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Uyghur activist warns China's song bans threaten cultural survival
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Uyghur activist Abdulhakim Idris warned that China's reported bans on Uyghur songs are part of a wider effort to erase Uyghur culture. He said music preserves identity and heritage, and that silencing artists and cultural leaders weakens community memory and belonging.
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China using boarding schools as tool of cultural genocide against Uyghur c
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The report provides a thorough analysis of how the boarding school system functions as a tool of cultural genocide within the Uyghur homeland, tracing the origins of China's assimilation efforts against the Uyghurs, including how narratives of "counter-terrorism" have been employed to legiti
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Indonesia: Calls for global action grow at Medan Seminar on Uyghur crisis
Updated : 1 year ago IST
According to the Centre for Uyghur Studies, the event was co-organised to raise awareness about the ongoing crisis in East Turkistan and advocate for global solidarity with Uyghur Muslims.
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Diplomacy, Defence and Cybersecurity take centre stage at Siang Dialogue 2
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar highlighted India's growing soft power and its active diplomatic initiatives. Abdulhakim Idris, Executive Director of the Centre for Uyghur Studies, focused on the human rights crisis in Xinjiang.
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