Reyhan Ablet is a young Uyghur woman living in Japan. She advocates for her elder brother, Eysajan Ablet, 46, whom the Chinese authorities detained arbitrarily in 2017.
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A desperate Uyghur mother in Turkey is looking for his son Abduweli Jappar, a Hotan-born Uyghur who came to Turkey on September 1, 2015, but disappeared 14 days later. Jappar appears to be one of the 397 Uyghurs detained and deported to China, Abduweli Ayup writes in a recent tweet. He says he personally knows at least three other Uyghurs that have disappeared in Turkey. Jappar would be the 4th.
Ahmedjan Kasim, a young Uyghur activist in the Netherlands and now an author, has just published a new book titled “De Oeigoerse Droom” (The Uyghur Dream – My Fight against Chinese Oppression). The compelling story of the Uyghurs, as narrated by Kasim, has become palpable for Dutch readers. Kasim’s storytelling is commendable, Renze Klamer, a Dutch reporter, writes on the book’s back cover.
Renowned Uyghur musician Shireli Eltikin has been in captivity since June 2021, Uyghur activist Abduvali Ayup tweeted. Eltikin is potentially facing long imprisonment as his court hearing is due next month. Urumqi police abducted Eltekin in June 2021 on the pretext that he had been in contact with a foreigner, Abduwali said.
Despite the rainy weather in Geneva, former Uyghur and Kazakh detainees from Chinese concentration camps began a week-long protest outside the United Nations Human Rights Office in Geneva.
The World Uyghur Congress joins Tibet, Hong Kong, Chinese and international NGOs to table a set of demands to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet ahead of her visit to China.
On April 19, Representatives of Uyghur organizations in the Netherlands met with Dutch Foreign Ministry official Mr. Lawrence and the country’s human rights ambassador, Ms. Bahia Tahzib, Uyghur Times Uyghur Edition reports.
“What if it happened to you” is a campaign devoted to helping to end the Uyghur genocide happening under the Chinese communist regime. The organizers promote human rights, freedom, and justice for the Uyghur people. Their goal is to educate people about the oppression and genocide of the Uyghur people.
Ordinary Japanese have taken to the streets to join Uyghurs in their protests against the Uyghur genocide. The Manga-style testimony booklets created by Shimizu Tomomi about Uyghur victims of Chinese concentration camps have become powerful tools in spreading awareness about the atrocities committed by China.
The online information war between China and the West is not only taking place in Chinese or English but has found its way to Spanish-speaking social media in Latin America, too.