Category: Comments on Uyghur issue

Xi Warns of ‘Dangerous Storms’ Facing China

NYT(2022):Xi’s speech draws praise from an unexpected corner of the internet.NYT(2022):Xi’s speech draws praise from an unexpected corner of the internet.

” A Uyghur activist in the United States criticized the party congress, saying Uyghur delegates cannot claim to be credible representatives. “From our 70 years of experience under the Chinese government, we know that when Chinese government gives a stage for Uyghurs, it is using them as its propagandist against

U.N. Says China May Have Committed ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ in Xinjiang

NYT(2022):U.N. Says China May Have Committed ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ in XinjiangNYT(2022):U.N. Says China May Have Committed ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ in Xinjiang

  Read the full article  “Tahir Imin, a Uyghur activist in Washington, said that because of the months of delays and pressure from Beijing, he was surprised that Ms. Bachelet had come through with releasing the report before she left office, and that its findings were forceful. “I wasn’t expecting

Basketball Skills Got Him to the N.B.A., but Activism Made His Name
As Dictators Target Citizens Abroad, Few Safe Spaces Remain

NYT(2021):As Dictators Target Citizens Abroad, Few Safe Spaces RemainNYT(2021):As Dictators Target Citizens Abroad, Few Safe Spaces Remain

Read the Full article ” Tahir Imin knew that romances sometimes end. So he did not expect the long arm of global authoritarianism when the woman he had been planning to marry broke things off in March. Perhaps he should have. He had fled China’s oppression of Uyghurs, a predominantly

Trump’s Last-Minute Moves Against China Complicate Biden’s Agenda

NYT(2021):Trump’s Last-Minute Moves Against China Complicate Biden’s AgendaNYT(2021):Trump’s Last-Minute Moves Against China Complicate Biden’s Agenda

Read the full article “There are many people who suspect the legitimacy of this decision,” Tahir Imin, a Uighur activist based in Washington, said after the United States declared that China’s repression of his ethnic group amounted to genocide. “But all of the facts show clearly that what is happening is

Why Calls to Boycott ‘Mulan’ Over Concerns About China Are Growing

NYT(2020):Why Calls to Boycott ‘Mulan’ Over Concerns About China Are GrowingNYT(2020):Why Calls to Boycott ‘Mulan’ Over Concerns About China Are Growing

Read the full article “This film was undertaken with the assistance of the Chinese police while at the same time these police were committing crimes against the Uighur people in Turpan,” said Tahir Imin, a Uighur activist based in Washington. “Every big company in America needs to think about whether

China Lashes Out at U.S.’s Action Against Mass Incarcerations

NYT(2020):China Lashes Out at U.S.’s Action Against Mass IncarcerationsNYT(2020):China Lashes Out at U.S.’s Action Against Mass Incarcerations

Read the full article; “Tahir Imin, a Uighur activist in the United States, said that Mr. Trump had put his presidency and re-election hopes above human rights issues. Still, he said that it was possible that Mr. Trump’s views had evolved and that Mr. Trump’s signing of the legislation outweighed

Doubt Greets China’s Claim That Muslims Have Been Released From Camps

NYT(2019):Doubt Greets China’s Claim That Muslims Have Been Released From CampsNYT(2019):Doubt Greets China’s Claim That Muslims Have Been Released From Camps

Read the article; Tahir Imin, a Uighur activist based in Washington, said, “Uighurs abroad continue to be unable to reach their relatives in the region. No phone calls, no internet communications.” Xinjiang is home to more than 11 million Uighurs, more than the Pentagon’s estimate, and their treatment under President

In Push for Trade Deal, Trump Administration Shelves Sanctions Over China’s Crackdown on Uighurs

NYT(2019):In Push for Trade Deal, Trump Administration Shelves Sanctions Over China’s Crackdown on UighursNYT(2019):In Push for Trade Deal, Trump Administration Shelves Sanctions Over China’s Crackdown on Uighurs

Read The full text “Tahir Imin was studying abroad in 2017 when the crackdown reached his family after he spoke out about the conditions in Xinjiang. Since then, his brother and mother have been imprisoned and his family business has been confiscated. On Friday, Mr. Imin, 38, held a sign

Turkey Urges China to End Mass Detention of Muslims

NYT(2019):Turkey Urges China to End Mass Detention of MuslimsNYT(2019):Turkey Urges China to End Mass Detention of Muslims

Read the Full article   ““Many of us have criticized the Turkish government for its stance on the subject, but today many Uighurs expressed their happiness and joy thanks to the Turkish authorities,” Tahir Imin, a Uighur academic and activist, said by telephone from Washington. “This is very encouraging for