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 […]
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By Uyghur Times StaffJune 7, 2025 | Virginia, USA On June 7, 2025, Ana Care and Education Uyghur School, in partnership with Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, hosted the inaugural Silk Road Fair — a joyful Eid al-Adha celebration that brought together Uyghur, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, and Uzbek communities in Northern […]
An announcement beginning with “Come to our Meshrep and Ming Oy!” caught our reporter’s attention. This news was distributed by Uyghur Hjelp, a Uyghur aid organization established in Norway. According to the organization, they plan to organize a Uyghur cultural workshop for children in Bergen from August 15-17. The workshop […]
By Uyghur Times StaffJune 6, 2025 – Washington, DC Rushan Abbas, Chair of the Executive Committee of the World Uyghur Congress, the Executive Director of campaign for Uyghurs, launched her memoir Unbroken: One Uyghur’s Fight for Freedom this week at the Hudson Institute, spotlighting the Chinese government’s continued repression of […]
By Tahir Imin Uyghurian A Tradition of Knowledge and Faith There has been a respected tradition among educated and culturally rooted Uyghurs to give books as gifts, especially when someone sets out on a journey. I personally witnessed this practice in both the southern and northern parts of the Uyghur […]
Penn State Student Media Read the article from the link below: https://bellisariostudentmedia.psu.edu/story/kazakhstan-hosts-uyghur-cultural-revival
By Uyghur Times Staff May 5, 2025 — Washington, DC On May 5, 2025, Uyghur communities around the globe celebrated Uyghur Doppa Cultural Festival with deep pride and unity. This annual celebration highlights the cultural richness and enduring spirit of the Uyghur people through the wearing of the traditional doppa […]
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 Staff | January 25, 2025 China’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor and control Uyghurs is well-documented. Now, the Chinese government is channeling the same technology to automate the translation of films and television content into Uyghur and Kazakh languages. This move is framed as an […]