By Tahir Imin Uyghurian June 29, 2025 | Washington, DC Christie Henry, Director of Princeton University Press, is facing a wave of criticism after appearing in Chinese state media echoing official propaganda about the situation in Kashgar—a region at the heart of what has been widely documented and recognized as […]
By Uyghur Times StaffJune 19, 2025 – Buenos Aires, Argentina In a historic and precedent-setting decision, Argentina’s highest criminal court has ruled in favor of opening a genocide and crimes against humanity case against members of the Chinese regime for atrocities committed against the Uyghur people. The Federal Court of […]
Adas Israel Congregation, a leading Jewish organization in Washington, DC, has become a committed voice in the global campaign to end the Uyghur genocide. Last month, they held their 50th consecutive monthly “Stop Uyghur Genocide” protest outside the Chinese Embassy — a powerful act of moral witness. Drawing from their […]
By Tahir Imin Uyghurian Dilnaz Kerim, a young Uyghur student based in London, is gaining recognition not only for her beautiful handcrafted embroidery but also for her courageous cultural and human rights activism. From walking the runway in traditional Uyghur attire to organizing cultural events and raising her voice against […]
By Uyghur Times StaffJune 16, 2025 – Washington, D.C. A group of ten Democratic U.S. Senators has called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to preserve the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL), amid an ongoing reorganization of the department that may lead to the bureau’s […]
By Tahir Imin Uyghurian For Uyghurs, global holidays shared by all humanity—New Year’s, International Women’s Day, Father’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Children’s Day—carry a unique and often painful meaning. Each time such a celebration comes around, Uyghurs around the world remember their loved ones left behind in the homeland. The absence […]
By Uyghur Times StaffJune 7, 2025 | Virginia, USA On June 7, 2025, Ana Care and Education Uyghur School, in partnership with Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, hosted the inaugural Silk Road Fair — a joyful Eid al-Adha celebration that brought together Uyghur, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, and Uzbek communities in Northern […]
By Uyghur Times Staff | June 12, 2025 VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has made his first Chinese bishop appointment under the Vatican’s contested 2018 agreement with Beijing, naming Joseph Lin Yuntuan as auxiliary bishop of Fuzhou. The move signals continuity with Pope Francis’ controversial policy of engagement with […]
By Uyghur Times Editorial | June 12, 2025 Today marks the 63rd birthday of Dr. Gulshan Abbas — a birthday she should be celebrating in peace and dignity. Instead, it is the seventh consecutive year she is spending behind bars in one of China’s infamous prisons. Her only so-called “crime”? […]
By Uyghur Times StaffJune 10, 2025, 10:30 a.m. ET In a highly orchestrated propaganda display, Chinese authorities in Urumqi—the capital of the Uyghur homeland—organized a state-sponsored Eid al-Adha performance at the symbolic Xinjiang People’s Theater Square, featuring pro-government songs and staged ethnic dance routines. As part of ongoing efforts to […]