Tibet: If You Are a Dissident, We Will Cut Your Electricity and Water
Then, if you protest, the Chinese will arrest you. This is what happened to Kelsang, a 42-year-old m...Read More
2025-05-14
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The World Uyghur Congress After Sarajevo: Where Do They Go from Here?
The 8th Congress of the major organization of the Uyghur diaspora elected a new leadership. Its task...Read More
2024-11-20
Uyghurs in China: The Most Heavily Jailed Group in the World
One third of China’s total prison inmates are Uyghurs and Turkic people. by Ruth Ingram Uyghurs are ...Read More
2024-06-29
Hakan Fidan: The Man Who Came to Urumqi with a Blue Tie
Türkiye’s Foreign Minister wore a tie with the colors of East Turkestan during his visit—but then he...Read More
2024-06-11
Uyghur Stories: More than 5 Years in Jail Just for “Listening” to Criticism of the Authorities
Not to be accused of “illegal gatherings,” if you hear the regime criticized at a restaurant’s table...Read More
2024-05-23
Uyghurs have highest rate of imprisonment in world: report
An estimated 1 in 26 Uyghurs have been jailed, accounting for a third of China’s prison population. ...Read More
2024-05-03
China bans Uyghurs from using social media apps
Experts say the measure could presage another major crackdown in Xinjiang. By Gulchehra Hoja for RFA...Read More
2024-04-19
Uyghur activist receives Roosevelt freedom of worship award
Zumretay Arkin says China needs to be held accountable for rights violations against Uyghurs. By Ros...Read More
2024-04-12
China is the world’s worst jailer of journalists, CPJ says
Uyghurs make up almost half of the journalists jailed by China By Eugene Whong for RFA 2024.01.19 Wa...Read More
2024-01-20
Coming in February: Harsher Religious Regulations Just for Xinjiang
Special “Regulations on Religious Affairs” for Xinjiang, of which “Bitter Winter” offers a full Engl...Read More
2024-01-08
Uyghur father jailed for 20 years for sending son abroad and for visiting Turkey
A village policeman confirms the arrest and jailing of Nuraxun Rozi. By Shohret Hoshur for RFA Uyghu...Read More
2024-01-02
Jailed Uyghur academic Ilham Tohti nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
More than 180 officials and experts from around the globe submit the nomination. By Nur’iman A...Read More
2023-12-12
Canadian Lawmakers Approve Motion Labeling Xinjiang Abuses ‘Genocide’
Canada’s House of Commons on Monday passed a motion designating rights abuses in northwest China’s X...Read More
2021-02-24
China Hits Back at US Label of Genocide in Xinjiang as ‘Lies’ in Propaganda-Laden Screed
China on Monday labeled as “lies” a U.S. designation of abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Reg...Read More
2021-01-27
Repression of Uyghurs ‘Emblematic of Worsening Rights’ in China Under Xi Jinping: HRW
China’s increased repression of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is “emblematic of t...Read More
2021-01-17
US Holocaust Museum Adds China to List of Case Studies Over Mass Internment of Uyghurs
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHHM) on Thursday added China to its list of 15 country case st...Read More
2020-04-23
Uyghur Taxi Driver, Mother Handed Harsh Jail Terms in Xinjiang’s Ghulja City
Authorities in Ghulja (in Chinese, Yining), in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (...Read More
2020-04-19
Teachers From China’s Interior Encouraged to Settle in Xinjiang as Part of ‘Aid’ Program
Teachers from China’s interior are being encouraged to move to and settle in the Xinjiang Uyghur Aut...Read More
2020-04-16
Uyghur High School Teacher Detained in Xinjiang Internment Camp
A Uyghur high school chemistry teacher is being detained in an internment camp in northwest China’s ...Read More
2020-03-28
Uyghur Singer Rashida Dawut Sentenced to Prison Term by Xinjiang Authorities
A Uyghur singer celebrated for her love ballads has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term for “sep...Read More
2020-03-26
Xinjiang County Sends Uyghur Camp Detainees to Prison, Interior of China
All internment camp detainees in one county in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region h...Read More
2020-03-20