By Tahir Imin Uyghurian | Uyghur Times | July 2025 A Turkish tourist has exposed the alarming transformation of mosques in Urumqi, the capital of the Uyghur homeland, into controlled, securitized spaces that no longer serve as centers of Islamic worship but rather as tools for state propaganda and surveillance. […]
By Tahir Imin Uyghurian In a chilling display of cultural appropriation and propaganda, China is orchestrating a campaign to create a new generation of “Uyghurs”—not from the Uyghur people themselves, but from Han Chinese children dressed in Uyghur clothing, performing stylized Uyghur dances for cameras. Across Chinese social media, videos […]
July 18, 2025 China’s plan to establish six new organ transplant centers in Uyghur homeland, (officially Xinjiang ) by 2030 has sparked serious concern among human rights advocates, who warn the move could signal an expansion of the country’s alleged forced organ harvesting practices targeting Uyghurs. Despite the region’s extremely […]
By Uyghur Times StaffJuly 16, 2025 – Istanbul A Uyghur man legally residing in Turkey was detained at Istanbul Airport and forcibly deported to Saudi Arabia upon his return from a personal trip, despite holding valid residency and having no criminal record or deportation order. Ali Abdurrezzak (listed as Aili […]
By Uyghur Times StaffJuly 10, 2025 – Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Ehmetjan Ehet, a former Uyghur camp witness, died under unclear circumstances in a Sarajevo hospital on May 30, 2025. He was 41. Despite repeated notifications, the Chinese Embassy has failed to respond for over 41 days, hospital sources confirm. […]
By Uyghur Times StaffJuly 10, 2025 – Amsterdam, Netherlands On July 9, 2025, the Amsterdam City Council passed a motion to officially support the use of the term East Turkistan instead of Xinjiang, aligning with global calls for justice and recognition of Uyghur identity. The resolution was introduced by members […]
By Uyghur Times StaffJuly 10, 2025 | 4:00 PM ET China’s solar panel giant JA Solar has officially exited the Uyghur homeland following mounting scrutiny over its potential ties to forced labor in the region. The move comes amid growing international pressure on solar companies linked to the exploitation of […]
By Uyghur Times StaffJuly 2, 2025 | Dharamshala, India The United States has lifted its earlier aid cuts to the Tibetan exile community and restored $7 million in support for health, education, and related initiatives, the President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Penpa Tsering, announced on Wednesday. The decision […]
BEIJING, July 1 (Reuters) — The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has announced the appointment of Chen Xiaojiang as the new Party Secretary of the Uyghur homeland, the vast northwestern region known internationally as Xinjiang, according to the state news agency Xinhua. United Front Veteran Chen Xiaojiang, a Han Chinese official […]
By Uyghur Times Staff July 1, 2025, 11:00 AM ET A recent investigation by Japan Uyghur Association has revealed that 30 Japanese companies and 4 Chinese companies operating in Japan are linked to the use of Uyghur forced labor, sparking renewed calls for corporate accountability and action against state-led human […]