ASIA'S GAME OF THRONES Mr. Isa’s Visa
India denies that it caved to pressure from China in cancelling a prominent Uighur activist’s visa, but its explanations don’t stand up to scrutiny.
East Turkestan & the Uyghurs
Chinese Uyghurs Detained in Turkey as They Attempt the Hajj
The use of possibly fake passports interrupts religious pilgrimage for about 100 Muslims from Xinjiang.
World Uyghur Congress 2016 Report on Human Rights Violations
The year 2015 continued the downward spiral in human rights protections for the Uyghur community living in East Turkestan (officially the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China) and abroad.
China is building a Muslim theme park to promote its state-sanctioned version of Islam
Since 1958, Yinchuan, a city 600 miles west of Beijing, has been the capital of the Ningxia region governed by China’s Hui Muslims.
UNPO Announces European Parliament Conference: Does China Want Real Ethnic Harmony? Professor Ilham Tohti in Perspective
UNPO, in coordination with the Ilham Tohti Initiative and the Society for Threatened Peoples, will be convening a conference entitled “Does China Want Real Ethnic Harmony? Professor Ilham Tohti in Perspective” at the European Parliament in Brussels.
India should not come under pressure from China, must help Uyghurs: Dolkun Isa
India should speak up for the rights of repressed people like those in Uyghur, Tibet.
Human rights awards: the choice of Ilham Tohti, prominent Uighur figure, could lead to tensions with China
Each year, carefully selected human rights defenders are awarded by the Martin Ennals Foundation, an international organization based in Geneva, for their work and efforts. This year, the selection sparks controversy as one of the top three candidates, the scholar Ilham Tohti, belongs to China’s Uighur minority and has been recently sentenced to life for advocating “separatism".
World Uyghur Congress May Newsletter
The WUC has published its newsletter for the month of April, detailing a number of stories that have featured prominently over the last month. The newsletter will continue monthly through 2016.
Uyghur Given 7-Year Prison Term For Viewing Muslim Film
Family members were also detained, but no word is available on their fate.
An Outsider’s Inside Look at Xinjiang
TAO TAO HOLMES shares her experience as a perceived insider and perspective as an outside observer in Xinjiang.
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