Story Archive
2018-09-13
Thousands are held in Hotan prefecture's Keriye county alone, sources say.
2018-09-11
World Uyghur Congress officials welcome US sanctions talk and other signs of support for Uyghurs facing harsh repression under Chinese rule.
2018-09-07
Reports by local officials contradict a statement by a Chinese diplomat who says the region has more mosques per capita than other nations.
2018-09-07
A Uyghur living in Turkey discusses the arrests of more than a dozen of his relatives in Xinjiang.
2018-09-05
The four are accused of publishing ‘two-faced’ articles in the paper’s Uyghur language section.
2018-08-31
Meanwhile, authorities in a nearby county are specifically targeting state employees for detention.
2018-08-29
They say ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the region are facing a ‘human rights crisis.’
2018-08-24
Around 22,000 people are held in three camps in Toqsun township, a police station employee says.
2018-08-23
His death highlights how mass detentions in the region have left children to fend for themselves.
2018-08-17
The man’s brother says he was targeted for holding on to assets after the fund’s forced closure.
2018-08-14
His tenants have been told to go back to Xinjiang, where authorities will be told of their 'situation," a police source says.
2018-08-10
Panel members question a Chinese delegation over mass detentions and religious restrictions.
2018-08-09
The detainees are held in three well-fortified facilities on the outskirts of the county seat.
2018-08-08
An audio recording provides a rare glimpse into Beijing’s justification for the camp network.
2018-08-06
An official says there are no plans to release the approximately 6,000 detainees.
2018-08-03
New estimates suggest 30 percent of the region’s Uyghurs are made to undergo political ‘re-education' in camps or daily sessions.
2018-08-02
State media reports on the proposal, as well as a plan to outfit Muslim pilgrims with GPS devices.
2018-07-30
The lawmakers call on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to appeal for their unconditional release.
2018-07-27
Beijing faces high-level criticism in Washington for violating the rights of the Muslim minority.
2018-07-27
Veteran Chinese dissident Hu Jia calls for international scrutiny to protect jailed Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti
2018-07-25
Men who escaped from a Thai detention center could face deportation to China.
2018-07-16
If the students do not take part in the campaign, they cannot re-enroll in their universities.
2018-07-16
Authorities in Xinjiang put scissors to skirts in public to enforce a ban on long skirts worn by ethnic minorities.
2018-07-05
Tursun Izchi, who was injured in the Chinese military crackdown on Uyghurs amid ethnic unrest in Urumchi, recalls events on the ninth anniversary.
2018-07-02
Officials confirm she had been held for a year after being accused of ‘religious extremism.’
2018-07-02
They are sent to facilities where conditions are reportedly overcrowded and ‘terrible.’
2018-06-29
A judicial department official confirms that authorities have a ‘target’ to meet.
2018-06-27
Former inmates and relatives describe beatings, torture and humiliation of detainees, as well as deaths from ill-health and violence.
2018-06-27
Most were elderly detainees who expired as a result of complications from high blood pressure, officials say.
2018-06-26
Reports say authorities are also recruiting dozens of armed guards to secure the facilities.
