Story Archive
2020-10-29
Söyüngül Chanisheff recalls her years in prison after working towards a Uyghur state in the 1960s.
2020-10-28
Nothing has been heard about the three men believed to have been sent back to China in September amid fears they may have been harshly treated or killed on their return.
2020-10-27
The designation would allow Washington to coordinate an international effort to intervene.
2020-10-26
The cases have thrown the city into a lockdown with mandatory testing of millions.
2020-10-26
They say that the heightened risk of persecution Uyghurs face requires greater US protection.
2020-10-23
The four were convicted of terror-related offenses in 2015, and were sent back to China last month after China paid their fines.
2020-10-22
The Aksu Huafu Textile Factory was named in video reports issued by a now-detained Uyghur.
2020-10-21
Lawmakers want Ottawa to follow suit and level sanctions against Chinese officials.
2020-10-21
Kalash MQS is the latest celebrity to draw attention to the situation in Xinjiang.
2020-10-20
School officials determined the Uyghur pair were in custody after they failed to return following summer break.
2020-10-19
Abdughopur Abdureshid’s family asks Kabul for help after only recently learning he was detained in 2017.
2020-10-16
Police and military forces used sniffer dogs, a crane and drones to search for the men, who sawed iron bars to break out of an immigration detention center.
2020-10-16
All four men were either making a pilgrimage to Mecca or legally permitted to live in Saudi Arabia.
2020-10-14
Ablet Bawudun had been detained in 2017 in excellent physical condition.
2020-10-12
Abdurehim Gheni says he believes authorities responded to an inquiry because of his relentless protests.
2020-10-09
Jewher Ilham says more countries need to condemn China for its repression in the region.
2020-10-08
Tohti has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for working to reconcile Uyghurs and Hans.
2020-10-08
Yao Qiang’s appointment as president marks an end to more than seven decades of Uyghur leadership at XJU.
2020-10-07
Thirty-nine nations sign a resolution, up from 23 who backed a similar one last year.
2020-10-06
Ablikim Kalkun is sentenced to 18 years over content that would have been pre-approved by censors.
2020-10-05
Qelbinur Sidik describes her experiences working at Xinjiang internment camps.
2020-10-02
Tursunjan Sawut and his wife Gulbehrem were taken into custody by police in a night raid three years ago on their home, according to information just recently received.
2020-10-01
Some are sent straight from the camps to the factories, where they work 12 hours a day with only one day free per month.
