The World Uighur Network News 2007 

11/13 - EAST TURKISTAN INFORMATION CENTER STRONGLY CONDEMNS CHINA’S DEATH PENALTY FOR UYGHUR FREEDOM FIGHTERS  

The Chinese government sentenced to death five East Turkistan freedom fighter lead by Abduweli Memtimin and two of them had their sentences suspended for two years in November 8th.

06/26 - NO TO FORCIBLE RETURN OF UIGHURS TO CHINA  

Ahead of a bilateral meeting between China and Pakistan, Amnesty International is urging the Pakistan government not to forcibly return 22 unnamed Uighurs to China for fear that they could be at risk of serious human rights violations.

06/07 - CHINA BLASTS BUSH'S MEETING WITH UIGHUR ACTIVIST, CALLS IT INTERFERENCE  

BEIJING: China blasted U.S. President George W. Bush on Thursday for interfering in Beijing's affairs by meeting with a prominent Muslim activist who is an outspoken critic of China's rule in the far western Xinjiang region.

06/06 - PRESIDENT BUSH PRAISES REBIYA KADEER AS A HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER  

In a speech delivered in Prague on June 5 at a conference on democracy and security, President George W. Bush praised the Uyghur leader and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Rebiya Kadeer,

06/06 - PRESIDENT BUSH PRAISES REBIYA KADEER AS A HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER  

In a speech delivered in Prague on June 5 at a conference on democracy and security, President George W. Bush praised Uyghur American Association president and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Rebiya Kadeer,citing her as an individual who has struggled for freedom,

06/06 - SHOCKING INCOME GAP AND POPULATION EXCHANGE IN EAST TURKISTAN  

According to Tian shan news in June 5, income of workers of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps was 2,700 Yuan in 2000. it increased rapidly and reached 5,000 Yuan in this year.

05/27 - East TURKISTAN INFORMATION CENTER STRONGLY CONDEMN CHINA’S DECISION TO STEP UP STRICT OBSERVATION ON ETIC  

According to Boxun news in may 26, early April 2007, the Ministry of Public Security to China provinces, autonomous prefectures and municipal Public Security Bureau, the Council issued a secret "carried out strictly on the Games and the test match for staff background checks notice."

05/26 - ANTI PORNOGRAPHI CAMPAIGN? OR ANTI RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL PUBLICATIONS CAMPAIGN?  

April 12 nationwide to crack down on pornographic network special action teleconference, Cultural management departments at all levels and the "anti-pornography" department in action, on the network obscene crack down in China.

05/25 - CHINESE LAW ENFORCEMENT BEGAN DEMOLISHING UYGHUR HOMES IN YAMANLIK MOUNTIAN  

Tianshan news reported that in may 24 After the previous 10 days of mobilization, and yesterday,

05/21 - UYGHURS DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED TURKEY’S ATTEND TO THE WEST AND CENTRAL ASIA MEDIA FORUM IN CHINA  

Asian heart net joint in 20th may “2007 west Asia media forum” in Urumqi , the capital of former East Turkistan, presently known as Xin Jiang by the Chinese authority.

05/19 - UZBEKSTAN ATHORITY ARRESTED AND EXTRADITED UYGHURS AGAIN  

ETIC learned that in may 11 Uzbekistan authority arrested Uyghur millionaire Rehmetjan Ehmet suspected of “supporting Uyghur’s human rights”

05/14 - CHINA USING SOFT TACTICS TO KICK OUT UYGHUR FARMERS FROM THEIR MOTER LAND

East Turkistan Information Center has learned that Chinese government recently established working groups in every villages of East Turkistan

05/13 - TRAFFICKING IN UYGHUR GIRLS IS HORRIFIC AS IT IS SPONSORED BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT

Forgotten women in northwest China, in the oil rich province of Xinjiang (also known as East Turkistan) have become the vulnerable targets of the Chinese government’s assimilation policy.

05/03 - CANADIANS WANT OTTAWA TO ACT ON CELIL CASE

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many adults in Canada believe their federal administration should do more to assist Huseyin Celil, according to a poll by Angus Reid Strategies. 46 per cent of respondents think the Canadian

04/30 - CHINA: OLYMPICS COUNTDOWN -- IMPORTANT REFORMS MARRED BY INCREASING REPRESSION  

Despite significant reforms to the death penalty system and new rules for foreign journalists in China, there is little evidence of improvement in other areas of human rights related to the Olympics -- and there has been increasing repression of human rights activism and domestic journalism, said Amnesty International today.

04/19 - CHINA: CANADIAN UIGHUR SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON  

Husein Dzhelil, a Canadian citizen, was sentenced today to life imprisonment by the Urumqi Intermediate People's Court for "plotting to split the country" and to 10 years in prison for joining a “terrorist organization”.

04/19 - AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL URGENT ACTION: CHINA: REBIYA KADEER'S THIRD SON SENTENCED  

Ablikim Abdiriyim, third son of Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer, was sentenced on 17 April to nine years' imprisonment on charges of instigation and engaging in secessionist activities.

04/17 - SON Of Rebiya KADEER SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS IN PRISON ON CHARGES OF "SECESSIONISM"  

The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has learned that Ablikim Abdureyim, the son of prominent Uyghur human rights defender Rebiya Kadeer, was sentenced today by a Chinese court on charges of “instigating and engaging in secessionist activities”.

04/16 - UYGHURS: THE ORPHANS OF THIS PLANET  

A. Tuyghuni

The first year of the third millenium started with the global conflict called "Terrorism and the War against Terrorism".

04/11 - REBIYA KADEER'S OLDEST SON FORCED TO HEAD WORKING GROUP ON FINES AGAINST KADEER FAMILY

According to information received by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), a Working Group has been established to oversee the liquidation of the business assets of Rebiya Kadeer’s family in Urumchi, the regional capital of East Turkistan (otherwise known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China).

04/06 - UYGHUR 'SKYWALKER' PLANS TWO-MILE SEA CROSSING.

A Uyghur acrobat who has already crossed one of China's rugged Yangtze river gorges by tightrope has now set his sights set on a stretch of water between the toe of Italy's boot and the island of Sicily.

02/28 - Uyghur women from throughout the world attend leadership workshop in Washington, D.C.

On March 23 and 24, more than 60 Uyghur women from around the globe gathered at the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington, D.C. to attend a Uyghur women’s leadership workshop, held by the International Uyghur Human Rights and Democracy Foundation.

02/23 - CHENEY WARNS ON CHINESE BUILD-UP  

US Vice-President Dick Cheney has expressed concern over China's military policies, saying they were at odds with the country's stated peaceful aims. 

01/26 - EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DEBATES HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA  

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have questioned once again China’s treatment and suppression of its minority populations, in particular the Uyghur population of East Turkestan.