Who is Tursunjan Emet
Tursunjan Emet is a poet, public intellectual and writer. His famous poem blooded Nahun got strong influence among the readers and because of the pome… Read More »Who is Tursunjan Emet
Poets
Uyghur Literature: Rebellion and heroes wrapped in symbols
Rebellion and heroes wrapped in symbols Artistic freedom? There is no such thing in the People’s Republic of China – certainly not for Uyghur writers.… Read More »Uyghur Literature: Rebellion and heroes wrapped in symbols
Who is Ruqiye Abdulla
Ruqiye Abdulla is one of the Uyghur language teachers and writers persecuted in 2017. She got arrested for her writing and teaching in Uyghur language.… Read More »Who is Ruqiye Abdulla
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
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
Who is Telet Qadiri
Telet Qadiri (太来提·卡德尔), an esteemed poet, pedagogy scholar, and public intellectual from the Uyghur community, was taken into custody in the year 2018 and has… Read More »Who is Telet Qadiri
Who is Ablet Abdurishit Berqi
Ablet Abdurishit Berqi, an Uyghur intellectual, has been incarcerated in China since 2016 and was sentenced to 13 years in prison following his detention in… Read More »Who is Ablet Abdurishit Berqi
