |
02:04:29:05 |
|
- IN UYGHUR:
There were |
02:04:33:10 |
|
Beautiful
girls, |
02:04:37:11 |
|
from 14 to 67
years old. |
02:04:41:09 |
|
- IN UYGHUR:
When we lie down, |
02:04:44:18 |
|
- IN UYGHUR:
If 20 people |
02:04:48:07 |
|
After two
hours, those 20 lie |
02:04:57:11 |
|
- IN UYGHUR: |
02:04:59:16 |
|
and a citizen
of Kazakhstan, |
02:05:03:18 |
|
they abused
me for being |
02:05:08:21 |
Interior: Gulbahar in
pink hijab |
They hit me. |
02:05:11:22 |
|
They raped
me. |
02:05:13:09 |
|
They did
everything to me. |
02:05:15:11 |
|
Even though I
am old, |
02:05:18:22 |
|
I could do
nothing. |
02:05:40:10 |
Title Card: After one
year, three months and ten days in a camp and numerous appeals by her family
in Kazakhstan, |
|
02:05:45:04 |
Title Card: After one
year, three months and ten days in a camp and numerous appeals by her family
in Kazakhstan, Gulbahar was released. |
|
02:05:48:21 |
In 2018, She fled to
Turkey. |
|
02:05:52:15 |
In 2019, she moved to Paris. |
|
02:05:55:21 |
Exterior: Gulbahar
walking towards camera along Paris street wearing green and white floral
hijab. |
I thought I
would start over |
02:06:00:08 |
|
But I'm still
scared. |
02:06:04:05 |
|
I sleep with
the lights on |
02:06:08:23 |
Interior: Gulbahar in
pink hijab |
It's
impossible to start over. |
02:06:11:19 |
|
It's
impossible to forget |
02:06:15:12 |
Exterior: Gulbahar
standing on street below elevated train. |
|
02:06:28:20 |
Exterior: Winter Kazahstan pan of scenery from train |
|
02:06:36:02 |
Map of Kazakhstan and
China |
|
02:06:37:06 |
|
- IN ENGLISH:
The territory |
02:06:41:19 |
|
It is a
transit corridor |
02:06:47:01 |
|
The Chinese initiative |
02:06:50:04 |
|
includes
Kazakhstan as a focus. |
02:06:53:19 |
|
And we have |
02:06:55:18 |
|
between
Kazakhstan and China |
02:06:57:17 |
|
about
friendship |
02:07:05:07 |
Exterior: Kazakh Mosque
with snow |
|
02:07:06:22 |
Title Card: Kazakhstan |
|
02:07:10:18 |
Interior: vehicle |
|
02:07:11:21 |
|
But on the
another hand, |
02:07:14:00 |
Exterior: Men in front of green building |
we have mass |
02:07:16:04 |
|
of ethnic
Kazakhs in Xinjiang. |
02:07:19:18 |
|
And now we
have this situation |
02:07:24:16 |
Exterior: white house
snow, dog, kids |
and a part of
ethnic Kazakhs |
02:07:33:05 |
|
They consider
this land |
02:07:35:23 |
|
And they
consider Kazakhstan |
02:07:40:09 |
|
There were no
serious problems, |
02:07:42:20 |
Interior: Aina |
but in 2016, |
02:07:48:05 |
Interior: Aina in vehicle |
The detentions
started |
02:07:50:22 |
|
and the
restricting |
02:07:53:22 |
|
of many
ethnic Kazakhs, |
02:07:55:13 |
Exterior: Car approaching
camera in snow. |
even having
residence permits |
02:08:00:13 |
Interior: Aina in vehicle |
- IN KAZAKH: |
02:08:04:05 |
|
so we have
missed it. |
02:08:06:05 |
|
IN ENGLISH:
'My name is |
02:08:08:05 |
|
'I'm a human
rights defender |
02:08:09:15 |
|
'and the
president of |
02:08:14:03 |
Exterior: Aina and man
outside vehicle |
'Our mission
is to promote |
02:08:17:06 |
|
'in Central
Asia.' |
02:08:18:14 |
Interior: Kazakh home |
|
02:08:25:17 |
Interior: Aina and Kazakh
mother exchange |
- IN KAZAKH:
No news At all? |
02:08:27:13 |
|
- IN KAZAKH:
No news. |
02:08:31:02 |
|
When I sleep, |
02:08:35:03 |
|
How is she
doing? |
02:08:38:06 |
|
How does she
feel? |
02:08:40:03 |
|
Does she
think her |
02:08:44:16 |
|
I can't even
send her |
02:08:47:06 |
|
It's too
difficult |
02:08:49:22 |
|
We don't even
know how her |
02:08:53:18 |
|
When we were
in China, |
02:08:57:00 |
|
We would
speak |
02:09:00:18 |
|
and talk
about what happened |
02:09:08:12 |
|
- How did you
know they didn't |
02:09:12:11 |
|
We were
speaking- |
02:09:14:14 |
|
- ...at that
very moment. |
02:09:16:11 |
|
- Yeah, at
the airport |
02:09:17:19 |
|
She said,
'Don't ask why. Just |
02:09:21:13 |
|
She hasn't
contacted us |
02:09:23:19 |
|
She just kept
repeating, |
02:09:26:05 |
|
'Please stop
asking |
02:09:28:08 |
|
'Be thankful
I'm still alive.' |
02:09:33:16 |
Interior: Father and son |
- Who's
responsible for this? |
02:09:36:00 |
|
Who and why
are they doing this? |
02:09:39:06 |
|
The Chinese
government. |
02:09:41:17 |
|
No one else. |
02:09:44:07 |
Interior: Mother |
|
02:09:46:11 |
Interior: Aina |
|
02:09:49:07 |
Interior: Wood stove |
- IN ENGLISH: |
02:09:51:12 |
|
on the real
number of victims. |
02:09:54:07 |
Interior: Kazakh home,
Aina and 2 young men with photos |
IN KAZAKH: My
little brother, |
02:09:58:18 |
|
- IN ENGLISH:
Only the relatives |
02:10:02:00 |
|
can appeal to
the governments |
02:10:06:05 |
|
to protect
their relatives |
02:10:11:04 |
Night: Aina in car with
car following her |
|
02:10:14:22 |
|
This car is
following us. |
02:10:18:14 |
|
I think it's
dangerous for us. |
02:10:22:16 |
|
I'm writing a
post on |
02:10:29:12 |
Aina in car with cellphone with intermittent shots to dark highway |
'My friends, |
02:10:31:21 |
|
'about the
danger |
02:10:34:19 |
|
'Today in Taldykorgan, |
02:10:35:22 |
|
'we conducted
many interviews |
02:10:40:11 |
|
'mass human
rights violations |
02:10:44:22 |
|
'The whole
day stayed |
02:10:47:20 |
|
'without
licence plate, |
02:10:49:18 |
|
'and now this
car |
02:10:59:00 |
|
I'm not
feeling that I'm safe. |
02:11:01:16 |
Interior; Aina at desk. |
But this is
the usual situation |
02:11:04:23 |
|
for all my
colleagues abroad |
02:11:09:22 |
|
It's not safe
work. |
02:11:15:09 |
People walking on snowy
street. |
|
02:11:22:21 |
|
- IN KAZAKH:
He brought us here, |
02:11:29:08 |
Interior: Kazakh woman
rust-colored sweater, boy plaid shirt with photo of
father and Aina |
Our children
began school here. |
02:11:32:13 |
|
That was his
dream. |
02:11:35:05 |
|
He made his
dream |
02:11:37:11 |
|
but he... is
suffering now. |
02:11:42:03 |
|
- What kind
of work did he do? |
02:11:45:07 |
|
And with the permission
of |
02:11:49:21 |
Interior: Kazakh woman
black sweater |
- IN KAZAKH:
She was |
02:11:51:04 |
|
in the
village. |
02:11:53:01 |
|
Everyone knew
her |
02:11:55:03 |
|
People would come
to my mother |
02:11:57:15 |
|
if they
needed something. |
02:12:01:11 |
Interior: Kazakh woman
rust-colored sweater, boy plaid shirt with photo of
father and Aina |
- So they
asked him to come |
02:12:05:01 |
|
'You are 50
years old now. |
02:12:09:07 |
|
But, once he
returned, |
02:12:13:12 |
|
they said
something was wrong |
02:12:15:17 |
|
from before
he left for |
02:12:18:18 |
|
They didn’t
let him leave |
02:12:21:10 |
|
They took his
ID, |
02:12:27:17 |
Interior: Kazakh woman
black sweater |
- Just before
leaving, |
02:12:29:12 |
|
there was a
big family |
02:12:31:18 |
|
We celebrated
the new year |
02:12:37:13 |
|
Then, she
went back to China |
02:12:38:23 |
|
because they
wouldn't stop |
02:12:41:16 |
Interior: Kazakh man red
shirt and Aina |
- IN KAZAKH:
That place looked |
02:12:44:05 |
|
There was a barbed-wire
fence, |
02:12:48:06 |
|
I shouted, |
02:12:49:19 |
|
'I don't
understand |
02:12:51:21 |
|
They said, |
02:12:54:10 |
|
and put me in
a pit |
02:12:57:03 |
|
'Confess the
truth.' |
02:12:58:19 |
|
I asked,
'What truth must |
02:13:02:11 |
|
I screamed
hysterically and |
02:13:05:06 |
|
screamed,
shouted |
02:13:09:01 |
|
Some of the
guys |
02:13:11:20 |
|
saying they
would punish me |
02:13:13:03 |
|
for my
suicide attempt. |
02:13:15:09 |
Interior: Kazakh woman
black sweater |
- In no other
country |
02:13:18:09 |
|
People don't
do such horrible |
02:13:21:23 |
Interior: Kazakh woman
rust-colored sweater, boy plaid shirt with photo of
father and Aina |
|
02:13:30:15 |
|
- Yeah, what
a difficult time in |
02:13:34:14 |
|
I am sorry I
made you |
02:13:42:15 |
Interior: Group of seated Kazakh petitioners |
Music |
02:13:46:10 |
Boy holding paper with
Kazakh script |
Music |
02:13:47:04 |
|
IN ENGLISH:
These camps |
|
|
|
02:13:53:01 |
Interior: Group of seated Kazakh petitioners with
photos on paper |
These camps |
02:13:57:20 |
Map: Kazakhstan and China |
|
02:14:05:03 |
Satellite Imagery in
sequence |
|
02:14:12:20 |
|
- IN ENGLISH:
This is not only |
02:14:16:20 |
|
Millions of
innocent people |
02:14:23:04 |
|
In the
beginning, |
02:14:25:11 |
|
the fact that
the concentration |
02:14:32:03 |
|
But recently,
they have finally |
02:14:38:03 |
|
but they are |
02:14:43:16 |
|
Chinese
government claims |
02:14:47:00 |
|
is created in
order to clean |
02:14:50:13 |
|
and also to
teach them skills |
02:14:56:19 |
|
But who are
the people |
02:15:00:15 |
|
Some of them
opened kindergarten |
02:15:06:16 |
|
Some people
sang Uyghur songs. |
02:15:11:23 |
|
The Chinese
government recently |
02:15:15:08 |
|
have
graduated |
02:15:19:18 |
Exterior: Train station,
men in purple blindfolded with police |
Have they?
Silence |
02:15:21:02 |
|
Where are
they? Silence |
02:16:29:13 |
|
Music resumes |
02:16:40:16 |
Jewher on train |
Music |
02:16:49:17 |
Title Card: STRASBOURG,
FRANCE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT |
Music |
02:16:52:02 |
|
- IN ENGLISH:
The European |
|
|
|
02:16:53:13 |
|
the Sakharov
Prize for the |
02:16:57:12 |
Exterior: European
Parliament building |
embodying
admirable individuals |
02:17:00:10 |
|
who fight for
freedom |
02:17:02:21 |
|
often in hostile
environments. |
02:17:05:03 |
Interior: EU Jewher and MPs
seated |
Since our
laureate |
02:17:09:07 |
|
I'm very
happy to welcome |
02:17:11:14 |
|
the daughter |
02:17:13:07 |
|
our Sakharov
Prize winner |
02:17:15:07 |
|
Welcome, Miss
Ilham. |
02:17:21:13 |
Interior: Jewher exchanges with Members of Parliament and staff in
halls and chamber |
- The chairs
of the committee |
02:17:26:12 |
|
Then they
give you the floor |
02:17:29:08 |
|
- Today? |
02:17:31:08 |
|
Seven, 10
minutes. |
02:17:33:02 |
|
- Today? |
02:17:35:17 |
|
That's why I
want to, you know. |
02:17:38:00 |
|
It will be
private, right? |
02:17:39:15 |
|
It's not
recorded. |
02:17:41:12 |
|
- Normally? |
02:17:42:17 |
|
- We have to
check that. |
02:17:48:13 |
|
- Jewher! |
02:17:52:21 |
|
Hello. |
02:17:54:07 |
|
- Oh, here's |
02:17:56:07 |
|
- Yeah, it's
everywhere here. |
02:17:57:11 |
|
- I was just
told |
02:17:59:09 |
|
- No. Don't
worry. Don't stress. |
02:18:01:03 |
|
- You've not
been home, |
02:18:02:08 |
|
- No, not
since |
02:18:04:22 |
|
Nice to meet
you. |
02:18:06:11 |
|
- Whatever it
takes to change |
02:18:10:09 |
|
well, I'm
willing to do it. |
02:18:12:14 |
|
- Without any
further ado, |
02:18:13:23 |
|
I am now very
honoured to give |
02:18:17:22 |
|
the daughter |
02:18:29:00 |
|
- I wish |
02:18:30:10 |
|
would show a
bit more courage |
02:18:33:03 |
|
You know,
they're all... |
02:18:34:18 |
|
They're all
interested |
02:18:37:04 |
|
- Yeah, Thank
you. Thank you. |
02:18:39:11 |
|
- Wait, I
just really want |
02:18:41:03 |
|
OK. |
02:18:43:06 |
|
- Oh, Thank
you. |
02:18:46:00 |
Title card: EN ROUTE TO STRASBOURG, FRANCE Abudweli on train. |
|
02:18:48:14 |
|
- IN ENGLISH:
In 2008, |
02:18:50:16 |
|
we heard that
Ilham Tohti |
02:18:54:08 |
|
bothered by
police |
02:18:59:04 |
|
In 2009, I
went to Beijing, |
02:19:02:07 |
|
and he said, 'Don't
come to me. |
02:19:05:00 |
|
'It's
dangerous.' |
02:19:06:18 |
|
He said, 'Go
to US |
02:19:13:21 |
|
And then he
pasted poetry |
02:19:19:17 |
|
That poetry
is very famous |
02:19:23:09 |
|
It means, |
02:19:26:23 |
|
'who can come
to me? |
02:19:30:01 |
|
'Who can keep |
02:19:34:18 |
|
'If I were in
a desert |
02:19:40:22 |
|
'who can
provide me |
02:19:45:18 |
|
He was alone. |
02:19:51:20 |
Exterior: Jewher and Abduweli standing along river in Strasbourg |
|
02:19:57:22 |
Exterior:
Jewher and Abduweli walking along river in
Strasbourg. |
- IN UYGHUR:
You said you were |
02:20:02:14 |
|
but I don’t
remember you because |
02:20:06:07 |
|
I sometimes
forget some people. |
02:20:10:08 |
|
- IN UYGHUR:
I visited your home |
02:20:13:17 |
|
I have known
you |
02:20:18:02 |
Exterior: Jewher and
Abduweli sitting at park bench along river in Strasbourg. |
|
02:20:18:13 |
|
- I didn’t
really want to be |
02:20:21:05 |
|
for the past
five years. |
02:20:23:03 |
|
I wanted to
live my own life, |
02:20:27:03 |
|
I did this because
I want |
02:20:30:20 |
|
not just to
my dad but |
02:20:36:02 |
|
IN ENGLISH:
Like, there's |
02:20:37:10 |
|
There's a
good outcome. |
02:20:41:21 |
|
IN UYGHUR: I
didn't want |
02:20:44:13 |
|
as a human
being, |
02:20:46:20 |
|
as a Uyghur, |
02:20:48:15 |
|
as my
father’s daughter, |
02:20:51:23 |
|
I can't be
scared. |
02:20:54:18 |
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I have no
choice |
02:20:57:16 |
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- It's very
hard to carry |
02:21:02:14 |
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Not just
anyone can. |
02:21:11:21 |
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- I hope to
see him, |
02:21:15:04 |
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I'm afraid of
looking |
02:21:24:05 |
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It doesn't
matter if we live |
02:21:28:02 |
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as long as
he's safe. |
02:21:30:22 |
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Even if we
can't talk |
02:21:34:01 |
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as long as
he's safe. |
02:21:42:19 |
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As long as
he's |
02:21:47:16 |
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- You're a
lot like your dad. |
02:21:49:14 |
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- Everybody
says that. |
02:21:51:09 |
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My smile, way
of talking, |
02:21:54:10 |
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face and
height |
02:21:57:23 |
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Even my
personality |
02:22:03:23 |
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Thank God I'm
like my dad. |
02:22:06:13 |
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Thank God. |
02:22:10:11 |
Exterior: yellow leaves
of tree; river |
Music |
02:22:21:15 |
Night exterior: river
with buildings in view |
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02:22:27:21 |
Interior: Jewher seated at computer watching interview of father |
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02:22:32:11 |
Interior: Ilham Tohti in
red sweater on couch. |
- IN
MANDARIN: And I’m |
02:22:35:00 |
|
you know? I’m
afraid |
02:22:40:14 |
|
They’ve
already been persecuted. |
02:22:43:08 |
|
Jewher, I believe |
02:22:46:15 |
|
She’ll become
someone |
02:22:50:18 |
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someone who
loves her ethnic |
02:22:54:02 |
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I'm worried
she might be harmed. |
02:23:00:02 |
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Now with my
wife pregnant, |
02:23:30:21 |
Night exterior: River and
buildings on sides |
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02:23:35:20 |
Exterior: Trolly |
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02:23:39:04 |
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- IN ENGLISH:
Besides having |
02:23:42:06 |
Title card:
DAWN OF SAKHAROV PRIZE DECEMBER
18, 2019 Exterior: EU building |
is there anything
else that |
02:23:45:19 |
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- IN ENGLISH:
There are |
02:23:50:09 |
|
Putting
sanctions on |
02:23:53:10 |
|
but also
Western companies |
02:23:56:12 |
|
with the
concentration camps. |
02:23:59:14 |
Interior: EU building |
Also, it will
be great |
02:24:02:13 |
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could accept
those refugees |
02:24:06:01 |
Interior: Abduweli
looking up |
A lot of them
are scared |
02:24:09:00 |
Interior: EU building |
and to be
locked up again. |
02:24:13:02 |
|
so assistance
after all |
02:24:16:17 |
|
would be also
very helpful. |
02:24:19:22 |
Jewher in car reading phone |
|
02:24:21:23 |
|
- Our
laureate this year, |
02:24:23:20 |
Interior: EU chamber MPs
and Jewher seated |
stands in a
row of laureates, |
02:24:27:15 |
|
when Nelson
Mandela |
02:24:30:03 |
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were the
first to receive |
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|
02:24:32:13 |
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that has
become |
|
|
|
02:24:34:13 |
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paid to human
rights work |
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|
02:24:39:00 |
Interior: EU Chamber
Sakharov prize ceremony |
Today during
the award ceremony, |
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02:24:41:02 |
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the chair of
our laureate |
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02:24:56:16 |
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- IN ITALIAN:
His fight and all |
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|
02:25:01:15 |
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remind us
that we must fight |
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|
02:25:05:13 |
Interior: EU Chamber Title Card: DAVID
SASSOLI PREsIDENT OF
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT |
His daughter,
Jewher Ilham, |
02:25:09:05 |
|
has granted
us the honour |
02:25:12:20 |
|
and I now
give her the floor. |
02:25:14:17 |
|
Prego. |
02:25:27:15 |
|
- IN ENGLISH:
Thank you. |
02:25:28:13 |
Interior: EU Chamber, Jewher at podium |
As-Salaam-Alaikum. |
02:25:31:23 |
|
I want to
thank |
02:25:33:18 |
|
and all those
who made it |
02:25:37:01 |
|
to receive
the Sakharov Prize |
02:25:41:08 |
|
You have
highlighted |
02:25:44:08 |
|
and the
persecution |
02:25:47:08 |
|
but you bring
it to the |
02:25:50:10 |
|
and the rest
of the world - |
02:25:52:01 |
|
the plight of
over |
02:25:54:20 |
|
who have been
forcibly detained |
02:25:58:06 |
|
in the Uyghur
region. |
02:26:00:02 |
|
Thank you. |
02:26:01:05 |
|
Rahmat. |
02:26:03:17 |
|
Today there's
no freedom |
02:26:08:12 |
|
You know
this. |
02:26:10:02 |
|
Not at
school. |
02:26:11:16 |
|
Not in
public. |
02:26:13:09 |
|
Not even in
private homes. |
02:26:16:02 |
|
The
government has put |
02:26:19:19 |
|
into
concentration camps. |
02:26:22:17 |
|
Uyghurs are
forced |
02:26:25:16 |
|
language and
culture, |
02:26:29:04 |
|
where forced
labour |
02:26:31:05 |
|
and people
are tortured. |
02:26:32:23 |
|
Some have
died. |
02:26:35:14 |
|
History
repeats itself. |
02:26:38:02 |
|
It didn't end
well before. |
02:26:40:04 |
|
It won't end
well now. |
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02:26:42:16 |
|
This is not
about |
02:26:45:01 |
|
This is about |
02:26:49:00 |
|
While I don't
know where my |
02:26:53:21 |
|
I believe
that his spirit as |
02:26:57:23 |
Interior: EU Chamber view
of audience |
honours the
father I know |
02:26:59:09 |
|
who moved his
computer |
02:27:01:06 |
|
when I needed
him. |
02:27:05:17 |
|
Thank you
very much. |
02:27:11:03 |
Interior: Profile of
Abduweli in Audience |
Thank you. |
02:27:14:17 |
Interior: EU Chamber, Jewher w/ EU Presient and
framed prize |
Applause |
02:27:27:14 |
Exterior: Night Title card: ISTANBUL, TURKEY |
|
02:27:34:22 |
Exterior: Night street
scene |
|
02:27:35:08 |
|
- IN ENGLISH:
Uyghurs |
02:27:39:04 |
|
that's
similar in China. |
02:27:44:10 |
Exterior: Night, bridge |
Every day in
fear. |
02:27:48:00 |
|
My personal
safety |
02:27:52:08 |
|
I was
questioned by police. |
02:27:56:04 |
Interior: Abudweli white shirt |
And the
Chinese government |
02:28:00:15 |
Exterior: Night, on road
approaching bridge |
I applied for
protection |
02:28:04:10 |
|
for writers
in danger, |
02:28:07:09 |
Interior: Abudweli white shirt, at desk |
and they
accepted me |
02:28:11:07 |
Exterior: Bergen on boat |
Music |
02:28:14:12 |
Exterior: Abduweli and
family walking along waterfront |
|
02:28:16:19 |
Title Card: BERGEN, NORWAY |
I came in
2019 to Bergen. |
02:28:22:01 |
|
Norway is the
paradise for kids. |
02:28:25:15 |
|
And I love
being here. |
02:28:31:04 |
View out of airplane; Abudwuli looking out window. |
Music |
02:28:35:22 |
|
Today we are
going to go to |
02:28:37:15 |
|
Tingvoll Norwegian |
02:28:41:15 |
|
to interview
some people who |
02:28:45:23 |
Car on rural road in
Norway |
|
02:28:47:02 |
|
108 Uyghur
bought a ticket |
02:28:52:15 |
|
because
Serbia doesn't require |
02:28:58:06 |
Interior: Abduweli in car |
They took
Norwegian airline, |
02:29:00:07 |
|
and they
stopped over |
|
|
|
02:29:03:04 |
Exterior: Scenic view
along road from car interior |
At the
airport, |
02:29:07:16 |
|
because they
don't |
02:29:10:05 |
Interior: Abdwueli profile in car |
and they seek
asylum |
02:29:16:11 |
Exterior: drone over Tingvoll Title Card: TINGVOLL,
NORWAY 2022 |
|
02:29:25:11 |
Title Card: REFUGEE AND ASYLUM CENTER |
|
02:29:26:02 |
|
- In 100m,
you will have reached |
02:29:27:20 |
Interior: Abduweli in
car. |
your
destination. Your |
02:29:30:11 |
|
Caution -
restricted access. |
02:29:33:07 |
Exterior: yellow flowers
and chain fence. |
|
02:29:35:18 |
|
- IN UYGHUR: |
02:29:39:16 |
|
First for 30
days, |
02:29:41:16 |
Exterior: landscape with
mountains and yellow flowers |
then in 2020,
for around 40 days |
02:29:46:20 |
Picnic bench exchange
with 4 Uyghur men and Abduweli |
They tried to
fool me |
02:29:48:07 |
|
for
deportation back to China. |
02:29:50:04 |
|
I said to one
guard, |
02:29:51:17 |
|
'I'm a Uyghur
from East |
02:29:54:08 |
Title Card: IHSAN UYGHUR
ACTIVIST |
'How could
you do this |
02:29:58:11 |
|
He
immediately slapped me |
02:30:03:18 |
|
- IN UYGHUR:
I am an activist. |
02:30:06:14 |
Title Card: ABDUHALIK GOLDSMITH |
I wear this
T-shirt |
02:30:12:07 |
|
My father,
Aziz Nasir, |
02:30:16:03 |
|
My little
brother, born 15 days |
02:30:20:17 |
|
I never saw
his face. |
02:30:22:13 |
|
My mother,
Amine Abdulbaki - a |
02:30:26:06 |
|
But they were
sentenced |
02:30:29:15 |
|
I don't know
who will take care |
02:30:32:13 |
|
I don't know
who, and I don't |
02:30:35:18 |
|
Just a small,
innocent child. |
02:30:40:21 |
Exterior: kids playing on
tire swing and trampoline |
|
02:30:45:10 |
|
- IN UYGHUR: |
02:30:48:02 |
Title
Card: NURAHMET BIOLOGIST |
I enrolled in
a biology |
02:30:51:23 |
|
My life was
pretty normal |
02:30:56:13 |
|
until my last
year |
02:30:59:13 |
|
The
coronavirus |
02:31:02:08 |
|
My uncle
invited me |
02:31:05:08 |
|
about
coronavirus in Sefaköy. |
02:31:11:21 |
|
He invited me |
02:31:16:07 |
|
The next
morning, |
02:31:18:10 |
|
He said, 'How
are you? I am |
02:31:23:09 |
|
'If you come
to Central Asia, |
02:31:26:01 |
|
'I would love
to have you |
02:31:30:08 |
|
I realised
this was a trap. |
02:31:33:06 |
|
I said, 'No,
I just want to stay |
02:31:38:09 |
|
He said, 'You
must come back |
02:31:42:14 |
|
I realised
I'd popped up on the |
02:31:47:14 |
|
I didn't feel
safe any more. |
02:31:52:08 |
|
I was afraid
that |
02:31:57:14 |
Exterior: yellow flowers
foreground; mountain behind |
|
02:32:01:17 |
Exterior: Uyghur male
(blue shirt) fishing |
|
02:32:04:20 |
|
- I miss the
place |
02:32:09:05 |
|
the
neighbourhood. I miss |
02:32:13:22 |
Exterior: Uyghur male
(blue shirt) at park bench |
I miss my
mother's soup |
02:32:19:15 |
Exterior: Uyghur male
(blue shirt) fishing |
|
02:32:20:21 |
|
- We used to
play football |
02:32:25:09 |
Exterior: Uyghur male men
on dock, one fishing |
We chatted
together while eating |
02:32:28:19 |
Exterior: Uyghur male
black shirt |
|
02:32:29:12 |
|
Then we'd go
to Heytkah |
02:32:34:02 |
|
We'd eat
Samsa in Ostangboyu. |
02:32:37:02 |
|
I miss that
life. |
02:32:41:16 |
Exterior: Uyghur men
walking along green pathway |
|
02:32:42:10 |
|
- There are
no words |
02:32:46:10 |
|
that can
describe what you miss |
02:32:51:05 |
Exterior: Uyghur male
with white t-shirt |
Only people
like us, who |
02:32:54:18 |
|
can
understand this feeling. |
02:32:58:16 |
|
There are no
words |
02:33:01:23 |
|
so I am
powerless to answer it. |
02:33:05:02 |
Exterior: Ugyhur men walking up green pathway, backs to camera |
|
02:33:07:21 |
|
- I miss the
neighbours, |
02:33:09:21 |
|
the fields, |
02:33:11:16 |
|
the soil. |
02:33:15:16 |
|
What I miss
most |
02:33:19:03 |
Title Card: ABDULLAH THEOLOGIAN |
in front of
the Hitkah. |
02:33:34:03 |
Exterior: Uyghur men at
bench with Abduweli |
It's been six
or seven years. |
02:33:36:20 |
|
I don't even
know how the time |
02:33:40:20 |
|
I miss
everything. |
02:33:52:07 |
Exterior: land and
seascape |
|
02:34:07:09 |
Exterior: Abduweli with
back to camera, looking at sea |
- IN ENGLISH:
The Uyghur |
02:34:09:18 |
|
the southern
or north. |
02:34:13:03 |
|
We have the
Uyghur love story |
02:34:21:12 |
Exterior: Abduweli
profile |
And the bird
flew very north. |
02:34:24:15 |
|
And the
flower is the south. |
02:34:27:02 |
|
So they
cannot meet very often. |
02:34:31:04 |
Interior: Abduweli seated
next to window |
The bird
always keeps saying |
02:34:37:08 |
Exterior: Abduweli with
back to camera, looking at sea then walks along shore |
And so I'm
just like a bird. |
02:34:41:03 |
|
I flew away
very north. |
02:34:47:04 |
|
I hope I can
see |
02:34:55:08 |
Exterior: Bergen harbor |
|
02:35:01:21 |
Exterior: Bergen
building, flag |
|
02:35:05:16 |
Exterior: Abduweli seated
on foundation, profile |
In diaspora,
what I feel |
02:35:09:05 |
|
that it's not
your land |
02:35:11:17 |
Exterior: Statues |
because it's not |
02:35:17:13 |
Exterior: City park,
yellow tulips |
|
02:35:18:21 |
Exterior: Abduweli
walking |
Everything,
even the birds, can |
02:35:26:18 |
|
When I'm
working, |
02:35:32:15 |
Interior: Abduweli at
white board, students at table |
especially
when I'm teaching. |
02:35:37:09 |
Interior: student
writing. |
'Every
Saturday, |
02:35:41:03 |
|
'I'm not
teaching Uyghur; |
02:35:44:22 |
Interior: Abduweli and
female student at white board |
|
02:35:51:12 |
|
'I'm teaching
the kids |
02:35:57:10 |
Interior: Abduweli’s wife
and students |
And my wife,
she |
02:36:10:07 |
Interior: Table with
hats, pencils, young students, two female teachers, kids coloring
|
And my
daughter Mesude, |
02:36:12:20 |
|
she is
teaching the kids |
02:36:18:02 |
|
I love those
kids. |
02:36:20:02 |
|
Everything
for them is new. |
02:36:24:07 |
Interior: Abduweli at
white board, students at table |
Just like my
flower. |
02:36:27:01 |
|
We are
growing them in |
02:36:35:01 |
Interior: Abduweli seated
near window. |
'That makes
me happy. |
02:36:38:05 |
|
That makes me
hopeful |
02:36:41:18 |
|
that I have
lost. |
02:36:45:05 |
Interior: Teachers and
students at Uyghur school |
|
02:36:49:12 |
|
China
government |
02:36:51:13 |
|
and can destroy
our mosques. |
02:36:55:22 |
|
But they'll
never destroy |
02:37:01:18 |
Interior: Abduweli in
white shirt at desk. |
We are here. |
02:37:04:05 |
Interior: Black Stage Jewher dance |
music |
02:39:04:22 |
Static and faces |
|
02:39:17:08 |
Title Card: To all the brave people who risked personal and
family safety by sitting in front of our cameras or providing the world with
inside footage… |
Music |
02:39:23:16 |
Title Card: Thank you
added to text above. |
Music |
02:39:28:01 |
Title
Card: Learn more at: www.AllStaticAndNoise.com www.EndUyghurForcedLabour.org |
Music |
02:39:33:20 |
End
Credits |
Music |
02:42:18:17 |
Title
Card: For Ilham
Tohti WHOSE
WHEREABOUTS REMAIN UNKNOWN |
Music |