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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".