Press Releases
Uyghur journalist and webmaster Gheyret Niyaz to be tried next week on charges of "endangering state security"
- Wed, 07/21/2010 - 12:00
The Uyghur American Association (UAA) is extremely concerned about the upcoming trial of Uyghur journalist and webmaster Gheyret Niyaz on charges of "endangering state security".
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Can Anyone Hear Us? Voices From The 2009 Unrest In Urumchi
- Thu, 07/01/2010 - 04:00
A new report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) examines the unrest that took place in July and September 2009 in Urumchi, the regional capital of East Turkestan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR) through the accounts of Uyghur eyewitnesses.
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The Chinese government's human rights violations against Uyghur people substantially discussed during the 14th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
- Tue, 06/22/2010 - 12:00
The World Uyghur Congress, the International Uyghur Human Rights and Democracy Foundation and the Uyghur American Association convey their deepest gratitude to the country and intergovernmental delegations, the United Nations mandate holders/Special Procedures, and the non-governmental organizations in consultative status to the UN that raised and discussed the Uyghurs’ plight at the HRC session.
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Misguided development policies will not resolve tensions in East Turkestan
- Fri, 05/21/2010 - 12:00
The Uyghur American Association (UAA) believes that unless Chinese officials include Uyghurs in the developmental decision-making process and end repressive state policies, a massive aid program for East Turkestan announced on May 20 by Chinese President Hu Jintao will fail to resolve ethnic tensions in the region.
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Internet reopened in East Turkestan, but Uyghur webmasters and bloggers remain behind bars
- Fri, 05/14/2010 - 12:00
Following today's announcement in the Chinese state media that "full Internet access" has been restored in East Turkestan, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) calls upon the international community to remember the many Uyghur website administrators, bloggers and journalists who have been detained since July 5, 2009, many of whom remain in detention.
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Internet reopened in East Turkestan, but Uyghur webmasters and bloggers remain behind bars
- Fri, 05/14/2010 - 12:00
Following today's announcement in the Chinese state media that "full Internet access" has been restored in East Turkestan, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) calls upon the international community to remember the many Uyghur website administrators, bloggers and journalists who have been detained since July 5, 2009, many of whom remain in detention.
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After Wang Lequan's departure from East Turkestan, flawed policies remain
- Tue, 04/27/2010 - 12:00
On April 24, Chinese state media announced that 57-year-old Zhang Chunxian, formerly the Communist Party Secretary of Hunan Province, had been appointed to the post of Party Secretary for the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), replacing 65-year-old Wang Lequan, who has been made deputy secretary of the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee of the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee.
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UAA thanks the Swiss government on the arrival of two Uyghur brothers to Switzerland
- Fri, 03/26/2010 - 12:00
The Uyghur American Association (UAA) expresses its gratitude to Swiss authorities following the March 23 arrival of Bahtiyar Mahmud and Arkin Mahmud to Switzerland.
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Uyghurs' Plight Discussed During the 13th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
- Fri, 03/19/2010 - 12:00
The Uyghur American Association (UAA) extends its deepest gratitude to the UN mandate holders, States, and NGOs that have raised aspects of the Uyghurs' plight during the 13th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which is in progress in Geneva, Switzerland for most of the month of March 2010.
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Media Advisory: Concern over the use of the inaccurate term "Chinese Muslim" to refer to Uyghurs
- Tue, 03/02/2010 - 11:00
Although the use of the term "Chinese Muslim" to describe Uyghurs has decreased somewhat in recent months as the international community has gained a better understanding of Uyghurs' identity and the oppression they face, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) remains concerned about the still frequent use of the term in the international media.
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