Story Archive
2018-03-14
The young man had been detained in 2016 after returning from a trip to Turkey.
2018-03-08
A Uyghur in Turkey says he recently learned that his sister was detained in a political re-education camp by authorities in Xinjiang.
2018-03-07
He calls for global efforts to reject the extraterritorial targeting of dissidents.
2018-03-05
The young girl suffered serious burns after being scalded by an overturned pot of boiling water.
2018-03-01
Another RFA reporter reveals missing relatives, as CPJ calls detentions of family members a 'cruel, if not barbaric, tactic.'
2018-02-27
The program is designed to identify possible threats to Chinese control in the restive Uyghur region.
2018-02-27
He is supported by his instructor, who tells Chinese students they must respect opposing views.
2018-02-23
Mihray Jume, 37, was picked up by a policeman in recent weeks and taken to join untold thousands in numerous re-education camps across Xinjiang.
2018-02-20
Kuala Lumpur vows the action it takes “will not hurt the feelings of any country.”
2018-02-20
Prominent geographic scientist Tashpolat Teyip is said to be "cooperating with the ongoing investigation” but details of his case are scant.
2018-02-16
The Uyghur rights advocate and former web administrator is nearing the start of the eighth year of a life term in prison.
2018-02-12
The campaign is widespread and seeks to undermine faith in Islam, sources say.
2018-02-09
Marco Rubio calls attention to widespread DNA collection of Uyghurs.
2018-02-08
The fugitives who broke out of Thai detention cells last year have been arrested, Malaysian security officials say.
2018-02-07
The daily classes keep tabs on Uyghurs who are not suspected of committing any offenses.
2018-02-05
Tursun Ablet was told he could spend up to five years in a camp unless he learned the lyrics.
2018-01-30
A Kazakh national recalls seven months in detention in Xinjiang for alleged ‘terrorist activities.’
2018-01-29
Muhammad Salih Hajim, 82, had been detained about 40 days before his death.
2018-01-26
‘Overflow’ led authorities to truck as many as 640 inmates to alternate camps, a source said.
2018-01-25
The system notifies police via linked security cameras when individuals roam too far from ‘safe areas.’
2018-01-22
A local security chief says more than 30,000 are from Kashgar city alone.
2018-01-18
Sources say existing conditions are worsened in the region’s overcrowded facilities.
2018-01-17
Accused by China of promoting separatism, the Uyghur academic had only asked Beijing to uphold its own autonomy laws, supporters say.
2018-01-12
Halmurat Ghopur is being investigated for exhibiting ‘nationalistic tendencies,’ sources say.
2018-01-08
Local officials had said detainees would be freed after the sensitive annual meeting.
2018-01-08
US lawmakers warn Washington to avoid condoning restrictions in the name of counterterrorism.
2018-01-05
The men were accused of acts of ‘extremism,’ including unauthorized religious pilgrimages.
2018-01-03
A Uyghur former village chief says Party loyalty couldn’t save his family from a crackdown.
2018-01-03
They live in cramped quarters while as many as 1,000 detainees are admitted every few days.
2017-12-27
The missing man was a former Chinese government official who recently emigrated to neighboring Kazakhstan, falling foul of a crackdown by authorities in Xinjiang.
