Lina K 01/10/2024 Lina K 01/10/2024

Thank You from the Uyghurs, President Erdogan—But More Is Needed

The Turkish leader deserves credit for mentioning the Uyghur issue at the 79th UN General Assembly. But a stronger tone is needed.

Lina K 18/09/2024 Lina K 18/09/2024

World leaders must act to end decade of injustice for jailed Uyghur academic

The international community must take concrete steps to help secure the release of Ilham Tohti, Amnesty said ahead of the 10-year-anniversary of his conviction on baseless charges of “separatism”.

Lina K 18/09/2024 Lina K 18/09/2024

Urgent Appeal for the Immediate Release of Ilham Tohti

Ilham Tohti, a renowned Uyghur intellectual, has spent a decade unjustly imprisoned for his peaceful advocacy. His calls for understanding and dialogue between Uyghurs and Han Chinese were met with a life sentence on baseless charges of “separatism”.

Lina K 25/06/2024 Lina K 25/06/2024

SHEIN flotation would be 'badge of shame' for London Stock Exchange

Reacting to the prospective flotation, an Amnesty International Researcher specialising in the garment industry called it “deeply troubling [for a] company with questionable labour and human rights standards.”

Lina K 01/04/2024 Lina K 01/04/2024

Uyghur Stories: How Yalkun Uluyol Lost His Father—and Thirty Family Members

In the absence of police reports or court hearings, he only discovered his father’s fate - 16 years in jail - after two years of searching.

Lina K 27/03/2024 Lina K 27/03/2024

Learning From the Deportation and Imprisonment of Uyghur Imam

Eighteen years ago, Canadian citizen, imam, and Uyghur human rights activist Huseyin Celil was deported from Uzbekistan to China, where he received a life sentence for his support of Uyghur rights.

Lina K 20/03/2024 Lina K 20/03/2024

Experts: China is sequencing Uyghur DNA for organ harvesting

Experts informed a U.S. committee that Chinese authorities are gathering genetic data from Uyghurs for a forced organ transplant program aimed at Muslim medical tourists from Gulf states.

Lina K 29/12/2023 Lina K 29/12/2023

‘He disappeared for a year’: The survivors of China’s prison camps in Xinjiang – in pictures

In this photo gallery, some of those freed from re-education camps in Xinjiang - Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other minorities - talk about trying to rebuild their lives in neighbouring Kazakhstan.

Lina K 28/11/2023 Lina K 28/11/2023

Interview: Uyghurs have always valued freedom, academia and democracy

Japanese lawmaker Arfiya Eri discusses political success, ethnic identity and Japan’s response to the genocide of the Uyghurs.

Lina K 31/08/2023 Lina K 31/08/2023

China: Anniversary of UN’s damning Xinjiang report must be ‘wake-up call’ to action

The one-year anniversary of a damning UN report on Xinjiang stands as a grave reminder of the need to hold China to account for crimes against humanity.

Lina K 31/08/2023 Lina K 31/08/2023

Britain has done more than ignore the Uyghur genocide – from politics to business, it is complicit

“James Cleverly’s barely there pressure on China is hardly surprising, given the companies and even universities playing a role in human rights abuses.”

Lina K 31/08/2023 Lina K 31/08/2023

China: Unrelenting Crimes Against Humanity Targeting Uyghurs

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s pronouncement that China intends to maintain its counterterrorism policies in Xinjiang indicates continuing crimes against humanity there, Human Rights Watch said today

Lina K 30/08/2023 Lina K 30/08/2023

Remembering enforced disappearance victims in Asia

What do a prize-winning rural development expert from Laos, two Tibetan sisters, a Uyghur anthropologist and a Burmese monk have in common? They are all victims of enforced disappearance, with their whereabouts unknown.

Lina K 14/08/2023 Lina K 14/08/2023

Waiting to Be Arrested at Night review – the Uyghurs’ fight for survival in a society where repression is routine

The very fact of being a Uyghur in China turns everyday life into a political act, as this memoir by renowned poet Tahir Hamut Izgil recounts.

Lina K 13/08/2023 Lina K 13/08/2023

China pumps up narrative of happy Uyghurs in Xinjiang among Pakistanis

The sudden rise in popularity of a media star with ties to the Chinese Embassy has raised questions among Uyghurs living in Pakistan about Beijing’s efforts to use local Uyghurs as propaganda tools.

Lina K 21/06/2023 Lina K 21/06/2023

What’s Next for the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act?

This article analyzes the impact of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act a year since it was signed into law, and next steps for strengthening US sanctions against goods linked to forced labour in Xinjiang.

Lina K 20/06/2023 Lina K 20/06/2023

From Fear to Freedom: A Uyghur’s Journey

For decades, Kasim Kashgar has lived in fear: first as a Uyghur living in China's Xinjiang region under Beijing's repressive policies, and later as an exile, acutely aware of the risk to his family in China if he speaks out.

Lina K 08/04/2023 Lina K 08/04/2023

Holding out hope for a ‘spring’ free from China’s repression

While spring has arrived in parts of the world, many Uyghurs are still waiting for their spring to arrive, the main sentiment expressed in a new collection by writers with connections to Xinjiang.

Lina K 07/04/2023 Lina K 07/04/2023

European Commission chief’s comments on Uyghurs fall short of expectations

European Commission President discussed human rights issues with China’s Xi Jinping during a high-level meeting in Beijing, a topic usually avoided by European leaders when they visit the Chinese capital for talks.

Lina K 29/03/2023 Lina K 29/03/2023

In Istanbul, the last Uyghur bookshops struggle to survive

Caught between a vindictive Chinese state and Turkish police, Uyghur booksellers try to preserve their language and culture.

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