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China: Free Uyghur Scholar’s Students | Human Rights Watch

Anne Kader 4 years ago

Newly Leaked List Includes 7 Prisoners Who Studied Under Ilham Tohti

By Human Rights Watch

(New York) – The Chinese government should immediately release all remaining imprisoned students of the Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti, Human Rights Watch said today. A government list of prisoners leaked in December 2021 indicates that six of the seven students on the list were sentenced in December 2014 to between three-and-a-half and eight years in prison. Although they would have completed their sentences, it is unclear whether they have been released.

Uyghur Genocide

Rubio introduces ‘Uyghur Policy Act’

Anne Kader 4 years ago

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the Uyghur Policy Act, a bill to increase U.S. support for the Uyghur diaspora in the United States and other countries, as well as to advocate for improving the conditions of Uyghurs suffering human rights abuses at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). U.S. Representatives Young Kim (R-CA) and Ami Bera (D-CA) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.

Chinese Economy Countries International Response Uyghur Forced labor & human trafficking

Vietnam accused of laundering ‘Xinjiang’ cotton

Anne Kader 4 years ago

Campaigners have accused Vietnam of laundering cotton from ‘Xinjiang’ to help China bypass the fresh Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, EcoTextile reports on its website. Eventually, the Vietnamese manufacturers sell the items to the US market without disclosing the source.

Uyghur Genocide

David Kilgour, longtime Canadian MP and HR advocate, dies at 81

Anne Kader 4 years ago

David Kilgour, a former Canadian MP known for his dedication to human rights, dies at 81, CBC reports.

Uyghur Genocide

Uyghurs in Washington host event to honor US and European government reps and politicians

Anne Kader 4 years ago

On March 31, 2022, The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) and the Uyghur American Association hosted an event in appreciation of US and European politicians, government, and community representatives that have for years supported the Uyghurs in the United States and Europe, Uyghur Times Uyghur edition reports.

Uyghur Genocide

Interview with Dr. Enver Tohti pt.2: Great personal cost of exposing China’s crimes

Anne Kader 4 years ago

Dr Enver Tohti, an Uyghur and a former oncological surgeon, extracted organs from an executed prisoner at the request of his superiors while still in Uyghuristan/ East Turkistan. After his exit from China, Dr Tohti has openly testified about Chinese organ harvesting and the adverse health effects of nuclear testing in the Uyghurs’ homeland.

Uyghur Prisoners & Victims

Detained Uyghurs facing deportation to China transported to Saudi airport

Anne Kader 4 years ago

Two detained Uyghurs, Hamdullah Wali, and Nurmuhammad Rozi, who travelled to Saudi Arabia for a pilgrimage in January 2020, have reportedly been transported to the airport and are under immediate threat of deportation to China, Hamdullah Wali’s daughter said in a video.

Uyghur Genocide

Chinese UNHRC delegation fails to silence representative of ‘European Union of Jewish Students’ in Geneva

Anne Kader 4 years ago

The Chinese UN Human Rights Council delegation attempted to cut short the speech of Sacha Guttmann, the co-president of ‘The European Union of Jewish Students’ when he called out the Chinese regime for its persecution of the Uyghurs.

Uyghur Genocide

WUC holds ‘Capacity-building training’ for Uyghur youth in Bursa, Turkey

Anne Kader 4 years ago

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) held Capacity-building training for Uyghur youth in Bursa, Turkey on March 25-27, WUC tweets. WUC provided young adults from Central Asia, Europe, and Turkey with the tools to conduct effective international advocacy.

International Response Muslim world Uyghur Refugees & Transnational repression

New UHRP report on Chinese transnational repression of Uyghurs in Arab states

Anne Kader 4 years ago

Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) and ‘Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs’ have published a new report. It is titled “Beyond Silence Collaboration: Between the Arab States and China in the Transnational Repression of Uyghurs”.

Human Rights

China: Free Uyghur Scholar’s Students | Human Rights Watch

Rubio introduces ‘Uyghur Policy Act’

Vietnam accused of laundering ‘Xinjiang’ cotton

David Kilgour, longtime Canadian MP and HR advocate, dies at 81

Uyghurs in Washington host event to honor US and European government reps and politicians

Interview with Dr. Enver Tohti pt.2: Great personal cost of exposing China’s crimes

Detained Uyghurs facing deportation to China transported to Saudi airport

Chinese UNHRC delegation fails to silence representative of ‘European Union of Jewish Students’ in Geneva

WUC holds ‘Capacity-building training’ for Uyghur youth in Bursa, Turkey

New UHRP report on Chinese transnational repression of Uyghurs in Arab states

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