Uyghur Asylum Seekers in US Face Stress From Waiting, Report Finds (Uyghur News Recap: April 8–21, 2023)

April 21, 2023 | Voice of America | By Asim Kashgarian

The Uyghur Human Rights Project recently published a report highlighting the plight of Uyghur asylum seekers in the U.S. who have fled persecution in Xinjiang. The report revealed that Uyghurs experienced significant stress caused by waiting for more than eight years without resolution of their asylum cases. The Uyghur Human Rights Project made 14 recommendations for action to government agencies and civil society groups to quickly resolve outstanding applications.

News in brief

Last week, during a discussion held by the Washington-based Uyghur Human Rights Project, authors of a new report presented details on China’s transnational repression of the Uyghur diaspora in Britain, Turkey and Thailand. According to David Tobin, a lecturer in East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield, and Nyrola Elimä, an independent researcher, Uyghurs were offered information about their detained family members in exchange for conducting surveillance on Uyghur diaspora activists.

China’s repression of Uyghurs extends beyond borders, report says

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