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[Left] Pilgrims praying at the Imam Asim mazar, near Khotan. May 2010. Photo by the author. [Right] Imam Asim mazar after desecration. Posted to Tripadvisor in 2018 by user MarcelTraveller. Source: MadeinChinajournal.com

It’s Not Just the Mazar Being Destroyed, but History

By Memet Tohti Atawulla* In East Turkistan, a region rich in a...

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Bulldozed Uyghur house, credit: Far West China

The Erasure of Heritage: Destruction of Uyghur Traditional Houses by the CCP

By Memet Tohti Atawulla* Over the past few years, the Chinese authorities in East Turkistan have destroyed large swathes of the cultural heritage of the Uyghur people. ...

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SenseTime is among the Chinese artificial intelligence companies developing facial recognition technology.

Application of AI in human rights violations – The Uyghur case

By Abdulhakim Idris It is no secret that AI holds a great deal of pot...

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Construction of multiple shafts into hill-features in Lop Nur. Credit: NDTV

China May Recommit a Nuclear Genocide in East Turkistan

By Memet Tohti Atawulla* China is quietly developing and rebuilding the Lop Nur base for nuclear testing in East Turkistan. ...

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Pakistan’s Decision to Deport Undocumented Migrants Affects Uyghur Expatriates as Well

By Memet Tohti Atawulla* Pakistan has announced a decis...

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China continues to deceive the Islamic world

By Memet Tohti Atawulla* According to Chinese state media, ...

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Muslim-Majority Countries’ Complicity in the Uyghur Genocide

By Abdulhakim Idris "The Muslim world is quick to denounce Islamo...

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Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. Source: South China Morning Post

Open Letter to former Prime Minister of Malaysia, His Excellency Mahathir bin Mohamad

In response to a recent call by former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr. Datuk Seri Mahathir bin Mohamad on the Malaysian government and organizations to cut ties with Uyghur activists, Executive Director Abdulhakim Idris wrote...

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