For once, the European institution was brave enough to speak out while others had remained silent.
Shohret Hoshur
The Urumqi Fire: “A Mother Desperately Threw Her One-Month-Old Baby Out of the Window”
She vainly hoped to give the child a chance of salvation. New revelations expose several major lies of China’s report on the Urumqi fire.
“Burned Alive” in Urumqi: Why Did God Allow It?
Uyghur residents were left locked in a building when a deadly fire broke out. A believer’s reflection on why God could have permitted such a horror.
China Should Tell the Truth on the Urumqi Fire: A Uyghur View
We call for an independent investigation, and ask the Chinese authorities to immediately release a full list of the victims.
A Uyghur Prisoner’s Escape: Changing the Course of Death
China claims Mahmut Moydun managed to escape from a dreaded jail in Korla. How was it possible?
Xi Jinping’s Third Term: A Uyghur View
Can the Uyghur genocide be the main rationale for the extension? After all, Chinese say that you should not change horses while crossing a river.
20th Congress: Why Did Xi Jinping Not Even Mention the Uyghurs?
It was not a sign that the Uyghur issue is not in Xi’s mind. Rather, it confirmed that the Uyghur genocide continues, and Xi fears accountability.
The United Nations Vote on Xinjiang, A Uyghur View: What We Have Learned
The UNHRC’s 19 negative and 11 neutral votes reflect global problems. The Uyghurs were not surprised, and their fight will continue.
Ghulja: Facing Starvation, the Miracle of Uyghur Solidarity
A grassroots mobilization helped those suffering during the COVID-19 lockdown, proving that repression has not broken the indomitable Uyghur spirit.
The Bugur Insurgents: Religious Extremists or Freedom Fighters?
On September 21, 2014, a group of Uyghurs attacked Chinese interests in Xinjiang, including two police stations. Forty died. An eyewitness speaks.
Shohret Hoshur
Shohret Hoshur (who until 2025 used the pseudonym of Kok Bayraq) is a political émigré from East Turkestan (Ch. Xinjiang) and an opponent of the Sinicization of his homeland. He left China in 1995 when his journalism got him “into trouble with the authorities,”and is now living in Washington, D.C.. His unique thoughts and feelings published in Taipei Times and Global Voice comment on the ongoing Uyghur genocide.