The Last Words of a Uyghur Father: A Son’s Memory
A son remembers his last telephone conversation with his father in East Turkestan six years ago. After that, the father “disappeared.”
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Abdurehim Gheni is a Uyghur activist living in the Netherlands who became famous for his solo protests in Dam Square in Amsterdam. He also educates tourists to the reality of the Uyghur genocide.
A son remembers his last telephone conversation with his father in East Turkestan six years ago. After that, the father “disappeared.”
The legendary ethnic Kazakh commander did what he could in a complicated geopolitical situation to protect the identity of the Turkic peoples.
33 years ago villagers in Akto country, East Turkestan (Ch. Xinjiang), rebelled against the Chinese power. They were all killed.
An author who tried to create a national Uyghur conscience through poetry and education was executed by a Chinese warlord ninety years ago,
On February 5, 1997, a peaceful protest was transformed into a bloodbath by the Chinese police and soldiers.
Once the lonely protester became well-known and no longer so lonely, provocateurs manifested themselves. Here is the story in his own words.
The “lonely Uyghur protester” gathered some 300 Uyghur and Cantonese to demonstrate in Dam Square.
This time, the lonely protester was joined by more than 100 fellow activists.
In Amsterdam’s Leiden Square thousands, including reporters and politicians, visited “Uyghur Voices,” where evidence of the genocide was on display.
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