On November 27, 2022, while participating in the White Paper Movement of 2022, Yashar Shohret, also known as Uigga, sang a memorial song of his own writing in Uyghur, for which he was immediately detained. Shohret was released on December 18, 2022, but remained under surveillance. On August 9, 2023, Shohret was arrested in Chengdu, Sichuan and taken back to Bole, Xinjiang on extremism charges for publicly releasing several of his Uyghur songs with Chinese translations on NetEase Cloud Music. On June 20, 2024, Shohret was sentenced to three years in prison.
Yashar Shohret
Is case active: Yes
Region:Asia-Pacific
Gender:Male
Status:Imprisoned
Years active:2024