Keynote Speech by Dr. Rishat Abbas, President of the Uyghur Academy, at the 3rd International Uyghur Forum 13th June 2026, Berlin / Germany Roundtable 5: Contemporary Uyghur Identity, Culture and Historical Memory As-salamu alaykum, Hello Everyone. It is an honor to join this roundtable with respected scholars, researchers, and advocates. As someone who has spent many years working to protect Uyghur rights, ...

UYGHUR ACADEMY PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 2026, 09:00 AM EST The Expulsion of a Uyghur Scholar: Malaysia’s Concession to Beijing The detention and subsequent expulsion of American scholar Abdulhakim Idris on March 30, 2026, by the Malaysian government—reportedly under direct pressure from Beijing—highlights a deeply troubling trend. Such actions against a U.S. citizen underscore the Chine ...

Organized by the Uyghur Academy and the cooperation of the Yale MacMillan Center, the Uyghur Genocide Symposium, which will be held at Yale University on October 12, started by introducing the Uyghur culture to the participants. On the evening of October 12, delicious Uyghur dishes were served at the banquet given to the participants. Uyghur national costumes and pictures of the Uyghur massacre are shown. C ...

FILE - Tourists pose for photos with a camel outside the Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar in western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, as seen during a government organized trip for foreign journalists, on April 19, 2021. WASHINGTON — Despite evidence of genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, major international travel companies are continuing to offer tours to the northwestern Chinese region, a ...

A Uyghur man in July sits on a park bench with political propaganda in the background in Kashgar city in northwestern China’s Xinjiang (Uyghur Region) region. Report saays optics of western firms organizing Xinjiang (Uyghur Region) tours amid ‘crimes against humanity are disastrous’ By Helen Davidson / The Guardian Uyghur advocates have called on western tourism companies to stop selling package holidays th ...