According to Data from the Committee to Protect Journalists, or CPJ found China had the most media workers imprisoned. In 2023, nearly half of China’s imprisoned journalists were Uyghurs, revealing the intersection of poor press freedom and human rights abuses. The U.S. and others accuse China of Uyghur genocide. Uyghur […]
Uyghur Prisoners & Victims
stories of and news about Uyghur prisoners and victims of China’s Uyghur genocide and human rights atrocities
East Turkistan has been described as “one of the most heavily policed regions in the world, Uyghur Human Rights Project writes in its newest report, titled “Policing East Turkistan: Mapping Police and Security Forces in the Uyghur Region”.
By Tursunjan An international campaign has been launched in Brussels to nominate the imprisoned Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti for the Nobel Peace Prize. Ilham Tohti, an outspoken Uyghur economics professor, was sentenced to life in prison in 2014 on charges related to his advocacy for Uyghur rights. Over 180 high-level […]
By Tursunjan According to a report by The Guardian, Ikram Nurmehmet, a Uyghur filmmaker who was detained in Beijing earlier this year, is now set to face trial in Ürümqi, the capital of the Uyghur homeland. Nurmehmet, aged 32, was apprehended by Chinese authorities in May, transported to Ürümqi, and […]
The U.S. State Department issued a statement on Friday condemning the life sentence handed to Uyghur Professor Rahile Dawut. It was confirmed last week that the prominent Uyghur folklore scholar was sentenced to life in prison on charges of separatism for her academic work on Uyghur culture and folklore. The […]
By Tursunjan Uyghur Sep 21, 2023 In a deeply concerning development, it has been revealed that Professor Rahile Dawut, a highly respected Uyghur anthropologist, was sentenced to life in prison by Chinese authorities. According to a source in the Chinese government, Professor Rahile Dawut (راھىلە داۋۇت, 热依拉 · 达吾提), an […]
By Tursunjan Uyghur In a distressing continuation of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) genocidal policy against the Uyghur population, Abduheber Memet, a prominent Uyghur educator and entrepreneur, has received a severe 15-year prison sentence. Abduheber Memet, 37, was born in Kelpin County Aksu Prefecture. His journey is one marked by […]
Dr. Ablimit Yasin, a young Uyghur professor of folklore at the School of Humanities, Xinjiang University, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, sparking concerns among Uyghur scholars like Abduweli Ayup, who was the first to report this case, regarding the fate of prominent Uyghur academics in the region. […]
A Uyghur student, Kamile Wayit, who was arrested in Uyghuristan in December, has been convicted on charges of “advocating extremism” after sharing a video on WeChat featuring the “white paper” protests.
According to UCA News, an Uyghur Christian pastor imprisoned for 15 years by Chinese authorities on charges of “inciting separatism” and “leaking state secrets to overseas organizations” has been released. Some rights groups have deemed these charges to be groundless.