Ruth Ingram is the pseudonym of a researcher who has lived and traveled in the Central Asian region for a couple of decades, with a particular interest in the Xinjiang area. She writes under a pen name to protect her sources.
‘This is only the beginning’: After a decision by Canada’s parliament to welcome Turkic Muslim refugees who have fled China, Uyghur activists believe the government and prime minister Justin Trudeau himself will follow up with further action.
One year has passed since a panel of ordinary citizens in the U.K. declared a genocide to be unfolding in the Uyghur homeland, but much of the world still has to act on its implications.
The love affair between Beijing and Muslim leaders deepened last December with a rare visit by Xi Jinping to Saudi Arabia. Then over the New Year, a group of Islamic dignitaries came to Ürümchi, supposedly to see for themselves how well their beleaguered Uyghur brethren are being treated by the Chinese government.
As Turkey heads into an election season, officials are promising that the country will not extradite Uyghurs to China. Can they be trusted?
Half a year after Washington enacted a set of laws intended to prevent products of coerced labor from entering the U.S. market, supply chains in the solar power and apparel industries are snarled up, but it’s uncertain if the Uyghurs themselves have seen any benefit.