Ilham Tohti Wins 2017 Weimar Human Rights Award

July 3, 2017 On Thursday June 29th the Weimar city council announced that they have awarded this year’s Weimar Human Rights Award to Professor Ilham Tohti for his dedication to advancing the cause of human rights for the Uyghur people. In recognition of “its special historical responsibility and as a symbol of all the anonymous…

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The East Turkistan Australian Association Celebrates its 25th Anniversary

May 8, 2017 On the 29th of April Ms. Zubayra Shamseden spoke at the East Turkistan Australian Association’s 25th anniversary celebration. It is a great honor for me to be here today to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of East Turkistan Australian Association Inc. (ETAA)’s establishment. It is also a great feeling to be ‘back home’…

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Government Repression Cannot Solve the Problem of Fake News

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December 15, 2016 The provincial government of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has just passed a law that went into effect last week that will issue large fines of up to 500,000 RMB to individuals spreading false news and harmful content online, harmful being defined as damaging to national security, religious and ethnic harmony or seeking…

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International Community, Please Do Not Let the Uyghurs Become Hopeless

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October 3, 2016 By Ilshat Hassan, the Uyghur Human Rights Project Chinese Translator and Research Assistant,Translated from Chinese by N. Morgret By chance I recently had the opportunity to meet with a Uyghur intellectual from East Turkestan who is worried about his country and people. During our brief conversation I listened to his description of…

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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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