https://geneva.usmission.gov/2024/09/24/joint-statement-on-xinjiang-on-the-second-anniversary-of-the-ohchrs-assessment-hrc57 The U.S. and EU have urged China to address human rights abuses in Uyghur region , particularly concerning the treatment of Uyghurs. During a U.N. Human Rights Council session in Geneva, U.S. Ambassador Michèle Taylor called for China to implement U.N. recommendations, release detainees, and clarify the whereabouts of […]
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By Uyghur Times StaffAugust 31, 2024 The U.N.’s top human rights body has released an updated assessment two years after its critical review of China’s human rights practices. Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), stated that a U.N. team visited China in […]
Byline: By Uyghur Times Staff, July 13, 2024, 10:00 am ET LinkedIn is facing criticism following reports that Chinese hackers have targeted accounts linked to Uyghur human rights advocacy, including those of Uyghur Times and its founder, Tahir Imin. Tahir Imin, a Uyghur rights advocate, took to Twitter today to […]
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.
By Danielle Ranucci, Research and Data Analytics Intern Last month, Chengdu, China hosted the 81st World Science Fiction Convention. Known as Worldcon, this annual convention is the site of the prestigious Hugo Awards—sci-fi’s equivalent to the Oscars. Past Hugo winners include household names like George R.R. Martin and Stephen King. […]
(San Francisco) – Human Rights Watch is calling on President Joe Biden to exert diplomatic pressure on Chinese President Xi Jinping during their expected meetings at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco on November 14-15, 2023. The focus of this appeal is to address the ongoing human […]
On September 9, the Uyghur community in Japan lit a bonfire to commemorate the publication of the book “My Uyghur Youth” by Mahmut, a well-known Uyghur activist who has long engaged in political activities in Japan.
Chinese opera singer Wang Fang performed the Russian song “Katyusha” at the ruins of the bombed Mariupol Theatre in the Russian-occupied Mariupol in Ukraine, where the Russian army killed more than 600 civilians, Nexta TV reports.
Uyghur Times, Berlin, September 5, 2023 A pivotal development took place on Tuesday, September 5, as the World Uyghur Congress, in partnership with key members of the German Bundestag, inaugurated the Uyghur Parliamentary Group. The Group’s leadership includes Chairman MP Peter Heidt (FDP), Vice Chairs MP Derya Türk-Nachbaur (SPD), MP […]
