– Thank you so much for this award and especially for creating the Magnitsky Act to hold human rights violators accountable. – By focusing on the human rights abuses perpetrated by an authoritarian state against one man, Sergey Magnitsky, you have made it possible to seek and achieve a […]
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Uyghur Diaspora: Uyghur communities across the globe, Central Asia, Europe, USA, Turkey, development, Uyghur youth, next generations, cultural preservation.
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 5-28-2019 Norwegian Uighur Community organized a mock funeral on May 26th in front of the Norwegian Parliament building in Oslo. This is the fourth time in a month that the Norwegian Uighur Community organizing such a peaceful demonstration in Oslo. However, it is the first time to […]
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 […]
By Uighur Times. March 12, 2019. Columbia Law School, NY Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 @ 6:40pm to 8:40pm Jerome Greene Hall, Room 106 Speakers: Zubeyre Shemsidin, Project Director, Uyghur Human Rights Project; Darren Byler, Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, University of Washington; Tahir Imin, Founder of Uighur Institute and Uigher Times. […]
By Uighur Times Feb 16, 2019. Allentown, PA. On Feb 16, 2019, Tahir Imin, Uighur scholar and activist, founder of Uighur Institute and Uighur Times presented about how China is committing genocide on the Uighur population, while the world is watching. More than 500 people from the local faith […]
By Banu Sutuq Aydin Anwar is delighted to see the campaign she has run on LaunchGood since 24 January 2019, has been heading fast to reach its goal of $15,000 USD. Aydin, a Uighur activist who resides in Washington D.C., started a campaign on LaunchGood, a crowdfunding platform focused on […]
By Memet Emin A special photographs exhibition “I can’t sleep – Homage to Uighur homeland” by Lisa Ross is taking place from January 17 to February 23 at Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York City. During the first three days of exhibition, the exhibition featured several innovative cultural programs by Lisa […]
The Uighur people did not celebrate Eid Ftre at home and abroad By Tayir Imin Uighurian June 16, 2018, 21:00 PM EDT Washington – While the Muslims around the world have been gathering to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, with feasts to mark the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of […]