Freedom, Independence and Democracy for East Turkistan !

E-mail: etic@uygur.org

Please come to join our demonstration in San Francisco:

1. To mark the 11th anniversary of the Chinese government's inhuman crackdown of Barin uprising in Aktu County, East Turkistan. 

2. To demand unconditionally and immediate release of Uyghur historian, Tohti Muzat. 

3. To demand unconditionally and immediate release of Uyghur businesswoman, Rabiye Kadeer.

In April 5 of 1990, oppressed Uyghur farmers in Barin Village stood up against The Chinese government's brutal dictatorship to claim their rights to survive.  They faced heavily armed government forces and were crushed ruthlessly by the PLA. Many of them lost their lives in this crackdown. The CCP started nationwide campaign of purging Uyghurs under the pretext of "Barin Separatist" and arrested 5000 innocent people in a year after this event. Most of them are still in prison today without any judicial trial. 

Tohti Muzat, a well known Uyghur historian was arrested in Urumchi by the Chinese authorities in 1998 on his way back to Japan , after visiting his family in Aksu.  He was sentenced to 14 years in prison next year on false charges of allegedly taking historical documents to a foreign country.  It is currently unknown as to where he is serving his prison term. Prior to his arrest, he was a doctoral student at the University of Tokyo. He is the author of popular history book, "Uyghur History and Culture", which was banned after his arrest. 

In March of 2000, Chinese court in Urumchi sentenced Rebiya Kadeer to 8 years in prison for allegedly giving state secrets to foreign institutions. The only evidence that the Chinese government offered was Rebiya's attempt to send legally published, publicly available newspapers to her husband, Sidik Rouzi, a Uyghur political refugee living in the United States.  The charges against Rebiya are unsubstantiated, and her right to due process has been violated. 

Where: In front of the Chinese Consulate, 1450 Laguna St., San Francisco, CA 94115
When: April 6, 2001(Friday) 4:00-6:00 PM 

SPONSOR: The Uyghur American Association 

FOR MORE INFORMATION,  PLEASE CONTACT:

Nury Abdulhakim, Mavlan Yasin

Tel (510) 537-8367;  (510) 909-0565; (818) 727-1883

E-mail:  nury@abdulhakim.com; myasin@universalcare.com

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