Gulchehra Hoja

Gulchehra "Guli" A. Hoja[1] is an Uyghur American[1] journalist who has worked for Radio Free Asia since 2001.[1][2] In November 2019, Hoja received the Magnitsky Human Rights Award for her reporting on the ongoing human rights crisis in Xinjiang[3] and in 2020, Hoja received the Courage in Journalism Award from the International Women's Media Foundation[4] and was listed among The 500 Most Influential Muslims.[5]

Gulchehra A. Hoja
Born
Xinjiang, China
CitizenshipUnited States
Known forRadio Free Asia journalist

Biography

Hoja has a bachelor's degree in Uyghur language and literature from Xinjiang Normal University.[1] Hoja worked in China state media[1] including Xinjiang Television.[6][7]

In 2001, Hoja began working for Radio Free Asia.[1][2]

In January 2018, twenty-five members of Hoja's family were summoned to local police stations in Xinjiang and detained due to their connection with Hoja.[5][6][8][7]

Hoja in 2020

On March 27, 2019, Hoja met with US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo as a representative of persons with family members held in the Xinjiang re-education camps.[9][10]

Hoja (with other Radio Free Asia Uyghur journalists

In November 2019, Hoja received the Magnitsky Human Rights Award for her reporting on the ongoing human rights crisis in Xinjiang.[3][11]

In 2020, Hoja was listed among The 500 Most Influential Muslims.[5]

In 2020, Hoja received the Courage in Journalism Award from the International Women's Media Foundation.[4]

Personal life

Hoja lives in Woodbridge, Virginia with her husband and three children.[1]

References
  1. "Gulchehra A. Hoja Biography" (PDF). US House of Representatives. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. Srinivas Mazumdaru (5 March 2018). "Uighur journalist Gulchehra Hoja: 'I have my own sad story to tell'". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. "Radio Free Asia Uyghur journalist wins Magnitsky Human Rights Award". United States Agency for Global Medi. 15 November 2019. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. "Gulchehra Hoja". Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  5. "Gulchehra Hoja". The 500 Most Influential Muslims. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. "HANKEZI ZIKELI AUNT OF US-BASED UYGHUR JOURNALIST GULCHEHRA HOJA – CHINA AT RISK OF TORTURE". Amnesty International. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020. Gulchehra Hoja’s aunt, Hankezi Zikeli, is detained in a “transformation-through-education” centrer in Urumqi, Xinjiang, and is believed to have suffered a nervous breakdown. She is one of 25 relatives of Gulchehra Hoja who have been detained since January 2018.
  7. Andrew McCormick (1 March 2019). "What It's Like to Report on Rights Abuses Against Your Own Family". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  8. "To suppress news of Xinjiang's gulag, China threatens Uighurs abroad". The Economist. 24 October 2019. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  9. 罗伯特·帕拉迪诺 (28 March 2019). "国务卿蓬佩奥与维吾尔族穆斯林的会见". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in China 美国驻中国大使馆及领事馆. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  10. Fred Hiatt (1 December 2019). "These journalists have confounded China's massive propaganda machine". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020. To punish Gulchehra Hoja, a Washington-based journalist for Radio Free Asia, and to stifle her reporting, China’s rulers have imprisoned her brother, harassed her parents and threatened many other relatives back home in Xinjiang, China.
  11. Gulchehra Hoja (5 December 2019). "Uighur journalist Gulchehra Hoja on exposing China's detention camps". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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