Category: UIC News

Uyghurs are barred from joining the social medias.

A message to the Uyghur Press Center on November 6, 2021, stated that The Chinese government has recently tightened restrictions on Uyghurs’ phones as some of the news about the situation of Uyghurs in East Turkestan has spread abroad through social medias such as WeChat and Twitter. In southern parts of Eastern Turkestan, Uyghurs were taken to police stations for questioning and beaten with batons for having information about the current situation in Eastern Turkestan in their mobile phones. As part of the punishment, those Uyghurs are also expelled from those social media.

Talented artist Memetjan Abduqadir was sentenced to life in prison.

A message to the Uyghur Press Center on November 6, 2021, stated that Mr. Memetjan Abduqadir, a talented film and television artist has been sentenced to life in prison. He was taken into concentration camp along with millions of other Uyghurs way before the sentence. Mr. Abduqadir, a multi-faceted artist known on film, television, and episodes, was also known for his popular song “Shukri”. After the sentence, all his songs are banned.

Uyghurs Go Through Tough Days Due to COVID-19 Lockdown

A message to the Uyghur Information Center on 1 November 2021, stated that the so-called “Xinjiang” Department of Commerce and Industry issued a unified notice on 1 November to residents to reserve their winter grains and fuels to prevent from possible suffering of cold and hunger issues due to COVID-19 shutdown and other factors. The announcement was made by the Department of Commerce and Industry in East Turkistan just three hours after the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced other China provinces. According to analysts, one of the reasons for this might be the resurgence of the Chinese virus with the onset of winter, and another reason for it might be the tensions caused by China’s large-scale deployment of troops to East Turkistan and Indian borders. Although China has taken strong anti-humanitarian measures to control the virus over the past two years, it has not been issued such a nationwide announcement on food storage. As a result, grain, vegetables, meat, and oil prices hit record highs in a single day. And as a result, the vast majority of Uyghur Farmers in East Turkistan, whose lands have been confiscated by the Chinese Government and obliged to live as casual workers, are facing more hardships.

Chinese Government Launches Comprehensive Census in East Turkistan

A message to the Uyghur Information Center on 1 November 2021, stated that China has been conducting a comprehensive census since 17 September 2021, which will last until 11 February 2022. The main purpose of the investigation is to eliminate the household registration of Chinese citizens and Chinese national ID holders who have left China before 2019 and have not yet returned. In the past, the policy was, the household registration of those who went abroad remained unchanged until they became citizens of other countries. China has made new changes to this policy, which stipulates that for people whose identities have not been used in China for two years or more, there the household registration will be completely deleted, all their properties will be confiscated, and transferred to the state account for auction. According to relevant officials from the Urumqi Real Estate Bureau, 117 fixed assets of 109 people who went abroad and did not return to Urumqi, East Turkistan, were sentenced by the court and auctioned off on Taobao from 2 April to 18 October 2021. The total sales amounted to 87,448,463 CNY (around $13,650,000) and were handed over to the Urumqi treasury. The relevant information other than Urumqi is not yet known.

Abduction of Uyghur Still Go On During COVID-19 Lockdown in Ghulja

A message to the Uyghur Information Center on November 1, 2021, stated that from 23 to 30 October, abductions continued in Ghulja during the lockdown under the pretext of COVID-19, and three teachers, including Ahmetjan Mamut, Aziz Nur, and Ilyar Ghappar, were arrested from the Ili Teachers’ Institute. The number of detainees has risen to more than 430 in a week, the main reason for this abduction was to make a public outcry during the lockdown.

Five Uyghurs Shot Dead by Chinese Police in Peyziwat County

A message to the Uyghur Information Center on 1 November 2021, stated that on 14 October, five Uyghur farmers were shot dead by Chinese policemen at the Gholtograk Rural Police Station in Peyziwat County, Kashgar. At around 8.00 p.m on 14 October, five Uyghur farmers who returned from a cotton field were smoking cigarettes leaning against the back wall of the police station duty office. A Chinese policeman on duty saw them on a surveillance camera and reported that terrorists were attempting to attack the police station. As a result, armed police arrived, shot and all of the innocent Uyghur farmers dead.

Translated by E.T.

Chinese Government Asks Ex Concentration Camp Detainees To Give False Testimony

A message obtained from East Turkistan by the Uyghur Information Center on 23 October 2021, stated that some residential district officials in Urumqi arranged banquets for the Uyghur people who have been in concentration camps before to persuade them to cooperate with Chinese authorities. By the request of the Chinese Government, if any international organizations visit those Uyghurs, they should say that they signed up in advance for “training centers” and went there willingly.

A message to the Uyghur Information Center on August 23, 2021, stated that many young Uyghur children have been brought to the northern part of East Turkestan and distributed to residents in counties/districts including Mongolkore, Tekes, and Yildiz. The adopting families receive these children on the condition that they do not inquire about the children’s origin and other personal information. Although all of these children are Uyghur, the adopting family could be any ethnicity. It is said that 5,000 yuan (US $770) will be given to each adopting family for per child, however the children will be managed by schools they attend. These Uyghur children report the day-to-day activities of their adopted homes to the school or the teacher asks the children about the situation at home. These circumstances have worried Uyghur families who have adopted them. It is speculated that the children were brought from southern areas of East Turkestan and that their parents may have been killed in the camps.

1. Wheat with a 5,000-year history has been discovered in the Altai prefecture of East Turkestan

According to a message obtained by the Uyghur Information Center on August 6, 2021, Chinese archaeologists have unearthed a 5,000-year-old wheat specimen during a soil survey in the Altai prefecture of East Turkestan. During a detailed examination of the specimens, the researchers found in the sand variety of plant seeds, large and small, that had been transformed into coal, and under a detailed microscope examination and carbon 14 dating experiments, the seeds were found to be rice, barley, and wheat grains, the researchers said. The researchers stated that barely and wheat are 5200 year old plants, and this is the earliest place to use copper and stone tools in East Turkestan,about 5,000 years ago, a landmark in history.

2. Chinese Public Security Spokesman says US is causing division and chaos in East Turkestan

According to a message obtained by the Uyghur Information Center on August 6, 2021, after the U.S. Senate passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Public Security said in a statement:
“This time around, the United States is going to pass the so-called Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act to control China’s development under the pretext of the East Turkestan issue.”

The statement added that China not only denies the genocide in East Turkestan, but also said that the United States had fabricated lies and slandered China.