Press Releases
Thirteen years on, the victims of the Ghulja Massacre remain unaccounted for
- Fri, 02/05/2010 - 11:00
The Uyghur American Association marks the thirteenth anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre, when police opened fire on a peaceful demonstration of Uyghurs in the city of Ghulja [Ch: Yining] in East Turkestan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), and thousands of people were detained on suspicion of participating in the demonstration.
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Swiss government accepts Uyghur brothers from Guantanamo
- Wed, 02/03/2010 - 11:00
The Uyghur American Association commends the Swiss government for its decision, announced February 3, to grant asylum to Bahtiyar Mahmud and Arkin Mahmud, two Uyghurs who have been detained without charge since 2002 at the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
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Uyghur American Association condemns pattern of Uyghur refugee refoulement following reported deportations from Myanmar
- Tue, 01/26/2010 - 11:00
The Uyghur American Association (UAA) condemns the trend of the deportation of Uyghur refugees from countries near China, following reports that 17 Uyghurs, together with one Han Chinese man, were deported last week from Myanmar.
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Increased security budget fails to address root causes of instability in East Turkestan
- Thu, 01/14/2010 - 11:00
The Uyghur American Association (UAA) fears that the near doubling of the security budget for East Turkestan, announced on July 13 in Chinese state media, will broaden the scope of the ongoing official repression of Uyghurs and exacerbate ethnic tensions in the region.
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Increased security budget fails to address root causes of instability in East Turkestan
- Thu, 01/14/2010 - 11:00
The Uyghur American Association (UAA) fears that the near doubling of the security budget for East Turkestan, announced on January 13 in Chinese state media, will broaden the scope of the ongoing official repression of Uyghurs and exacerbate ethnic tensions in the region.
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Uyghur American Association Strongly Condemns the Sentencing of 22 Uyghurs in East Turkestan
- Wed, 12/23/2009 - 11:00
The Uyghur American Association (UAA) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the latest sentencing of 22 Uyghurs in Urumchi, the regional capital of East Turkestan.
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Uyghurs in Cambodia face possible imminent deportation to China
- Fri, 12/18/2009 - 11:00
The Uyghur American Association (UAA) has learned that 20 of the Uyghurs who sought refuge in Cambodia, out of an original group of 22, are being held at a detention center in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, and have been told that they are facing imminent deportation to China.
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International support needed to ensure safety of 22 Uyghur refugees in Cambodia
- Fri, 12/04/2009 - 11:00
The Uyghur American Association (UAA) is concerned about the situation of 22 Uyghurs seeking refuge in Cambodia who fled China in the wake of unrest in East Turkestan in July.
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World Uyghur Congress and Uyghur American Association call for urgent international action against death sentences for five Uyghurs
- Thu, 12/03/2009 - 11:00
WUC and UAA condemn in the strongest possible terms the sentencing of five Uyghur men to death in connection with unrest that broke out following a police crackdown on peaceful Uyghur protesters on July 5, 2009 in Urumchi, the regional capital of East Turkestan.
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