The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) promotes the rights for Uyghurs in East Turkistan through research, reporting, and advocacy. Support us: uhrp.org/donatehttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mlwan4vikk2u📰Issue 23 of the #UyghurReader is out! A biweekly roundup of reporting & analysis on the Uyghur crisis, including the Trump-Xi Summit, transnational repression, and enforcement of forced-labor laws. https://uhrp.org/uyghur-reader/the-uyghur-reader-stories-were-following-issue-23/15 May 2026 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwan4vikk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mllvonr5g226Trump must put detained Uyghur intellectuals on the agenda for his upcoming meeting with Xi. Uyghur American families suffer as their relatives are imprisoned by the Chinese government. Read more in a new Op-Ed by Omer Kanat for @thediplomat.com ⬇️ https://thediplomat.com/2026/05/trump-must-put-detained-uyghur-intellectuals-on-the-agenda-for-xi-summit/11 May 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllvonr5g226https://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mllqhj4thk2sNew report from USCIRF further confirms what we've long warned: China is codifying and escalating its "sinicization of religion" policy – deepening restrictions on religious practice for Uyghur Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists, and all religious communities. https://www.uscirf.gov/publications/chinas-codification-and-escalation-sinicization-religion11 May 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllqhj4thk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mlbrju47ls2zJoin our next interactive virtual advocacy session to learn how to take action for Uyghur human rights! 📅 Wednesday, May 13, 2026 🕐 12PM ET 🔗 Register for meeting link Co-hosted by Uyghur American Association, @cuyghurs.bsky.social, Center for Uyghur Studies, Uyghur Academy, and Peace Catalyst.07 May 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbrju47ls2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3ml7jm3awfs2nNo deals without freedom. Join @thecfhk.bsky.social, Luke Alliance, @savetibet.bsky.social, @cuyghurs.bsky.social and @uhrp.org for a rally calling for the release of political prisoners in China and Hong Kong ahead of the Trump-Xi Summit. 📅 Mon, May 11, 2026 🕙 10:00 AM 📍 Lafayette Square06 May 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7jm3awfs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3ml4jmr6oks2eToday is #DoppaDay, a celebration of Uyghur culture, history, and identity. As the CCP continues its campaign of forced assimilation, seeking to erase Uyghur culture, the doppa is a powerful symbol of resilience. #DoppaDay #Uyghur05 May 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4jmr6oks2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mksmqvbz6k2m“On World Press Freedom Day, it is worth being honest about who benefits from the comfort with the informational void that is the Uyghur Region and who continues to pay the price for it.” New UHRP #Insights 💡column from @henrykszad.bsky.social Read the full article ⬇️ https://uhrp.org/insights/press-freedom-uyghurs-and-unquestioned-narratives/01 May 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksmqvbz6k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mkpuar4wsk24📰Issue 22 of the #UyghurReader is out! A biweekly roundup of reporting & analysis on the Uyghur crisis, including transnational repression, popular consumer goods & forced labor, and insider testimony of repression in the Uyghur Region. Curated by @uhrp.org staff. https://uhrp.org/uyghur-reader/the-uyghur-reader-stories-were-following-issue-22/30 Apr 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpuar4wsk24https://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mkkrs527x22uWe filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Cisco Sys., Inc. v. Doe I, supporting victims seeking accountability for corporate complicity in CCP persecution. Victims of the CCP’s police state are counting on the Supreme Court to do the right thing. https://uhrp.org/statement/uhrp-files-amicus-brief-with-u-s-supreme-court-human-rights-groups-back-effort-to-prevent-corporate-complicity-with-the-chinese-communist-party-abuses/28 Apr 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkrs527x22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mkbhkvlops25Want to advocate for Uyghur human rights but not sure where to start? Join UHRP, @cuyghurs.bsky.social, Uyghur American Association, Peace Catalyst, Center for Uyghur Studies, and Uyghur Academy for our next virtual advocacy session: 📅 Weds, April 29th 🕚 12:00 PM ET 📍Online -- register for link24 Apr 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbhkvlops25https://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mkb7wxkvlc2dHappening now! Watch live on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl0Z3KGoS3c) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/share/1EUarzu5Rm/) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/events/7453473074751954945...)24 Apr 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb7wxkvlc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mkax4x5zcc2nHappening today⬇️ Join 维吾尔人权项目 (UHRP Chinese) for an upcoming Chinese-language event: 🗓 Friday, April 24, 2026 🕒 3:00–4:00 PM ET 📍Online (Livestream on UHRP social media) 🗣️Ma Ruilin, Former United Front Official 🗣️Wang Ke, Stanford University Scholar 🗣️Duan Ginger, Human Rights Advocate24 Apr 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkax4x5zcc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mk6l3i2av22iNew investigation links viral Labubu dolls to Uyghur forced labor. Testing indicates that some Labubus contain cotton from the Uyghur Region – potentially violating the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. @nytimes.com @cuyghurs.bsky.social https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/business/labubu-cotton-banned-forced-labor-law-xinjiang-china.html23 Apr 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6l3i2av22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mjwsfa7q5c26"As China promotes its own narrative and global attention fades, some may begin to believe that things in Xinjiang are returning to 'normal'. This is simply wrong." @yalkun.bsky.social https://www.abc.net.au/religion/yalkun-uluyol-uyghur-repression-persists-as-world-moves-on/10658390020 Apr 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwsfa7q5c26https://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mjmsnocvuc2q📰Issue 21 of the #UyghurReader is out! A biweekly roundup of reporting + analysis on the Uyghur crisis, including forced labor risk, transnational repression, and industrial expansion in the Uyghur Region. Curated by @henrykszad.bsky.social, Omer Kanat https://uhrp.org/uyghur-reader/the-uyghur-reader-stories-were-following-issue-21/16 Apr 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmsnocvuc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mjhynqhk2c2oUHRP #Insights💡 China is promoting its forced assimilation policies as a model for other nations to follow. @henrykszad.bsky.social and Adaire Criner break down how China's "Ethnic Unity" Law threatens global human rights protections. https://uhrp.org/insights/the-global-implications-of-chinas-ethnic-unity-law/14 Apr 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhynqhk2c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mj3kyeo6322jUHRP #Insights💡 China promotes East Turkistan as a pristine travel destination, but the data tells another story. @henrykszad.bsky.social analyzes recent air quality data showing 6 of East Asia's 15 most polluted cities are in the Uyghur Region. Read more: https://uhrp.org/insights/new-report-highlights-severe-air-pollution-in-east-turkistan/09 Apr 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3kyeo6322jhttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mimla7i6mc2h📽️ Film screening & discussion with Uyghur poet and filmmaker Aziz Isa Elkun Join us for "An Unanswered Telephone Call" and a conversation on transnational repression & cultural erasure. 🗓 Fri, Apr 10 | 🕑 6 - 7:30 PM ET 📍 1602 L St NW, DC See you there!03 Apr 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimla7i6mc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mim5oaya722j36 years ago, Uyghur protesters in Barin faced brutal state violence, with dozens killed and many detained. We remember the Barin Uprising as a significant escalation in China's human rights abuses against Uyghurs, and renew our call for accountability. https://uhrp.org/statement/uhrp-commemorates-the-36th-anniversary-of-the-barin-uprising/03 Apr 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mim5oaya722jhttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mijlxdp36k2j📰Issue 20 of the #UyghurReader is out! A biweekly roundup of reporting & analysis on the Uyghur crisis, including forced labor risk, "ethnic unity" policy, and transnational repression. Curated by @henrykszad.bsky.social and Omer Kanat. https://uhrp.org/uyghur-reader/the-uyghur-reader-stories-were-following-issue-20/02 Apr 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijlxdp36k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3miep4i5lwk23🇺🇳UN Special Procedures are one of the few international mechanisms accessible to Uyghur human rights defenders. We welcome this updated guide from @ishr.ch (now including Uyghur-language content!) making these tools easier to access. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Mar 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3miep4i5lwk23https://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mi2zqbdp3c2hCanadian MP Michael Ma's recent remarks dismiss years of credible reporting on Uyghur forced labor. “I don’t believe in reports” is not an acceptable response to evidence of human rights abuses. https://uhrp.org/statement/uhrp-condemns-canadian-mp-michael-mas-dismissal-of-forced-labor-evidence/27 Mar 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2zqbdp3c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mhy5p45e322y20 years ago today, Huseyin Celil - a Canadian citizen, imam, and Uyghur activist - was detained by Uzbek police and deported to China at Beijing’s behest. https://uhrp.org/insights/learning-from-the-deportation-and-imprisonment-of-huseyin-celil-uyghur-canadian-imam/26 Mar 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhy5p45e322yhttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mhvlcxu57c2h🚨China again blocked @uhrp.org from UN accreditation -- while Chinese gov-linked orgs were approved. Grateful to Allison Lombardo (@thehill.com) for spotlighting how Beijing shuts out independent human rights voices, especially as U.S. pulls back. https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5796540-us-withdrawal-has-handed-beijing-a-velvet-veto/25 Mar 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvlcxu57c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mhsyh2kaqc2sJoin us for a virtual Uyghur advocacy meet-up to urge Congress to take action on transnational repression! 📅Wed, April 1, 12PM ET 📍 Link upon registration Register here: https://forms.gle/69FPUX4V7n1xdtWR8 @cuyghurs.bsky.social @uyghurassociation.bsky.social24 Mar 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsyh2kaqc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mhqw7wrnr22nThe Select Committee on China's new report underscores what Uyghur advocates have long warned -- when Beijing reshapes global institutions like the UN, human rights are sidelined. https://chinaselectcommittee.house.gov/media/press-releases/new-investigation-uncovers-how-china-controls-money-personnel-and-troops-at-the-united-nations23 Mar 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqw7wrnr22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mhj2dn4mz22rEid Mubarak from all of us at @uhrp.org 🌙 Today is also a painful that reminder Uyghurs in East Turkistan cannot celebrate freely. Basic acts of faith—fasting, praying, owning a Qur’an—are criminalized. May this day renew our commitment to justice. #EidMubarak20 Mar 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhj2dn4mz22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/uhrp.org/post/3mhgyz6qvxc2m📰Issue 19 of the #UyghurReader is out! A biweekly roundup of reporting & analysis on the Uyghur crisis, including Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act enforcement and China's new "ethnic unity" law. https://uhrp.org/uyghur-reader/the-uyghur-reader-stories-were-following-issue-19/19 Mar 2026 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:ef3tjr2ugymk3d34mgoacksd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgyz6qvxc2m