Surely, I am not a believer of the idea that history repeats itself. For this idea simply presupposes the existence of an underlying cause that necessitates repeated happenings of certain events in history.
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China Detains 12-Year-Old Uyghur Boy on Return to Xinjiang From Egypt
July 24, 2017
Hezritieli Memet has been held since February, when his parents were taken into custody.
East Turkestan: Uyghur Students Detained by Egyptian Government Face Being Deported to China
July 21, 2017
In response to the Chinese government’s call for Uyghurs studying abroad to return to East Turkestan (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), Egyptian security forces are rounding up Uyghur students in an attempt to deport them to China.
Xinjiang Residents Forced to Install Spyware on Phones
July 21, 2017
At Global Voices, Oiwan Lam reports that residents in a district of Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, are being required to install the Jingwang (净网, literally “web-cleaning”) surveillance app on their cellphones.
China delete app: cutting edge of Uighur suppression
July 21, 2017
In a world first, the residents of Urumqi, the capital of China’s Xinjiang region, are required to install on their smart phones a new app that automatically deletes any material deemed subversive.
China’s ‘Great Firewall’ Now Deletes Messages in Real Time
July 20, 2017
There is more than irony in the fact that Nobel Laureate Liu Xiobao’s death coincided with Beijing’s massive effort to clamp down on internet communication. It’s the end of an era.
In China, Despair for Cause of Democracy After Nobel Laureate’s Death
July 20, 2017
For years, the fiery band of activists pushing for democracy in China looked to Liu Xiaobo, the jailed Nobel Peace laureate, as a source of inspiration. They created social media groups devoted to his iconoclastic poetry. They held up his photos at rallies, demanding justice and transparency.
Jul 13, 2017
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Jul 6, 2017
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Jul 3, 2017
Eight years after unrest in Urumchi, families are still unsure of the fate of their loved ones
Jun 23, 2017
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July 18, 2017
Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese Nobel Peace laureate who died on July 13, has had some critics among exiled radical Chinese dissidents. But the Taiwan Center in New York was overflowing with his “comrades” and admirers at a memorial held for him on July 15.
July 10, 2017
Fearful Uyghurs scramble to get out of Egypt and avoid forced return to China, where they risk torture and arbitrary jailing.
June 19, 2017
EU and its 28 Members Lack Strategy, Credibility to Bring Change
BRIEFING: The Chinese Government’s Misleading White Paper on the Human Rights Situation in East Turkestan
Jul 6, 2017
Jul 6, 2017
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July 6, 2017 2:35 pm EST
Contact: Uyghur Human Rights Project +1 (202) 478 1920
BRIEFING: Ban on “Islamic” names an absurd intrusion into Uyghurs’ private lives
May 4, 2017
May 4, 2017
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) expresses alarm at recent measures preventing Uyghurs from choosing state restricted names for their newborn children.
Discrimination, Mistreatment and Coercion: Uyghurs Face Severe Labor Rights Abuses in China and East Turkestan
Apr 5, 2017
Apr 5, 2017
Unemployment is one of the biggest challenges facing the Uyghur people in East Turkestan.