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China confirms death of Uighur man whose family says was held in Xinjiang camps
Beijing formally confirmed death to UN but man’s daughter disputes suggestion he died of ‘pneumonia and tuberculosis’ in 2018
Tiny Muslim community becomes latest target for China’s religious crackdown
The Utsuls of Hainan island are only around 10,000 strong, but are now facing increasing surveillance and a crackdown on traditional clothing.
US senators urge Netflix to drop Chinese sci-fi show, citing Uygur comments
Three-Body Problem author Liu Cixin had defended Beijing’s actions in Xinjiang, saying government was trying to ‘lift them out of poverty’.
Apparel group says broad ban on China's Xinjiang cotton impossible to enforce
The head of a major apparel industry group told lawmakers on Thursday that blanket U.S. import bans on cotton or other products from China's Xinjiang region over forced labor concerns would "wreak havoc" on legitimate supply chains.
U.S. readies bans on cotton, tomato imports from China's Xinjiang
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials have prepared orders to block imports of cotton and tomato products from China's western region of Xinjiang over accusations of forced labor, though a formal announcement has been delayed.
Beijing invites EU leaders to ‘see real situation in Xinjiang’
Previous foreign delegations to the home of Uygur minorities have been carefully controlled, limited in scope and labelled Chinese propaganda tools.
Activists decry 'genocide' of China's Uighur minority: letter
Nearly two dozen activist groups said on Tuesday that crimes against humanity and genocide are taking place against Uighurs in China's remote Xinjiang region, where more than 1 million people are held in camps.
Australia criticises China over treatment of Uighurs and for eroding freedoms in Hong Kong
Chinese diplomats accuse Australia of ‘blatant’ smears after Marise Payne’s speech to UN human rights council
U.S. pulls back from broad import bans for cotton, tomatoes from China's Xinjiang
The Trump administration on Monday shelved plans for a broad import ban on cotton and tomato products from China's Xinjiang region while announcing narrower bans on products from five specific entities.
Siemens ‘still committed’ to China after CEO speaks out against Beijing
On allegations of human rights abuses in Xinjiang, CEO Joe Kaeser says ‘we should neither tolerate all of this in our companies nor accept it without consequences’.
China tests drones, new rocket launcher near disputed India border
Helicopter pads built at Lhasa military hospital to cut time to transport wounded.
Chinese bombers pictured close to disputed border with India
Images released by Central Theatre Command show at least three Xian H-6 bombers at base thought to be in Tibet.
Disney remake of Mulan criticised for filming in Xinjiang
Film credits offer thanks to eight government entities in region where rights abuses are documented
Uighur Muslim teacher tells of forced sterilisation in Xinjiang
Chinese government threatened woman when she resisted in move to suppress Muslim minority birth rates
Germany urges Hong Kong security law withdrawal, seeks Xinjiang access
Four of the five European countries Wang Yi visited raised concerns publicly with him over Hong Kong, leaving the Chinese official on the defensive.
US moves bolstering Taiwan are meant to ‘restore balance’, US diplomat says
Recent visits, agreements, US diplomatic support and military sales to Taipei are deemed an ‘adjustment’ in response to Chinese aggression by David Stilwell, assistant secretary of state for East Asia and the Pacific.
Why are US companies buying tech from Chinese firms that spy on Muslims? | Darren Byler
Amazon and IBM get Covid screening systems from companies that use their technology to oppress minority groups
‘Don’t try to tame me’: Mongols in China protest plan to teach in Chinese
The Chinese government’s push to expand the use of Mandarin Chinese in Mongolian schools has prompted widespread anger among ethnic Mongols in China.
How China uses Muslim press trips to counter claims of Uighur abuse
Beijing has taken dozens of journalists from the Islamic world on tours of its indoctrination camps in Xinjiang in an attempt to counter western headlines
On Xinjiang, even those wary of Holocaust comparisons are reaching for the word “genocide”
Academics and Holocaust experts are shifting toward a new recognition of the gravity of China's human rights abuses against the Uyghurs.
Ilham Tohti wins European Parliament’s top human rights prize
Like the U.S., European countries are getting tougher on human rights in China. The most significant signs of that this year both happened this month…
Is Kashmir the next Xinjiang?
On August 5, India unilaterally revoked the autonomy of Kashmir, and integrated it into India proper. Since then, Kashmir has been effectively shut down, with no internet, little mobile phone functionality, and a widespread police presence. India’s treatment of Kashmir shares more than a few similarities with how China has treated Xinjiang in the past decade, according to an article by Nithin Coca in The Nation.
U.S. government sanctions China for abuse of Muslim minorities
The U.S. has become the first country to sanction any Chinese company or official for abuses in Xinjiang. The moves to sanction companies and officials were welcomed by human rights activists, but some of the implementation and timing may not have been what they were hoping for.
Xinjiang sanctions finally come, two days before 13th round of trade talks
The system of mass internment camps for Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang has been documented in a steady stream of compelling reports over…
Friday Song: Abdurehim Heyit, the Uyghur Bob Dylan, who was disappeared
The song above, “Atilar,” features in Krish Raghav’s list of 70 songs for 70 years of the People’s Republic of China. The text below is…
Xinjiang education reform and the eradication of Uyghur-language books
The “bilingual” education system introduced over the past decade in Xinjiang is better characterized as an attempt to transform minority education systems in the region…
China’s crackdown on Islam goes nationwide
Photo credit: The China Project illustration For China’s Muslims, these are the darkest days in decades. Just a few months ago, that statement might have been…
China’s widening crackdown on Islam reaches Henan
On Wednesday, we published a little scoop from the United Nations — Chinese Foreign Minister Wáng Yì 王毅 raised the topic of Xinjiang internment camps at a…
Christian Uyghurs also detained in Xinjiang
The re-education campaign in Xinjiang is ostensibly about stamping out islamic extremism. But Nathan Vanderklippe of the Globe and Mail reports that some who have been detained…
Trump attacks China, defends religious freedom, totally ignores Uyghurs
Before he began swatting at the Democratic Party’s impeachment inquiry earlier today, President Donald Trump was at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, where he devoted…
Video: Uyghur prisoners shaved, shackled, and blindfolded
A video widely circulated on social media appears to show several hundred prisoners, presumably Uyghurs, blindfolded and shackled, with shaved heads, being lined up for transportation at a railway station in Korla, Xinjiang
U.S. Senate passes Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act
Photo credit: Ozan Kose / AFP / Getty / The China Project illustration. The demonstrator’s mask bears the light blue color of East Turkestan, the…
How companies profit from forced labor in Xinjiang
Factories of Turkic Muslim internment, part of China’s reeducation camp system, are subsidized and directed by the state, and employ many former detainees at a fraction of minimum wage. Companies, both Chinese and foreign, are taking advantage.
‘Terrorism’: Beijing issues white paper defending Uyghur internment camps
In July, facing growing international pressure about the internment camps that are imprisoning more than a million Uyghurs, the Chinese government released a white paper on Xinjiang which…
China’s ‘social re-engineering’ of Uyghurs, explained by Darren Byler
Mass internment in concentration camps, forced labor, parent-child separation: These are just a few of the realities of life for Uyghur Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region. Scholar Darren Byler explains.
Uyghur love in a time of interethnic marriage
Since 2018, there has been a notable rise in articles promoting marriage between Han men and Uyghur women. At a time when many people across…
Beijing forces restaurants to remove Arabic script
Beijing is reportedly targeting Arabic script on the city’s many Muslim restaurants. Reuters reports, via Al Jazeera: Authorities in the Chinese capital ordered halal restaurants and…
A new story about the Xinjiang camps: They’re nearly empty
At a press conference in Beijing yesterday, two senior Uyghur officials from the provincial Xinjiang government made rather surprising statements to the effect that 90…
