We Speak the Truth about China and Uyghurs
TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN — A renowned Uyghur scholar Dr. Akram Hashimov has passed away in Uzbekistan at 59, Uyghur Times Uyghur Edition reports.
The list of late Mr. Akram Hashimov ‘s life achievements stands long: He was an associate professor of the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan, a senior researcher of the National Music Arts, a Doctor of Arts, and Master of Discipleship. Dr. Hashimov was one of the leading Uyghur cultural figures in Uzbekistan.
Zainura Isa, an Uyghur poet and a great daughter of the Uyghur nation passed away due to an illness in Istanbul on January 8, 2022.
Ms. Isa was born in Kashgar in 1944. She spent her childhood in Aksu and in Turpan. After graduating from high school, she entered the ‘Xinjiang’ University of Language and Literature in 1960. In 1965, she graduated from the University with honors. After graduating, she became a lecturer at the same university.
Kazakh State TV has paraded Vikram Ruzahunov, an Uyghur jazz musician from Kyrgyzstan, in front of the cameras for a coerced confession. Ruzahunov had multiple cuts and bruises on his face while appearing on the screen and ‘confessing’ that someone had paid him 200 dollars to enter Kazakhstan.
Two Uyghur men, Hamdullah Wali, 54, and Rozi Nurmuhammed, 46, are in danger of deportation from Saudi Arabia to China. The Saudi Authorities have detained both since 2020.
Uyghurs in Germany demonstrated to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games to be held next month in China, Haberler.com reported.
The World Uyghur Congress had summoned hundreds of people to protest the Beijing Winter Olympic Games in front of the historic Brandenburg Gate in the capital Berlin. Next, they marched to the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The new White Paper on Export Control, which Beijing released on Wednesday (December 29th), states that China will curb exports of dual-use technology, military products, nuclear items for the sake of its national security. Dual-use goods, technologies, and services are suitable for civilian or military purposes.
The document is China’s first white paper on export controls and comes around one year after the implementation of the PRC Export Control Law in December 2020.
Uyghurs living in Turkey have filed a lawsuit against Chinese concentration camps, where they have their relatives in arbitrary detention, Türkıye News 24 reports. They have filed a misdemeanor complaint demanding the arrest of the Chinese officials responsible for the concentration camps.
Creativity flows from the innermost being of man. It conveys one’s imagination to others. It flies like a morning bird and sees the beauty and opportunities of a new day. Creativity thrives in freedom.
Uyghurs are creative people, and there are many talented musicians, dancers, and writers in their midst. Their beautiful crafts and tapestry reveal their skill for detail.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Uyghur Autonomous Region failed to carry out the ‘Xinjiang Expatriate Online Conference’ in the United States. The online event aimed to praise China’s policies in East Turkistan (Uyghuristan).
According to the Turkish state news network, TRT’s Kyrgyz service, 95,845 Akhisks, and 5,836 Uyghurs have been granted Turkish citizenship since 2022. According to TRT, the Ministry of Interior Immigration Department reported the numbers.