Yalkun Uluyol
@YalkunUluyol
China Researcher @hrw; Ph.D. in International Relations; @ (sometimes known as Yakup) Email: uluyoly(at)hrw(dot)org
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The attention on the Uyghurs has been fading. Especially now under Trump, we have seen a decrease in overall attention to human rights. However, the visit is an opportunity for Trump to press Xi Jinping to end the crimes against humanity in Xinjiang.
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HRF continues to strongly condemn China’s detention of dissident artist Gao Zhen, who turned 70 behind bars on May 10. We join writers, artists, and human rights advocates in calling for his immediate release and reunion with his family.
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“Beijing’s strategy of “territorializing” security reached a new peak this month with the establishment of Caohu City following Cenling County in Kashgar last month.”
Read @UyghurMonitor’s latest monthly review:
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Although President Trump said he will raise the cases of Jimmy Lai and Pastor Jin, human rights are unlikely to feature prominently in the Trump–Xi meeting, which is expected to focus on trade and security.
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NEW: The EU has failed to prevent member states from exporting surveillance technology to governments with well-documented histories of using technology to spy on activists, journalists, and other critical voices.
Read the new report from HRW:
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‼️BREAKING: Zhang Xinyan is facing imminent deportation. She is believed to be taken to Thonburi Court for processing.
Sending Zhang, a recognized refugee, back to HK/China where she has a well-founded fear of persecution is against international law. Thailand needs to stop.
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NEW: The Chinese government is imposing Chinese-medium education and ideological indoctrination on kindergarten children in its efforts to force Tibetans to assimilate.
In a new report, HRW documents that a 2021 Ministry of Education directive—the Children’s Speech Harmonization plan—mandates the use of standard Mandarin Chinese for all preschool instruction in ethnic minority areas.
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I talked to @taiwanplusnews about the intensifying repression against the Chinese Catholics. The Holy See and concerned governments should press Beijing to respect the religious freedom of all Catholics and other religions in China.
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New @hrw report out today - "Start with the Youngest Children" - the Chinese government is imposing Chinese-language education and ideological indoctrination on kindergarten children in its efforts to force Tibetans to assimilate.
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Tibetans and scholars with recent 1st hand experience in Tibetan areas told us children as young as 3 or 4 stop speaking Tibetan within weeks or months of entering Chinese‑medium kindergartens—even when Tibetan is spoken at home.
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By severely limiting Tibetan-language education in early childhood, and imposing ideological indoctrination on kindergarten children, the Chinese government is speeding up its erasure of Tibetan language and culture.
Read the latest @hrw report 👇
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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.
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🚨 NEW REPORT 🚨
China’s kindergarten policies are reshaping how Tibetan children learn, speak, and understand who they are.
@hrw's new 72-page report shows how kindergarten has become a frontline for language loss and assimilation.
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Hong Kong govt now regularly adopts Beijing's bombastic language anytime anyone criticizes its appalling rights records:
The Zambian government’s decision to postpone RightsCon 2026, effectively canceling the summit, raises concerns about the authorities’ commitment to free expression and assembly and about possible Chinese government interference.
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Journalist friends: @hrw will be releasing a new report on Tibetan preschools on Tues May 5 Asia time. Please PM for an embargoed copy.
Hats off to @accessnow for its transparency. Let this sink in: the CCP cancelled a 2000-person human rights conference in another country one week before it was supposed to start. We, the global human rights community, will make sure both governments pay a cost for censorship.
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