uyghur Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/uyghur/ 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 03:53:56 +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 Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/uyghur/ 32 32 59910430 Rahile Dawut https://concernedscientists.org/2021/07/rahile-dawut/ Thu, 22 Jul 2021 20:04:53 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=9207 In September 2018, CCS reported on the case of a missing Uyghur Professor of Anthropology Rahile Dawut who had created and directed the Xinjiang University’s Minorities Folklore Research Center. She was one of the first prominent Uyghurs who disappeared on her way to a conference in Beijing in 2017.  Akida Polat, Rahile’s daughter, never saw or spoke to her […]

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]]> 9207 China Arresting Many Professional Uyghurs In Attempt to Eradicate Their Culture https://concernedscientists.org/2021/02/china-arresting-many-professional-uyghurs-in-attempt-to-eradicate-their-culture/ Sun, 07 Feb 2021 03:18:26 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=8919 The post China Arresting Many Professional Uyghurs In Attempt to Eradicate Their Culture appeared first on Committee of Concerned Scientists.

]]> 8919 Professor of Chinese History Forced to Denounce Daughter to Gain Freedom https://concernedscientists.org/2020/09/professor-of-chinese-history-forced-to-denounce-daughter-to-gain-freedom/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 04:04:00 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=8664 The post Professor of Chinese History Forced to Denounce Daughter to Gain Freedom appeared first on Committee of Concerned Scientists.

]]> 8664 Uyghur Scholar Sentenced to 20 Years After Obtaining Master’s Degree https://concernedscientists.org/2020/08/uyghur-scholar-sentenced-to-20-years-after-obtaining-masters-degree/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 03:39:24 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=8652 The post Uyghur Scholar Sentenced to 20 Years After Obtaining Master’s Degree appeared first on Committee of Concerned Scientists.

]]> 8652 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 European Union Awards Sakharov Prize to Uyghur Economist Ilham Tohti https://concernedscientists.org/2019/11/european-union-awards-sakharov-prize-to-uighur-economist-ilham-tohti/ Mon, 11 Nov 2019 21:53:00 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7669 On October 24, 2019 the European Union awarded its highest human rights award to Ilham Tohti – The 2019 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. Tohti advocated greater autonomy for the Uyghurs of Xinjiang and was sentenced to life in prison in 2014 on “separatism” charges. The President of the European Parliament noted that since […]

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]]> 7669 Parents in Re-Education Camps – Children in Orphanages https://concernedscientists.org/2019/07/parents-in-re-education-camps-children-in-orphanages/ Sat, 20 Jul 2019 16:26:10 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7476 In an attempt to eradicate the Uyghur culture and force them to integrate into the Han population, Chinese authorities are removing parents from their homes and placing them in brainwashing centers called “re-education camps.” While the parents are there the children are placed in orphanages and also “re-educated” so that they will no long practice […]

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]]> 7476 U.S. Congressmen Have Nominated Economics Professor Ilham Tohti for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize https://concernedscientists.org/2019/02/u-s-congressmen-have-nominated-economics-professor-ilham-tohti-for-the-2019-nobel-peace-prize/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 04:55:03 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7340 Members of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China recommended to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee that the prize for 2019 be awarded to Ilham Tohti, a jailed Uyghur academic for his commitment to peaceful dialogue between members of the Uyghur and Hans Chinese communities. Tohti was sentenced in 2014 to life in prison for “promoting separatism.” […]

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]]> 7340 Three Literature Professors and A Language Professor From Xinjiang University Sent To Re-Education Camp https://concernedscientists.org/2019/01/three-literature-professors-and-a-language-professor-from-xinjiang-university-sent-to-re-education-camp/ Tue, 15 Jan 2019 20:22:55 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7319 Four professors from Xinjiang University, all Uyghurs, were arrested and sent to re-education camps. Azat Sultan was formerly the Vice President of that University and has been charged with “being two-faced” and having “separatist tendencies.” CCS has written the President of China asking for release of all Uyghur scholars who have been unjustly detained and […]

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]]> 7319 Uyghur Who Is Deputy Head of the Linguistics Department at the Academy of Social Sciences of XinJiang Arrested for Book Translation He Did Five Years Ago https://concernedscientists.org/2018/12/uyghur-who-is-deputy-head-of-the-linguistics-department-at-the-academy-of-social-sciences-of-xinjiang-arrested-for-book-translation-he-did-five-years-ago/ Fri, 21 Dec 2018 01:29:33 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7272 Gheyret Abdurahman, a 52-year old Deputy Head of the Linguistics Department at the Academy of Social Sciences of XinJiang was arrested along with other members of that Academy. His arrest is connected to his translation of Mo Yan’s novel The Red Sorghum Clan. Over a dozen staff of the publishing house which published the book […]

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