http://uyghuramerican.org en-us http://uyghuramerican.org N/A zarapshan@gmail.com Sat, 10 May 2008 11:22:17 -0700 20 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/1569/1/UAA-urges-PRC-to-adhere-to-international-legal-norms/index.html The People's Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of Public Security has released the name of the woman arrested in a March 7 incident involving a passenger airplane flying from Urumchi to Beijing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/1495/1/Uyghur-Democratic-Leader-Rebiya-Kadeer-expresses-full-support-and-solidarity-to-the-Tibetan-people/index.html The President of the Uyghur American Association and Nobel Prize Nominee, Rebiya Kadeer, today expressed the full support and solidarity of the Uyghur people with the Tibetans in light of the brutal crackdown on Tibetan monks and nuns. As the family of nations prepares to gather for the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing has tainted the Olympics with the blood of innocent people. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/1483/1/State-Department-report-highlights-human-rights-abuses-against-Uyghurs/index.html A US State Department report released yesterday draws attention to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) government’s continuing and serious human rights abuses against the Uyghur people of East Turkestan (designated as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR by PRC authorities). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/1478/1/PRC-continues-to-exaggerate-quotterrorquot-threat/index.html The Uyghur American Association is gravely concerned that People’s Republic of China (PRC) officials have been exaggerating the threat of domestic terrorist activity as an excuse to intensify their ongoing campaign of repression against the Uyghur people of East Turkestan (designated as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR by PRC authorities). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/1449/1/Uyghur-American-Association-calls-for-independent-inquiry-into-Urumchi-quotterrorquot-raid/index.html State-controlled Chinese media reports indicate that on January 27, People’s Republic of China (PRC) security forces killed two people and captured 15 others in a "terror" raid in Urumchi, the capital of East Turkestan (designated as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region by PRC authorities). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/1419/1/Deception-Pressure-and-Threats-The-Transfer-of-Young-Uyghur-Women-to-Eastern-China/index.html A new report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project examines a recently implemented People’s Republic of China (PRC) policy that recruits young Uyghur women from majority Uyghur areas of East Turkestan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR) and transfers them to work in factories in urban areas of eastern China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/1411/1/Remembering-the-Ghulja-Massacre/index.html On the eleventh anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) remembers the hundreds of Uyghurs who were killed, imprisoned, or who disappeared after having taken part in a peaceful demonstration in Ghulja in the northwest of East Turkestan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/1317/1/Chinese-embassy-spokesman-responds-to-concerns-about-the-health-of-Rebiya-Kadeers-son-in-Voice-of-America-news-report/index.html In a Voice of America (VOA) Chinese-language news report dated December 13, 2007,  Chinese Embassy spokesman Wang Baodong was quoted as having responded via e-mail to questions from a VOA reporter regarding the grave medical condition of Rebiya Kadeer's son Ablikim Abdureyim. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/1308/1/Rebiya-Kadeers-imprisoned-son-in-urgent-need-of-medical-treatment/index.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project has learned that Ablikim Abdureyim, the son of prominent Uyghur democracy leader Rebiya Kadeer, is in dire medical condition in Bajiahu prison near Urumchi, the regional capital of East Turkestan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/1212/1/Four-Uyghurs-sentenced-to-death-in-East-Turkestan/index.html According to Xinhua, China’s official new agency, the Intermediate People’s Court of Kashgar has sentenced four Uyghurs to death, and another two to life imprisonment, on charges including engaging in “separatist activities”, “training at a terrorist camp” and “illegally making explosives”. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/1191/1/Rebiya-Kadeer-addresses-PRC-trafficking-of-Uyghur-women-and-girls-at-Congressional-briefing/index.html On Wednesday, the Congressional Human Rights Caucus (CHRC) held a briefing highlighting the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) abysmal record in combating human trafficking, especially the trafficking of women and children. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/1160/1/Political-persecution-of-Uyghurs-in-the-era-of-the-war-on-terror/index.html As the leaders of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) meet this week in Beijing for the 17th Chinese Communist Party Congress, the Uyghur American Association urges them to take some time to address the dire situation created by their policies in East Turkestan zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/1111/1/Congressional-briefing-addresses-the-Shanghai-Cooperation-Organizations-role-in-the-violation-of-refugee-rights/index.html On Wednesday, the Congressional Human Rights Caucus (CHRC) held a briefing to discuss the role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Central and East Asia. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/1110/1/House-of-Representatives-calls-on-the-PRC-to-release-Rebiya-Kadeers-children-and-Uyghur-Canadian-Huseyin-Celil/index.html By a voice vote, the House of Representatives on Monday passed House Resolution 497, calling on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to immediately release the children of Rebiya Kadeer and Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil and refrain from further engaging in acts of cultural, linguistic, and religious suppression directed against the Uyghur people in East Turkestan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/1090/1/-On-911-Remembering-the-Victims-of-Terrorism/index.html On the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) remembers the tragic loss of life at the hands of terrorists, and offers condolences to victims of terrorism throughout the world. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/1038/1/Cotton-exodus-transferring-tens-of-thousands-to-work-in-East-Turkistan-despite-high-levels-of-Uyghur-unemployment/index.html With the support of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) government, more than 600,000 Han Chinese farmers will participate in a “cotton exodus” to East Turkistan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR) this year, despite high levels of unemployment and low rural incomes for the Uyghur population in the region.  zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/1007/1/PRC-using-Shanghai-Cooperation-Organization-as-a-tool-of-intimidation-against-Uyghurs-/index.html From August 9th to 17th, more than 6,500 troops from member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will participate in “anti-terrorism” exercises in Urumchi, the capital of East Turkistan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR) and Chelyabinsk, Russia. Sixteen hundred Chinese troops will join the armed forces of the five other SCO members- Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan- in the joint military exercises, billed as “Peace Mission 2007”. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/987/1/Bilingual-education-marginalizing-Uyghur-language-instruction-in-East-Turkistan/index.html China is removing Uyghur language instruction from schools in East Turkistan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR) in violation of its domestic law and international agreements, according to a new report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/974/1/Uyghur-detained-in-Pakistan-at-risk-of-extradition-to-China/index.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned that businessman and Uyghur activist Osman Alihan, born in 1976, was detained by Pakistani security forces in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on July 5. UHRP is gravely concerned that Pakistan plans to extradite Alihan to the PRC. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/948/1/President-Bush-praises-Rebiya-Kadeer-as-a-human-rights-defender/index.html In a speech delivered in Prague on June 5 at a conference on democracy and security, President George W. Bush praised the Uyghur leader and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Rebiya Kadeer, citing her as an individual who has struggled for freedom, democracy and human rights in the face of tyranny. President and Mrs. Bush also met privately with Ms. Kadeer at the conference. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/880/1/Uyghur-Canadian-sentenced-to-life-on-quotterrorismquot-charges/index.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned that Uyghur-Canadian Huseyin Celil was sentenced to life today by a Chinese court on charges of "terrorist activities" and "plotting to split the country". The verdict, announced by the Intermediate People's Court of Urumchi, also states that Celil will be deprived of his political rights for life. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/873/1/Son-of-Rebiya-Kadeer-sentenced-to-nine-years-in-prison-on-charges-of-quotsecessionismquot/index.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned that Ablikim Abdureyim, the son of prominent Uyghur human rights defender Rebiya Kadeer, was sentenced today by a Chinese court on charges of “instigating and engaging in secessionist activities . The verdict, announced by the Intermediate People’s Court of Urumchi, also states that Ablikim will be deprived of his political rights for three years. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/868/1/Rebiya-Kadeers-oldest-son-forced-to-head-Working-Group-on-fines-against-Kadeer-family/index.html According to information received by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), a Working Group has been established to oversee the liquidation of the business assets of Rebiya Kadeer’s family in Urumchi, the regional capital of East Turkistan (otherwise known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China). Provincial and local authorities reportedly put Kahar Abdureyim, the oldest son of Ms. Kadeer, in charge of the group and ordered him to organize all operational arrangements for its 30 members. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/801/1/Uyghur-political-prisoner-executed-in-Urumchi/index.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned that Uyghur political prisoner Ismail Semed was executed on the morning of February 8 in Urumchi, the provincial capital of East Turkistan (also known as Xinjiang Province) in northwest China. Semed, who was 37 years old at the time of his execution, was sentenced to death in October 2005 on charges of “attempting to split the motherland and other charges relating to the alleged possession of firearms and explosives. He was known to have been politically active in support of Uyghurs’ human rights. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/743/1/A-decade-on-the-Ghulja-Massacre-is-yet-to-be-redressed/ghulja.html On Monday February 5, 2007 between 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm, members of the Uyghur American Association (UAA), the local Uyghur community and their supporters will gather in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre on February 5, 1997. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/736/1/Chinese-governments-claims-of-Uyghur-terrorism-still-lack-substance/index.html China’s official news agency reported on January 8 that police in East Turkistan (designated as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region by the Chinese authorities) raided a “terrorist camp in a region of the Pamir Mountains, reportedly killing 18 people and capturing 17 others. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/680/1/Rebiya-Kadeers-son-sentenced-to-seven-years-another-fined-another-feared-tortured/rabiye.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned that Alim Abdureyim, the youngest son of Uyghur human rights defender and former prisoner of conscience Rebiya Kadeer, was sentenced on Monday November 27 to seven years in prison on charges of tax evasion, and fined RMB 500,000 (USD 62,500). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/660/1/Praise-for-Canadas-stance-on-human-rights-in-China/huseyin.html Rebiya Kadeer, president of the Uyghur American Association (UAA), today expressed gratitude to Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper for his insistence on including human rights in discussions with senior Chinese officials – including Chinese president Hu Jintao – at the APEC summit in Vietnam. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/644/1/UAA-congratulates-Congressional-human-rights-advocates/UAA-congratulates-Congressional-human-rights-advocates.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) on behalf of its members would  like to congratulate Congressman Tom Lantos and Congressman Frank  Wolf on their re-election to the US Congress and delighted at the prospect of future co-operation with  Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, who is set to be the new Speaker of the  House. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/604/1/Rebiya-Kadeer-congratulates-Muhammad-Yunus-expresses-gratitude-for-her-own-Nobel-nomination/Rebiya-Kadeer-congratulates-Muhammad-Yunus-expresses-gratitude-for-her-own-Nobel-nomination.html Ms. Rebiya Kadeer today expressed her heartfelt congratulations to Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. Ms. Kadeer is in complete agreement with the Nobel Committee’s assessment that “Muhammad Yunus has shown himself to be a leader who has managed to translate visions into practical action for the benefit of millions of people . zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/530/1/Uyghur-pilgrims-denied-Saudi-visas-in-Pakistan/Uyghur-pilgrims-denied-Saudi-visas-in-Pakistan.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned that several thousand Uyghurs in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, have been refused visas to travel to Saudi Arabia to participate in a religious pilgrimage, apparently as a result of interference from the Chinese embassy in Islamabad. According to some estimates, as many as 6000 Uyghurs in Rawalpindi are awaiting visas. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/526/1/Ms-Rebiya-Kadeer-thankful-for-Nobel-nomination-China-issues-unfounded-allegations/Ms-Rebiya-Kadeer-thankful-for-Nobel-nomination-China-issues-unfounded-allegations.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA), which represents the collective voice of the Uyghur people in the United States of America, was delighted by the recent news that its current president, Ms. Rebiya Kadeer, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/513/1/The-Uyghur-people-mourn-911/The-Uyghur-people-mourn-911.html It has been five years since the world was changed by the events of 9/11, events which continue to have repercussions for people everywhere, not least the families of the people who were killed on that day. The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) adds its voice to the chorus of those who offer their support and condolences to all people affected by terrorism. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/505/1/Lack-of-evidence-continues-to-undermine-Chinas-claims-of-terrorism-in-East-Turkistan/UHRP-Backgrounder-Lack-of-evidence-continues-to-undermine-Chinas-claims-of-terrorism-in-East-Tur.html In late August 2006, the Chinese authorities claimed that security forces in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), also known as East Turkistan, have seized over 41 metric tons (45 tons) of explosives “from the hands of terrorists since 1990. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/417/1/Family-of-Uyghur-Canadian-Huseyin-Celil-anxiously-awaits-word-of-his-fate/Family-of-Uyghur-Canadian-Huseyin-Celil-anxiously-awaits-word-of-his-fate.html According to Canadian news reports published over the weekend, Canadian Huseyin Celil, who has been imprisoned in China since June after being extradited from Uzbekistan, faces possible execution by Thursday, August 10. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/400/1/Uyghur-refugees-in-Europe-vulnerable-to-being-deported-under-false-pretences/Uyghur-refugees-in-Europe-vulnerable-to-being-deported-under-false-pretences.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), which recently reported on the precarious situation faced by Uyghur refugees in southern and central Asia, is now receiving reports of Uyghurs either being forcibly returned from Germany to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), or awaiting imminent deportation from Germany to the PRC. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/383/1/Two-of-Rebiya-Kadeers-sons-arraigned-trial-imminent/Two-of-Rebiya-Kadeers-sons-arraigned-trial-imminent.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned that two sons of Uyghur human rights activist and former prisoner of conscience Rebiya Kadeer, have been formally arraigned by the Chinese state prosecution. Kahar Abdureyim, 42, and Alim Abdureyim, 31, were arraigned on Monday, July 10. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/369/1/Rebiya-Kadeers-youngest-son-confesses-to-crimes-under-torture/Rebiya-Kadeers-youngest-son-confesses-to-crimes-under-torture.html Sources close to the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) have reported that Alim Abdureyim, the youngest son of the human rights activist and former prisoner of conscience Rebiya Kadeer, ‘confessed’ on or around July 1 to criminal and political charges against him as a direct consequence of being tortured. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 06 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/365/1/Chinese-influence-on-neighboring-states-leads-to-extradition-suppression-of-Uyghurs/Chinese-influence-leads-to-extradition-of-Uyghurs-from-neighboring-states.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) is deeply concerned about a recent spate of Uyghurs reportedly being returned to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from central and southern Asian states. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/360/1/Young-Uyghur-Shot-and-Beaten-to-Death-in-Guangzhou/Young-Uyghur-shot-dead-by-police-in-Guangzhou.html Sources close to the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) have reported to the organization that a young Uyghur man was shot and wounded by police in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on June 19, and then beaten to death by police as he lay wounded. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 03 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/341/1/Uzbekistan-deports-a-Canadian-Uyghur-to-a-deeply-uncertain-fate-in-China/Uzbekistan-deports-a-Canadian-Uyghur-to-a-deeply-uncertain-fate-in-China.html The Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been informed by officials in Uzbekistan that Huseyin Celil, a Uyghur and naturalized Canadian citizen who fled China several years ago, has been sent back to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) by the Uzbek authorities. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/334/1/Rebiya-Kadeers-son-tortured-in-detention/Rebiya-Kadeers-son-tortured-in-detention.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned that Alim Abdureyim, one of Rebiya Kadeer’s sons arrested by Chinese police, has been tortured in detention. UHRP is not aware of the extent or nature of any injuries Mr Abdureyim may have sustained, but the organization is extremely concerned that he may be in need of urgent medical attention, and is at risk of further abuse. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/311/1/Breaking-news-Following-detentions-formal-charges-brought-against-Ms-Kadeers-sons/UAA-Condemns-Chinas-Arrest-of-Rebiya-Kadeers-Three-Children.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) condemns the unlawful arrest of Ms. Rebiya Kadeer’s three adult children by the Chinese government in strongest terms and demands their immediate release. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/290/1/Details-emerge-of-Uyghur-political-detainee-suffering-torture-abuse/Details-emerge-of-Uyghur-political-detainee-suffering-torture-abuse.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned from a credible source details of a Uyghur man currently being tortured in a detention center in Yili Prefecture, and who has so far been denied food for three days. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 05 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/277/1/Rebiya-Kadeers-adult-children-severely-beaten-in-front-of-her-grandchildren/Rebiya-Kadeers-adult-children-severely-beaten-in-front-of-her-grandchildren.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned that two adult children of Rebiya Kadeer were severely beaten by police officers outside the regional capital of Urumchi on June 1. The beating was witnessed by four of Ms Kadeer’s grandchildren. Her son Ablikim Abdiriyim who suffers from a heart condition, lost consciousness and was taken to hospital where it is thought he remains. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/271/1/Three-of-Rebiya-Kadeers-children-detained-as-US-Congressional-team-arrive-in-Urumchi/Three-of-Rebiya-Kadeers-children-detained-as-US-Congressional-team-arrive-in-Urumchi.html The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned that three adult children of the Uyghur human rights activist and former prisoner of conscience Rebiya Kadeer, have been detained by police and are being refused permission to contact other family members or lawyers. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/248/1/UAA-STOP-PRESS-Five-Guantanamo-Uyghurs-released-already-in-Albania/UAA-STOP-PRESS-Five-Guantanamo-Uyghurs-released-already-in-Albania.html The Uyghur American Association has just learned from the US State Department that five Uyghurs who had been detained at Guantanamo Bay have been released from US custody, and have already arrived in Albania where they are to be re-settled. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 05 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/255/1/US-Supreme-Court-faces-call-to-release-Guantanamo-Uyghursc/US-Supreme-Court-faces-call-to-release-Guantanamo-Uyghurs.html An "amicus brief" will be filed today (March 23 2006) in the United States Supreme Court in Washington, DC on behalf of the Uyghur American Association (UAA), arguing for the release of two Uyghurs still detained in Guantanamo Bay. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 23 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/253/1/Rural-East-Turkistan-to-be-focus-of-Chinas-family-planning-policies/Rural-East-Turkistan-to-be-focus-of-Chinas-family-planning-policies.html Concerns have again been raised that Uyghurs in East Turkistan are being made to bear the brunt of China’s “one-child policies in order to accommodate the growing number of migrants from mainland China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/252/1/The-Ghulja-Massacre-We-refuse-to-forget/The-Ghulja-Massacre-We-refuse-to-forget.html Amid recent reports of police in China again using lethal force against demonstrators, the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) marks the ninth anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre on February 5, 1997. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/254/1/Suicide-underlines-plight-of-Uyghur-refugees/Suicide-underlines-plight-of-Uyghur-refugees.html Burhan Zunun, a Uyghur from Ghulja in East Turkistan, died at mid-day on December 29 in hospital in Denmark, apparently as a result of injuries sustained during an attempted suicide in police detention on Christmas Day. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/256/1/Judge-Robertson-rules-indefinite-detention-of-Uyghur-detainees-is-unlawful/Judge-Robertson-rules-indefinite-detention-of-Uyghur-detainees-is-unlawful.html In a decision issued December 22, District Judge James Robertson ruled that the imprisonment of the Uyghur detainees, Abu Bakker Qassim and A’del Abdul Al Hakim at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is unlawful. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/251/1/Uyghur-Guantanamo-Detainees-Future-Uncertain/Uyghur-Guantanamo-Detainees-Future-Uncertain.html The US Senate yesterday approved final versions of the Defense Authorization and Appropriations bills, both containing measures meant to clarify the procedures for reviewing the status of Guantanamo detainees. However, the wording of the bills is so ambiguous that the fate of the Uyghur detainees and their future legal reviews remain uncertain. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/250/1/the-UN-Special-Rapporteur-on-Torture-in-the-PRC/the-UN-Special-Rapporteur-on-Torture-in-the-PRC.html The Uyghur American Association (UAA) and the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) today welcomed initial comments by Dr Manfred Nowak, the UN Special Rapporteur on torture, on his mission to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://uyghuramerican.org/articles/247/1/UAA-Statement-of-the-Chinese-Government-plans-for-Western-Development/UAA-Statement-of-the-Chinese-Government-plans-for-Western-Development.html The Uyghur American Association is concerned about Chinese government plans to develop the so-called 'western regions of China.' zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 22 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700