Description:
Turghun Teliwaldi, a 58-year-old Uyghur farmer from Urumqi, had his sheep pen dismantled by authorities, leaving him without a livelihood. He pleads for help as his family struggles to survive without income.
Original Testimony Transcript of the Video in Chinese:
中文证词原文：
尊敬的领导，你们好！
中央 你们好
我是洞河农场12师一对的个体户，我是放羊的， 也不让我刚养，我要举报你们土洞河农场，把我的羊圈也裁掉了，也没有地方放，现在我有啥出路？国家让我们犯法呢吗？还是土洞河农场让我们犯法，不好吧一个？我是一个合法的公民一个，领导们，给我解决一哈问题，也不解决我们到哪生活呢？我们也没有工作，今年我事8岁，我叫土尔洪。特力外地，本农场的，我也没有工作，我家里困难，我就是养殖，繁殖养的呢，我就是一个普通的老百姓一个，尊敬的领导，你们好，我们也不会说话，我吗 也么有文化，我要尊敬的领导给我合适的解决一下，我就求你们了，好的
English Translation of the Testimony Transcript:
Respected leaders, hello!
Central government, hello!
“I am an individual farmer from Toutunhe Districtl Farm, 12th Division. I raise sheep, but I’m not even allowed to continue raising them. I want to report that Tudong He Farm dismantled my sheep pen, and now I have no place to keep them. What path do I have now? Is the country making us break the law, or is it Donghe Farm making us break the law? Isn’t that wrong? I am a law-abiding citizen. Respected leaders, please help me solve this problem. If you don’t, where can we live? I don’t have any jobs. I am 58 years old this year, and my name is Turghun Teliwaldi. I am from this farm. I don’t have any job, and my family is struggling. I rely on livestock breeding to make a living. I am just an ordinary citizen. Respected leaders, we don’t know how to speak well, and we are not educated. I humbly ask the respected leaders to help me find a suitable solution. I beg of you. Thank you.”
Creator/Speaker: Turghun Teliwaldi, a 58-year-old Uyghur farmer from Urumqi;
Content Category: Economic Oppression by Bingtuan
Date of Recording: Sep 5, 2024
Source: Zumret Dawut
UVDC obtained this video from Zumret Dawut, who originally downloaded it from the Chinese video platform Douyin. The UVDC tracked the source and verified the account number that initially shared the video.
Location: Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region: The video appears to be recorded in the individual’s home in Urumqi, where he introduces himself as a resident. The setting resembles a private living space, suggesting that it is a safe environment for discussing sensitive matters.
Original Platform: Douyin
Language: “Putonghua” (普通话)
Video Length: 1 minute and 32 seconds.
Rights and Permissions: The original video was published on a Chinese video platform and widely circulated following its release. While UVDC does not claim copyright for the content, it does require proper attribution.
Documented by: Tahir Imin Uyghurian
Documentation Date: Oct 6, 2024
Translated by: Tahir Imin Uyghurian
Translation Date: (Oct 5, 2024)
Douyin Account: 土尔洪
Names and places mentioned in the video:
Toutunhe District (头屯河 )
The Toutunhe District is one of 7 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Ürümqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Northwest China
The 12th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:新疆生产建设兵团第十二师
The 12th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:
Formerly known as the Urumqi Farm Administration, the division has seven farms under its jurisdiction, including the 104th Regiment, May 1st Farm, Sanping Farm, Touhunhe Farm, Xishan Farm, 221st Regiment, and 222nd Regiment, nine group companies, 25 regiment-level units such as schools, hospitals, and agricultural science institutes, 57 grassroots companies, and 49 urban communities. Except for the 221st Regiment in Turpan and the 222nd Regiment in Fukang, Changji Prefecture, the remaining five farms are fan-shaped around the south, west, and north of Urumqi. By the end of 2023, the 12th Division will have a permanent population of 256,900.