15 years ago on July 5, 2009 Uyghurs defiantly, yet peacefully took to the streets in the city of Ürümchi, the administrative capital of East Turkistan, […]
Leveraging Technology to Expose Human Rights Violations in East Turkistan
One of the key focuses of our work has been exploring how new technologies can…
Confirmatory and Additional Accounts of Oppression and the Intents behind the Relaxation of Entry into East Turkistan
Hitting a Trough of the Genocidal Wave? Following a decade of intense systematic persecution against…
Human Rights Advocacy Day
On 18 September 2025, the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) Campus Drammen hosted Advocacy Day…
Forced Deportation of Uyghurs from Thailand to China Sparks Global Condemnation
After decades of systemic repression in their homeland of East Turkistan (known as Xinjiang), many…
Forced labor harms people — our concern can help stop it
Recently, Norwegian TV2 published an article on Temu, raising serious concerns about the company’s links…
The Untold Stories of the Uyghurs: Voices of Resistance Under Oppression
The Uyghur Transitional Justice Database is honored to announce the launch of its third book in the Uyghur language, The Untold Stories of the Uyghurs, with its official presentation taking place on January 10 in Istanbul, Türkiye. The recent history of the Uyghur people is a saga deeply intertwined with pain, suffering, and hope. The Untold Stories of the Uyghurs is a series of unvarnished and factual accounts of that saga - narrated by witnesses themselves. This book brings together the voices of a generation that has endured systematic oppression and racial discrimination in East Turkistan from the early 1950s to the present. The book documents pivotal and traumatic periods, including the Land Reform campaigns, the Great Cultural Revolution, the Central Asian Migration Wave,…
Habeba Omar
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I am originally from…
The Untold Stories of the Uyghurs: Voices of Resistance Under Oppression
The Uyghur Transitional Justice Database is honored to announce the…
Gülnar Muhammetimin
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I am a Swiss…
UTJD Books Now Available for Free Digital Access
We are pleased to announce that the Uyghur Transitional Justice…
Year-End Reflection 2025 | Uyghur Transitional Justice Database
On December 19, the Uyghur Transitional Justice Database (UTJD) held…
Abdurahman Tohti
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I am from Beshtugmen…
Voices for Freedom
The Uyghur Transitional Justice Database (UTJD) recently joined the event…
Abdurahman Memet
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I am originally from…
Reflecting on UTJD’s Highlights in 2024
UTJD’s Commitment to Technology and Research in 2024 resulted in…
Panel Discussion Highlights: Remolding the Uyghurs to Fit the Han-Ethnocentric Mold
On March 4, the University of Oslo Library hosted a…
Preservation of Language and the current Uyghur Genocide Visualized in 3D
On May 22nd, 2024, a significant event took place on…
UTJD Brings Virtual Reality Insights to the 12th Global Assembly in South Africa
The Uyghur Transitional Justice Database (UTJD) is proud to participate…
Adil Hakimjan
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I fled East Turkistan…
Asiye Abdulaheb
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I was born on…
Abdurahman Tohti
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I am from Beshtugmen…
Habeba Omar
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I am originally from the city of Korla, East Turkistan, and I would like to testify for my relatives.…
Gülnar Muhammetimin
A testimony from our “100 Camp Testimonies” Book I am a Swiss citizen, and I would like to testify for my family members and relatives. The Swiss German-language newspaper…
UTJD Concludes Workshop 2025
Workshop 2025 – Oslo, September 6–7, 2025 This year’s UTJD workshop brought together 36 registered participants, with 33 actively attending, to strengthen the link between…
Forced labor harms people — our concern can help stop it
Recently, Norwegian TV2 published an article on Temu, raising serious concerns about the company’s links to forced labor. The report has sparked public debate about…
Leveraging Technology to Expose Human Rights Violations in East Turkistan
One of the key focuses of our work has been exploring how new technologies can be harnessed to expose the atrocities and human rights violations…
UTJD Concludes Workshop 2025
Workshop 2025 – Oslo, September 6–7, 2025 This year’s UTJD workshop brought together 36 registered participants, with 33 actively attending, to strengthen the link between…
🚨 At a conference in Ankara UTJD’s Executive Director @bahtiyar_mer showcased a 3D VR model built from 4 years of testimonies & data on Uyghur abuses. With tools like #AI & VR, we continue to expose China’s crimes. #UyghurJustice #HumanRights
UTJD delivered speech on HR violations and systematic oppression of Uyghurs and other turkic peoples in ET. The event highlighted the crucial role of engaging students & academia in addressing global challenges related to democracy, hr, social justice.
📢 Advocacy Day is Sept. 18! Stand with scholars worldwide who face imprisonment & persecution for their ideas.
Together, we defend academic freedom.
#AdvocacyDay #ScholarsAtRisk #Drammen
UTJD Workshop 2025 – Oslo, Norway
September 5-7, 2025
Readership expansion and multilingualism: Initiating the translation process of reports and books into Russian
UTJD is pleased to announce the successful launch of the translation process of our report “The persecution of Uyghurs in East Turkistan” into Russian. This […]
Fellowship on Digital Transnational Repression Research Project
The Uyghur Transitional Justice Database (UTJD) in cooperation with the Open Tech Fund hosts fellowship on a research project to investigate China’s digital transnational repression […]
Uyghur Transitional Justice Database Concludes Successful U.S. Trip
The Uyghur Transitional Justice Database (UTJD) recently concluded a highly successful official trip to the United States, where we had the honor of participating in […]
UTJD Brings VR Experience to Berkshire International Film Festival
The Uyghur Transitional Justice Database (UTJD) recently participated in the Berkshire International Film Festival, marking their second film festival collaboration. This year, UTJD went beyond […]
UTJD Brings VR Experience Highlighting Uyghur Plight to Virginia
The UTJD team was recently invited to Virginia to share a unique virtual reality (VR) experience that sheds light on the horrors faced by the […]
Leveraging Emerging Tech to Understand and Respond to Detention in the Uyghur Region
This event took place on Tuesday, May 28, from 10:00am – 12:00pm at C4ADS, Washington, DC. The Chinese government’s detention campaign against Uyghurs in the […]
UTJD’s Second Book
get your copy on amazon We have self-published our second book— Remolding the Uyghurs to Fit the Han-ethnocentric Mold: Mass Internment and “Reeducation” being the […]
VR and the Uyghur Crisis: A Panel Discussion with Experts
Picture: Campaign for Uyghurs
Preservation of Language and the current Uyghur Genocide Visualized in 3D
On May 22nd, 2024, a significant event took place on Capitol Hill, hosted by the Uyghur Academy, United States Institute of Peace, Campaign for Uyghurs, […]