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… Read More »Who is Tursunbeg Ibrahim Taymas
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… Read More »Who is Ayshem Ehmet
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… Read More »Who is Zulpiqar Barat Ozbash
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.… Read More »Who is Yalqun Rozi
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… Read More »Who is Omerjan Nuri
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… Read More »Who is Mahmut Yolwas
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… Read More »Who is Gheni Semet
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… Read More »Who is Perhat Tursun
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… Read More »Who is Adil Tuniyaz
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… Read More »Who is Tursunay Sultan
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… Read More »Who is Abdusemet Rozi
Who is Qehriman Rozi Erchin
Qehriman Rozi Erchin is a well-known journalist and poet who has received accolades for his extensive contributions to the Uyghur community. Regretfully, Erchin has been… Read More »Who is Qehriman Rozi Erchin
