"Waiting to Be Arrested at Night" is Tahir Hamut Izgil's harrowing memoir that weaves his experiences as a Uyghur poet, filmmaker, and intellectual with the dire human rights crisis in western China. Marked for his cultural prominence, Izgil intimately narrates the escalation of state surveillance and oppressive tactics employed against his community. Survival becomes the central theme as friends vanish into internment camps, conversations wane in fear, and biometric data is forcibly collected. The memoir unfolds as an urgent call to confront an erasure of identity and freedom, culminating in Izgil's daring escape to the United States. His tale is a poignant testament to the resilience of the Uyghur spirit and bears witness to silenced voices, serving as an awakening to the global community.