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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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Protests over China’s COVID controls spread across country
Protests against China’s pervasive anti-virus controls that have confined millions of people to their homes spread to other cities after complaints they might have worsened the death toll in an apartment fire in Xinjiang.
Deadly fire in Xinjiang prompts protests across China over strict COVID lockdowns
Authorities are told to 'strictly crack down on illegal and criminal acts' opposing the zero-COVID policy, Radio Free Asia reports.
10 killed in apartment fire in northwest China’s Xinjiang
A fire in an apartment building in China’s Xinjiang region killed 10 people and injured nine, authorities said Friday, amid stringent COVID-19 lockdowns keeping residents in their homes.
China Xinjiang: Urumqi rocked by Covid lockdown protests after deadly fire
Videos shared on social media in China have appeared to show fresh protests against Covid restrictions, after an apartment block fire killed 10 people.
Protest in Xinjiang Against Lockdown After Fire Kills 10
A fire in a residential high-rise in Urumqi, where many residents have been under lockdown, set off public anger and questions about China’s zero-Covid policy.
China Xinjiang: Ten dead in Urumqi residential block fire
Ten people have died in a fire in flats in the city of Urumqi, capital of the western Xinjiang region. The city has been under strict Covid restrictions since early August.
Major funds exposed to companies allegedly engaged in Uyghur repression in China
A new report finds stock indexes provided by MSCI include companies using forced labour or constructing surveillance state in Xinjiang, the Guardian reports.
China is erasing their culture. In exile, Uyghurs remain defiant.
A growing Uyghur diaspora has found refuge—and a reconnection to their culture—in the neighborhoods of Istanbul.
China sentences mother of Uyghur Dutch airman to 15 years for visiting him abroad
Chinese authorities have sentenced the mother and sister-in-law of an ethnic Uyghur member of the Dutch air force to 15 years in prison on charges of supporting terrorism and revealing state secrets, Radio Free Asia reports.
Commission on China - Annual Report 2022
This year’s report documents the mass persecution that punctures the “Chinese human rights” narrative that Xi Jinping attempts to sell to the world.
Forced Marriage of Uyghur Women: State Policies for Interethnic Marriage
This report examines the state-sponsored campaign of forcefully assimilating Uyghurs through coerced inter-ethnic marriages between Han men and Uyghur women.
‘Malicious' anti-lockdown comments on live stream prompt Xinjiang police probe
Chinese authorities in Xinjiang are investigating after internet users "maliciously flooded" a live-streamed government press conference with comments critical of COVID-19 restrictions.
Confronting the Solar Manufacturing Industry's Human Rights Problem
This new report examines the links between the global solar PV sector and the participation of solar commodity factories in Xinjiang in state-sponsored labor initiatives that target minoritized Muslim groups in Xinjiang.
Xinjiang party secretary visits areas where COVID lockdown protests occurred
Xinjiang’s Communist Party secretary on Monday visited districts in the capital Urumqi in northwestern China where rare protests against severe coronavirus lockdown measures occurred last week.
Uyghur doctor jailed for treating a ‘terrorist’ dies after release from prison
A Uyghur doctor sentenced to eight years in prison in Xinjiang for treating a suspected criminal, died shortly after being released from prison in September, local police and people with knowledge of the situation said.
Authorities in Xinjiang collect bodies of Uyghurs who died during COVID lockdown
Chinese authorities in Xinjiang arranged for the collection of bodies of Uyghur residents who died during a strict coronavirus lockdown, but did not allow their families to bury them in accordance with Uyghur customs and religious rituals.
Event: Norwegian Parliament Hearings on Human Rights Atrocities Against Uyghurs
In this series of speeches and testimonies hosted at the Norwegian Parliament, hear more about the situation in Xinjiang from those who have experienced it first hand, and learn more about what you and Norway can do.
Event: Forced Labor Initiatives in the US and EU
Join for a webinar where Steptoe lawyers from the US and EU will be discussing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), the recently-issued EU proposal for a forced labor instrument, and their potential impacts.
Event: The Uyghur Genocide & Threats to Religious Liberty: A Conversation with Commissioner Nury Turkel
Featuring Commissioner Nury Turkel, a human rights advocate for Uyghur people, this event features discussion on Turkel’s advocacy efforts, and what the international community can do to safeguard religious liberty in China.
U.N. body rejects debate on China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims in blow to West
The U.N. rights council on Thursday voted down a Western-led motion to hold a debate about alleged human rights abuses by China against Uyghurs and other Muslims in Xinjiang in a victory for Beijing as it seeks to avoid further scrutiny.