Nijat, a student of Ilham Tohti, was arrested for his involvement with Tohti’s website Uyghurbiz, which aimed to promote understanding between Uyghurs and Han Chinese. He was sentenced in a 2014 secret trial and has been held incommunicado since 2018. Despite reports indicating he served his entire sentence by 2021, Nijat’s whereabouts and his release remain unconfirmed, leaving his current status uncertain.