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This section contains a curated list of useful articles, investigations, books and other reading materials. The list is updated on a weekly basis and suggestions for additions are welcome.
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The Black Gate: A Uyghur Family's Story, Part 2
In the second and final part of NPR’s series "The Black Gate: A Uyghur's Family's Story," a Uyghur man returns to China to find his children who've been sent to "boarding schools" and his wife who's spent two years in prison.
The Black Gate: A Uyghur Family's Story, Part 1
This episode, the first of a two-part series, tells the story of one Uyghur man and his efforts to reunite with his wife and young children, who were detained by Chinese authorities. For two years, he had no idea what had happened to them.
New Report Details Firsthand Accounts Of Torture From Uyghur Muslims In China
A new report from Amnesty International details systematic state-organized mass imprisonment, torture and persecution against people in Xinjiang province, as well as extensive cover-up efforts by the Chinese government.
Ex-Detainee Describes Torture In China's Xinjiang Re-Education Camp
Samarkand says he was transferred to a re-education camp, where people were separated into three groups: those who were religious, those who were suspected of being criminals, and those, like him, who had traveled abroad. All of them, says Samarkand, had one thing in common, though: They had grown up in Muslim families and communities.