Artificially impoverished in their own land, Uyghurs sometimes manage to offer a glimpse of the truth through social media.
Testimonies China
Released from Arrest, Tortured Tibetan Monk Committed Suicide
One year after the tragedy, the family of Tenzin Dorjee revealed what happened to the learned teacher from Shelkar Monastery.
Mehmutjan Memet: A Uyghur Is Dying in Jail, His Family’s Pleas Are Ignored
Wife and children wait for news of a husband and father critically ill in a Chinese prison. His mother and other relatives are in jail too.
Zhou Fengsuo: “Xi Jinping Is the Natural Product of an Evil System”
Zhou is a well-known activist for human rights in China. He survived the Tiananmen Square massacre and harbors no illusions: today, the situation is worse than ever.
Uyghur Stories: How Yalkun Uluyol Lost His Father—and Thirty Family Members
The insatiable pain of loss for a Uyghur exile, trying to come to terms with separation from those he loves.
Uyghurs Bravely Resist Oppression Through Poetry
As human rights atrocities envelop the globe, pleas not to forget the Uyghurs rang out from exiled poet Aziz Isa Elkun on UNESCO’s World Poetry Day, March 21st.
Criminal Law Is Not Retroactive, Right? Not True if You Are a Muslim in Xinjiang
Research by anthropologist Darren Byler uncovers gross violations of China’s own laws to punish Uyghurs and ethnic Kazakhs who pray and read religious books.
Fake Uyghurs v. Genuine Uyghurs in The Hague: What Exactly Happened
On February 24, a Chinese New Year festival in the Dutch capital’s City Hall featured Han Chinese children pretending to be Uyghurs. A confrontation with real Uyghurs followed: a testimony.
Najaying Mosque in Yunnan, Others, Fully “Sinicized”
The campaign to destroy the distinctive Islamic appearance of Muslim places of worship continues in Yunnan notwithstanding the protests.
China Uses Hi-Tech to Suppress Dissent in the Uyghur Region
Mass surveillance still continues apace in Xinjiang and is being rolled out incrementally across the rest of China