Washington DC (UNN) — Chinese authorities have begun changing ancient Uyghur street names in Kashgar, ordering the replacement of long-standing Uyghur names with Mandarin ones,…
Posts published by “Mamatjan Juma”
Mamatjan Juma is the Executive Director of Uyghur News Network (UNN) and a longtime newsroom leader with more than 18 years of experience in international journalism. He previously served as Deputy Director of Radio Free Asia’s Uyghur Service, where he managed editorial operations, standards, and cross-language workflows and helped guide major coverage of China’s mass detention system, forced labor networks, and the expanding surveillance state in the Uyghur region (East Turkestan).
Under his editorial leadership, RFA’s Uyghur Service received major journalism honors, including the Burke Award (2019) and the MINS Award for excellence in international broadcasting. Its reporting has been cited by major international outlets, helping shape global understanding of the crisis. Juma is fluent in Uyghur, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Uzbek, and also works as a translator.
WASHINGTON (UNN) — Genocide Watch issued a “Genocide Emergency” alert on China’s Uyghur region, saying Chinese government policies toward Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims now…
WASHINGTON (UNN)— China continues to impose forced labor on Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities and to expand surveillance and repression, according to a new report…
WASHINGTON (UNN)— A congressional investigation released Wednesday found that weaknesses in research security at the U.S. Department of Energy allowed taxpayer-funded scientific work to be…
WASHINGTON (UNN) — A coalition of 15 countries issued a joint statement at the United Nations on Friday expressing “deep concerns” over ongoing human rights…
BERLIN (UNN) — Germany has moved to bar Huawei Technologies Co. from its future 6G networks, taking its strongest stance yet against Chinese telecommunications equipment…
WASHINGTON (UNN) — President Donald J. Trump on Thursday proclaimed Nov. 2–8, 2025, as Anti-Communism Week in the United States. The president called communism “one…
By Uyghur News DeskJune 29, 2025 A sweeping new investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, or ICIJ, reveals how China is extending its…