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Uighurs conference held in Estonia
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The Estonian government has
ignored a diplomatic protest from Beijing and
allowed some seventy ethnic Uighurs to hold a conference in the capital,
Tallinn./From the newsroom of the BBC World Service
/ Tikan Chemenlik <tikan@usa.net>
Due to the efforts of Mr. Erkin Alptekin, the
Unrepresented Peoples and Nations Organization (UNPO) and many other
dedicated Eastern Turkestani activists, the Chinese government has
had to openly admit that Eastern Turkestan is now an 'international
issue.' The consequences will be a stepped up propaganda campaign
declaring peace-loving faithful Moslems to be 'Fundamentalists,' as though
the media will once again parrot the People's Daily. We can probably expect to
be seeing the appearance of a 'White Paper' declaring that Xinjiang has
been Chinese
since 'ancient times,' in an vain attempt to legitimize the colonialist
policies of the Chinese Communist Party. Other consequences will be more
positive media coverage and legislation to support the people of Eastern
Turkestan, outside and away from the guns of the PLA. The gauntlet
has been thrown down and a new door opens. The valiant heroes,
mentioned and unmentioned, that brought the truth to this point will, no
doubt, redouble their efforts. Now that the balance is swinging the
other way and the path is clear, what will YOU do ? We remember you
everyday Rebiya-hede. tikan chemenlik
PS We also listen to our friends from Eastern Turkestan here in the United
States. We welcome any and all gatherings to extoll the truth and build
understanding to solve the dilemma.
Estonia ignores Beijing's protest over Uighurs
The Estonian government has ignored a diplomatic protest from Beijing and
allowed some seventy ethnic Uighurs to hold a conference in the capital,
Tallinn.
An Estonian foreign ministry spokesman press secretary Vahur Soosar told
the BBC that representatives from the Chinese embassy had lodged a
complaint about the meeting, which is being organised by the Unrepresented
Peoples'
and Nations' Organisation. But the Estonian spokesman said Estonia is a
democratic country and could not stop the meeting. An
organiser of the conference, Erkin Alptekin, said the group had
information that arbitrary arrests, torture and executions were
increasingly common in China's northwestern province of Xinjiang
where the majority of the population is ethnic Uighur or Turkic-speaking
Muslims. The Chinese government sees the activities of ethnic Uighurs
wanting
independence for the region as a matter of internal security. From
the newsroom of the BBC World Service
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