Profile: 伊克拉木・努尔买买提 (Ikram Nurmehmet)
This archive collects the known public sources on the case of 伊克拉木・努尔买买提 (Ikram Nurmehmet), a Uyghur filmmaker sentenced to six and a half years in Xinjiang.
Documented sources
- Human Rights Watch (October 21, 2024) — “China: Free Unjustly Convicted Uyghur Filmmaker”: Reports that the Urumqi Intermediate People’s Court convicted Nurmehmet, then 33, in January 2024 for “actively participating in terrorist activities” during his 2010–2016 studies in Turkey, sentencing him to six and a half years. It reports that he told the court he was held in a dark room for 20 days and tortured until he gave a false confession, and that his family was not informed of the conviction for more than half a year. Original article (recognized international human-rights NGO).
- The Guardian, via CHRD (November 8, 2023) — “Uyghur film-maker claims he was tortured by authorities in China”: Covers the October 27, 2023 trial, at which Nurmehmet said he was held in a dark room for 20 days and forced to confess under duress. The report notes he was denied his choice of counsel and represented by a state-appointed lawyer, and that supporters were preparing a petition to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. Original article (established international media via CHRD mirror).
- China File (July 2025) — “The Films of Ikram Nurmehmet,” by Shelly Kraicer: Profiles his four short films (Elephant in the Car, Ridiculous Nurshad, 200 Per Puke, A Day by the Sea) and summarizes his case: arrested May 2023, convicted January 2024, sentenced to six and a half years. Original article (established film scholarship).
- CHRD Political Prisoner Database: Record for 伊克拉木・努尔买买提 (Ikram Nurmehmet), male, born 1991 — detained 2023.5.29, charged with organizing/leading/participating in a terrorist organization, 6 years 6 months, term to 2030.1.28, facility unknown. Database search page (recognized monitoring organization database).
- Issue 131 monthly report (August 31, 2026): The Rights Defense Network’s 6.5-year sentence band lists “Ikram Nurmaimaiti (Uyghur)” / 伊克拉木•努尔买买提（维）.
Do-not-merge note: Amnesty International’s ASA 17/3034/2020 urgent action on Maiwulani Nuermaimaiti (9-year sentence, 2020) concerns a different person.
Not opened for direct verification: an ICFR “Free Ikram Nurmehmet!” advocacy call (November 7, 2024) and an RFA Cantonese report cited by the CHRD record are listed here for provenance; they were not read directly in this pass.
Profile: 伊克拉木・努尔买买提 (Ikram Nurmehmet)