“Hard to be a farmer in Yengisar” are words from Just a plain farmer, by Hakim Siyit. It’s a fascinating story, that of Hakim Siyit, Uyghur farmer from Yengisar, a place near Kashgar. I visited it in 2007. Wronged by the local government, he recorded … Read More →
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Is Uyghur resentment boiling over?
* This post will be updated as I hear more news. I’m not in Ürümqi myself so all I write is alleged by friends that I am currently in touch with. // Newswire services have started picking up on the story and the situation seems … Read More →