The Uyghur American Association (UAA) thanks the U.S. government for expressing concern over the recent executions of nine people in Urumchi that were related to July 5, 2009 unrest in the city, and calls upon President Obama to reiterate this concern on his forthcoming trip to China, beginning November 16.

UAA, Washington, 09 Nov 2009 – The Uyghur American Association (UAA) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the executions of nine men in Urumchi, the regional capital of East Turkestan. Chinese state media announced the executions on November 9, 2009 of the men, eight Uyghurs and one Chinese, who were convicted on charges connected with [...]

UAA, Washington, 04 Nov 2009 – The Uyghur American Association (UAA) calls for investigation into a report that Uyghur prosecutors initially selected to preside over the cases related to July 5, 2009 unrest in the regional capital of Urumchi in East Turkestan were removed from their duties because of alleged ethnic bias.

UAA, Washington, 03 Nov 2009 – The Uyghur American Association (UAA) condemns Chinese authorities’ launching of a “strike hard” campaign aimed at carrying out further detentions of Uyghurs in East Turkestan. On November 2, the official Xinhua news agency reported that police in East Turkestan had launched a “strike hard” campaign to “wipe out lawlessness” [...]