Uyghur

As genocide designation becomes a political football, Uyghur activists push for action

By Joseph Hammond — March 5, 2021
(RNS) — Advocates for the Uyghurs say they expect the Biden administration to proceed on the understanding that China's actions amount to genocide.

A daughter’s duty: From Boston, a Uighur woman champions her father’s release in China

By Aysha Khan — February 13, 2020
BOSTON (RNS) — Publisher Iminjan Seydin disappeared into a Chinese detention camp almost three years ago, before he was jailed on charges of inciting extremism. Now his daughter, a medical professional in Boston, is demanding that China release him.

Beer fest in Muslim region of China angers Uighur exiles

By Reuters — June 22, 2015
A spokesman for the exiled World Uyghur Congress, condemned the event as "an open provocation to the Islamic faith."
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