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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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China restricts travel for Uyghurs with onerous requirements: report
Authorities permit some trips to portray a public image of normalcy in the region.
China: Travel for Uyghurs Heavily Restricted
The Chinese government is maintaining severe restrictions, conditions, and controls on Uyghurs who seek to travel abroad in violation of their internationally protected right to leave the country, in a new report from Human Rights Watch.
Uyghur historian sentenced again - this time to life in prison
Uyghur historian Tursunjan Hezim, the founder of a website which archived a vast collection of books and materials on Uyghur history before it was shut down by Beijing, was sentenced to life in prison in 2022.
Thailand says ‘no policy’ to deport 48 detained Uyghurs to China
UN experts had joined rights groups in raising concerns about the fate of the men.
Authorities shut down Uyghur farmers' water wells in southern Xinjiang
But reports of unauthorized wells dug by Han Chinese in the area have largely gone unaddressed.
China expands orphanage-style boarding schools for Uyghur children
Beijing claims to have shut down the camps where their parents were interned.
Shein lawyer refuses to say if it uses Chinese cotton
A senior lawyer representing Shein has repeatedly refused to say whether the company sells products containing cotton from China, prompting an MP to brand her evidence "ridiculous".
Uyghur group welcomes key laws passed in US defense bill
Uyghur-American activists have welcomed the 2025 U.S. defense spending bill’s inclusion of key laws aimed at the repression of Uyghurs in China, including the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act.
China’s United Front takes Taiwanese youth on Xinjiang trips
Organizers are accused of ‘whitewashing’ the Chinese Communist Party’s human rights record in the Uyghur homeland.
Illegal wells in Xinjiang spark tension and dry up the land
The discovery of 46 illegal wells dug by Chinese migrants in the far western region of Xinjiang has intensified tension with Uyghur residents and disrupted the ecological balance of the region.
Uyghur intellectual died while in custody of Chinese authorities
Ibrahim Dawut had been an advocate for Uyghur language education, but died two months after his arrest.
China’s farm sector more tainted by forced labor than previously known, report says
Dozens of Western companies, including Kraft Heinz, Nestlé, Del Monte, PepsiCo, McCormick, Unilever and L’Oreal, are identified as having direct or indirect supply-chain links to Xinjiang.
TikTok deletes videos related to Uyghur human rights violations
Uyghurs living abroad say they believe China is behind the deletions.
British foreign secretary under fire for failing to raise Uyghur genocide in China
Opposition MPs and a Uyghur advocacy group blast David Lammy for not using stronger language with his Chinese counterpart.
China lashes out at Western criticism of its treatment of Uyghurs and Tibetans
Australia is ‘plagued by systemic racism’ and should mind its own business, Beijing said in response to a 15-country resolution calling for the release of detained Uyghurs and Tibetans.
Thank You from the Uyghurs, President Erdogan—But More Is Needed
The Turkish leader deserves credit for mentioning the Uyghur issue at the 79th UN General Assembly. But a stronger tone is needed.
China probes Calvin Klein over Xinjiang cotton
The move marks a new effort by Beijing to fight back against allegations from western officials and human rights activists that goods in the region have been produced using forced labour from the Uyghur ethnic group.
Leaked audit of VW’s Xinjiang plant contains flaws: expert
Volkswagen’s audit of its joint venture plant in Xinjiang — where human rights groups accuse it of using Uyghur forced labor — contains flaws that make it unreliable, said an expert who obtained a copy of the audit.
Uyghur scholar’s prison guard gets 7 years for revealing ‘secrets’
The Uyghur prison guard was sentenced to seven years in jail for divulging information about the condition of prominent Uyghur political prisoner Ilham Tohti.
An Assessment of the Audit of Volkswagen’s Controversial Factory in Xinjiang
This is an analysis of an independent but non-public report requested by Volkswagen following criticism over its continued presence in Xinjiang, a region witnessing mass arbitrary detention and mass forced labor.