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. […]
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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 | 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 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 […]
By Tahir Imin Uyghurian June 29, 2025 | Washington, DC Christie Henry, Director of Princeton University Press, is facing a wave of criticism after appearing in Chinese state media echoing official propaganda about the situation in Kashgar—a region at the heart of what has been widely documented and recognized as […]
By Uyghur Times Editorial | June 12, 2025 Today marks the 63rd birthday of Dr. Gulshan Abbas — a birthday she should be celebrating in peace and dignity. Instead, it is the seventh consecutive year she is spending behind bars in one of China’s infamous prisons. Her only so-called “crime”? […]
By Uyghur Times StaffJune 3, 2025 U.S. Senator Marco Rubio marked the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre with a statement on X, honoring those killed and imprisoned during the Chinese Communist Party’s brutal 1989 crackdown. “We remember the Chinese Communist Party’s brutal crackdown 36 years ago in Tiananmen […]
By Uyghur Times StaffJune 3, 2025, 6:00 PM ET On June 4, 1989, Chinese troops opened fire on unarmed protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, killing hundreds—possibly thousands—of students and citizens who were peacefully demanding democracy and reform. The massacre shocked the world and marked one of the darkest chapters in […]