Uyghur people Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/uyghur-people/ An international non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 03:55:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Uyghur people Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/uyghur-people/ 32 32 59910430 The Situation for the Uyghur Population in Xinjiang Deteriorates and Becomes More Dangerous Daily https://concernedscientists.org/2019/11/the-situation-for-the-uyghur-population-in-xinjiang-deteriorates-and-becomes-more-dangerous-daily/ Sat, 30 Nov 2019 23:29:05 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7708 China is in the process of spying on and detaining its Uyghur population in an attempt to wipe out all groups that are not traditional Hans Chinese. This creates a situation that is very dangerous for the Uyghur population, many of whom get snatched off the street for no reason and detained in what the […]

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]]> 7708 Ilham Tohti, Peaceful Advocate for Uighur Community, Wins Martin Ennals Award; also a Finalist for Sakharov Prize https://concernedscientists.org/2016/10/ilham-tohti-peaceful-advocate-for-uighur-community-wins-martin-ennals-award-also-a-finalist-for-sakharov-prize/ Fri, 28 Oct 2016 14:27:27 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5659 Ilham Tohti, a peaceful advocate of China’s Uighur community, currently serving a life sentence in a Chinese prison, was awarded the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders by a group of human rights organizations; Tohti was also a finalist for  the prestigious Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The Sakharov prize is awarded annually by […]

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]]> 5659 Ilham Tohti Requesting Legal Counsel for Appeal of His Case https://concernedscientists.org/2015/10/ilham-tohti-requesting-legal-counsel-for-appeal-of-his-case/ Mon, 19 Oct 2015 18:09:52 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=4547 Ilham Tohti has called on his family to engage lawyers and lodge an appeal for him through the Chinese judicial system. Tohti was arrested on July 30, 2014 and charged, after a period of detention, with separatism, which he denies. He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Tohti was a Professor at Central […]

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]]> 4547 Advocate for Uighur Minority in China Arrested, Taken to Undisclosed Location https://concernedscientists.org/2014/01/advocate-for-uighur-minority-in-china-arrested-taken-to-undisclosed-location/ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:58:17 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=3110 Dr. Ilham Tohti, a Professor of economics at the Central Minorities University in Beijing was arrested after a raid of his apartment and materials in it. He had been previously harassed and threatened, allegedly to stop him from talking to foreign journalists. CCS wrote to Chinese authorities asking for Tohti to be treated with fairness and due […]

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