Images of Detainees
The Xinjiang Police Files contain an encrypted archive with images of several thousand persons taken in the first half of 2018 at police stations and detention centers in Konasheher county, Kashgar prefecture – a region in southern Xinjiang that is predominantly inhabited by the Uyghur people. In 2018, these regions were ordered to photograph a substantial share of the population as part of biometric data collection. Each image filename contains a timestamp and the person’s government ID number. These images are free to use for non-commercial purposes but cannot be modified and must be attributed to the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and linked to the Xinjiang Police Files website, under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. For media use inquiries, please contact [email protected].
The Files also contain about 450 spreadsheets from the region that corroborate the identity of the depicted persons. They reveal that in 2018, at least 12.1 percent of all ethnic adults in the county were in detention – including 2,884 of the photographed persons. Among them are 15 minors. The youngest detained person depicted in these images is a 15-year old girl, and the oldest a 73-year old woman. The VOC research team led by Dr. Adrian Zenz analyzed and authenticated the material. [Read related research paper]
Some of these 2,884 persons were probably photographed prior to their detention, others likely during their internment.
Since these persons are victims, the full set of 2,884 images is made available on this website in original form (automatic contrast/color improvement was applied). Images have been watermarked to prevent manipulation. Image captions show basic available information about internment status. They also show the checksum of each original image file, which can be used to assess whether copies that may be circulating in other public spaces have been manipulated. Original filenames have been truncated for privacy reasons so as to not reveal each person’s full ID number.
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玛伊莱•喀伍力
Mahile Qawul
Age: 18
Internment status: Re-education
Location interned: New Internment Camp
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玉散江·玉苏普
Husenjan Yusup
Age: 36
Internment status: Preliminarily sentenced
Location interned: Industrial Park
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图尔荪古丽·库尔班
Tursungul Qurban
Age: 28
Internment status: Preliminarily sentenced
Location interned: New Internment Camp
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祖麦来提·吐尔逊
(Zumret) Tursun
Age: 24
Internment status: Re-education and imprisonment
Location interned: Vocational Skills Education And Training Center (New Campus)
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艾孜热提约麦尔·奥布力
Hezritiomer Obul
Age: 22
Internment status: Re-education
Location interned: New Internment Camp
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海热尼姑丽·吾吉
Heyringul Ghuji
Age: 22
Internment status: Re-education
Location interned: Vocational Skills Education And Training Center
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努尔艾力·图尔荪
Nureli Tursun
Age: 22
Internment status: Detained
Location interned: New Internment Camp
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祖丽皮亚·马穆提
Zulpiye Mamut
Age: 19
Internment status: Re-education
Location interned: Industrial Park
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热米拉·图拉克
Ramile Turaq
Age: 22
Internment status: Re-education
Location interned: Industrial Park
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帕提古丽·图尔贡
Patigul Turghun
Age: 25
Internment status: Re-education
Location interned: New Internment Camp
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玛日耶姆古丽·艾力
Meryemgul Eli
Age: 29
Internment status: Imprisonment
Location interned: Unknown
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艾力·依地热斯
Eli Idris
Age: 58
Internment status: Preliminarily sentenced
Location interned: New Internment Camp
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帕提古丽·拜合提
Patigul Behti
Age: 27
Internment status: Re-education
Location interned: Industrial Park
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努仁萨古丽·图尔迪
(Nurnisagul) Turdi
Age: 27
Internment status: Re-education
Location interned: Industrial Park
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依巴姑丽·麦麦提吐尔逊
Ibagul Memettursun
Age: 26
Internment status: Preliminarily sentenced
Location interned: New Internment Camp
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克尤穆·阿布都克热穆
Qeyyum Abdukerim
Age: 48
Internment status: Preliminarily sentenced
Location interned: New Internment Camp
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