Both parties in the U.S. Congress are urging the Biden administration to take a firmer stand against China’s treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority. This week, Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) criticized the administration for failing to submit a report on the situation, while Republicans pushed a measure to block contacts […]
Rebiya Kadeer responded diplomatically to Turkish President Erdogan’s speech about Uyghurs at the United Nations: We, the Uyghurs in exile, were pleased that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan mentioned Uyghurs at the 77th UN General Assembly. Yes, although Erdogan did not mention in his speech the heartbreaking reality that over […]
Reported by: Ihsan Shukran On September 18, 2024, at 4:00 AM, Turkish police raided a home in the Kanaria neighborhood of Istanbul’s Safa Koy district, detaining two Uyghur women: Rizwangul Abdulaziz and Munavvar Zebbullah. Rizwangul, a 27-year-old first-degree disabled woman, cannot move the lower half of her body. She is […]
U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) have introduced the No Funds for Forced Labor Act, aiming to block U.S. funding for international projects using forced labor, particularly in China’s Xinjiang region. The bill requires the U.S. Treasury to oppose such projects through international financial institutions. This initiative […]
Volkswagen’s recent audit of its plant in the Uyghur homeland, which the company claimed cleared it of allegations of forced labor, has been criticized for failing to meet international standards, according to a review of the leaked report. In December, VW announced that an audit had found “no indications of […]
Reported by Ihsan Xukran and Translated by Uyghur Times English TeamSeptember 9, 2024 In a troubling development, Turkish special police forces arrested a 31-year-old Uyghur woman, Afife, in a pre-dawn raid in the Safa Koy district of Istanbul on Thursday, September 5, 2024. Around 4 AM, officers broke down her […]
By Uyghur Times StaffSeptember 6, 2024 SOAS University of London has announced its honorary degree recipients for 2024, recognizing seven distinguished individuals for their exceptional contributions across various fields. Among the honored awardees is Uyghur ethnographer Professor Rahile Dawut, who has been serving a life sentence in China since 2017. […]
With wide-ranging support from within the Library and from campus partners, Princeton University Library (PUL) has acquired the Aziz Isa Elkun collection of Uyghur literature, culture, language, and history, thereby preserving an important part of the Uyghur people’s written cultural heritage for future generations. The acquisition makes PUL home to […]
By Uyghur Times Staff September Sep 5, 2024 Ghazi Ehmet, one of the most revered Uyghur artists, was reportedly killed by Chinese military forces during the 2017 crackdown in the Uyghur homeland, according to multiple sources. The renowned painter, known for his depictions of historical Uyghur figures, was arrested, beaten, […]
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 […]