http://www.uyghuramerican.org/ en-us http://www.uyghuramerican.org/ N/A zarapshan@gmail.com Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:06:56 -0700 20 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4427/1/Media-Advisory-Concern-over-the-use-of-the-inaccurate-term-quotChinese-Muslimquot-to-refer-to-Uyghurs/index.html Although the use of the term "Chinese Muslim" to describe Uyghurs has decreased somewhat in recent months as the international community has gained a better understanding of Uyghurs' identity and the oppression they face, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) remains concerned about the still frequent use of the term in the international media. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4346/1/Thirteen-years-on-the-victims-of-the-Ghulja-Massacre-remain-unaccounted-for/index.html The Uyghur American Association marks the thirteenth anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre, when police opened fire on a peaceful demonstration of Uyghurs in the city of Ghulja [Ch: Yining] in East Turkestan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), and thousands of people were detained on suspicion of participating in the demonstration. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4336/1/Swiss-government-accepts-Uyghur-brothers-from-Guantanamo/index.html The Uyghur American Association commends the Swiss government for its decision, announced February 3, to grant asylum to Bahtiyar Mahmud and Arkin Mahmud, two Uyghurs who have been detained without charge since 2002 at the Guantanamo Bay detention center. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4285/1/Four-new-death-sentences-issued-in-East-Turkestan-cell-phone-users-punished-for-sending-harmful-texts/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the issuance on January 25 of four new death sentences to Uyghurs in connection with unrest that took place in July 2009 in Urumchi, the regional capital of East Turkestan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4283/1/Uyghur-American-Association-condemns-pattern-of-Uyghur-refugee-refoulement-following-reported-deportations-from-Myanmar/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) condemns the trend of the deportation of Uyghur refugees from countries near China, following reports that 17 Uyghurs, together with one Han Chinese man, were deported last week from Myanmar. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4237/1/Increased-security-budget-fails-to-address-root-causes-of-instability-in-East-Turkestan-/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) fears that the near doubling of the security budget for East Turkestan, announced on January 13 in Chinese state media, will broaden the scope of the ongoing official repression of Uyghurs and exacerbate ethnic tensions in the region. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4138/1/Uyghur-American-Association-Strongly-Condemns-the-Sentencing-of-22-Uyghurs-in-East-Turkestan/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the latest sentencing of 22 Uyghurs in Urumchi, the regional capital of East Turkestan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4131/1/The-World-Uyghur-Congress-WUC-is-outraged-disgusted-and-deeply-saddened-by-Cambodias-illegal-inhumane-and-egregious-forcible-return-to-China-of-twenty-Uyghurs-who-had-sought-refuge-and-protection-in-Cambodia/index.html   zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4100/1/Uyghurs-in-Cambodia-face-possible-imminent-deportation-to-China-/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) has learned that 20 of the Uyghurs who sought refuge in Cambodia, out of an original group of 22, are being held at a detention center in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, and have been told that they are facing imminent deportation to China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4048/1/International-support-needed-to-ensure-safety-of-22-Uyghur-refugees-in-Cambodia/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) is concerned about the situation of 22 Uyghurs seeking refuge in Cambodia who fled China in the wake of unrest in East Turkestan in July. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4040/1/World-Uyghur-Congress-and-Uyghur-American-Association-call-for-urgent-international-action-against-death-sentences-for-five-Uyghurs/index.html WUC and UAA condemn in the strongest possible terms the sentencing of five Uyghur men to death in connection with unrest that broke out following a police crackdown on peaceful Uyghur protesters on July 5, 2009 in Urumchi, the regional capital of East Turkestan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3995/1/Obama-should-reiterate-US-concern-over-Uyghur-issues-during-China-trip/index.html The Uyghur American Association thanks the U.S. government for expressing concern over the recent executions of nine people in Urumchi, and calls upon President Obama to reiterate this concern on his forthcoming trip to China, beginning November 16. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3963/1/Uyghur-American-Association-strongly-condemns-execution-of-nine-men-in-East-Turkestan/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the executions of nine men in Urumchi, the regional capital of East Turkestan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3952/1/China-replaces-quotbiasedquot-Uyghur-judicial-personnel-according-to-report/index.html The UAA calls for investigation into a report that Uyghur prosecutors initially selected to preside over the cases related to July 5, 2009 unrest in the regional capital of Urumchi in East Turkestan were removed from their duties because of alleged ethnic bias. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3949/1/quotStrike-hardquot-campaign-indicates-stepped-up-drive-to-round-up-intimidate-Uyghurs/index.html The UAA condemns Chinese authorities’ launching of a "strike hard" campaign aimed at carrying out further detentions of Uyghurs in East Turkestan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3929/1/Regional-courts-approval-of-death-penalty-and-other-punishments-in-July-5-cases-demonstrates-rigidity-political-motivation-of-Chinese-judicial-authorities/index.html The UAA expresses profound disappointment in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) Higher People’s Court’s ruling upholding of the sentences of 21 defendants convicted of charges related to the July 5 unrest in the regional capital of Urumchi. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3923/1/UAA-condemns-lengthy-prison-sentences-for-19-Ghulja-men-convicted-of-endangering-state-security-in-connection-with-July-5-unrest/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) condemns the convictions and prison sentences of 19 men in the city of Ghulja, in East Turkestan, on charges of “endangering state security”, in connection with the unrest that swept the regional capital of Urumchi on July 5, 2009. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3849/1/Politicized-verdicts-for-six-Uyghur-defendants-given-death-sentences-/index.html  Following an unannounced trial on October 12, the Intermediate People’s Court of Urumchi sentenced Uyghur defendants Abdukerim Abduwayit, Gheni Yusup, Abdulla Mettohti, Adil Rozi, Nureli Wuxiu’er (Hoshur) and Alim Metyusup to death on charges of murder and other crimes they were alleged to have committed during July 5 unrest in Urumchi, the regional capital of East Turkestan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3801/1/Uyghurs-as-indigenous-people-a-new-UHRP-report-highlights-Chinese-government-violations-of-Uyghurs-indigenous-rights/index.html Sixty years after the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), more than six decades have passed since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3787/1/On-Chinas-60th-National-Day-Uyghurs-are-left-out-of-the-celebration/index.html While the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) observed the 60th anniversary of its rise to power through a massive parade in Beijing, Uyghurs thousands of miles away in East Turkestan were left mourning the brutal crackdown that has been ongoing in the region since unrest first swept the regional capital of Urumchi on July 5. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3764/1/Separate-and-Unequal-The-Status-of-Development-in-East-Turkestan/index.html October 1, 2009 will mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and officials from Beijing to East Turkestan are pulling out all the stops to ensure that no discord mars the scripted celebrations that will take place. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3761/1/Statement-from-World-Uyghur-Congress-President-Rebiya-Kadeer-regarding-remarks-of-Taiwan-Interior-Minister-Chiang-Yi-hua/index.html On September 25, the government of Taiwan announced that it would ban a proposed visit by Uyghur democracy leader Rebiya Kadeer to the island. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3743/1/UAA-expresses-concern-over-Shaoguan-indictments/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) believes that the indictment of only eleven Han Chinese suspects involved in an attack on Uyghur workers at a toy factory in Shaoguan, Guangdong indicates a favorable approach in civil unrest cases toward ethnic Han Chinese by Chinese criminal and judicial authorities. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3700/1/South-Korean-detention-of-Uyghur-activist-Dolkun-Isa-raises-concern-over-Chinese-influence-on-peaceful-Uyghur-activities/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) welcomes the safe return of Uyghur human rights activist Dolkun Isa to Germany following South Korea’s refusal to let Isa, a German citizen, enter the country on September 15. Isa had traveled to Seoul in order to attend a private conference organized by the World Forum for Democratization in Asia (WFDA). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3689/1/Uyghur-American-Association-expresses-concern-over-arrest-of-six-terror-suspects-in-Aksu/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) urges the international community to view with extreme skepticism terror allegations made against six suspects in Aksu, East Turkestan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3650/1/UAA-mourns-the-victims-of-September-11-terror-attacks/index.html Eight years after the September 11 terror attacks, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) mourns the loss of thousands of lives that took place on that tragic day. UAA offers its support and condolences to the friends and loved ones of the victims of September 11, and to all people around the world who have been affected by terrorism. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3641/1/Uyghur-American-Association-expresses-concern-over-impending-trials-for-Uyghur-suspects-of-July-unrest-in-Urumchi/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) is concerned about the transparency of impending trials of Uyghurs detained in relation to the July, 2009 unrest in the East Turkestan regional capital of Urumchi. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3587/1/Uyghur-American-Association-calls-on-Chinese-authorities-to-guarantee-the-safety-of-all-people-in-East-Turkestan-in-the-wake-of-new-unrest/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) calls on Chinese authorities to guarantee the safety of all people in East Turkestan, also known as Xinjiang, in the wake of fresh unrest in the regional capital of Urumchi. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3544/1/Chinese-government-confusion-over-trials-in-East-Turkestan-hints-at-politicized-criminal-and-judicial-procedures-for-Uyghur-Urumchi-unrest-suspects/index.html The UAA believes that the Chinese government’s contradictory statements on the details of trials for Uyghurs detained in the wake of unrest in Urumchi on July 5, 2009 indicate an absence of transparency surrounding criminal and judicial procedures, as well as a process driven by political motivations. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3494/1/Family-members-of-Rebiya-Kadeer-ordered-out-of-Urumchi-homes/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) has learned that, in violation of Chinese law, the children, grandchildren, and siblings of Uyghur democracy leader Rebiya Kadeer who live in Urumchi, the regional capital of East Turkestan, have been ordered by Chinese government authorities to leave their homes in a trade center formerly owned by the family, which officials say will be demolished. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3420/1/Uyghurs-swept-up-in-mass-detentions-as-Chinese-government-steps-up-rhetoric/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) is concerned over news in the official Chinese media that 319 more individuals have been arrested in Urumchi in relation to unrest that occurred on July 5. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3365/1/False-reports-claim-Rebiya-Kadeer-denied-a-visa-to-India/index.html Recent media reports, citing an article from India’s Telegraph newspaper, claim that Uyghur democracy leader Rebiya Kadeer has been “denied a visa” to visit India, reportedly due to pressure from the Chinese government. However, Ms. Kadeer did not apply for a visa to India. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3304/1/Unrest-in-East-Turkestan-What-China-is-Not-Telling-the-Media/index.html Statement by Ms. Rebiya Kadeer, Uyghur democracy leader at the National Press Club on July 20, 2009 zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3261/1/E-mail-allegedly-from-WUC-board-member-to-Tibetans-is-fake/index.html The UAA and WUC would like to clarify that an e-mail alleged to have been sent by Alim Seytoff, vice president of UAA and spokesperson of WUC, on July 14 is fake and was not sent by Mr. Seytoff. The fake e-mail calls on Tibetans to participate in worldwide protests in solidarity with Uyghurs in East Turkestan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3225/1/UAA-and-WUC-condemn-Al-Qaeda-statement/index.html The UAA and the WUC are extremely disturbed by reports that the North African wing of Al Qaeda has threatened to attack Chinese workers in Africa in revenge for the deaths of Uyghurs in East Turkestan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3195/1/International-investigation-needed-into-death-toll-in-East-Turkestan/index.html As an illusory peace settles over Urumchi, Kashgar and other cities in East Turkestan, enforced by tens of thousands of troops and police forces, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) is deeply saddened by the rise in the official toll of both the dead and the wounded of all ethnicities that occurred during the unrest of the past week. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3117/1/Statement-of-Rebiya-Kadeer-at-July-6-press-conference-on-unrest-in-Urumchi/index.html At the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. today, Uyghur democracy leader Rebiya Kadeer delivered a statement to the press regarding recent unrest in Urumchi and other cities in East Turkestan: zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3103/1/Protest-in-Urumchi-violently-suppressed-by-Chinese-government-forces/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) condemns in the strongest possible terms the Chinese government’s use of excessive force against peaceful protestors in Urumchi. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3089/1/UAA-condemns-killing-of-Uyghur-workers-at-Guangdong-factory/index.html The Uyghur American Association condemns in the strongest possible terms the mob killing of two Uyghur workers and the injuring of many, mostly female, workers at a toy factory in Guangdong Province in the early morning hours of Friday, June 26. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3087/1/Kashgar-demolition-is-a-quotserious-political-issuequot-official-document-reveals-aggressive-nature-of-propaganda-work-used-to-enforce-Kashgar-resettlement/index.html An official document[1] reviewed by the Uyghur American Association (UAA) lays out the importance of local officials’ propaganda work in the process of resettling residents of Kashgar’s Old City. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3086/1/UAA-commemorates-the-United-Nations-International-Day-in-Support-of-Torture-Victims-and-Survivors/index.html On June 26, 2009, the United Nations International Day in Support of Torture Victims and Survivors recognizes the suffering of people subjected to state tyranny. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3084/1/Uyghurs-women-need-not-apply-for-government-jobs-in-East-Turkestan-/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) is concerned that the Chinese government is promoting ethnic and gender discrimination in hiring practices in East Turkestan (also known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, or XUAR, in northwest China) at the same time it promotes an official policy of “sustainable economic development and harmonious ethnic relations.” zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3057/1/Hollywood-filmmaker-Marc-Forster-expresses-concern-over-the-destruction-of-Kashgars-Old-City/index.html Hollywood filmmaker Marc Forster today expressed his concern over the destruction of Kashgar's Old City. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3056/1/Bulldozers-reducing-Kashgar-Old-City-to-rubble/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) is extremely disturbed about the demolition of Kashgar’s Old City, the home of more than 200,000 Uyghurs and an ancient cradle of traditional Uyghur culture, which appears to be reaching a critical and irreversible stage. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3013/1/Seven-Uyghur-university-students-arrested-for-participation-in-religious-gathering-two-remain-in-detention/index.html According to a press release issued by the China Aid Association, on May 10, authorities in Urumchi, the capital of East Turkestan arrested and detained seven Uyghur students belonging to a student religious group. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3009/1/UAA-welcomes-transfer-of-Uyghur-men-from-Guantanamo-to-Bermuda/index.html The Uyghur American Association welcomes the news that four Uyghur men, who had been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center since 2002, have been transferred to Bermuda. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2971/1/UAA-concerned-by-top-Chinese-officials-comments-on-language-policy-in-East-Turkestan/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) is concerned that comments made recently by the Chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Nur Bekri, are an attempt to label peaceful Uyghurs as terrorist suspects and indicate an intensification in the Chinese authorities’ campaign to marginalize the Uyghur language. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2964/1/UAA-expresses-support-for-victims-of-Tiananmen-massacre/index.html On the twentieth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre of June 4, 1989, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) expresses support for the massacre’s victims. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2963/1/Caution-urged-over-recent-Chinese-government-allegations-of-Uyghur-terrorism/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) urges extreme caution over allegations of organized Uyghur terror made recently in official Chinese media. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2898/1/Third-General-Assembly-of-the-World-Uyghur-Congress-to-be-held-in-Washington-DC/index.html On behalf of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), the Uyghur American Association would like to announce the convening of the Third General Assembly of the WUC in Washington, DC from Thursday, May 21 to Monday, May 25. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2852/1/UAA-protests-extradition-of-nine-Uyghurs-from-Pakistan-to-China/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) is concerned about reports that nine Uyghurs have been extradited from Pakistan to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2832/1/Dragon-Fighter-One-Womans-Epic-Struggle-for-Peace-with-China-by-Rebiya-Kadeer/index.html Dragon Fighter is about speaking truth to power. It details Ms. Kadeer’s exceptional life as a self-made millionaire and philanthropist turned political prisoner and later exiled activist; against the backdrop of decades of tumultuous political and social changes in East Turkestan, it also chronicles the experiences of the Uyghur population under the authoritarian rule of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2785/1/Uyghur-American-Association-condemns-the-executions-of-Abdurahman-Azat-and-Kurbanjan-Hemit/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) condemns the executions of 34-year-old Abdurahman Azat and 29-year-old Kurbanjan Hemit in Kashgar, East Turkestan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2784/1/Security-forces-clamp-down-in-Kashgar-and-Hotan-on-the-eve-of-sensitive-anniversary/index.html An intensive security clampdown is currently underway in the predominantly Uyghur cities of Kashgar and Hotan, in the southern part of East Turkestan, according to local Uyghurs, official Chinese media reports and Western news reports. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2704/1/Uyghur-American-Association-condemns-demolition-of-Kashgar-Old-City-/index.html The UAA condemns the demolition of traditional Uyghur buildings in Kashgar Old City, an initiative that will eradicate an ancient, irreplaceable center of Uyghur culture. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2666/1/Uyghur-American-Association-welcomes-Attorney-General-Holders-remarks-on-the-possibility-of-releasing-Guantanamo-Uyghurs-into-the-United-States/index.html The Uyghur American Association welcomes Attorney General Eric Holder’s remarks regarding the possibility of freeing the 17 Uyghur detainees at Guantanamo into the United States. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2651/1/Two-Uyghurs-in-Hotan-sentenced-to-lengthy-prison-terms-for-peaceful-political-expression/index.html According to credible Uyghur sources within East Turkestan, two Uyghur men in the southern city of Hotan have recently been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for engaging in peaceful acts of political expression. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2632/1/Top-officials-remarks-hint-at-intensified-clampdown-on-Uyghurs/index.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project is concerned that remarks made on March 6 by the governor of East Turkestan at a top Chinese parliamentary meeting indicate an intensified clampdown on the Uyghur population. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2602/1/State-Department-2008-Human-Rights-Report-reveals-widespread-human-rights-abuses-in-East-Turkestan/index.html The US State Department 2008 Human Rights Report, released on February 25, documents a decline in the human rights situation for the Uyghur people of East Turkestan, in the People’s Republic of China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2531/1/UAA-commends-delegates-for-addressing-Uyghur-human-rights-issues-at-the-United-Nations/index.html The UAA commends those nations who raised concerns about human rights for Uyghurs during the February 9 Universal Periodic Review interactive dialogue session focused on human rights in the People’s Republic of China . zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2507/1/Uyghur-American-Association-marks-the-twelfth-anniversary-of-the-Ghulja-Massacre/index.html The Uyghur American Association commemorates the twelfth anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre today, following a year in which human rights abuses spiked in East Turkestan despite promises that the Olympics would bring greater freedoms to the region. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2441/1/Uyghur-American-Association-congratulates-President-Obama-on-his-inauguration/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) congratulates President Barack Obama on his inauguration, and wishes him all the best as he embarks upon his presidency. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2428/1/Official-warnings-against-three-evil-forces-at-regional-government-meetings-likely-signal-tightened-repression-of-Uyghurs/index.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project is concerned that recent remarks by top officials in East Turkestan (also known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) during an annual series of meetings of regional government delegates provide a broad mandate for local authorities to crack down on peaceful expressions of Uyghur identity and dissent. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2403/1/Massive-rise-in-state-security-arrests-in-East-Turkestan-in-2008/index.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) believes that a rise in reported arrests for terrorism, extremism and other state security charges in East Turkestan in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 2008 represents a concerted campaign to stamp out all forms of dissent among Uyghurs in the region. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2390/1/UHRP-urges-release-of-Uyghur-students-detained-for-organizing-peaceful-protest/index.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) urges Chinese government authorities to release two young Uyghur students detained in East Turkestan (also known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in the People’s Republic of China (PRC)) in relation to the organization of a peaceful protest. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2371/1/UAA-welcomes-moves-toward-accepting-Uyghur-detainees-from-Guantanamo-and-urges-nations-not-to-repatriate-Uyghurs-to-China/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) is grateful to President-Elect Barack Obama for his expressed willingness to shut down the Guantanamo Bay detention center. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2355/1/Uyghur-American-Association-condemns-the-sentencing-of-two-Uyghurs-Abdurahman-Azat-and-Kurbanjan-Hemit-to-death/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) condemns in the strongest possible terms the sentencing of Abdurahman Azat and Kurbanjan Hemit to death in Kashgar, East Turkestan (also known as Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region) on terror related charges. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2341/1/Uyghurs-as-indigenous-people-a-new-UHRP-report-highlights-Chinese-government-violations-of-Uyghurs-indigenous-rights/index.html As the world marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Uyghurs in East Turkestan (also known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in the People's Republic of China) continue to experience human rights abuses in nearly every aspect of their lives. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2307/1/Karamay-city-government-mandates-tighter-Party-oversight-of-mosques-and-practitioners/index.html According to an official Chinese media report, new regulations being implemented in the city of Karamay in the northern part of East Turkestan stipulate that minority cadres in the local government must engage in close contact with local mosques and worshippers, in part to “cut off unstable factors” and “achieve the goal of unifying the masses of worshippers”. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2204/1/The-UAA-expresses-concern-over-terror-allegations-against-eight-Uyghur-men-by-the-Chinese-government/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) is extremely concerned about terror allegations made against eight Uyghur men at an October 21 briefing by Ministry of Public Security spokesman, Wu Heping. UAA was heretofore unaware of these men or of their alleged activities. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2161/1/UAA-Celebrates-Landmark-Ruling-on-the-Release-of-Seventeen-Uyghurs-from-Guantanamo-to-the-United-States/index.html In a landmark ruling on October 7, U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina paroled the remaining seventeen Uyghurs detained at Guantanamo Bay to the United States. The federal judge ordered that the Uyghurs in Guantanamo be present in Washington, DC on Friday October 10 for a hand over to the Uyghur community in the United States. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2134/1/Top-Communist-official-accuses-West-of-supporting-quotEast-Turkestan-terrorist-forcesquot-/index.html According to official Chinese media reports, Deputy Communist Party Secretary Nur Bakri delivered a lengthy speech on September 10 accusing Western countries of instigating terrorism, separatism and extremism in East Turkestan (also known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2114/1/Uyghur-American-Association-issues-information-on-alleged-Uyghur-terrorism-for-the-press/index.html In the past five weeks the media has reported at great length on a series of attacks in East Turkestan (also known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region). Details on the attacks have been strictly controlled by Chinese authorities and often the only source for information is Xinhua News Agency, the Chinese government’s official news outlet. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2100/1/A-Life-or-Death-Struggle-in-East-Turkestan-Uyghurs-face-unprecedented-persecution-in-post-Olympic-period-/index.html A new report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) examines sweeping security measures being targeted at Uyghurs in East Turkestan (also known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, or XUAR) following a series of violent attacks that took place prior to and during the Beijing Olympics." zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2074/1/Chinas-Olympic-success-warrants-fulfillment-of-human-rights-improvements/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) welcomes the successful and peaceful conclusion of the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China on August 24, 2008. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2060/1/The-Uyghur-American-Association-warns-of-fierce-repression-in-post-Olympic-East-Turkestan--/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) believes that recent comments made by Wang Lequan signal an upcoming period of fierce repression against Uyghurs across the People’s Republic of China (PRC), particularly in East Turkestan, also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1991/1/Uyghur-American-Association-condemns-message-of-terror-video/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) resolutely condemns the message delivered in a terror video just released and dated August 1, in which a man speaking in Uyghur claims to be part of the so-called Turkistan Islamic Party. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1948/1/Uyghur-American-Association-statement-on-Xinhua-report-of-deadly-police-attack-in-Kashgar/index.html The Xinhua News Agency reported today that 16 military police were killed in East Turkestan (also known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1936/1/Rebiya-Kadeer-meets-with-President-Bush-at-the-White-House/index.html On July 29th at the White House, Uyghur democracy leader Rebiya Kadeer met with President George W. Bush, together with four other human rights leaders, to discuss the human rights situation in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1900/1/Rebiya-Kadeer-expresses-her-wish-for-a-peaceful-Beijing-Olympics-and-urges-Beijing-to-cease-its-harsh-repression-of-Uyghurs/index.html With the Beijing Olympics only three weeks away, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) condemns Chinese authorities' recent intense crackdown on the Uyghur people of East Turkestan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1885/1/PRC-uses-unsubstantiated-Olympic-quotterror-plotquot-claims-to-justify-killings/index.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) strongly protests Chinese authorities’ recent use of terrorist allegations to justify the persecution of Uyghurs, including the execution and killing of Uyghurs, in East Turkistan (also known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1884/1/Five-Uyghurs-killed-in-raid-in-Urumchi-Uyghurs-executed-in-Kashgar-after-mass-sentencing-rally-/index.html According to Chinese state media reports, five Uyghurs were shot to death by police in Urumchi, the regional capital of East Turkistan (also known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) on July 9. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1842/1/Media-Advisory-UAA-Freedom-Torch-Relay-demonstration-to-be-held-in-front-of-the-Chinese-Embassy/index.html On Thursday, June 26, 2007, from 2 pm to 4 pm, members of the Uyghur American Association (UAA), the local Uyghur community and supporters of human rights for Uyghurs and human rights in China will gather in the park in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., to raise awareness about human rights abuses being committed against the Uyghur people in East Turkistan (also known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwest China) and other human rights abuses taking place in the People's Republic of China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1835/1/Uyghurs-face-sentencing-possible-death-penalty-on-Olympics-related-charges/index.html According to the Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy, a total of 65 Uyghurs convicted on Olympics-related charges are due to be sentenced in late June in East Turkistan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1819/1/Soldiers-security-checks-and-arrests--the-Olympic-torch-in-East-Turkistan/index.html As the Olympic torch passes through East Turkestan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), leaving the regional capital of Urumchi today and arriving tomorrow in the southern city of Kashgar, the Uyghur American Association laments the discrepancy between the peace and freedom the torch is meant to symbolize and the harsh repression carried out on the Uyghur people. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1569/1/UAA-urges-PRC-to-adhere-to-international-legal-norms/index.html The People's Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of Public Security has released the name of the woman arrested in a March 7 incident involving a passenger airplane flying from Urumchi to Beijing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1495/1/Uyghur-Democratic-Leader-Rebiya-Kadeer-expresses-full-support-and-solidarity-to-the-Tibetan-people/index.html The President of the Uyghur American Association and Nobel Prize Nominee, Rebiya Kadeer, today expressed the full support and solidarity of the Uyghur people with the Tibetans in light of the brutal crackdown on Tibetan monks and nuns. As the family of nations prepares to gather for the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing has tainted the Olympics with the blood of innocent people. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1483/1/State-Department-report-highlights-human-rights-abuses-against-Uyghurs/index.html A US State Department report released yesterday draws attention to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) government’s continuing and serious human rights abuses against the Uyghur people of East Turkestan (designated as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR by PRC authorities). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1478/1/PRC-continues-to-exaggerate-quotterrorquot-threat/index.html The Uyghur American Association is gravely concerned that People’s Republic of China (PRC) officials have been exaggerating the threat of domestic terrorist activity as an excuse to intensify their ongoing campaign of repression against the Uyghur people of East Turkestan (designated as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR by PRC authorities). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1449/1/Uyghur-American-Association-calls-for-independent-inquiry-into-Urumchi-quotterrorquot-raid/index.html State-controlled Chinese media reports indicate that on January 27, People’s Republic of China (PRC) security forces killed two people and captured 15 others in a "terror" raid in Urumchi, the capital of East Turkestan (designated as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region by PRC authorities). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1419/1/Deception-Pressure-and-Threats-The-Transfer-of-Young-Uyghur-Women-to-Eastern-China/index.html A new report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project examines a recently implemented People’s Republic of China (PRC) policy that recruits young Uyghur women from majority Uyghur areas of East Turkestan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR) and transfers them to work in factories in urban areas of eastern China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1411/1/Remembering-the-Ghulja-Massacre/index.html On the eleventh anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) remembers the hundreds of Uyghurs who were killed, imprisoned, or who disappeared after having taken part in a peaceful demonstration in Ghulja in the northwest of East Turkestan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1317/1/Chinese-embassy-spokesman-responds-to-concerns-about-the-health-of-Rebiya-Kadeers-son-in-Voice-of-America-news-report/index.html In a Voice of America (VOA) Chinese-language news report dated December 13, 2007,  Chinese Embassy spokesman Wang Baodong was quoted as having responded via e-mail to questions from a VOA reporter regarding the grave medical condition of Rebiya Kadeer's son Ablikim Abdureyim. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1308/1/Rebiya-Kadeers-imprisoned-son-in-urgent-need-of-medical-treatment/index.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project has learned that Ablikim Abdureyim, the son of prominent Uyghur democracy leader Rebiya Kadeer, is in dire medical condition in Bajiahu prison near Urumchi, the regional capital of East Turkestan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1212/1/Four-Uyghurs-sentenced-to-death-in-East-Turkestan/index.html According to Xinhua, China’s official new agency, the Intermediate People’s Court of Kashgar has sentenced four Uyghurs to death, and another two to life imprisonment, on charges including engaging in “separatist activities”, “training at a terrorist camp” and “illegally making explosives”. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1191/1/Rebiya-Kadeer-addresses-PRC-trafficking-of-Uyghur-women-and-girls-at-Congressional-briefing/index.html On Wednesday, the Congressional Human Rights Caucus (CHRC) held a briefing highlighting the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) abysmal record in combating human trafficking, especially the trafficking of women and children. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1160/1/Political-persecution-of-Uyghurs-in-the-era-of-the-war-on-terror/index.html As the leaders of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) meet this week in Beijing for the 17th Chinese Communist Party Congress, the Uyghur American Association urges them to take some time to address the dire situation created by their policies in East Turkestan zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1111/1/Congressional-briefing-addresses-the-Shanghai-Cooperation-Organizations-role-in-the-violation-of-refugee-rights/index.html On Wednesday, the Congressional Human Rights Caucus (CHRC) held a briefing to discuss the role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Central and East Asia. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1110/1/House-of-Representatives-calls-on-the-PRC-to-release-Rebiya-Kadeers-children-and-Uyghur-Canadian-Huseyin-Celil/index.html By a voice vote, the House of Representatives on Monday passed House Resolution 497, calling on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to immediately release the children of Rebiya Kadeer and Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil and refrain from further engaging in acts of cultural, linguistic, and religious suppression directed against the Uyghur people in East Turkestan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1090/1/-On-911-Remembering-the-Victims-of-Terrorism/index.html On the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) remembers the tragic loss of life at the hands of terrorists, and offers condolences to victims of terrorism throughout the world. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1038/1/Cotton-exodus-transferring-tens-of-thousands-to-work-in-East-Turkistan-despite-high-levels-of-Uyghur-unemployment/index.html With the support of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) government, more than 600,000 Han Chinese farmers will participate in a “cotton exodus” to East Turkistan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR) this year, despite high levels of unemployment and low rural incomes for the Uyghur population in the region.  zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1007/1/PRC-using-Shanghai-Cooperation-Organization-as-a-tool-of-intimidation-against-Uyghurs-/index.html From August 9th to 17th, more than 6,500 troops from member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will participate in “anti-terrorism” exercises in Urumchi, the capital of East Turkistan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR) and Chelyabinsk, Russia. Sixteen hundred Chinese troops will join the armed forces of the five other SCO members- Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan- in the joint military exercises, billed as “Peace Mission 2007”. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/987/1/Bilingual-education-marginalizing-Uyghur-language-instruction-in-East-Turkistan/index.html China is removing Uyghur language instruction from schools in East Turkistan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR) in violation of its domestic law and international agreements, according to a new report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/974/1/Uyghur-detained-in-Pakistan-at-risk-of-extradition-to-China/index.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned that businessman and Uyghur activist Osman Alihan, born in 1976, was detained by Pakistani security forces in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on July 5. UHRP is gravely concerned that Pakistan plans to extradite Alihan to the PRC. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/948/1/President-Bush-praises-Rebiya-Kadeer-as-a-human-rights-defender/index.html In a speech delivered in Prague on June 5 at a conference on democracy and security, President George W. Bush praised the Uyghur leader and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Rebiya Kadeer, citing her as an individual who has struggled for freedom, democracy and human rights in the face of tyranny. President and Mrs. Bush also met privately with Ms. Kadeer at the conference. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/880/1/Uyghur-Canadian-sentenced-to-life-on-quotterrorismquot-charges/index.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned that Uyghur-Canadian Huseyin Celil was sentenced to life today by a Chinese court on charges of "terrorist activities" and "plotting to split the country". The verdict, announced by the Intermediate People's Court of Urumchi, also states that Celil will be deprived of his political rights for life. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/873/1/Son-of-Rebiya-Kadeer-sentenced-to-nine-years-in-prison-on-charges-of-quotsecessionismquot/index.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned that Ablikim Abdureyim, the son of prominent Uyghur human rights defender Rebiya Kadeer, was sentenced today by a Chinese court on charges of “instigating and engaging in secessionist activities . The verdict, announced by the Intermediate People’s Court of Urumchi, also states that Ablikim will be deprived of his political rights for three years. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/868/1/Rebiya-Kadeers-oldest-son-forced-to-head-Working-Group-on-fines-against-Kadeer-family/index.html According to information received by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), a Working Group has been established to oversee the liquidation of the business assets of Rebiya Kadeer’s family in Urumchi, the regional capital of East Turkistan (otherwise known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China). Provincial and local authorities reportedly put Kahar Abdureyim, the oldest son of Ms. Kadeer, in charge of the group and ordered him to organize all operational arrangements for its 30 members. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/801/1/Uyghur-political-prisoner-executed-in-Urumchi/index.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned that Uyghur political prisoner Ismail Semed was executed on the morning of February 8 in Urumchi, the provincial capital of East Turkistan (also known as Xinjiang Province) in northwest China. Semed, who was 37 years old at the time of his execution, was sentenced to death in October 2005 on charges of “attempting to split the motherland and other charges relating to the alleged possession of firearms and explosives. He was known to have been politically active in support of Uyghurs’ human rights. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/743/1/A-decade-on-the-Ghulja-Massacre-is-yet-to-be-redressed/ghulja.html On Monday February 5, 2007 between 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm, members of the Uyghur American Association (UAA), the local Uyghur community and their supporters will gather in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre on February 5, 1997. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/736/1/Chinese-governments-claims-of-Uyghur-terrorism-still-lack-substance/index.html China’s official news agency reported on January 8 that police in East Turkistan (designated as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region by the Chinese authorities) raided a “terrorist camp in a region of the Pamir Mountains, reportedly killing 18 people and capturing 17 others. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/680/1/Rebiya-Kadeers-son-sentenced-to-seven-years-another-fined-another-feared-tortured/rabiye.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned that Alim Abdureyim, the youngest son of Uyghur human rights defender and former prisoner of conscience Rebiya Kadeer, was sentenced on Monday November 27 to seven years in prison on charges of tax evasion, and fined RMB 500,000 (USD 62,500). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/660/1/Praise-for-Canadas-stance-on-human-rights-in-China/huseyin.html Rebiya Kadeer, president of the Uyghur American Association (UAA), today expressed gratitude to Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper for his insistence on including human rights in discussions with senior Chinese officials – including Chinese president Hu Jintao – at the APEC summit in Vietnam. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/644/1/UAA-congratulates-Congressional-human-rights-advocates/UAA-congratulates-Congressional-human-rights-advocates.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) on behalf of its members would  like to congratulate Congressman Tom Lantos and Congressman Frank  Wolf on their re-election to the US Congress and delighted at the prospect of future co-operation with  Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, who is set to be the new Speaker of the  House. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/604/1/Rebiya-Kadeer-congratulates-Muhammad-Yunus-expresses-gratitude-for-her-own-Nobel-nomination/Rebiya-Kadeer-congratulates-Muhammad-Yunus-expresses-gratitude-for-her-own-Nobel-nomination.html Ms. Rebiya Kadeer today expressed her heartfelt congratulations to Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. Ms. Kadeer is in complete agreement with the Nobel Committee’s assessment that “Muhammad Yunus has shown himself to be a leader who has managed to translate visions into practical action for the benefit of millions of people . zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/530/1/Uyghur-pilgrims-denied-Saudi-visas-in-Pakistan/Uyghur-pilgrims-denied-Saudi-visas-in-Pakistan.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned that several thousand Uyghurs in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, have been refused visas to travel to Saudi Arabia to participate in a religious pilgrimage, apparently as a result of interference from the Chinese embassy in Islamabad. According to some estimates, as many as 6000 Uyghurs in Rawalpindi are awaiting visas. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/526/1/Ms-Rebiya-Kadeer-thankful-for-Nobel-nomination-China-issues-unfounded-allegations/Ms-Rebiya-Kadeer-thankful-for-Nobel-nomination-China-issues-unfounded-allegations.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA), which represents the collective voice of the Uyghur people in the United States of America, was delighted by the recent news that its current president, Ms. Rebiya Kadeer, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/513/1/The-Uyghur-people-mourn-911/The-Uyghur-people-mourn-911.html It has been five years since the world was changed by the events of 9/11, events which continue to have repercussions for people everywhere, not least the families of the people who were killed on that day. The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) adds its voice to the chorus of those who offer their support and condolences to all people affected by terrorism. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/505/1/Lack-of-evidence-continues-to-undermine-Chinas-claims-of-terrorism-in-East-Turkistan/UHRP-Backgrounder-Lack-of-evidence-continues-to-undermine-Chinas-claims-of-terrorism-in-East-Tur.html In late August 2006, the Chinese authorities claimed that security forces in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), also known as East Turkistan, have seized over 41 metric tons (45 tons) of explosives “from the hands of terrorists since 1990. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/417/1/Family-of-Uyghur-Canadian-Huseyin-Celil-anxiously-awaits-word-of-his-fate/Family-of-Uyghur-Canadian-Huseyin-Celil-anxiously-awaits-word-of-his-fate.html According to Canadian news reports published over the weekend, Canadian Huseyin Celil, who has been imprisoned in China since June after being extradited from Uzbekistan, faces possible execution by Thursday, August 10. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/400/1/Uyghur-refugees-in-Europe-vulnerable-to-being-deported-under-false-pretences/Uyghur-refugees-in-Europe-vulnerable-to-being-deported-under-false-pretences.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), which recently reported on the precarious situation faced by Uyghur refugees in southern and central Asia, is now receiving reports of Uyghurs either being forcibly returned from Germany to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), or awaiting imminent deportation from Germany to the PRC. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/383/1/Two-of-Rebiya-Kadeers-sons-arraigned-trial-imminent/Two-of-Rebiya-Kadeers-sons-arraigned-trial-imminent.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned that two sons of Uyghur human rights activist and former prisoner of conscience Rebiya Kadeer, have been formally arraigned by the Chinese state prosecution. Kahar Abdureyim, 42, and Alim Abdureyim, 31, were arraigned on Monday, July 10. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/369/1/Rebiya-Kadeers-youngest-son-confesses-to-crimes-under-torture/Rebiya-Kadeers-youngest-son-confesses-to-crimes-under-torture.html Sources close to the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) have reported that Alim Abdureyim, the youngest son of the human rights activist and former prisoner of conscience Rebiya Kadeer, ‘confessed’ on or around July 1 to criminal and political charges against him as a direct consequence of being tortured. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 06 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/365/1/Chinese-influence-on-neighboring-states-leads-to-extradition-suppression-of-Uyghurs/Chinese-influence-leads-to-extradition-of-Uyghurs-from-neighboring-states.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) is deeply concerned about a recent spate of Uyghurs reportedly being returned to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from central and southern Asian states. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/360/1/Young-Uyghur-Shot-and-Beaten-to-Death-in-Guangzhou/Young-Uyghur-shot-dead-by-police-in-Guangzhou.html Sources close to the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) have reported to the organization that a young Uyghur man was shot and wounded by police in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on June 19, and then beaten to death by police as he lay wounded. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 03 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/341/1/Uzbekistan-deports-a-Canadian-Uyghur-to-a-deeply-uncertain-fate-in-China/Uzbekistan-deports-a-Canadian-Uyghur-to-a-deeply-uncertain-fate-in-China.html The Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been informed by officials in Uzbekistan that Huseyin Celil, a Uyghur and naturalized Canadian citizen who fled China several years ago, has been sent back to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) by the Uzbek authorities. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/334/1/Rebiya-Kadeers-son-tortured-in-detention/Rebiya-Kadeers-son-tortured-in-detention.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned that Alim Abdureyim, one of Rebiya Kadeer’s sons arrested by Chinese police, has been tortured in detention. UHRP is not aware of the extent or nature of any injuries Mr Abdureyim may have sustained, but the organization is extremely concerned that he may be in need of urgent medical attention, and is at risk of further abuse. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/311/1/Breaking-news-Following-detentions-formal-charges-brought-against-Ms-Kadeers-sons/UAA-Condemns-Chinas-Arrest-of-Rebiya-Kadeers-Three-Children.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) condemns the unlawful arrest of Ms. Rebiya Kadeer’s three adult children by the Chinese government in strongest terms and demands their immediate release. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/290/1/Details-emerge-of-Uyghur-political-detainee-suffering-torture-abuse/Details-emerge-of-Uyghur-political-detainee-suffering-torture-abuse.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned from a credible source details of a Uyghur man currently being tortured in a detention center in Yili Prefecture, and who has so far been denied food for three days. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 05 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/277/1/Rebiya-Kadeers-adult-children-severely-beaten-in-front-of-her-grandchildren/Rebiya-Kadeers-adult-children-severely-beaten-in-front-of-her-grandchildren.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned that two adult children of Rebiya Kadeer were severely beaten by police officers outside the regional capital of Urumchi on June 1. The beating was witnessed by four of Ms Kadeer’s grandchildren. Her son Ablikim Abdiriyim who suffers from a heart condition, lost consciousness and was taken to hospital where it is thought he remains. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/271/1/Three-of-Rebiya-Kadeers-children-detained-as-US-Congressional-team-arrive-in-Urumchi/Three-of-Rebiya-Kadeers-children-detained-as-US-Congressional-team-arrive-in-Urumchi.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned that three adult children of the Uyghur human rights activist and former prisoner of conscience Rebiya Kadeer, have been detained by police and are being refused permission to contact other family members or lawyers. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/248/1/UAA-STOP-PRESS-Five-Guantanamo-Uyghurs-released-already-in-Albania/UAA-STOP-PRESS-Five-Guantanamo-Uyghurs-released-already-in-Albania.html The Uyghur American Association has just learned from the US State Department that five Uyghurs who had been detained at Guantanamo Bay have been released from US custody, and have already arrived in Albania where they are to be re-settled. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 05 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/255/1/US-Supreme-Court-faces-call-to-release-Guantanamo-Uyghursc/US-Supreme-Court-faces-call-to-release-Guantanamo-Uyghurs.html An "amicus brief" will be filed today (March 23 2006) in the United States Supreme Court in Washington, DC on behalf of the Uyghur American Association (UAA), arguing for the release of two Uyghurs still detained in Guantanamo Bay. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 23 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/253/1/Rural-East-Turkistan-to-be-focus-of-Chinas-family-planning-policies/Rural-East-Turkistan-to-be-focus-of-Chinas-family-planning-policies.html Concerns have again been raised that Uyghurs in East Turkistan are being made to bear the brunt of China’s “one-child policies in order to accommodate the growing number of migrants from mainland China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/252/1/The-Ghulja-Massacre-We-refuse-to-forget/The-Ghulja-Massacre-We-refuse-to-forget.html Amid recent reports of police in China again using lethal force against demonstrators, the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) marks the ninth anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre on February 5, 1997. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/254/1/Suicide-underlines-plight-of-Uyghur-refugees/Suicide-underlines-plight-of-Uyghur-refugees.html Burhan Zunun, a Uyghur from Ghulja in East Turkistan, died at mid-day on December 29 in hospital in Denmark, apparently as a result of injuries sustained during an attempted suicide in police detention on Christmas Day. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/256/1/Judge-Robertson-rules-indefinite-detention-of-Uyghur-detainees-is-unlawful/Judge-Robertson-rules-indefinite-detention-of-Uyghur-detainees-is-unlawful.html In a decision issued December 22, District Judge James Robertson ruled that the imprisonment of the Uyghur detainees, Abu Bakker Qassim and A’del Abdul Al Hakim at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is unlawful. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/251/1/Uyghur-Guantanamo-Detainees-Future-Uncertain/Uyghur-Guantanamo-Detainees-Future-Uncertain.html The US Senate yesterday approved final versions of the Defense Authorization and Appropriations bills, both containing measures meant to clarify the procedures for reviewing the status of Guantanamo detainees. However, the wording of the bills is so ambiguous that the fate of the Uyghur detainees and their future legal reviews remain uncertain. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/250/1/the-UN-Special-Rapporteur-on-Torture-in-the-PRC/the-UN-Special-Rapporteur-on-Torture-in-the-PRC.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) and the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) today welcomed initial comments by Dr Manfred Nowak, the UN Special Rapporteur on torture, on his mission to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/247/1/UAA-Statement-of-the-Chinese-Government-plans-for-Western-Development/UAA-Statement-of-the-Chinese-Government-plans-for-Western-Development.html The Uyghur American Association is concerned about Chinese government plans to develop the so-called 'western regions of China.' zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 22 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700