By Uyghur Times StaffSeptember 6, 2024 SOAS University of London has announced its honorary degree recipients for 2024, recognizing seven distinguished individuals for their exceptional contributions across various fields. Among the honored awardees is Uyghur ethnographer Professor Rahile Dawut, who has been serving a life sentence in China since 2017. […]
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By Uyghur Times Staff September Sep 5, 2024 Ghazi Ehmet, one of the most revered Uyghur artists, was reportedly killed by Chinese military forces during the 2017 crackdown in the Uyghur homeland, according to multiple sources. The renowned painter, known for his depictions of historical Uyghur figures, was arrested, beaten, […]
Author: By Uyghur Times Staff URUMQI, May 24 Opening: Urumqi — Early last Sunday morning, 15-year-old Alikut Dilxat successfully ascended the southern slope of Mount Qomolangma, fulfilling the long-held dream of his father and becoming the youngest Chinese to summit the world’s highest peak, according to China’s state media Xinhua […]
At the age of 5, she came to Turkey from East Turkestan with her family.[1] She received ballet training at her mother Gülzade Tanrıdağlı’s ballet and dance school in Istanbul.[2] After graduating from elementary school, she entered the Istanbul State Conservatory affiliated with Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. She studied […]
The Global Coalition for Language Rights announced the winner of the 2024 Language Rights Defenders Award. “The Global Coalition for Language Rights is delighted to announce Abduweli Ayup as the first winner of our Language Rights Defenders Award. Abduweli Ayup is a Uyghur activist, poet, and linguist. He has fought […]
OSLO, NORWAY (May 22, 2024) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent: Iranian hip-hop artist Toomaj Salehi, Uyghur poet and activist Tahir Hamut Izgil, and Venezuelan pianist and recording artist Gabriela Montero. HRF said: “Izgil […]
Tursun Uyghur, April 22, 2024 Aisha Yasin, a respected advocate in the Uyghur community in Turkey known for her patriotic activism and service to her people, passed away on April 15, 2024, in Istanbul at the age of 53. Born in Urumqi in 1971, Aisha Yasin began her journey as […]
By Tursun Uyghur, April 20, 2024 Munich- Zumretay Arkin, Uyghur Canadian , human rights activist, director of global advocacy and chair of the Women’s Committee at the World Uyghur Congress,spokesperson for the World Uyghur Congress, receiver of 2024 Freedom of Worship Award by The Roosevelt Foundation. Zumretay Arkin, born and […]
By Tursun Uyghur, 20 April, 2024 Munich- Dolqun Isa invited Uyghur friends to a celebratory event for the 20th anniversary of the World Uyghur Congress in Germany. In a speech to the public, Dolqun Isa, the President of the World Uyghur Congress, called on members of the Uyghur diaspora community […]
Erkin Abdullah, an established Uyghur guitarist based in California, US, held a large concert at Urumqi Dun Bridge Theater on December 28th, the Uyghur Times Uyghur edition reports. The performance was considered a propaganda win for the Chinese Communist regime.