By Tahir Imin Uyghurian, Uyghur Times | May 3, 2025 As the U.S.-China trade war escalates again—triggered by rising tariffs, a crackdown on Chinese e-commerce giants like Shein and Temu, and political finger-pointing over fentanyl—American media outlets have saturated the airwaves and headlines with economic anxieties. But amid the noise, […]
Year: 2025
By Orqun, May 3, 2025 Uyghur poet Tahir Hamut Izgil received Sweden’s poetry award, the Cikada Prize, at the Swedish Embassy in Washington D.C. on April 24. Tahir Hamut Izgil posted on social media: “Today I received Sweden’s poetry award, the Cikada Prize, at the Swedish Embassy in Washington D.C. […]
WUC Chair Rushan Abbas to Release Memoir Chronicling Uyghur Human Rights Struggle By Uyghur Times StaffMay 2, 2025 – Washington, DC Prominent Uyghur human rights advocate Rushan Abbas is set to release her memoir, Unbroken: One Uyghur’s Fight for Freedom, on June 10, 2025, through Optimum Publishing International. The book, […]
By Uyghur Times StaffApril 30, 2025 – Geneva A major investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and partners has exposed how China manipulates UN human rights bodies through fake NGOs—known as GONGOs—while targeting Uyghur activists with cyberattacks and surveillance abroad. The report, Inside China’s Machinery of Repression, […]
By Uyghur Times Staff May 3, 2025 Harvard University quietly trained members of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC)—a Chinese paramilitary group sanctioned by the U.S. for its role in the Uyghur genocide—even after the sanctions took effect. The XPCC, which operates in the Uyghur homeland under Chinese Communist […]
By Uyghur Times StaffApril 2025 Three Uyghur men who spent over a decade in harsh detention in Thailand were quietly resettled in Canada in April, according to Thai lawmakers and activists. The release comes months after Thailand sparked global outrage by forcibly deporting 40 Uyghurs back to China—where they face […]
By Uyghur Times StaffMay 1, 2025 | Washington, DC The Sigur Center for Asian Studies at George Washington University has announced an online non-credit course on Chaghatay for Summer 2025. Chaghatay, a Central Asian literary language, is recognized as the historical ancestor of modern Uyghur and Uzbek. The course, titled […]
By Uyghur Times Staff May 1, 2025 | Bangkok, Thailand Seven Uyghurs remain imprisoned in Thailand under severe conditions, as concerns rise over their potential deportation to China, where they could face persecution and torture. The People’s Empowerment Foundation has urged the Thai government and international community to act urgently […]
By Uyghur Times StaffApril 28, 2025 Unknown hackers targeted leaders of the exiled Uyghur community with Windows spyware last month, according to a report published Monday by Citizen Lab, a digital rights research group at the University of Toronto. The espionage campaign focused on members of the World Uyghur Congress […]
By UT volunteer On Thursday, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met with NVIDIA President and CEO Jensen Huang in Beijing. During the meeting, He expressed China’s willingness to welcome more U.S.-funded enterprises—such as NVIDIA—to expand their presence in the Chinese market and leverage their technological strengths to enhance global competitiveness. […]