Protesting against China now results in activists being detained—and held in a unclear legal situation. Kazakhstan, a country that likes to present itself as a bridge between East and West, has once again shown how fragile that bridge can beRead More →
A testimony by Amsterdam’s “lonely Uyghur” protester about the relevance and beauty of November 16. A nation that does not commemorate its national holidays is a nation whose historical traces have vanished. A country that has national holidays and nationalRead More →
He returned from the camps to find his family gone. Now, his story demands justice. On September 15, 2025, a video circulated on Facebook and X recounting the heartbreaking story of an Uyghur man who spent five years in aRead More →
Then, if you protest, the Chinese will arrest you. This is what happened to Kelsang, a 42-year-old man from Dêngqên County. China appears to have retaliated once again against a Tibetan dissident. First, his home was denied electricity and water.Read More →
The 8th Congress of the major organization of the Uyghur diaspora elected a new leadership. Its task is now more important and difficult than ever. by Marco Respinti Recently, the largest organization of the Uyghur diaspora held an important meetingRead More →
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 →
Not to be accused of “illegal gatherings,” if you hear the regime criticized at a restaurant’s table you should stand up and leave immediately. by Kok Bayraq Sehibe Sayramoglu’s 24-year-old brother, Quddusjan Abduweli, was sentenced to five years and fourRead More →
An estimated 1 in 26 Uyghurs have been jailed, accounting for a third of China’s prison population. By Irade for RFA Uyghur An estimated one in 26 Uyghurs in China’s far-western Xinjiang region are behind bars, the world’s highest rateRead More →
Experts say the measure could presage another major crackdown in Xinjiang. By Gulchehra Hoja for RFA Uyghur Authorities in Xinjiang have banned Uyghurs from using social media apps including Chinese-owned TikTok and tools to circumvent censorship, according to a videoRead 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 →
Uyghurs make up almost half of the journalists jailed by China By Eugene Whong for RFA 2024.01.19 Washington China is the worst jailer of journalists in the world, a report by a New York-based watchdog said, and nearly half ofRead More →
Special “Regulations on Religious Affairs” for Xinjiang, of which “Bitter Winter” offers a full English translation, will further reduce the possibility of religion to survive, if not as a propaganda mouthpiece of the Communist Party. by Ma Wenyan From FebruaryRead More →
A village policeman confirms the arrest and jailing of Nuraxun Rozi. By Shohret Hoshur for RFA Uyghur When Nuraxun Rozi visited his teenage son who was studying in Egypt in 2015, little did he know his trip abroad, including aRead More →
More than 180 officials and experts from around the globe submit the nomination. By Nur’iman Abdureshid for RFA Uyghur More than 180 high-level officials and experts have nominated jailed Uyghur academic and blogger Ilham Tohti to receive the 2024 NobelRead 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 →
China on Monday labeled as “lies” a U.S. designation of abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) as genocide in a report that cites residents it said had flocked to social media to “refute” the claim, but an expertRead More →
China’s increased repression of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is “emblematic of the worsening human rights situation under President Xi Jinping,” sparking a mounting backlash from the global community, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday in an annualRead More →
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHHM) on Thursday added China to its list of 15 country case studies for Beijing’s mass internment of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), saying the three-year-old camp system represented “crimes against humanity.”Read More →
Authorities in Ghulja (in Chinese, Yining), in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), have sentenced a Uyghur taxi driver to more than 16 years in prison for transporting an “illegal” religious figure and jailed his mother for a decade, according to sources in the region.Read More →
Teachers from China’s interior are being encouraged to move to and settle in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to provide “aid” for residents, according to sources, but members of the Uyghur exile community say the program is another measure aimed at “colonizing” their homeland.Read More →
