World Uyghur Congress leaders discuss time in China and tensions between Uyghurs and Han

As president of the World Uyghur Congress, Dolkun Aissa runs one of the most prominent Uyghur rights organizations in the world. In his recently published book, China’s freedom trapsubtitle my escape lifeIssa recounts some of the key events in his journey and time since leaving China in 1994. To learn more about his situation in … Read more

Away from Xinjiang, Uyghurs maintain their own culture

Munich – In a nondescript building in southwest MunichUyghur children gather together every Saturday to do something forbidden in China: learn their native language. On a recent morning, children in the youngest classes giggled as their teacher made animal sounds to teach them the words for “cat” and “goat.” In more advanced courses, Uyghur literature … Read more