On September 9, the Uyghur community in Japan lit a bonfire to commemorate the publication of the book “My Uyghur Youth” by Mahmut, a well-known Uyghur activist who has long engaged in political activities in Japan.
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Uyghur Genocide
Arfiya Eri of Uyghur descent secures seat in Japanese elections
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderArfiya Eri of the Liberal Democratic Party won the House of Representatives by-election in Chiba Constituency No. 5 in Japan held on Sunday.
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On June 17th, the NPO (Japan Uyghur Association) released a song about what Uyghur families are emotionally experiencing to raise public interest in the human rights abuses against Uyghurs, the Sankei News
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Uyghur Genocide
Japan’s first election candidate of Uyghur heritage backed by major party
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderArfiya Eri, 33, is running for a seat in the House of Councillors, the Japanese senate. She is the world’s first Uyghur election candidate backed by a major party.
On May 30, Ms. Eri participated in a press conference to announce additional candidates for proportional representation officially held at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters and made a greeting.
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Uyghur Prisoners and Victims
Uyghurs in Japan speak out for missing relatives
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderReyhan Ablet is a young Uyghur woman living in Japan. She advocates for her elder brother, Eysajan Ablet, 46, whom the Chinese authorities detained arbitrarily in 2017.
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Ordinary Japanese have taken to the streets to join Uyghurs in their protests against the Uyghur genocide. The Manga-style testimony booklets created by Shimizu Tomomi about Uyghur victims of Chinese concentration camps have become powerful tools in spreading awareness about the atrocities committed by China.
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Uyghur Genocide
Uyghurs in Japan call out Pakistan to stop supporting China’s genocide of Uyghurs
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderUyghurs living in Japan are calling out Pakistan to stop supporting China’s genocide of Uyghurs, the Print reports.
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Uyghur Prisoners and Victims
A Japan-educated Uyghur scholar detained in Urumqi
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderTOKYO – An Uyghur scholar, Abduhelil Abdureyim, a graduate of Chiba University in Japan, was extra-judicially detained in Urumqi in December 2021. Mr. Abdurehim had earlier returned to his homeland.