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 […]
Uyghur Refugees & Transnational repression
Transnational Repression: Uncovering coordinated efforts by Chinese government and other governments to surveil, intimidate, and suppress Uyghur Refugees and dissidents and communities beyond national borders.
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 Staff On February 1, 2023, the Canadian Parliament unanimously passed Motion M-62 by a vote of 322 to 0, introduced by Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi. This motion addresses the persecution of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims by the Chinese government and outlines Canada’s commitment to resettle 10,000 […]
By Uyghur Times Staff May 20, 2025 – 8:30 p.m. CET Munich, Germany – New evidence from a UK court case has revealed that Jan Marsalek, the fugitive former executive of German fintech giant Wirecard and suspected Russian agent, offered to spy on Uyghurs in Munich on behalf of China. […]
Kyrgyzstan Faces UN Scrutiny Over Uyghur Extraditions to China and Failure to Protect Refugees By Uyghur Times StaffMay 14, 2025 – Geneva, Switzerland In a rare instance, a Central Asian country has come under scrutiny from one of the world’s leading human rights bodies over the extradition of Uyghur refugees—an […]
By Uyghur Times StaffApril 2025 Three Uyghur men who spent over a decade in harsh detention in Thailand were quietly resettled in Canada in April, according to Thai lawmakers and activists. The release comes months after Thailand sparked global outrage by forcibly deporting 40 Uyghurs back to China—where they face […]
By Uyghur Times Staff May 1, 2025 | Bangkok, Thailand Seven Uyghurs remain imprisoned in Thailand under severe conditions, as concerns rise over their potential deportation to China, where they could face persecution and torture. The People’s Empowerment Foundation has urged the Thai government and international community to act urgently […]
Byline: By Uyghur Times StaffTime and Date: March 14, 2025 The U.S. State Department has announced a new visa restriction policy targeting foreign government officials complicit in the forced return of Uyghurs and other ethnic or religious groups at risk of persecution to China. The announcement comes in response to […]
Sources reveal that the United States and Canada offered to resettle 48 Uyghurs who had been detained in Thailand for over a decade. However, Bangkok allegedly refrained from acting on these offers due to fears of upsetting China. Despite these proposals, most of the Uyghurs were forcibly deported to China […]
By Uyghur Times StaffFebruary 29, 2025 A group of at least 40 Uyghur men, who had been detained in Thailand for over a decade, were forcibly deported to China, Thai and Chinese officials confirmed on Thursday. The men, fearing imprisonment or even death, had made a public appeal last month […]