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Jews Support the Uyghurs: The Lonely Jew Is No Longer Lonely
May 28, 2020
Last year, we reported how one Jewish gentleman gathered attention with his solitary protest in London. Now, Jewish support for Uyghurs is growing everywhere.
US Congress approves China sanctions over ethnic crackdown
May 27, 2020
Congress voted Wednesday to toughen the U.S. response to a brutal Chinese crackdown on ethnic minorities, adding another factor to the increasingly stormy relationship between the two countries.
House sends Uyghur human rights bill to Trump's desk
May 27, 2020
Lawmakers in the House voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to sanction Chinese government officials responsible for internment camps in the region of Xinjiang, where up to 2 million ethnic Muslims have been forcibly detained.
US Congress Passes Uyghur Rights Act Authorizing Sanctions For Abuses in Xinjiang
May 27, 2020
The bill, which targets officials complicit in the violations, now goes to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law.
USCIRF Welcomes Appointment by Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Nury Turkel to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
May 26, 2020
Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced the appointment of Nury Turkel, a lawyer and Uyghur rights advocate, to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
Uighurs in US Say China Using Detained Family Members in Forced Interviews
May 26, 2020
By Asim Kashgarian
May 24, 2020 09:18 PM
'I miss my homeland': fearful Uighurs celebrate Eid in exile in Turkey
May 26, 2020
Istanbul has become world’s largest diaspora hub for Uighurs fleeing Chinese persecution
Uyghur human rights advocate Dilnur Reyhan laments lack of Muslim solidarity
May 26, 2020
The 11 million Uyghurs living in the western province of Xinjiang in China are a Muslim Turkic nation that has been targeted by Beijing and deprived of their most basic human rights, including freedom of religion, of movement, and also of transmitting their native language since Xi Jinping took power in China in 2012.
US imposes sanctions on Chinese companies 'complicit' in Uighur abuse
May 26, 2020
The Commerce Department announced on Friday that it will impose sanctions on a number of Chinese companies it alleges to have ties with the human rights abuses against a Muslim minority group in the northwestern part of the country.
Extradition Treaty That Could Deport Uyghurs From Turkey to China Faces Uncertainty in Ankara
May 21, 2020
Lawmakers say the treaty is unlikely to see the light of day in parliament and that they would oppose it.
May 27, 2020
The Uyghur Human Rights Project thanks the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020. As the first legislation passed in response to the human rights crisis in East Turkistan, this law will help ensure that the issue is on the global policy agenda.
May 27, 2020
UHRP applauds the continued steps taken by the U.S. Department of Commerce to effectively respond to the ongoing human rights crisis in East Turkistan.
May 26, 2020
The Uyghur Human Rights Project welcomes Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s appointment of UHRP Board Chair Nury Turkel to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
May 14, 2020
The Uyghur Human Rights Project welcomes Senate passage today of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 by unanimous consent. UHRP urges the House of Representatives to take action quickly, in order for the bill to reach the President’s desk to be signed into law.
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UYGHUR BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bibliography of select news reports & academic works
Compiled by Professor Magnus Fiskesjö
May 26, 2020
Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced the appointment of Nury Turkel, a lawyer and Uyghur rights advocate, to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
May 26, 2020
By Asim Kashgarian
May 24, 2020 09:18 PM
May 19, 2020
Gulzire Taschmemet’s sister vanished into Xinjiang’s re-education camps in 2017. Despite hearing from her earlier this month, she doubts her sister is free from Beijing’s surveillance, she told DW.
UHRP EXPLAINER: Uyghur activists ask world to #HearUyghurs
Apr 24, 2020
Apr 24, 2020
The #HearUyghurs Campaign: On April 17, Uyghur diaspora activist Arslan Hidayat launched a new social-media campaign with the hashtag #HearUyghurs. The campaign highlights the trauma experienced by the worldwide Uyghur diaspora.
UHRP REPORT: Weaponized Passports: The Crisis of Uyghur Statelessness
Apr 1, 2020
Apr 1, 2020
UHRP’s new report, “Weaponized Passports: The Crisis of Uyghur Statelessness,” documents an ongoing and worsening issue facing Uyghurs abroad, namely refusal to renew passports and denial of access to other documentation by the Chinese government.
UHRP BRIEFING: Local Residents in Danger of Starving in East Turkistan
Feb 26, 2020
Feb 26, 2020
The Uyghur Human Rights Project is deeply concerned by alarming new evidence that local residents are starving across the Uyghur homeland.