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
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
The story of Muhemmet Abdulla Kharabati Abbas Muniyaz Turkiyqan, he is a leading writer, public figure and also a social dissident in Uyghur homeland. His… Read More »Turkiyqan and His “The Writer in Struggle”
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
Ababekri Abdurishit was born in 1981 in Qaraqash county Hotan. He started his master study in 2006 in Philology institute of Xinjiang University. After achieving… Read More »Who is Ababekri Abdurishit
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
Ablimit Ghojabdulla was born in April 1974 in Qaraqash, Hotan prefecture, and served as a teacher at the No. 4 high school in Qaraqash county.… Read More »Who is Ablimit Ghojabdulla
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… Read More »Who is Nurmuhemmet Omer Uchqun
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
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
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
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
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