Tayor Uyghur(@TayorUyghur):I thank human rights Foundation @HRF for featuring my story and Uyghur voices in this year world press freedom day. Keeping Uyghur Stories Alive: Q&A with Exiled Uyghur Journalist Tahir Imin Leading up to World Press Freedom Day, Tahir Imin, an exiled Uyghur journalist and founder of the independent news outlets Uyghur Times and Uyghur Post, shared his reporting journey with us. He was previously a prisoner of conscience in China, detained for criticizing Han Chinese migration into the Uyghur Region and the marginalization of Uyghur culture. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

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I thank human rights Foundation @HRF for featuring my story and Uyghur voices in this year world press freedom day. Keeping Uyghur Stories Alive: Q&A with Exiled Uyghur Journalist Tahir Imin Leading up to World Press Freedom Day, Tahir Imin, an exiled Uyghur journalist and founder of the independent news outlets Uyghur Times and Uyghur Post, shared his reporting journey with us. He was previously a prisoner of conscience in China, detained for criticizing Han Chinese migration into the Uyghur Region and the marginalization of Uyghur culture. The following has been edited for length and clarity.