According to Uyghur activist and linguist Abduweli Ayup, Uyghur businessman Yaqupjan Momin was arrested by state security in Uzbekistan 30 days ago. Yaqupjan Momin, Yakefujiang Momin in Chinese Pinyin, a 35-year-old Uyghur male holding a Chinese passport, had his passport renewed by the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of […]
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The Hazaras have been systematically persecuted and marginalized for at least two and a half centuries. Hazaras are the native population of Afghanistan, but they have been methodically subjugated and discriminated against throughout history.
According to Xinhua, the Chinese official media, On July 24th, the Kazakhstan Saltana National Dance Troupe held a grandiose gala titled “Rich Hometown” in Turpan, seemingly showcasing the vibrant cultural heritage of Kazakhstan. However, the event took place against a backdrop of mounting human rights concerns in Uyghurstan, Aka Xinjiang, […]
On July 4, the 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization officially welcomed Iran as its newest member, bringing the total number of member states to nine. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization was established in 2001 with China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan […]
The 23rd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) took place on July 4, with Chinese Communist Party dictator Xi Jinping addressing the state heads of SCO member states. The Global Times reported “that in his speech titled “Staying true to our founding […]
Since December 31, 2022, videos of an Uzbek citizen named Muradjan visiting Yining, Urumqi, Kashgar, Yerkan, and other regions of our motherland started appearing on the Zerkalo Vostoka (Mirror of the East) YouTube channel.
Five Central Asian countries are participating in the 2022 Beijing Olympics in China. The Chinese Foreign Ministry welcomes the participants, Uyghur Times Uyghur language edition reports.
Kazakh State TV has paraded Vikram Ruzahunov, an Uyghur jazz musician from Kyrgyzstan, in front of the cameras for a coerced confession. Ruzahunov had multiple cuts and bruises on his face while appearing on the screen and ‘confessing’ that someone had paid him 200 dollars to enter Kazakhstan.
Russia has detained two journalists, Nazgul Kenzhetay and Emin Karaçak, from a Turkish news website, GZT. The two were arrested on Dec. 16th on alleged charges of “espionage” after they traveled to the Sakha Republic to record a vlog on Turkic communities and cultures, GZT reports.
ALMATY, Kazakhstan – Police in Almaty in Kazakhstan have detained six protesters outside the Chinese Consulate. The protestors had demanded the release of their relatives whom China had arbitrarily detained, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty reports.