http://www.uyghuramerican.org/ en-us http://www.uyghuramerican.org/ N/A zarapshan@gmail.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:49:39 -0700 20 http://www.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://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1226/1/Political-Persecution-of-Uyghurs-in-the-Era-of-the-War-on-Terror-/index.html Over the past six years, PRC officials have maneuvered to use the concept of “terrorism” as a justification for their repressive treatment of Uyghurs in East Turkestan1 (also known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR) and to intimidate Uyghurs who have fled China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1227/1/Uyghur-Language-Under-Attack-The-Myth-of-Bilingual-Education-in-the-Peoples/index.html Uyghur language is under attack in East Turkistan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR). In the past decade, and with increasing intensity since 2002, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has pursued assimilationist policies aimed at removing Uyghur as a language of instruction in East Turkistan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700