Victims’ Families Say Uighur Religious Leaders Main Target in China
A Chinese government crackdown on the minority Muslims in Xinjiang has taken a toll on the community...Read More
2020-06-11
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US Congress Passes Uyghur Rights Act Authorizing Sanctions For Abuses in Xinjiang
The U.S. Congress passed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 on Wednesday, marking the first ...Read More
2020-05-31
The Xinjiang Class: How the CCP Tries to “Convert” the Uyghurs—and Fails
A book by Timothy Grose examines Beijing’s project of taking Uyghur students to boarding schools far...Read More
2020-05-29
Removal of Islamic Motifs Leaves Xinjiang’s Id Kah Mosque ‘a Shell For Unsuspecting Visitors’
Since 2016, the Chinese authorities have been systematically destroying mosques, cemeteries, and oth...Read More
2020-05-27
CCP Stepping Up the Pace of Uyghur Forced Labor into Inner China
Beijing is ramping up transfers of Uyghurs into forced labor outside of their region, according to a...Read More
2020-05-25
The Beauty and the Sorrow That I Witnessed in Xinjiang: Interview
Abu is a young man from Taiwan. In 2019, he rode on his bicycle to Xinjiang, traveled around the pro...Read More
2020-05-23
US State Department Urged to Intervene in Case of Uyghur Jailed After Joining Visitor Program
The U.S. State Department is facing increasing calls to pressure China to release a Uyghur entrepren...Read More
2020-05-19
Uyghurs Urge Other States to Copy US Sanctions Bill For Chinese XUAR Abuses
The U.S. Senate passed a bill Thursday that would sanction Chinese government officials responsible ...Read More
2020-05-17
China’s Muslims Forced to Eat Pork During Ramadan
The CCP continues to eliminate Muslim culture and Islamic faith by prohibiting people from observing...Read More
2020-05-16
‘Losing Him Has Been an Attack on Our People’: Remembering Uyghur Religious Teacher Abdulahad Mahsum
Abdulahad Mahsum was a prominent Uyghur religious figure who died in 2018 while detained at one of t...Read More
2020-05-13
The Police Region of Xinjiang: Checkpoints, Camps, and Fear
Police officers from inland China, who worked in Xinjiang, disclose details of control measures empl...Read More
2020-05-10
Mistaken Identity: How Chinese Look at the Uyghurs
A Chinese Han, who happens to physically look like a Uyghur, opens a window on the relationships bet...Read More
2020-05-06
Xinjiang Students Mandated to Love CCP, Resist ‘US Interference’
Universities hold allegiance ceremonies for teachers and students, make them criticize countries tha...Read More
2020-05-03
US Religious Freedoms Panel Urges Sanctions on China Over Violations in Xinjiang
A U.S. bipartisan commission called on Tuesday for sanctions against entities deemed responsible for...Read More
2020-04-30
Believers Tortured to Renounce Their Faith in Xinjiang’s Camps
Along with Muslims, members of The Church of Almighty God, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and other persecuted...Read More
2020-04-27
Exile Groups Call For Muslims to End Silence on Uyghurs at Start of Ramadan
Uyghur exile groups marked the start to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Friday by urging the int...Read More
2020-04-25
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