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Internet reopened in East Turkestan, but Uyghur webmasters and bloggers remain behind bars

Fri, 05/14/2010 - 12:00

Following today's announcement in the Chinese state media that "full Internet access" has been restored in East Turkestan, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) calls upon the international community to remember the many Uyghur website administrators, bloggers and journalists who have been detained since July 5, 2009, many of whom remain in detention.

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Internet reopened in East Turkestan, but Uyghur webmasters and bloggers remain behind bars

Fri, 05/14/2010 - 12:00

Following today's announcement in the Chinese state media that "full Internet access" has been restored in East Turkestan, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) calls upon the international community to remember the many Uyghur website administrators, bloggers and journalists who have been detained since July 5, 2009, many of whom remain in detention.

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After Wang Lequan's departure from East Turkestan, flawed policies remain

Tue, 04/27/2010 - 12:00

On April 24, Chinese state media announced that 57-year-old Zhang Chunxian, formerly the Communist Party Secretary of Hunan Province, had been appointed to the post of Party Secretary for the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), replacing 65-year-old Wang Lequan, who has been made deputy secretary of the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee of the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee.

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UAA thanks the Swiss government on the arrival of two Uyghur brothers to Switzerland

Fri, 03/26/2010 - 12:00

The Uyghur American Association (UAA) expresses its gratitude to Swiss authorities following the March 23 arrival of Bahtiyar Mahmud and Arkin Mahmud to Switzerland.

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Uyghurs' Plight Discussed During the 13th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

Fri, 03/19/2010 - 12:00

The Uyghur American Association (UAA) extends its deepest gratitude to the UN mandate holders, States, and NGOs that have raised aspects of the Uyghurs' plight during the 13th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which is in progress in Geneva, Switzerland for most of the month of March 2010.

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Media Advisory: Concern over the use of the inaccurate term "Chinese Muslim" to refer to Uyghurs

Tue, 03/02/2010 - 11:00

Although the use of the term "Chinese Muslim" to describe Uyghurs has decreased somewhat in recent months as the international community has gained a better understanding of Uyghurs' identity and the oppression they face, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) remains concerned about the still frequent use of the term in the international media.

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Thirteen years on, the victims of the Ghulja Massacre remain unaccounted for

Fri, 02/05/2010 - 11:00

The Uyghur American Association marks the thirteenth anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre, when police opened fire on a peaceful demonstration of Uyghurs in the city of Ghulja [Ch: Yining] in East Turkestan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), and thousands of people were detained on suspicion of participating in the demonstration.

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Swiss government accepts Uyghur brothers from Guantanamo

Wed, 02/03/2010 - 11:00

The Uyghur American Association commends the Swiss government for its decision, announced February 3, to grant asylum to Bahtiyar Mahmud and Arkin Mahmud, two Uyghurs who have been detained without charge since 2002 at the Guantanamo Bay detention center.

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Uyghur American Association condemns pattern of Uyghur refugee refoulement following reported deportations from Myanmar

Tue, 01/26/2010 - 11:00

The Uyghur American Association (UAA) condemns the trend of the deportation of Uyghur refugees from countries near China, following reports that 17 Uyghurs, together with one Han Chinese man, were deported last week from Myanmar.

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Increased security budget fails to address root causes of instability in East Turkestan

Thu, 01/14/2010 - 11:00

The Uyghur American Association (UAA) fears that the near doubling of the security budget for East Turkestan, announced on January 13 in Chinese state media, will broaden the scope of the ongoing official repression of Uyghurs and exacerbate ethnic tensions in the region.

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