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China: Mosques Shuttered, Razed, Altered in Muslim Areas
The Chinese government is significantly reducing the number of mosques in Ningxia and Gansu provinces under its “mosque consolidation” policy, in violation of the right to freedom of religion, Human Rights Watch said today.
Uyghur educator, poet confirmed to have died in prison in Xinjiang
The body of a Uyghur educator, researcher and poet who died in prison in Xinjiang in late August was taken by authorities directly to a cemetery for burial instead of first being returned to his family.
Uyghur filmmaker tells court he was tortured into confession
The trial comes amid the ongoing arrest and jailing by Chinese authorities of Uyghurs who have studied or traveled abroad, and who have been accused of engaging in terrorist or separatist activities.
How Uyghur Forced Labor Makes Seafood That Ends Up in School Lunches
Uyghurs and North Koreans are forced to work in Chinese seafood processing plants. But the United States government purchases millions of dollars of this seafood for the military and school lunches.
German company’s Xinjiang partner linked to Chinese forced labor
A German newspaper report into ties between China’s state-sponsored Uyghur labor transfer program and a regional partner of chemical giant BASF prompted criticism that the company is ignoring the possibility of forced labor.
Pakistan extends deadline for Uyghurs refugees facing deportation
Pakistani authorities have temporarily extended the period of stay for Uyghurs at risk for deportation under a government order to expel all illegal migrants by the start of November.
Matchmaking App Raises Concerns of Han-Uyghur Assimilation
Experts say the government-backed project is part of Beijing’s assimilation strategy.
China bans book about the early history of the Mongolian people
The move comes after President Xi Jinping called for renewed efforts to boost a sense of Chinese national identity in a visit to the northwestern region of Xinjiang.
UK solar could be ‘dumping ground’ for products of Chinese forced labour, ministers warned
An amendment to the energy bill, proposed with cross-party support, would require solar energy companies to prove that their supply chains are free of slave labour.
Rights groups blast UN for inaction on China’s repression in Xinjiang
Human rights groups say the international body has done little since releasing a damning report a year ago, stating that China may have committed crimes against humanity against the mostly Muslim group.
China: Anniversary of UN’s damning Xinjiang report must be ‘wake-up call’ to action
The one-year anniversary of a damning UN report on Xinjiang stands as a grave reminder of the need to hold China to account for crimes against humanity.
Britain has done more than ignore the Uyghur genocide – from politics to business, it is complicit
“James Cleverly’s barely there pressure on China is hardly surprising, given the companies and even universities playing a role in human rights abuses.”
China: Unrelenting Crimes Against Humanity Targeting Uyghurs
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s pronouncement that China intends to maintain its counterterrorism policies in Xinjiang indicates continuing crimes against humanity there, Human Rights Watch said today
Remembering enforced disappearance victims in Asia
What do a prize-winning rural development expert from Laos, two Tibetan sisters, a Uyghur anthropologist and a Burmese monk have in common? They are all victims of enforced disappearance, with their whereabouts unknown.
Stop tourism of Xinjiang, Uyghur advocacy group says
Western travel agencies must stop offering tours of Xinjiang because they are implicitly supporting Beijing’s repression of the mostly Muslim Uyghurs who live there, a new report by a Uyghur advocacy group says.
Genocide Tours: International Travel Companies in East Turkistan
This new report highlights the troubling industry of organized travel to the Uyghur region, with companies continuing to offer tours despite ongoing crimes against humanity and genocide.
Uyghur design director from Turkey confirmed detained in Xinjiang
Despite having worked for a Chinese locomotive manufacturer in Turkey for more than a decade, Qahar Eli was arrested by Chinese authorities in March when he returned to Xinjiang for a family visit.
Visiting Xinjiang, Xi Jinping doubles down on hard-line policies against Uyghurs
Visiting Xinjiang for the second time in just over a year, President Xi Jinping vowed to double down on China’s hardline policies toward the 11 million mostly Muslim Uyghurs who live in the region.
Xi urges more work to ‘control illegal religious activities’ in Xinjiang on surprise visit
In a second visit since launching an extreme crackdown on the region’s Uyghur and Turkic Muslim population, the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, urged officials in the region to conserve “hard won social stability”.
Xinjiang police detain ethnic Kazakh who sang Quranic recitations at Muslim wedding
Recitations of the Quran have been banned since 2017, when China began the mass incarceration of Uyghurs and other ethnic groups in "re-education" camps across Xinjiang.