
Established in 2020 by a number of Uyghur activists in the Boston area.
The Boston Uyghur Association (BUA) is based in Boston, MA and is a non-profit membership organization.
BUA works to promote the preservation and flourishing of a rich, humanistic and diverse Uyghur culture, and to support the right of the Uyghur people to use peaceful, democratic means to determine their own political future.
We are trying to promote improved human rights conditions for Uyghurs and other indigenous groups in East Turkistan (also known as China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), on the premise that the assurance of basic human rights will facilitate the realization of the community's democratic aspirations.
Boston had its first ever East Turkistan flag raising at Boston City Hall on 11/12/2019, the national day of ET. Read more about our activities by navigating through this website or finding us on social media.
Maya Mitalipova | President
Christopher Gross | Secretary
Tarim Assimov | Treasurer
Munawwar Abdulla | Coordinator
Anonymous members!
the volunteers
We could not achieve anything without the help of our volunteers,
both those listed here and those who choose to remain anonymous.
Thank you for all your work!
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Harvard Independent | Remembering the Victims of the Ürümchi Fire
The Berkeley Beacon | Protestors mourn Ürümqi fire victims in Chinatown
Dig Bos | PHOTOS & DISPATCH: BOSTON STANDS WITH ÜRÜMQI
Boston Globe | In Boston, a growing community of Uyghurs fights to save its culture and its people
Tablet | Full Court Press
GBH News | As Winter Olympics open in Beijing, local activists aim to turn attention to China’s abuses
An open letter to United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres
The Harvard Crimson | Human Rights Working Group Hosts Event Calling for Action on Uyghur Crisis
SFT | Activists Protest at NBC Headquarters in Boston Over Broadcaster's Plan to Air China's 'Genocide Games'
RFA | Protests at VW Dealerships
Wicked Local | Why activists are celebrating the closing of Tufts' Confucius Institute
Somerville Times | Tufts University to close China-sponsored Confucius Institute