http://www.uyghuramerican.org/ en-us http://www.uyghuramerican.org/ N/A zarapshan@gmail.com Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:54:14 -0800 20 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/973/1/Beijing-2008-Olympics/index.html The 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing, China just over a year from now. Ever since the announcement was made that Beijing would host the Summer Olympics, human rights advocates and organizations around the globe have worked tirelessly to demonstrate why Beijing is not an appropriate host city for the Olympic Games. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/823/1/VOA-Uzbek-TV-Interviews-Ms-Rebiya-Kadeer/index.html VOA Uzbek Service Television has interviewed Ms. Rebiya Kadeer regarding the human rights situation of the Uyghur people, especially the case of Ismail Semed and Huseyin Celil. This weekly program was directly broadcast into Uzbekistan via satellites. Ms. Kadeer has eloquently answered all the questioned asked by the host of the show. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/817/1/Ms-Rebiya-Kadeer-Attends-Reception-In-Honor-of-Former-Czech-President-Vaclav-Havel/index.html Ms. Rebiya Kadeer has attended the "Dissidents and the Fight for Freedom," featuring His Excellency Vaclav Havel, former President of the Czech Republic on Tuesday. This wonderful event, joined by dissidents and human rights activists from around the world, was organized by the Library of Congress in cooperation with the National Endowment of Democracy. Ms. Rebiya Kadeer, representing the Uyghur people, praised President Havel for his great contribution to the promotion of human rights and democracy. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/618/1/Rebiya-Kadeer-Praises-Congressman-Frank-Wolf-for-His-Support.html Ms. Rebiya Kadeer, president of UAA, praises Congressman Frank Wolf for his tremendous contribution for the promotion and protection of human rights around the world at a reception to honor him on Capitol Hill on Monday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 18 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/595/1/Biographical-sketch-of-Rebiya-Kadeer/Biographical-sketch-of-Rebiya-Kadeer.html Ms. Rebiya Kadeer is the most prominent human rights advocate and leader of the Uyghur people. Ms. Kadeer, 60, is the mother of eleven children, and a former laundress turned millionaire.  She spent six years in a Chinese prison for standing up to the authoritarian Chinese government. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/597/1/Ms-Rebiya-Kadeer-meets-with-the-UN-Secretary-General-Kofi-Annan.html Ms. Rebiya Kadeer, President of the Uyghur American Association, meets with the Honorable Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, during the United Nations Week at the U.N. Headquarters in New York City. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/415/1/Uyghur-Relief-Fund/Uyghur-Relief-Fund.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) has opened the Uyghur Relief Fund in order to help Uyghur human rights activists and their families for peacefully campaigning for the human rights, freedom, and democracy of the Uyghur people in East Turkestan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/596/1/Profiles-of-Ms-Rebiya-Kadeers-Children-in-East-Turkistan/Profiles-of-Ms-Rebiya-Kadeers-Children-in-East-Turkistan.html Profiles of Ms. Rebiya Kadeer’s Children in East Turkistan zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 02 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/268/1/UAA-Holds-Its-Fifth-Biennial-Congress/UAA-Holds-Its-Fifth-Biennial-Congress.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) has successfully held the Fifth Uyghur American Association Congress and elected prominent Uyghur leader and human rights advocate Ms. Rebiya Kadeer as its new president. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 29 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/275/1/Fourth-Annual-UAA-Congress/Fourth-Annual-UAA-Congress.html Fourth Uyghur American Congress was held on May 29, 2004 in Washington D. C. and elected the fourth term of Board of Directors for UAA. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 29 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/129/1/Third-Annual-UAA-Congress/Third-Annual-UAA-Congress.html Third Uyghur American Congress was held on May 29, 2002 in Washington D. C. and elected the third term of Board Of Directors for UAA. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 29 May 2002 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/130/1/Second-UAA-Congress/Second-UAA-Congress.html According to its charter, the Board of Directors (BODs) of the Uyghur American Association (UAA) holds a congress every two years. The second Uyghur Congress will be hosted at Marvin Center, George Washington University on May 28, 2000, from 12:00 pm - 6:00 p.m. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 28 May 2000 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/131/1/First-Uyghur-American-Association-Congress/First-Uyghur-American-Association-Congress.html After the collapse of Soviet Union, China has accelerated its effort to permanently integrate Eastern Turkistan into its territory and tightened it policy targeted at the total assimilation of Eastern Turkistan people, specially the most numerous and most resistant Uyghurs. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 23 May 1998 00:00:00 -0700