One third of China’s total prison inmates are Uyghurs and Turkic people. by Ruth Ingram Uyghurs are the most heavily imprisoned people in the world according to alarming figures released by a Uyghur rights group, claiming that at least 1Read More →
Türkiye’s Foreign Minister wore a tie with the colors of East Turkestan during his visit—but then he didn’t say much in favor of the Uyghurs. by Rebiya Kadeer and Kok Bayraq Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan wore a blue tie,Read More →
When trains with tourists pass, the traditional stone-throwing ropes called “urduo” are used to express disapproval of the staged tours. by Lopsang Gurung “Genocide tourism” is an expression used by the Uyghurs to oppose tours to Xinjiang where tourists visitRead More →
Zumretay Arkin says China needs to be held accountable for rights violations against Uyghurs. By Roseanne Gerin for RFA A Uyghur activist on Thursday received a Four Freedoms award from the Roosevelt Foundation for years of campaigning for the rightsRead More →
Canada’s House of Commons on Monday passed a motion designating rights abuses in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) as genocide, making it the second nation to do so following the U.S. last month. Parliament unanimously adopted the non-bindingRead More →
WASHINGTON – U.S. officials say China is targeting relatives of some Uighur activists with terrorism charges, while intimidating others who raise awareness about the plight of the Muslim minority in the Xinjiang region. Citing a recent Chinese official announcement aboutRead More →
WASHINGTON – In the final hours of the President Donald Trump’s administration, the United States on Tuesday formally labeled the Chinese government’s policies targeting ethnic Uighur Muslims and other minorities in the northwest region of Xinjiang as “genocide.” “After carefulRead More →
