Story Archive
2017-04-27
Large-scale farming and oil exploration are drying out the area’s karez wells.
2017-04-26
Nearly 40 were arrested in the sweep, including several sets of siblings, an official says.
2017-04-20
Jihad, Mecca, Hajj, and Saddam are among names judged to be 'a bit too much' according to current baby registration guidelines.
2017-04-18
Marriages must be held at government-sanctioned venues with approved officiants, sources say.
2017-04-14
Observers say the practice is part of a greater problem of ethnic inequality in the region.
2017-04-12
They want the men to prevent separatists and extremists in Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture from crossing the border.
2017-04-04
The inspections come weeks after a deadly attack carried out by Uyghurs in the region.
2017-03-30
Abdurishit Haji was suspected by authorities of supporting Uyghur separatist groups outside China, sources say.
2017-03-29
Jewher Ilham says she will work to win freedom for her jailed father, Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti.
2017-03-17
A sizable fund has been set aside for informants following a deadly attack in Hotan Prefecture.
2017-03-15
Right activists say retired judge Huang Yunmin is widely respected for his keen sense of justice and advocacy for vulnerable workers.
2017-03-08
Rabihan Musa had petitioned in public for months for permission to visit her family outside the country.
2017-03-07
The move will add more than 250 auxiliary officers to patrol neighborhoods and staff checkpoints on the roads.
2017-02-28
The list is being circulated to local governments throughout the region for compulsory 'study', residents say.
2017-02-27
Memet Eli was undergoing political re-education after being forcibly returned to his township by police, sources say.
2017-02-24
The arrests may be part of a campaign to pressure Uyghur officials into greater loyalty to Beijing, one observer says.
2017-02-23
An RFA investigation reveals the identities of the three Uyghur attackers and possible motives for the incident.
2017-02-23
Unofficial Christian worship is included in an ever-widening crackdown on freedom of religion and association.
2017-02-20
The move is part of an "anti-terrorism, stability maintenance" operation that aims to track all vehicles in the region eventually.
2017-02-16
Chinese authorities say they have outlawed the practice, but the region’s Uyghurs still have to work for free.
2017-02-15
Chinese police shoot dead three attackers at the scene, while five passersby die of their injuries, an official report says.
2017-02-14
Authorities warn that attempts to cover up 'anti-state activities' will be harshly punished.
2017-02-03
Police in Xinjiang refuse to allow family visits for a webmaster held in a pre-Ramadan crackdown.
2017-01-13
The move appears aimed at discouraging use of the tools as weapons in terrorist attacks in the volatile region.
2017-01-05
Rebiya Kadeer denounces attack as reports emerge that the shooter who killed 39 people might be from China's Uyghur community.
2017-01-04
The word Islam must not appear on household registration forms, while forms already filled in must be changed.
2016-12-19
The ‘Mosque Rectification’ campaign reduces Islamic places of worship to rubble.
2016-12-16
Midnight raids on private homes are common, as police search for suspect persons.
2016-12-13
The move appears aimed at further weakening Uyghur cultural identity and promoting identification with the Chinese state.
2016-12-01
Rishat Haji's older brother, who has disappeared in Turkey, is suspected of involvement in separatist activities.
