http://www.uyghuramerican.org/ en-us http://www.uyghuramerican.org/ N/A zarapshan@gmail.com Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:11:57 -0700 20 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1860/1/Chinas-dark-secret/index.html The Uighurs’ call for self-rule has been met with brutality ever since China forcefully annexed East Turkestan in 1949, says Alim Seytoff. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1853/1/Uighur-Justice/index.html The controversy over the right of habeas corpus for U.S. terror detainees has obscured the fact that the legal process put in place by Congress for settling other detainee appeals has been quietly at work. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1814/1/The-Olympic-GamesPolitical-Games/index.html When it won the Olympic bid in 2001, China promised to improve its human rights record. Unfortunately, with less than two months to go before the Beijing Olympics begin, no substantial progress and developments in the human rights situation in China have ever been made to date. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1588/1/Not-the-Torch-of-Liberty/index.html The world has watched in horror recently as Tibetan monks, nuns and laypeople engaged in peaceful demonstrations have been met with brutality by the Chinese People's Armed Police. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1022/1/SCO-exercise-aimed-at-suppressing-Uighurs---by-Alim-Seytoff/index.html The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has launched its largest military exercises to date in Russia's Chelyabinsk region and East Turkestan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region of China). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/942/1/My-Chinese-Jailers/index.html Nothing compares to a mother's pain when her children are suffering. The anguish is even greater when the suffering is designed as an act of retaliation by a vindictive government determined to punish those who speak out against its egregious human-rights violations. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 30 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/135/1/UAA-Acknowledges-Human-Rights-Day-Calls-for-China-Reform/UAA-Acknowledges-Human-Rights-Day-Calls-for-China-Reform.html In acknowledgement of Human Rights Day, The Uyghur American Association and Uyghur Human Rights Project call upon the government of the People's Republic of China to reform its brutal policies towards dissidents in East Turkistan who peacefully seek democratic representation and the protection of their human rights. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 11 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/134/1/Is-Europe-Condemning-Freedom-in-China/Is-Europe-Condemning-Freedom-in-China.html The Uyghurs, the Tibetans, the Chinese dissidents and the devoted Tibet Support Groups have gathered here to appeal to the EU and its member states not to lift the weapons sales embargo on China. Because an end to the embargo cannot be justified without significant improvement of human rights in China in general. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 09 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/132/1/Chinese-Regime-Unleashes-State-Terror-Against-East-Turkistan/Chinese-Regime-Unleashes-State-Terror-Against-East-Turkistan.html In the beginning of April, 2001, the communist Chinese regime ordered the Chinese law enforcement agencies to start a new cycle of the "strike hard" campaign to fight "crime" in the country. The leaders of the Chinese communist party described the main goal of the "strike hard" campaign as "to improve the social order through defeating dark groups and various criminals". But, in the Xinjiang-Uighur Autonomous Region, this campaign turned into persecution of Islam, Muslims, and anyone suspected in favoring the idea of independent East Turkistan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/133/1/Double-Standards-in-Treating-Uyghurs-and-Chinese-Outside-Their-Ethnic-Territories/Double-Standards-in-Treating-Uyghurs-and-Chinese-Outside-Their-Ethnic-Territories.html Following its policy of "opening northwest", the Chinese government is planning to attract new investments to develop the economy of East Turkistan and create new jobs But, will the local people benefit from this program? zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 02 Jul 2001 00:00:00 -0700