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.
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.
On December 28, Istanbul Biruni University hosted a cultural presentation event for students from various countries.
One hour after the incident, the relevant authorities in Turkey told the Uyghur Times that at 1:00 p.m. on December 27, the Turkish anti-terrorist squad raided the residence of Abdulla Abdulhamit Qarihauji, a Uyghur religious scholar and kidnapped him.
“How can we criticize governments of independent states when we are weak and live without a homeland? Can we talk about them, and will it help?”
Prominent Uyghur novelist Abdulla Sawut has died in his homeland in Covid isolation.
A collection titled “Uyghur Poems”, translated by Mr. Aziz Isa Elkun, a Uyghur poet and literary translator in England, is ready for publication by Penguin Publishing House in the UK, Uyghur Times Uyghur Edition reports.
Reha Tarık KAHYA from Marmaris, Turkiye, hosts a Youtube channel called “The Forgotten” that he considers a social responsibility project.