China's plan to transform the heart of Uyghur culture, learning and urban settlement - Kashgar old city - is well underway. The fact that the Uyghurs themselves have no voice in this process gives the experience a wider significance, says Henryk Szadziewski.
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Zhou’s Route From Xinjiang to Party Congress Reveals Bloody Connection
May 22, 2012
On May 18 it was announced that Zhou Yongkang would be a “representative” from Xinjiang Province, the restive Uighur autonomous region in the northwest, for the upcoming 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Top Chinese military officer's planned Japan trip difficult: Fujimura
May 22, 2012
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May 22, 2012
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Tiananmen Square activist loses latest bid to return to China
May 21, 2012
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Apr 2, 2012
A new 89-page report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) documents the Chinese state’s top-down destruction of Uyghur communities in Kashgar and throughout East Turkestan, in a targeted and highly politicized push that Chinese officials have accelerated in the wake of turbulent unrest in the region in 2009.
Mar 7, 2012
Remarks made by top officials in East Turkestan at the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing this week reveal a disturbing failure...
Feb 28, 2012
The reported deaths of residents of Kargilik (Chinese: Yecheng) in Kashgar Prefecture on February 28 have taken place against a backdrop of a heavy Chinese security presence in the region, mass detentions and heightened restrictions on Uyghurs’ religious practices.
Feb 13, 2012
As the Obama administration hosts Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping during his visit to the United States, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) urges U.S....
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May 22, 2012
China's plan to transform the heart of Uyghur culture, learning and urban settlement - Kashgar old city - is well underway. The fact that the Uyghurs themselves have no voice in this process gives the experience a wider significance, says Henryk Szadziewski.
April 17, 2012
The ancient Silk Road oasis of Kashgar, where Uyghurs have played host to a vibrant Central Asian trading culture, is getting a makeover.
April 6, 2012
Xinjiang Source recently spoke to Henryk Szadziewski, manager of the Uyghur Human Rights Project; a Washington DC-based organization which seeks to raise awareness of the plight of Uyghurs in China.
April 3, 2012
China’s demolition of traditional neighborhoods in the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar in the volatile Xinjiang region is eroding ethnic Uyghur culture, an overseas rights group said Monday.
WUC Booklet on Violation of Freedom of Expression in East Turkestan
Dec 20, 2011
Dec 20, 2011
The booklet Violation of Freedom of Expression in East Turkestan published by the WUC in November 2011 provides an overview ...
They Can't Send Me Back: Uyghur Asylum Seekers in Europe
Sep 20, 2011
Sep 20, 2011
A new report by the UHRP documents the challenges faced by Uyghur asylum seekers in Europe, and examines the reasons...
“Offers They Can't Refuse: China's Relations with the Muslim World”
Sep 12, 2011
Sep 12, 2011
A new report, “Offers They Can’t Refuse: China’s Relations with the Muslim World”, examines the Chinese government’s relationships...