French soccer and NBA stars speak out against Uyghur plight
Several big-name French soccer players have taken part in a social media campaign to raise awareness of China's treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang.
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China’s Xinjiang policy is ‘completely correct,’ Xi Jinping says
Despite international criticism, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has expressed his satisfaction with Xinjiang policy, and urged the continued “sinicization of Islam.”
China has demolished thousands of mosques in Xinjiang, report says
A new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute estimates that over 8,000 mosques in Xinjiang have been demolished in recent years, and that most Uyghur sacred sites have been demolished, damaged, or altered in some way.
380 detention camps identified in Xinjiang, showing continued mass incarceration
Even as Beijing claimed that Uyghurs in camps had all “returned to society,” construction of massive detention facilities in Xinjiang continued. A new report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute identified 380 detention camps, some of which are new and have upgraded security.
Ilham Tohti’s punishment for challenging China’s historical narrative
In 2014, Ilham Tohti was sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of separatism, despite his relatively moderate stance on questions of Uyghur autonomy. But his truth was too blasphemous — intolerable for China's gatekeepers of history.
A mass labor program in Tibet appears to follow Xinjiang model
New evidence has emerged of a mass labor program in Tibet. The details may be different, but the goal appears the same as a similar program in Xinjiang: to quickly remold hundreds of thousands of rural laborers into loyal blue-collar workers.
Human rights groups protest Beijing 2022 Olympics over oppression of Uyghurs and Hongkongers
Criticism of China’s Xinjiang policies and overall human rights record is getting louder. This might not change anything in China, but don’t discount the possibility that the U.S. and its allies could boycott the Beijing 2022 Olympics.
Uyghur ‘caretaking’ and the isolation of reeducation
In Uyghur society, lending money is more than capital exchange, it's part of a practice that social theorist AbdouMaliq Simone refers to as “taking care.” In Xinjiang, as China's "People's War on Terror" accelerated, money transfers across international boundaries were seen as a possible sign of extremism — just another way that Uyghurs were cut off from their support networks and isolated from one another.
Former Shanghai Shenhua striker calls out soccer for ignoring Uyghur plight
In other Chinese soccer news, 2,000 live spectators were allowed to watch Beijing Guo'an play Shanghai SIPG in the Suzhou bubble. Meanwhile, Guangzhou Evergrande pulled out a 2-1 victory over Jiangsu thanks to Zheng Zhi, its 40-year-old team captain.