Uyghur advocacy
Who is Nurmuhemmet Omer Uchqun
Dr. Nurmuhemmet Omer Uchqun (also referred as Nurmuhemmet Ömer Uchqun) was arrested in early 2018. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, he is
February 27, 2024
Uyghur advocacy
Who is Tursunbeg Ibrahim Taymas
Tursunbeg Ibrahim Taymas was arrested in 2017 for reasons that are not entirely clear. However, it is known that his writings had put him in
February 18, 2024
Uyghur advocacy
Who is Ayshem Ehmet
Ayshem Ehmet, a talented Uyghur female writer and journalist, was reportedly detained in 2016 and sentenced to 18 years in prison. Unfortunately, there is no
February 15, 2024
Uyghur advocacy
Who is Zulpiqar Barat Ozbash
Zulpiqar Barat Ozbash is an intellectual from the Uyghur community who has been imprisoned since 2018. He is a sociologist and a professor at Xinjiang
February 9, 2024
Uyghur advocacy
Who is Yalqun Rozi
Yalqun Rozi (يالقۇن روزى, 亚力坤·肉孜, 牙里坤·肉孜) was one of the primary targets during the Chinese government’s war against the Uyghurs, which began in May 2014.
January 31, 2024
Uyghur advocacy
Who is Omerjan Nuri
Omerjan Nuri is one of the Uyghur intellectuals who has been imprisoned since 2016. He was arrested on March 10, 2017, and sentenced to life
January 26, 2024
Uyghur advocacy
Who is Mahmut Yolwas
Mahmut Yolwas, a writer born in 1970 in Ili, a prefecture in the north of East Turkistan, was arrested in China in 2017. He was
December 14, 2023
Uyghur advocacy
Who is Gheni Semet
Gheni Semet is one of the imprisoned poets since 2017, and since then, there has been no news about him. His poems are still popular
December 13, 2023
Uyghur advocacy
Who is Perhat Tursun
Perhat Tursun is an Uyghur poet and author born in 1969 in Atush, which is about 20 km away from Kashgar. He studied at the
December 11, 2023
Uyghur advocacy
Who is Adil Tuniyaz
Adil Tuniyaz, a well-known intellectual, was arrested in December 2017 and his prison term is unknown. There are varying reports on the duration of his
December 7, 2023
Uyghur advocacy
Who is Tursunay Sultan
Tursunay Sultan is a renowned internet writer, known by her online alias Bergiye. She was deprived of her creative freedom at the end of 2017
December 1, 2023
Uyghur advocacy
Who is Abdusemet Rozi
Another Uyghur writer died after releasing. Abdusemet Rozi, a professor at the Xinjiang radio-television university, sentenced 20yrs. Then released for health reasons in 2021, arrested
November 20, 2023
