Muyesser Obul: “Germany Deported My Mother to China”
Uyghur woman deported to China despite applying for asylum
Muyesser Obul, daughter of deported Uyghur woman, Rizwangul Bekri, posts plea on Facebook calling on the German government and fellow Uyghurs to help find information about her 56-year-old mother, on November 4th, 2025.
On November 3, 2025, 56-year-old Uyghur Woman ‘Reziwanguli Baikeli’ (Uyghur: Rizwangul Bekri) was deported back to China from Germany despite applying for asylum.
Rizwangul’s daughter, Muyesser Obul, an Uyghur refugee in Germany since 2019, posted an emotional video message on Facebook saying German authorities have deported her mother and is seeking assistance from the Uyghur community as well as German authorities to help get information on her whereabouts.
A Cancelled Hearing and Sudden Deportation
According to documents reviewed by Kashgar Times and an interview with Muyesser, Rizwangul had been scheduled to appear before an immigration court in Stade on October 29, 2025, to determine her asylum status. However, the hearing was abruptly cancelled just days before it was to take place.
Rizwangul’s lawyer reportedly assured the family that a new date would be issued. Instead, on October 30, Rizwangul received a message from a German immigration officer instructing her to visit the local government office (Rathaus) near the refugee facility in Selsingen, where she had been residing.
Muyesser said that on the morning of November 3, she was unable to reach her mother by phone. Later that evening, police informed her that officers had come to collect Rizwangul’s belongings from the camp. The next day, a local official confirmed that her mother had been deported to China on November 3.
A Troubling Precedent
Germany had previously deported a Uyghur asylum seeker in 2018, a 22-year-old man sent to Beijing after what authorities in Bavaria described as an “administrative error.” The man’s fate remains unknown. Following that incident, Germany reportedly committed to halting deportations of Uyghurs to China, recognizing the ongoing crimes against humanity and acts of genocide targeting the Uyghur population in East Turkistan.
Rizwangul’s deportation appears to break that commitment.
Rizwangul’s Journey
Rizwangul arrived in Frankfurt, Germany from Istanbul, Turkiye on September 6, 2024, where she had lived since 2016. She immediately sought asylum upon arrival. After a brief detention period at the airport, she was transferred to a refugee camp in Gießen, where she stayed for roughly six weeks.
Her asylum request was later denied. Fearing for her safety, she went to live with her daughter in Meerbusch until June 24, 2025. During this period, she received a letter dated June 19, 2024, from authorities in Rotenburg, instructing her to leave the country voluntarily or face deportation. Seeking to fix her immigration status, she relocated to the Selsingen refugee camp and awaited her court hearing scheduled for late October.
When that hearing was cancelled without explanation, Rizwangul’s family believed she would remain in Germany until further legal proceedings were scheduled. Instead, she was deported within days.
Family’s Appeal
Muyesser is now urging the German government to urgently determine her mother’s whereabouts and safety.
“Germany knows what happens to Uyghurs when they are sent back,” she told Kashgar Times. “My mother sought refuge here to be safe. I am begging the authorities to help me find her.”
Rizwangul’s case now joins a troubling list of Uyghurs deported back to China, where the risk of arbitrary detention, forced labor, and torture remains high.
Kashgar Times will continue to follow this story as more information becomes available.
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