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Beginning of the Ramadan in the Jail Abduwali Ayup I spent my 15 months in Chinese detention camp, because of having Uyghur language kindergarten for kids from 3 to 6 years old. I spent my first Ramathan there without eating but with praying, without having wudu but with reciting something I could not change a […]

Uyghur Poems From a Chinese Prison The acclaimed poet Gulnisa Imin is serving a 17-year sentence because her work supposedly promotes “separatism.” She’s still writing. By Yasmeen Serhan Katie Martin / The Atlantic; Getty July 16, 2022 Share Save For many Uyghurs, poetry is less a niche literary exercise than a vital part of everyday life.

Abduweli Ayup is writing books for exiled Uyghur children Politics & Current Affairs Exiled linguist Abduweli Ayup is publishing books for children with the aim of ensuring the Uyghur language and cultural traditions never die despite the most repressive efforts of the Chinese state. Ruth Ingram Published March 9, 2023  Read later Share this article Illustration

China: Hundreds of Uyghur Village Names Change Part of Broader Government Effort to Erase Uyghur Culture in Xinjiang A signboard reads “Welcome to Hotan Unity New Village” in Hotan, Xinjiang, September 21, 2018. © 2018 Andy Wong/AP Photo (New York) – Chinese authorities in Xinjiang have been systematically changing hundreds of village names with religious, historical, or cultural

Renowned Uyghur poet dies following prison release in Xinjiang Abdulla Sawut was serving time for his writings about Uyghur revolutionary history and heroes. By Shohret Hoshur for RFA Uyghur 2022.12.29 Uyghur writer and poet Abdulla Sawut in an undated photo.  Photo courtesy of Abduweli Ayup A renowned Uyghur writer and poet in poor health when