By Uyghur Times StaffJuly 2, 2025 | Dharamshala, India The United States has lifted its earlier aid cuts to the Tibetan exile community and restored $7 million in support for health, education, and related initiatives, the President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Penpa Tsering, announced on Wednesday. The decision […]
BEIJING, July 1 (Reuters) — The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has announced the appointment of Chen Xiaojiang as the new Party Secretary of the Uyghur homeland, the vast northwestern region known internationally as Xinjiang, according to the state news agency Xinhua. United Front Veteran Chen Xiaojiang, a Han Chinese official […]
By Uyghur Times Staff July 1, 2025, 11:00 AM ET A recent investigation by Japan Uyghur Association has revealed that 30 Japanese companies and 4 Chinese companies operating in Japan are linked to the use of Uyghur forced labor, sparking renewed calls for corporate accountability and action against state-led human […]
By Tahir Imin Uyghurian June 29, 2025 | Washington, DC Christie Henry, Director of Princeton University Press, is facing a wave of criticism after appearing in Chinese state media echoing official propaganda about the situation in Kashgar—a region at the heart of what has been widely documented and recognized as […]
By Uyghur Times StaffJune 19, 2025 – Buenos Aires, Argentina In a historic and precedent-setting decision, Argentina’s highest criminal court has ruled in favor of opening a genocide and crimes against humanity case against members of the Chinese regime for atrocities committed against the Uyghur people. The Federal Court of […]
Adas Israel Congregation, a leading Jewish organization in Washington, DC, has become a committed voice in the global campaign to end the Uyghur genocide. Last month, they held their 50th consecutive monthly “Stop Uyghur Genocide” protest outside the Chinese Embassy — a powerful act of moral witness. Drawing from their […]
By Tahir Imin Uyghurian Dilnaz Kerim, a young Uyghur student based in London, is gaining recognition not only for her beautiful handcrafted embroidery but also for her courageous cultural and human rights activism. From walking the runway in traditional Uyghur attire to organizing cultural events and raising her voice against […]
By Uyghur Times StaffJune 16, 2025 – Washington, D.C. A group of ten Democratic U.S. Senators has called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to preserve the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL), amid an ongoing reorganization of the department that may lead to the bureau’s […]
By Tahir Imin Uyghurian For Uyghurs, global holidays shared by all humanity—New Year’s, International Women’s Day, Father’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Children’s Day—carry a unique and often painful meaning. Each time such a celebration comes around, Uyghurs around the world remember their loved ones left behind in the homeland. The absence […]
By Uyghur Times StaffJune 7, 2025 | Virginia, USA On June 7, 2025, Ana Care and Education Uyghur School, in partnership with Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, hosted the inaugural Silk Road Fair — a joyful Eid al-Adha celebration that brought together Uyghur, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, and Uzbek communities in Northern […]