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 […]
Politicians & Activists
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 […]
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 […]
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 Uyghur Times StaffDec. 29, 2024 Riza Samed, a steadfast Uyghur nationalist who dedicated his life to the struggle for Uyghur independence and freedom, passed away in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 86 due to illness. Throughout his life, Samed played a pivotal role in […]
Turgunjan Alawdun is the President of the World Uyghur Congress. He is the former Chair of the Religious Committee of the WUC and during the WUC’s 7th General Assembly, he was elected as a Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of the World Uyghur Congress. He graduated from Azhar University […]
By Uyghur Times StaffDec 1, 2024 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Uyghur representatives shed light on the ongoing genocide and human rights abuses in their homeland at an international conference titled “Reassessing Human Security in Central and South Asia.” The event, held in Kuala Lumpur, was organized by Malaysia’s prominent Islamic […]
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 […]