UHRP in the News

Uyghur Muslims Restricted in China, New Report Says
May 30, 2013

Repressed for over six decades, they often seem to be a forgotten minority in China.
Uighur group faults China on Islam practice
May 30, 2013

China has imposed a "bewildering" array of regulations on the practice of Islam by its minority Uighur population that have severely impeded religious freedom, an advocacy group warned Wednesday.
Sacred Right Defiled – repressing Uyghur religious freedom
May 24, 2013

Religious freedom continued to decline in China this year, according to the State Department’s 2012 Religious Freedom Report.
Sacred Right Defiled: A Former Imam Discusses Uyghur Religious Freedom
May 22, 2013
Photo: unknown, a mosque in Kashger. Banner: It’s prohibited for the following people to go to the mosques to practice religion: 1) Communist Party members, 2) Government employees and retirees, 3) Under 18, 4) Cadres, 5) Women

Late in 2012, in an undisclosed location and over cups of sweet tea, I sat down with a former Imam to talk about Uyghur religious freedom in China.
Red Tape: Chinese Government Regulation of Uyghur Religious Freedom
May 20, 2013

It is Ramadan. The Chinese government has mandated all restaurants remain open for business during fasting hours.
China: Fighting Terrorism or Repressing Religion?
May 10, 2013

Last month, violence in Maralbeshi, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China, left 21 dead. Chinese authorities blamed the deaths on "terrorists," but a BBC reporter who managed to sneak into the region threw the official account into question
VOA Chinese TV Interviews UAA President Alim Seytoff on Kashgar Violence
May 4, 2013

UAA President explains the root causes of Kashgar violence and China's heavy-handed crackdown on Uyghur people by means of illegal home searches and arbitrary use of lethal force.
Uyghur Muslims Restricted in China, New Report Says
May 1, 2013

Repressed for over six decades, they often seem to be a forgotten minority in China.
China’s Black Hole
April 29, 2013

Let's face it: We have little idea what's actually going on in Xinjiang and Tibet.
Beijing urges US to condemn Xinjiang 'terror' attacks
April 27, 2013

China yesterday urged the US to condemn what Beijing has called terrorist attacks in Xinjiang instead of lecturing the country on human rights.

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