Published: Oct 9, 2025 – 9:40 AM EDTBy: Uyghur Times Staff Key Points:– French-Uyghur scholar Dr. Dilnur Reyhan faces trial near Paris on October 13.– Chinese embassy staff filed charges after a 2022 protest against Beijing.– Rights groups urge French authorities to drop the case. A French court will try […]
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By Tahir Imin Uyghurian The prominent Uyghur leader, writer, and journalist Perhat Muhammet has passed away at the age of 61. Born in 1964, Perhat Muhammet studied at the Faculty of Languages at “Xinjiang” University in Ürümchi, graduating in 1985. He began his career as an editor and reporter at […]
By Uyghur Times Staff Renowned Uyghur singer Senuber Tursun has recently performed her classic song “Salam Alyurt” with added Chinese lyrics, sparking backlash online. A newly surfaced video shows her altering the original Uyghur lyrics and melody to include content glorifying China. While many criticize her for compromising Uyghur cultural […]
Community Report – Uyghur Times | Fairfax, Virginia In a powerful show of unity and resilience, three Uyghur organizations — Uyghur Academy US, Uyghur American Association (@Uyghur_American), and Uyghur Times (@uytimes) — jointly hosted the launch of Rushan Abbas’s new book, accompanied by an in-depth panel discussion at the Uyghur […]
By Uyghur Times StaffJune 6, 2025 – Washington, DC Rushan Abbas, Chair of the Executive Committee of the World Uyghur Congress, the Executive Director of campaign for Uyghurs, launched her memoir Unbroken: One Uyghur’s Fight for Freedom this week at the Hudson Institute, spotlighting the Chinese government’s continued repression of […]
Abduweli Ayup, a Uyghur language expert, writer, journalist, and linguist, was born in Kashgar in 1973. In 1997, he began studying at the Faculty of Turkic Languages at the Central University for Nationalities in Beijing. He later earned a master’s degree in Classical Uyghur Literature from Xinjiang University in 2001. […]
By Uyghur Times StaffMay 8, 2025 | Washington, D.C. Leaders from Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) and the Uyghur Academy International met with former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to thank him for his historic role in recognizing the Uyghur genocide. CFU Executive Director Rushan Abbas, Uyghur Academy President Dr. […]
By Orqun, May 3, 2025 Uyghur poet Tahir Hamut Izgil received Sweden’s poetry award, the Cikada Prize, at the Swedish Embassy in Washington D.C. on April 24. Tahir Hamut Izgil posted on social media: “Today I received Sweden’s poetry award, the Cikada Prize, at the Swedish Embassy in Washington D.C. […]
By Uyghur Times According to Ms. Jineste, the daughter of Tohti Ayup in France, who informed Uyghur writer Abdushukur Qumtur, renowned Uyghur writer Tohti Ayup, who illuminated the ecological issues faced by Uyghurs through his novels such as “Wolf Mother” and “Return to Taklimakan,” passed away on April 9, 2025, […]
The Musabay Family مۇسابايلار ئائىلىسى Disclaimer: The original article was written by Uyghur author Yalqun Ruzi and published in his book The Secret of the Mud Castle. It was prepared by Nuri Musabay ( Nurmemet Musabay) a member of the Musabay family and a Uyghur activist residing in Virginia, USA. […]