By Erkinjan, Dec 31, 2023 In his exclusive interview with UN News, summarizing the 2023 human rights work of the world’s most important human rights body, Volker Türk, the Commissioner for UN Human Rights notably omitted any mention of Uyghurs, let alone condemning China for the alleged genocide. During the […]
Year: 2023
In a recent move, the Internet Information Office of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has intensified its efforts to address a series of online activities deemed illegal. The office highlighted specific incidents that it claims violated established policies. One incident, reported in November 2023, involved a netizen raising concerns about […]
Erkin Abdullah, an established Uyghur guitarist based in California, US, held a large concert at Urumqi Dun Bridge Theater on December 28th, the Uyghur Times Uyghur edition reports. The performance was considered a propaganda win for the Chinese Communist regime.
The United States, as the leader of the Western alliance, has initiated numerous interventions to establish democracy across the world as a universal ideal. While a few of these endeavors have been successful, most have resulted in disastrous outcomes that have worsened the situation.
While Xinjiang cotton has been at the center of global concerns about Uyghur forced labor and has been one of the major targets of the U.S. federal law “Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act,” China has never decreased its efforts to increase profits from the cotton and its propaganda about “Xinjiang […]
China Imposes Sanctions on US Company and Researchers Over Uyghur Work
Uyghur forced labor refers to the systematic and widespread use of forced labor, particularly targeting the Uyghur people in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region where Uyghurs refer to Uyghurstan or East Turkistan. What are the evidence of Uyghur forced labor? Evidence of Uyghur forced labor has emerged from various reports […]
According to Uyghur activist and linguist Abduweli Ayup, Uyghur businessman Yaqupjan Momin was arrested by state security in Uzbekistan 30 days ago. Yaqupjan Momin, Yakefujiang Momin in Chinese Pinyin, a 35-year-old Uyghur male holding a Chinese passport, had his passport renewed by the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of […]
Xinjiang People’s Congress Accepts Resignation of Liu Sushe, Vice Chairman of Xinjiang Government
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, China’s anti-corruption body, has apprehended Li Pengxin, the former education chief of Xinjiang, over corruption allegations. Li, aged 63, had led a crackdown on education officials in Xinjiang and becomes the second high-ranking official in the region to face scrutiny this year. This action […]