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 UHRP releases press releases on major issues.  They are listed below.


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Uyghur American Association commends Chinese intellectuals and human rights groups for their appeals on behalf of Uyghur journalist and blogger Gheyret Niyaz
Published 07/30/2010 | Press Releases
The Uyghur American Association (UAA) commends a group of Chinese lawyers and scholars for issuing a letter today expressing concern about the 15-year sentence handed down recently to Uyghur journalist and blogger Gheyret Niyaz on charges of "endangering state security".
Uyghur American Association strongly condemns the sentencing of three Uyghur webmasters
Published 07/29/2010 | Press Releases
The Uyghur American Association strongly condemns the recent sentencing of three Uyghur webmasters, who were convicted on charges of "endangering state security
Uyghur journalist and webmaster Gheyret Niyaz sentenced to 15 years
Published 07/23/2010 | Press Releases
According to media reports, Uyghur journalist and webmaster Gheyret Niyaz was sentenced to 15 years in prison today (July 23) for endangering state security by speaking to foreign journalists.
Uyghur journalist and webmaster Gheyret Niyaz to be tried next week on charges of "endangering state security"
Published 07/21/2010 | Press Releases
The Uyghur American Association (UAA) is extremely concerned about the upcoming trial of Uyghur journalist and webmaster Gheyret Niyaz on charges of "endangering state security".
Can Anyone Hear Us? Voices From The 2009 Unrest In Urumchi
Published 07/1/2010 | UHRP and UAA Reports , Press Releases
A new report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) examines the unrest that took place in July and September 2009 in Urumchi, the regional capital of East Turkestan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR) through the accounts of Uyghur eyewitnesses.


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