Uyghur Times Bi-Weekly Synopsis
Month: August 2022
China continues to overreact to Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan with endless harsh statements, halted dialogue, and military maneuvers.
A report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project by Nuzigum Setiwaldi. Read our press statement on the report here, and download the full report here.
On August 26, 2022, a renowned Uyghur folklore writer, cultural researcher, and public figure Mr. Sherip Khushtar, passed away at 100 in Urumqi.
As a new visa scheme grants Hongkongers to live in the UK, how do they use the newly gained freedom to keep the movement alive?
Safeguard Defenders, a human rights NGO, has published a new report titled “Drugged and detained: China’s psychiatric prisons” about the political abuse of psychiatry in China against political dissidents.
House of Representatives Chief Administrative Officer has issued an advisory that discourages lawmakers from using TikTok, labeling it high-risk as it grants China access to the user’s info.
Uyghur groups submit universal jurisdiction complaint to Argentinian Courts about Uyghur Genocide
After a five-day visit to ‘Xinjiang’ (occupied East Turkistan) between August 1-5, envoys from thirty Islamic countries said that China is protecting the rights of the Uyghur population
The United Nations has released a report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, mentioning the Chinese government’s crimes against Uyghurs and other Turkic people.