Yerkenbek•Dalieli — Media Profile & Archive

Profile: 耶尔肯别克•达列力 (Yerkenbek•Dalieli)

This archive collects the known public sources on the case of 耶尔肯别克•达列力 (Yerkenbek•Dalieli), a Kazakh Muslim detained in Altay, Xinjiang in 2017.

Documented sources

  • Rights Defense Network / 维权网 — Monthly report #76 (January 31, 2022): The report’s prisoner roll records 耶尔肯别克﹒达列力 (age 30) among nine Kazakh Muslim men from Balibagai township, Altay, detained in April–August 2017 for private traditional Muslim prayer, and sentenced by the Altay municipal court for “illegal religious activities” and “religious extremist activities” to terms of 3–6 years. The record notes that individual sentences, end dates, prisons, and health conditions are unknown. Original report (recognized Chinese-language monitoring organization).
  • Issue 131 monthly report (August 31, 2026): The report’s Y-section lists “Yerkenbek•Dalieli (Kazakh)” among its recorded cases.
  • CHRD Political Prisoner Database: Record for 耶尔肯别克•达列力 (YE ER KEN BIE KE • DA LIE LI), male, born ~1987, Kazakh, detained 2017.4–8 in Altay, charges “Other” (religious-activity grounds per source bio), term and facility unknown. Cites the Rights Defense Network report and RFA Mandarin reporting (see note below). Database search page (recognized monitoring organization database).

Identity note: He must not be confused with Kenzhiebie•Dalieli (肯杰别克•达列力), detained in the same sweep — the two names denote different people.

Known gaps

No source states his exact sentence, release date, or current whereabouts. No official PRC record of his case has been located.

Not opened for direct verification: an RFA Mandarin 2017 report and a World Uyghur Congress page cited by the CHRD record are listed here for provenance; they were not read directly.

Profile: 耶尔肯别克•达列力 (Yerkenbek•Dalieli)