One of the most important scholars on Uyghur culture has been given a life prison sentence in China. Rahile Dawut is an expert on her culture's folklore and traditions. She's published internationally ...

PART II Click here to read Part I Amid the struggles of Kazakhstan’s Uyghur community to preserve cultural traditions, weddings have endured as one of the few institutions capable of fostering social ...

BEIJING >> A prominent Uyghur scholar specializing in the study of her people’s folklore and traditions has been sentenced to life in prison, according to a U.S.-based foundation that works on human ...

The name Xinjiang was slapped on the Uyghur homeland in 1884, after its conquest by China’s last imperial dynasty. Located in the vastness of Central Asia, closer to Kashmir than Beijing, the region ...

As Kazakhstan’s resource-fueled economy has grown steadily over the past several decades, citizens of various ethnic ...

China has secretly given a life prison sentence to a prominent Uyghur scholar of Uyghur culture and religion. In China, a Uyghur scholar has been sentenced to life in prison AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: One ...

BEIJING (AP) — A prominent Uyghur scholar specializing in the study of her people’s folklore and traditions has been sentenced to life in prison, according to a U.S.-based foundation that works on ...