A new special report published by the Uyghur Human Rights Project highlights the politically motivated linguicide of the Uyghur language
UHRP in the News
China’s Effort to Silence the Sound of Uyghur
May 16, 2019 
May 16, 2019
A key part of China’s campaign against Uyghur identity is a crackdown on the Uyghur language.
Religious Repression and Cultural Decimation: Spare a Thought for Uyghurs this Ramadan
May 14, 2019 
May 14, 2019
In 2018, school officials in Peyziwat County in East Turkestan in the northwest of China forced Uyghur students and their parents to sign pledges that they would not fast during Ramadan.
China: Satellite images show razing of Uighur Mosques
May 9, 2019
May 9, 2019
Published on May 9, 2019
Omer Kanat, chairman of the Executive Committee of the World Uyghur Congress joins the discussion.
‘I Have Revised My Idea of What a Uighur Heroine Should Be’
April 19, 2019 
April 19, 2019
The Chinese government would have you believe a good Uighur woman is one who knows how to apply false eyelashes and cook dumplings. She is neither too modest nor too forward. She is “good at singing and dancing.”
Ford panel addresses internment camps in China
April 19, 2019 
April 19, 2019
Since the late months of 2017, news media has increasingly published more information about the detainment of ethnic minority groups in China’s “re-education” camps.
DC Event recap: Uyghur women on the ongoing human rights crisis in their homeland
April 18, 2019 
April 18, 2019
The first panel event of the new Washington DC Nuvoices chapter was held last week, providing the perspective of two Uyghur women on the ongoing human rights crisis in their homeland.
Chinese Authorities Require Surveillance Cameras to Be Installed Inside Rental Housing
April 12, 2019 
April 12, 2019
In China, the Orwellian fear of a “big brother” state is becoming a reality, as citizens in rental properties are complaining about police demands to install surveillance cameras in their living rooms.
Call to Action: Time to Increase Pressure to Save Uyghurs
April 8, 2019 
April 8, 2019
Repeating the message “Never Again,” broad coalition rallies to stop cultural genocide in China, call for specific US government action.
An update on the Xinjiang crisis with Nury Turkel
April 5, 2019 
April 5, 2019
Kaiser sat down with Nury Turkel, chairman and founder of the Uyghur Human Rights Project, at the recent Association for Asian Studies conference in Denver for an impromptu catch-up on the current crisis in Xinjiang.
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UYGHUR BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Compiled by Professor Magnus Fiskesjö
Resisting Chinese Linguistic Imperialism: Abduweli Ayup and the Movement for Uyghur Mother Tongue-Based Education
May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019
Detained and Disappeared: Intellectuals Under Assault in the Uyghur Homeland
Mar 25, 2019
Mar 25, 2019
The Uyghur Human Rights Project has identified at least 386 Uyghur intellectuals detained and disappeared since early 2017, victims of the massive campaign of ethno-religious repression carried out by the Chinese government in the Uyghur homeland. It is time to end business as usual.
The Persecution of the Intellectuals in the Uyghur Region Continues
Jan 28, 2019
Jan 28, 2019
Persecution of teachers, scholars and artists constitutes an attempt to erase Uyghur culture. 338 Uyghur intellectuals interned, imprisoned or forcibly disappeared since April 2017, including 21 staff mebers of Xinjiang University. International scholarly exchange with China cannot be justified until they are released.
UHRP BRIEFING: Cultural Destruction in East Turkestan
Jan 26, 2019
Jan 26, 2019
The Chinese government has been demolishing Uyghur neighborhoods across East Turkestan, for more than a decade. This has resulted in the loss of physical structures, including Uyghur homes, shops, and religious sites. Uyghurs have been forcibly relocated to heavily monitored apartment blocks.
BRIEFING: Concentration Camps in China for Uyghurs and Other Turkic Muslims
Jan 26, 2019
Jan 26, 2019
The massive scale and sudden establishment of the concentration camp system in East Turkestan is unprecedented. According to US government estimates, there are a minimum of 800,000 and possibly over 2 million people currently detained. This is up to 20 percent of the Uyghur population.
UHRP BRIEFING: Religious Repression of the Uyghurs
Jan 26, 2019
Jan 26, 2019
Religious expression is one of the primary reasons the government is sending people to the expanding network of internment camps across East Turkestan (aka Xinjiang). There are reports of people being sent to the camps for having attended a wedding or funeral where a religious passage was read.