“Xinjiang” Leads in Production and Sowing, Propagates Chinese Media Headlines By Uyghur Erk, December 17, 2023 Xinjiang Daily, the major propaganda outlet of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), where the Uyghurs refer to ET or Uyghurstan, reported that according to the statistics confirmed by the National Bureau of Statistics, the […]
East Turkistan has been described as “one of the most heavily policed regions in the world, Uyghur Human Rights Project writes in its newest report, titled “Policing East Turkistan: Mapping Police and Security Forces in the Uyghur Region”.
Qaynam Jappar, a prominent Uyghur calligrapher, photographer, and cover designer of many valuable books among the Uyghurs, passed away on December 6 in Urumqi. Qaynam Jappar had previously worked as a photographer and reporter for the Xinjiang Rule of Law Daily. He organized numerous exhibitions and events in the fields […]
By Tursunjan, December 15, 2023 According to China news reports, the Information Office of the People’s Government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region held a press conference to introduce the situation of protecting the rights and interests of employees in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region colonized by the Chinese government. […]
By Tursunjan, December 14, 2023 U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (NY-15), a member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), celebrated the passage of his bipartisan legislation, H.R. 3349, the “Uyghur Genocide Intelligence Review Act,” as part of the […]
By Tursunjan, December 14, 2023 In a concerning development, five additional Hong Kong activists seeking refuge in the U.S. and U.K. are now facing arrest warrants issued by the Hong Kong national security police. Their overseas advocacy work has earned them bounties on their heads, marking a troubling escalation in […]
By Tursunjan An international campaign has been launched in Brussels to nominate the imprisoned Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti for the Nobel Peace Prize. Ilham Tohti, an outspoken Uyghur economics professor, was sentenced to life in prison in 2014 on charges related to his advocacy for Uyghur rights. Over 180 high-level […]
Key Takeaways: Rome, Italy – December 7, 2023 – Italy, the only G7 nation to have participated in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has announced its withdrawal from the global infrastructure program. This decision, effective March 2024, reflects a hardening stance towards China among European nations. Prime Minister Giorgia […]
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on two Chinese government officials, Gao Qi and Hu Lianhe, for their involvement in ongoing serious human rights abuses in Uyghur homeland. Gao, the leader of the Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture Public Security Bureau, has been linked to a range […]
Dec 8, 2023 By Uyghur Times Staff As reported by Reuters, the U.S. government announced on Friday that it has restricted imports from three additional Chinese companies, including COFCO Sugar Holding, citing forced labor practices involving Uyghurs and other minorities in China. The companies involved in the production of sugar, […]