http://www.uyghuramerican.org/ en-us http://www.uyghuramerican.org/ N/A zarapshan@gmail.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:25:44 -0700 20 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1167/1/Congressional-Gold-Medal-Ceremony-Address/index.html Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony AddressHis Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet In the Rotunda of the Capitol of the United States of America zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/576/1/The-policy-of-coercion/The-policy-of-coercion.html Different separatist groups operating in East Turkestan are held responsible by the Chinese Government for all crimes and bad actions that have been happening in that region, in order to let the world believe that they are “Terrorist Powers , “Criminal Groups so that they could be banned by International Community. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/299/1/Chinas-westland/Chinas-westland.html Before the highway arrived last year, threading a strip of black pavement across a moonscape of pale sand, this town in central Xinjiang province was among the lonelier places on earth. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/144/1/Between-the-Abortion-Knife-and-Nuclear-Testing/Between-the-Abortion-Knife-and-Nuclear-Testing.html Life is not easy for the Uighur people living in East Turkestan. The Chinese government's birth control policy conflicts with their traditionally large families, and nuclear testing has taken its toll as well. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 14 Oct 1999 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/146/1/The-Quest-for-an-Eighth-Turkic-Nation/The-Quest-for-an-Eighth-Turkic-Nation.html With the disintegration of the Soviet Union, six Turkic-speaking countries in central Asia gained their independence, With a population of around 30 million worldwide, seven Turkic countries (including Turkey) have joined the UN so far, These changes have further stimulated the Xinjiang Uighur people's awareness for independence. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 12 Oct 1999 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/145/1/Fight-for-East-Turkestan/Fight-for-East-Turkestan.html In the far western Chinese territory of Xinjiang, the Uighur people have waged a decades-long struggle to establish a republic of East Turkestan. In order to gain a first-hand understanding of the independence movement, this newspaper sent a long-time observer of the ethnic liberation movements in China, New York-based writer Cao Chang-qing to the group's headquarters in Turkey. This week, we present his reports in a seven-part series, simultaneously with the Liberty Times. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 11 Oct 1999 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/143/1/The-General-Looks-to-the-World-for-Help/The-General-Looks-to-the-World-for-Help.html Standing just 1.63 meters tall, one could hardly believe this 73-year-old amiable -looking gentleman is a legendary military figure: a first lieutenant in the Turkish artillery in the Korean War, Chief of Staff of the Center Treaty Organization, the head of the UN's mission in Afghanistan, and the organization of the Xinjiang Independence movement. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 11 Oct 1999 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/147/1/The-Uygur-Factor/The-Uygur-Factor.html India may be upset that a country which sells the most arms, has conducted over a thousand nuclear tests and which is the only country to actually use nuclear arms against another nation, is trying to punish it. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 16 May 1998 00:00:00 -0700