Gulchehra started her career as a hostess of a children’s program in her homeland East Turkistan (that China renamed “Xinjiang”), and later became a journalist whose reporting on the Uyghur genocide led to the detainment of her entire family in February 2018.
Year: 2023
By Erkin, Dec 24, 2023 According to a news report by Xin Hua News Agency, a Chinese state media outlet, “The first session of the 14th National People’s Congress of the autonomous region held its third plenary session on the morning of January 18, and elected Dilshat Sayim as president […]
The Uyghurs are an ethnic group primarily residing in Uyghurstan, also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of northwest China. Recognized by the Chinese government as the main ethnic group and the titular people of “Xinjiang,” the Uyghurs are native to the region and have a long history and […]
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ordered Malta not to deport two Uyghurs to China, The Independent reports.
According to Chinese media, since January 9, the Chinese government has started to issue passports, open its borders, and promote overseas travel. According to the Uyghur News Agency, the policy has left most Uyghurs behind, except for a small number.
On Monday, January 8th, the Chinese government hosted 30 representatives of 14 Muslim nations in Urumchi, a city in the Northern part of occupied East Turkistan.
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