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Jewish Aid Group Issues Fundraising Appeal For Struggling Uyghur Refugees in Turkey

World Jewish Relief says 6,000 Uyghurs are in need of urgent financial and medical assistance.

Uyghur men make their way past a subway entrance after Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of Ramadan, at the Id Kah mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang, June 5, 2019.

Residents of Xinjiang Refrain From Fasting During Ramadan Despite ‘Easing of Restrictions’

2021-04-19

After three years of bans, it seems Muslims in the region remain fearful of being branded ‘extremist.’

Uyghurs hold placards demanding information about detained relatives in Xinjiang in a demonstration against a proposed extradition treaty between China and Turkey, near near the Chinese consulate in Istanbul, Feb. 22, 2021.

Rights Researchers Urge UN Investigation of Crimes Against Humanity in Xinjiang

2021-04-19

Human Rights Watch stops short of genocide finding determined by the U.S. and others, but does not rule it out in the future.

Former Uyghur official Shirzat Bawudun, now under sentence of death, admits to acts of separatism and terrorism in a 'confession' broadcast on April 9, 2021 by China Global TV Network.

Turkey-Based Uyghur Denies Contact With Condemned Official, ‘Terrorist’ Group

2021-04-16

Tahir Abbas, a resident of Turkey since 2017, says he doesn't know Shirzat Bawudun, a former high-ranking Uyghur official recently sentenced to death for 'separatism.'

Uyghurs participate in a demonstration demanding news of their relatives and to voice opposition to the ratification of an extradition treaty between China and Turkey, near China's consulate in Istanbul, Feb. 22, 2021.

Xinjiang Authorities Uphold Jail Term For Uyghur Turkish National in Secret Prison Retrial

2021-04-15

Mamatali Kashgarli’s ‘terrorism’ conviction had been overturned in a rare review by a higher court.

Former Xinjiang Internment Camp Detainee Honored With ‘Hero of the Year’ Award

2021-04-14

Gulbahar Jelilova was recognized for her work drawing attention to mass incarceration in the region.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin holds pictures of former internment camp detainees while speaking during a news conference in Beijing, Feb. 23, 2021, in this still image taken from video.

China Smears Former Xinjiang Residents Who Testified About Abuses in the Region

2021-04-13

Among the 13 is an RFA Uyghur Service reporter Beijing says is on a ‘terrorist watchlist.’

Farmers pick cotton in a field in Xinjiiang's Hami prefecture, in a file photo.

Xinjiang Viscose Producer Tied to Forced Labor Cut Off by Finnish Supplier

2021-04-12

Stora Enso’s decision came amid increased action on the issue of Uyghur forced labor across the globe.

A file photo of Uyghur religious teacher Abduqadir Yapchan (L) who faced an extradition request from China that was thrown out by a court in Istanbul, Turkey on April 8, 2021.

Turkish Court Rejects China's Request to Extradite Uyghur Religious Teacher

2021-04-09

Abduqadir Yapchan was released after being under house arrest since 2016 on specious terrorism charges.

Sattar Sawut, former director of education of the XUAR, shown in a documentary detailing his 'crimes' on Chinese state television, in an undated photo.

China’s Sentencing of High-Level Uyghur Officials to Death Stuns Critics, Who Demand Evidence

2021-04-09

Observers say fair trials don’t exist in Xinjiang and that the punishments do not fit the ‘crimes.’

Uyghurs enjoy life in the XUAR in a frame grab from The Wings of Song.

‘Ludicrous’ China Musical Depicting Harmony in Xinjiang Shows Need For Probe of Abuse Reports: Experts

2021-04-08

Beer-drinking, dancing Uyghurs say more about China’s thinking than about the reality in the troubled region.

A Uyghur woman (C) walks through a security checkpoint to enter a bazaar in Hotan, in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), May 31, 2019.

Wife of Imprisoned Uyghur Taxi Driver Jailed For Weeping in Front of a Foreigner

2021-04-07

Munira Memtili was jailed for at least three years for “revealing state secrets” in her tearful account to a stranger.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet speaks during a news conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. 9, 2020.

‘Letters of Hope’ for Uyghurs Urge Rights Czar Bachelet to Break UN ‘Silence’ on Xinjiang

2021-04-06

The hundred missives are written by people from all ethnic backgrounds and walks of life.

Abdujelil Hajim (second from right) stands with fellow officials from the Kashgar Prefectural Trade Association, in a file photo.

Uyghur Who Appealed Jail Sentence Charged With Additional Crimes

2021-03-31

Abdujelil Hajim was accused of ties to terrorist organizations after his initial sentence was reversed.

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Uyghurs Are Tested on Chinese Communist Party History

“You Think Death is Better”

Behind the Walls:
Three Uyghurs Detail their Experience in China's Secret 'Re-education' Camps

THE FAMILIES LEFT BEHIND:
RFA’S UYGHUR REPORTERS TELL THE STORIES OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS’ DETENTIONS

How the West was 'Won':
The Making of a Police State on China’s 'New Frontier'

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