UYGHUR TIMES The International Ethnic Music Festival at Kashgar centers on China’s red songs that praise…
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Uyghur singer Tursun Sheyih sentenced to ten years in prison
by Anne Kaderby Anne Kader 5 minutes readThe Chinese authorities have sentenced the renowned Uyghur singer and musician, Tursun Sheyih, to ten years in prison on July 30, 2021, Uyghur Times Uyghur edition reports. Uyghur scholar Abduwali Ayub confirmed the news to Uyghur Times on April 3.
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Case of Ablajan Awut Ayup, a missing Uyghur pop singer
by Anne Kaderby Anne Kader 11 minutes readAblajan Awut Ayup is an Uyghur pop singer who went missing in 2018. Born in 1984, he grew up with his five siblings in a peasant family in the village of Guma in the Hotan district.
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Uyghur artist ‘Anwer Ablimit’ sentenced to 15 years
by Anne Kaderby Anne Kader 1 minutes readAnwer Ablimit, a renowned Uyghur musician, used to work for an oil extraction unit in Karamay. His nephew in exile lost contact with him in 2017. In 2019 he heard that Ablimit had been sentenced to 15 years in prison by the Chinese government. The nephew does not know his whereabouts.