Tursun Uyghur, April 22, 2024 Washington—A documentary film telling the story of Kasim Kashgar, a former Uyghur educator and entrepreneur who fled Chinese persecution to the United States, produced by Voice of America, was awarded the prestigious 2024 New York Festivals in the category of documentary/human rights. Kasim Abdurehim Kashgar […]
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The award-winning documentary All Static & Noise (2023) had its US premiere at the Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival in Washington DC this month, shedding light on the Uyghur genocide committed by China, CreateFann reports.
“Waiting for the End” is a film written and directed by Memetjan Semet, a Uyghur, and it reflects the current situation of Uyghurs. The film will be premiered in Washington on February 10, Uyghur Times Uyghur Edition repor
By Ilyaruq Nov 4, 2020 A Uyghur man who has been previously forced to spy on Uyghurs in Turkey was shot and heavily wounded in Istanbul on Monday, November 2. The man, Yusufujiang Aimaitijiang, was wounded in the arm and shoulder when a stranger shot him from behind on Monday […]
A festivity of commemorating the establishment of independent East Turkestan Republic in 1933 and 1944 was organized by activist Abdurehim Gheni at Amsterdam Dam Square on 16th November 2019. The festivity started with a speech in Uyghur and Dutch language given by Abdurehim Gheni, organizer of this event and an […]
Uighur Times 6-7-2019 From June 6-7 2019, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) in cooperation with the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), Uyghur American Association (UAA) and the Central Asia Program at George Washington University held a two-day international conference in Washington DC, Confronting Atrocities in China: The Global […]
Uighur Times 5-27-2019 World Uyghur Congress to Convene Global Conference on Uyghur Crisis in Washington D.C. From June 6-7 2019, the World Uyghur Congress in cooperation with the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), Uyghur American Association (UAA) and the Central Asia Program at George Washington University will hold a two-day […]