US Student Invents Braille System for Visually Impaired Uyghurs

“I realized many languages of the world, including Uyghur, did not have a Braille script, and so I started searching the internet and contacting Uyghurs [about it],” he said. “Creating a Braille script for a language is important because not only does it empower the blind, but also it strengthens the use of their own language, even when minorities are in a very difficult situation.”

Uyghurs, Wary of China’s Response to Kyrgyzstan Attack, Trying to Stop Militancy

Michael Lipin  |  Voice of America A prominent ethnic Uyghur rights group says it fears China will exploit a Uyghur militant’s suicide attack on its embassy in Kyrgyzstan last week to repress minority Uyghurs in the neighboring Chinese region of Xinjiang. In its first detailed public response to the August 30 suicide car bombing that […]