The Nation, 28 July 2016
By Jing Yu – A former judge in the western region of Xinjiang was sacked from his position and expelled from the Communist Party in early June for “being lenient on terrorists suspected of endangering local security and trying to reduce sentences for the terrorists.”
Read More →Press Release – For immediate release
28 July 2016
Contact: World Uyghur Congress www.uyghurcongress.org
0049 (0) 89 5432 1999 or [email protected]
On July 28th, the World Uyghur Congress commemorates the second anniversary of the Yarkand Massacre, in which Chinese security forces violently suppressed a mass protest, where hundreds of Uyghurs were killed and countless more arrested.
Read More →Radio Free Asia, 26 July 2016
RFA Uyghur Service – Yadi Rehim sat outside his mud house in Tömürti village waiting for his way of life to disappear.
Christian Today, 25 July 2016
By Carey Lodge – China’s president Xi Jinping, who has been accused of implementing draconian laws against religion since taking office in 2012, today spoke directly to Chinese Muslims – signifying a possible crackdown on a group that has so far avoided his harsh measures.
Read More →Dui Hua, 21 July 2016
Dui Hua – According to a June report from the Pew Research Center, more than 60 percent of respondents in 14 democratic countries across North America, Europe, and Asia believe that the Chinese government does not respect the personal freedoms of its people.
Read More →Uyghur Human Rights Project, 20 July 2016
UHRP – Without land, there is no life: Chinese state suppression of Uyghur environmental activism, a new research report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project, is a detailed examination of Uyghur environmental activism and the response by the Chinese state. Based on interviews and extensive research in Chinese, Uyghur and English, UHRP has compiled a full length report analyzing environmental dangers in East Turkestan and widespread suppression of Uyghurs’ environmentalist activities.
Read More →UNPO, 20 July 2016
UNPO – From 11-13 July 2016, Uyghur activists and representatives joined in Paris on the occasion of the 5th General Assembly of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC).
China Change, 20 July 2016
André Gattonlin, Marie Holzman & Noël Mamère – The Sakharov Prize is awarded every year in October, to honor individuals or organizations who have dedicated their lives to defending human rights and fundamental freedoms.
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