The Government Puts a Positive Spin on East Turkestan at the China-Eurasia Expo

September 19, 2016 The fifth annual China-Eurasia Expo takes place this week in Urumqi from September 20th to 25th, giving the Chinese government a platform to present its economic vision for the region to an international audience of political and business leaders. This will be the first of these Expos to take place since Xinjiang…

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Patigul Ghulam – “I don’t have a gun, I have only my mouth and my tears, and you cannot control them.”

March 30, 2016 Original Chinese Blog by Zubayra Shamseden, UHRP Chinese Outreach Coordinator The following is the translation of a Chinese language blog published by the Uyghur Human Rights Project on February 16, 2016. According to Radio Free Asia, Patigul Ghulam faces trial in April, 2016.   Patigul Ghulam. Illustration by Brian Williamson, courtesy of Radio…

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International Women’s Day 2016

March 6, 2016 On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2016, the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) posts a speech on the condition of Uyghur women’s human rights made by Uyghur democracy leader Rebiya Kadeer on February 27, 2016. At the recent International Students For Liberty Conference held in Washington, D.C. from February 26-28, 2016,…

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Mapping Tool Showcases Research on Incidents in the Uyghur Homeland

January 21, 2016 Greg Fay, Manager, Uyghur Human Rights Project The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has released an online web map highlighting research from “Legitimizing Repression: China’s “War on Terror” Under Xi Jinping and State Policy in East Turkestan.” Based on an analysis of overseas media reports, the March 2015 investigation into incidents of violence and unrest…

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Rebiya Kadeer: 2015 Lantos Human Rights Prize Remarks

December 9, 2015 On the occasion of Human Rights Day 2015, the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice presented Uyghur democracy leader Rebiya Kadeer with the 2015 Lantos Human Rights Prize alongside fellow awardees Irshad Manji and Ayaan Hirsi Ali. All three women have demonstrated courage and conviction in their dedication to human rights, Ms. Kadeer on behalf of the Uyghur…

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Uyghur Rights at 10th Annual Interfaith Interethnic Conference

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May 27, 2015 From April 27-30 2015, a group of democracy activists assembled to discuss interethnic and interfaith solutions to improve the situation of human rights in China. The conference was organized by Initiatives for China, and featured a number of prominent Uyghur speakers as well as Tibetans, Mongolians Han Chinese, Christians, Falun Gong practitioners, Muslims,…

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Witness Testimony: Religious crackdown in Urumchi

May 14, 2015 The following incident took place in May, 2014 in Urumchi, several months before a new law enacted by the municipal government in 2015 banned full face veils for women in the city. The author, a young Uyghur male, was in high school when the incident occurred. Identifying details have been changed to…

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Schools in East Turkestan Suppress Doppa Festival

May 16, 2014 Greg Fay, Manager, Uyghur Human Rights Project Listen: UHRP interviews a Uyghur student about suppression of the Doppa festival May 5, 2014 marked the fifth celebration of the annual Doppa festival, a day to celebrate Uyghur culture on which Uyghurs wear their doppa, a four-cornered hat that is an essential part of Uyghurs’ traditional…

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UHRP Oral History Project – Spotlight on the Ghulja Massacre

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February 12, 2014 Greg Fay, Manager, Uyghur Human Rights Project The Uyghur American Association (UAA) organized a demonstration in front of China’s embassy in Washington, DC on February 5, 2014 to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre. At the event, the Uyghur Human Rights Project conducted an interview with Ilyar Shamseden, originally of…

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