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Top regional officials’ comments at NPC bode ill for Uyghur rights, stability of East Turkestan
- Wed, 03/07/2012 - 21:52
Remarks made by top officials in East Turkestan at the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing this week reveal a disturbing failure...
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Deaths reported in Kargilik, as tensions mount in the region
- Tue, 02/28/2012 - 19:51
The reported deaths of residents of Kargilik in Kashgar Prefecture on February 28 have taken place against a backdrop of a heavy...
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As Xi Jinping visits U.S., human rights concerns must be prioritized
- Mon, 02/13/2012 - 14:15
As the Obama administration hosts Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping during his visit to the United States, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) urges U.S. officials to engage in dialogue with Xi...
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Uyghurs shot to death in Guma County, amid intense state-led repression
- Thu, 12/29/2011 - 00:00
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The Uyghur American Association is extremely concerned about the reported killings of seven Uyghurs on December 28 in Guma (Chinese: Pishan) County, which took place amid an official “strike hard” campaign in East Turkestan.
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Two years on, deported Uyghur asylum seekers remain “disappeared”
- Tue, 12/20/2011 - 03:00
Two years ago this week, 20 Uyghur asylum seekers were deported from Phnom Penh, Cambodia to an unknown fate at the hands of the Chinese government. The 20 Uyghurs, including a pregnant woman and her two young children, were deported on December 19, 2009 after Cambodian authorities forcibly removed them from a safe-house.
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Report: Hundreds of Uyghurs protest attack on Uyghur high school students in Karamay
- Wed, 10/19/2011 - 12:00
According to a report from Radio Free Asia (RFA), hundreds of Uyghur students, teachers, staff, and parents affiliated with the Karamay No. 2 High School took part in a peaceful demonstration on October 17, calling upon authorities to punish the perpetrators of an attack against Uyghur students at the high school and asking them to ensure the life and safety of the students.
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They Can't Send Me Back: Uyghur Asylum Seekers in Europe
- Tue, 09/20/2011 - 04:00
A new report by the UHRP documents the challenges faced by Uyghur asylum seekers in Europe, and examines the reasons why they fled East Turkestan or Central Asia.
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Commemorating the victims of September 11
- Fri, 09/09/2011 - 12:00
On the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks on the United States, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) mourns the loss of innocent lives lost in the senseless violence of that day.
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Deportation of Uyghurs from Malaysia continues a disturbing trend of states bowing to Chinese pressure
- Mon, 08/22/2011 - 12:00
The Uyghur American Association (UAA) condemns in the strongest possible terms the deportation of 11 Uyghurs from Malaysia on August 18, and calls upon the international community to raise the case of the remaining Uyghur asylum seekers, who are currently in danger of being deported from Malaysia to China.
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Uyghurs deported from Thailand and Pakistan- Chinese influence wins out over international law
- Fri, 08/12/2011 - 12:00
China must account for the conditions and whereabouts of Nur Muhammed, a Uyghur handed over to Chinese officials in Thailand on August 6, and five Uyghurs, including a woman and two young children, who were forcibly repatriated to China from Pakistan on August 8.
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