This picture taken on July 13, 2023, shows people passing a torn propaganda poster comparing ethnic unity to the “lifeline of the people” in Kashgar, northwestern China’s Xinjiang region. Chinese travellers throng the bazaars of old Kashgar, munching mutton kebabs and soaking up heavily commodified Uyghur culture — part of a government push to remould troubled Xinjiang into a tourism...
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Kamile Wayit, a college student at a university in China’s Henan province, was detained by police in December 2022 after returning to Xinjiang on winter break. (Photo courtesy of Kewser Wayit)
Uyghur university student Kamile Wayit was...
2026-02-21 :Date
The “lonely Uyghur” is attacked by Chinese personnel.
On February 14, the activist was brutally attacked by Chinese security personnel, in an act reminiscent of persecution in East Turkestan.
by Abdurehim Gheni...
2026-02-20 :Date
Left: Mirkamel Tourghoun. © Private; Right: Abdurahman Tohti. © Private
Paris Should Adopt Measures against ‘Transnational Repression’
HRW, February 18, 2026
(Paris) – Chinese authorities have attempted to pressure two ethnic...
2026-02-18 :Date
Radio Free Asia’s president and chief executive said resumption of broadcasts to China was down to ‘private contracting with transmission services’. Photograph: Rod Lamkey/AP
Turkistan Times, 18 February 2026
WASHINGTON — In a...
2026-02-18 :Date
Two women decorate a grave in a Uyghur graveyard on the outskirts of Hotan in China’s northwest Xinjiang region. GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images
By Jeremiah Jacques
The Trumpet • February 17, 2026
The Uyghur people of northwestern China continue to be “systematically strangled”...
2026-02-17 :Date
THE HAGUE – On February 14, 2026, a peaceful protest against the Chinese government's human rights abuses took a violent turn when Abdurehim Gheni, a prominent Uyghur activist, was physically assaulted by a group of Chinese personnel in...
2026-02-16 :Date
Turkistan Times, 14 Feb. 2026, Munich: The halls of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) recently became the stage for a profound geopolitical tug-of-war. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi presented...
2026-02-15 :Date
By SCF - February 11, 2026
Uyghur rights activist Dolkun Isa has said Turkish authorities prevented him from entering the country during a transit stop at Istanbul Airport, calling it a politically motivated measure linked to pressure...
2026-02-14 :Date
FEATURED IMAGE: This picture taken on July 19, 2023 shows a watchtower of an alleged detention facility in Artux in Kizilsu Prefecture in China's northwestern Xinjiang region. China stands accused of incarcerating more than 1 million...
2026-02-13 :Date
Turkistan Times, 10 Feb. 2026: In a landmark election held on February 8, 2026, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) achieved a historic supermajority under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Winning 316 of the 465 seats in the House of Representatives, the LDP solidified its grip on power....
2026-02-10 :Date
The Uyghur case is not a closed chapter for the fashion industry.
Uyghur controversy forces the fashion industry to reckon with ethical supply chains and human rights. Despite international bans and brand scrutiny, cotton from Xinjiang...
2026-02-10 :Date
Rahima Mahmut of Stop Uyghur Genocide (second right) with UK Uyghurs outside London’s Chinese Embassy on February 5, 2026, to commemorate the day Chinese forces opened fire killing unarmed protesters. Courtesy of Stop Uyghur...
2026-02-10 :Date
Uyghur women protest the loss of their loved ones in the Uyghur homeland, in Istanbul, May 2023. Protests used to be a weekly event attended by hundreds, but threats and intimidation via the Chinese state towards their relatives in...
2026-02-07 :Date
Credit: Marten Bjork / Unsplash
Digital booking platforms profit from their silence on human rights violations.
By Henryk Szadziewski & Peter Irwin
February 6, 2026, Open Global Rights
Open your browser, go to Booking.com, and...
2026-02-07 :Date
Ethnic Uighur demonstrators take part in a protest against China, in Istanbul (File Photo/ Reuters)
Munich [Germany] February 5 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) on Wednesday commemorated the 29th anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre, recalling what it described as a violent crackdown by...
2026-02-07 :Date
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February 5, 2026, UHRP
On February 5, 1997, in the city of Ghulja, unarmed Uyghur men and women peacefully took to the streets to protest increasing political, cultural, and religious repression. What began as a...
2026-02-06 :Date
Turkistan Times, 2 February 2026, BISHKEK/KASHGAR — While the world watches the tightening of economic bonds between Central Asia and Beijing, a new air link is set to bridge the gap between Kyrgyzstan and the heart of the Uyghur...
2026-02-02 :Date
Turkistan Times - 1 February 2026: The Magna Carta, a 13th-century manuscript revered as the foundational symbol of social justice and human rights, is currently being guarded by technology that stands in direct opposition to its values....
2026-02-01 :Date
By Turkistan Times Staff
January 30, 2026
NEW YORK — For many in the Uyghur diaspora, the United States has long represented a sanctuary from arbitrary detention and state-sponsored hardship. However, the recent case of Isma’il, a...
2026-01-31 :Date
