Rahima is a Uyghur singer, human rights activist, and award-winning translator of the poignant prison memoir “The Land Drenched in Tears” by Soyungul Chanisheff.
Her latest work includes working as a consultant and translator for the ITV documentary Undercover: “Inside China’s Digital Gulag shown” July 2019 which won many major awards including a BAFTA TV and International Emmy on current affairs in 2020.
Currently, she is the UK Project Director of the World Uyghur Congress and Advisor to the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China.
René Cassin:
https://www.renecassin.org/jewish-action-to-stop-uyghur-persecution
On Wednesday 6th January 2021 Rahinma was interviewed by Rabbi Danny Bergson, talking about her personal story of escape from repression.
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