Story Archive
2019-02-12
China had released a video to dispute claims that a prominent Uyghur musician died in custody.
2019-02-12
Qalymbek has reportedly been admitted to a Bangkok hospital after self-harming, and his family fear China could seek his repatriation from there, too.
2019-02-11
Ankara also urges the international community and the United Nations to pressure Beijing.
2019-02-08
Businessman Qalymbek Shahman said he 'couldn't bear' the ethnic profiling he suffered in China, which has locked up at least one million Muslims in camps.
2019-02-08
The revelation points to the expansion of a secret system used to disperse detainees throughout the country.
2019-02-06
Uyghurs and Kazakhs are threatened with incarceration in 're-education' camps in the northwestern region of Xinjiang if they refuse.
2019-02-04
The Feb. 5, 1997 killings of peaceful Uyghur protesters by Chinese security forces left hundreds dead.
2019-01-31
Bitter Winter vows to ‘never shut up’ while people are persecuted because of their faith.
2019-01-30
They say that amid a crackdown in Xinjiang, voices like Tohti’s ‘are needed more than ever.’
2019-01-28
Sources say poor conditions sapped his health, and his body was never handed over to his family.
2019-01-18
The act would dedicate new resources to documenting the crackdown and protecting US citizens against Chinese harassment.
2019-01-16
A Uyghur mother in exile discovers the daughter she was forced to leave behind in a video about Uyghur children in Xinjiang.
2019-01-15
His cousin says he was arrested for maintaining contact with family members who fled the region.
2019-01-15
Observers say Beijing’s rejection of his advice about policies in Xinjiang has furthered instability there.
2019-01-08
Rahmutullah Shirbaqi had been living with his elderly grandparents when he went missing last month.
2019-01-04
Dina Eganbayurt was sent to a camp in a secret trial, and her family wasn't told why.