Australian think-tank claims it found 380 detention camps in Xinjiang
Sep 26, 2020, at 02:09 am
Canberra: An Australian think-tank has said it seems China is expanding its network of secret detention centers in Xinjiang.
Release jailed Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti from Chinese prison, says his daughter
Sep 26, 2020, at 01:51 am
Beijing: Daughter of jailed Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti has demanded immediate release of her father from a Chinese prison.
USCIRF welcomes house passage of Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
Sep 24, 2020, at 11:56 pm
Washington: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomed the House of Representatives’ passage yesterday of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which bars imports of all goods mined, produced, or manufactured in Xinjiang, unless proven by clear and convincing evidence that the goods were not produced using forced labor.
H&M joins global clamour in ending alleged human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang
Sep 19, 2020, at 01:28 pm
Stockholm: Swedish clothing icon H&M has said it will not buy raw materials from China's Xinjiang region as it suspected the use of 'forced labour'.
I am concerned about Uyghurs in China: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Sep 16, 2020, at 09:57 pm
Geneva: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday expressed her concern over the way Uyghurs are treated in the Xinjiang region by China.
US to stop exports from Xinjiang citing China's human rights abuses
Sep 15, 2020, at 03:10 pm
Washington/UNI: US will take steps to block some exports from China's Xinjiang region, over the country's alleged human rights abuses directed mostly against the Muslim Uighur minority of the region.
Uyghur Genocide: Activists slam Disney for filming Mulan in Xinjiang
Sep 11, 2020, at 08:19 pm
Washington: Activists and netizens have been outraged after Disney shot several portions of the action movie Mulan in parts of China where it is believed that authorities have placed countless people, mostly Uyghur Muslims, in concentration camps, subjecting them to human rights abuses. Campaign for Uyghurs Executive Director Rushan Abbas in a video message said she was horrified by the choice of Disney to shoot there ignoring the genocide of people by communist China.
Sep 10, 2020, at 03:45 am
Beijing: A Uyghur doctor, who is currently in exile, has revealed that he was forced to perform operations on women in China as part of the country’s attempts to control its ethnic Turkic minority population.
Sep 09, 2020, at 02:02 am
Beijing: A noted scholar has claimed that China’s communist regime embezzles the COVID-19 crisis to muzzle the voice of dissents in Xinjiang and Tibet.
Chinese language imposition: Mongolians demonstrate against China in Tokyo
Sep 01, 2020, at 04:29 am
Tokyo: A large number of Mongolians assembled in front of the Chinese embassy Japanese city of Tokyo and protested against President Xi Jinping-led administration on Aug 28.
London: Tibetans and Uyghurs hold anti-China protest outside UN office
Aug 31, 2020, at 04:31 am
London: Tibetan and Uyghur community members in the UK organized a ‘Black Day’ protest outside the United Nations office in London on Saturday, media reports said.
Uyghurs protest in Washington against Chinese persecution
Aug 31, 2020, at 04:07 am
Washington: Wearing masks, which were decorated with the flag of their native East Turkestan, a group of Uyghur Muslims demonstrated outside of the US Department of State here against their persecution and that of other religious minorities in China on Friday.
China involved in mass rapes, abortions of Uyghur women, alleges activist Rushan Abbas
Aug 13, 2020, at 01:55 am
Washington: A prominent social activist has alleged that Uyghur women have been facing genocide in the hands of Chinese as they are being raped, tortured and brainwashed.
Chinese govt sponsors rape of Uyghur women through forced marriage, allege activists
Aug 03, 2020, at 03:53 pm
Hit by sex-ratio trouble, the Chinese government is allegedly getting involved in the 'forced marriage' game by advertising marriages to Uyghur women and girls to attract men into the Xinjiang or East Turkistan region of China.
Aug 02, 2020, at 03:59 am
Washington: The United States and Australia have reaffirmed their commitment to trilateral dialogues with Japan and Quad consultations with Japan and India.
Chinese treatment of Muslim minorities 'stain of the century': Mike Pompeo
Aug 01, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Washington/UNI: Coming down heavily on China's treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities of China, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called the Chinese actions as 'stain of the century'.
Activist urges world to question China’s genocide of Uyghurs
Jul 30, 2020, at 07:15 pm
Beijing: An Uyghur activist has said it is time for the world to question the genocide by China on his people.
Canada: Uyghur victims narrate about Chinese atrocities to House of Commons
Jul 23, 2020, at 05:33 pm
Ottawa: The House of Commons of Canada on Monday discussed the human rights situation of Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang province where the experts discussed the threats faced by the people belonging to the minority community in the country.
Chinese companies forcing Uyghur population to produce face masks
Jul 22, 2020, at 04:52 am
An investigation conducted by an American newspaper has unveiled that Chinese companies are using Uyghur Muslims to produce protective gears needed to fight COVID-19 which include masks.
Treatment to Uyghurs: US imposes sanctions on 11 Chinese companies over human rights abuses
Jul 21, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Wasington: The US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added to the Entity List 11 Chinese companies implicated in human rights violations and abuses in the implementation of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) campaign of repression, mass arbitrary detention, forced labor, involuntary collection of biometric data, and genetic analyses targeted at Muslim minority groups from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
China is using 'debt-plomacy' against Muslim nations to buy its silence on Uyghurs: Report
Jul 11, 2020, at 04:50 am
Beijing: China's ‘debt-plomacy’ imposed on Islamic nations like Pakistan is the reason why these countries are silent to the alleged Chinese excesses against its Muslim population, according a Singapore publication.
Uyghur rights group asks UN to immediately strip China of its participatory status at UNHRC
Jul 11, 2020, at 01:38 am
Washington: Expressing concern over the manner in which China treats the minority community, a Uyghur rights group has urged the United Nations to immediately strip Beijing of its participatory status at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
British Journalist questions Muslim nations' silence over Chinese treatment towards Uyghurs
Jul 07, 2020, at 11:16 pm
Questioning the silence of the Muslim nations over China's continuous atrocities carried out against Uyghur Muslims, a noted British journalist said these nations only use the idea of Muslim solidarity when it suits them
Uyghur 'Imams' most vulnerable to persecution in China, claim victims
Jun 19, 2020, at 08:22 pm
Beijing: Uyghur victims’ families and scholars have claimed that religious leaders belonging to their community have become most vulnerable to persecution at the hands of the Chinese community in Xinjiang province of northwest China.
Religious freedom conditions in China continued to deteriorate: US report
Jun 13, 2020, at 05:10 pm
Washington: An annual American report on religious freedom has said China continues to create a high-tech surveillance state, utilizing facial recognition and artificial intelligence to monitor religious minorities.
China lodges protest with US regarding bill to sanction Beijing over treatment of Uyghurs
May 29, 2020, at 06:34 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: China has lodged a strong protest with the United States regarding the bill passed in the US Congress to impose sanctions on China for alleged violations of the rights of Uyghurs, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday.
US Congress passes bill to sanction China over treatment of Uighurs
May 28, 2020, at 01:39 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: - The House of Representatives has passed Senate-approved legislation to hold China accountable for alleged human rights violations against the Uighurs and other Muslim minority groups in the country.
May 27, 2020, at 05:09 pm
Washington: Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced the appointment of Nury Turkel, a lawyer and Uyghur rights advocate, to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
Feb 18, 2020, at 08:31 pm
Beijing/IBNS: A leaked Chinese government document has shown how issues, like growing a beard, wearing a veil or accidentally visiting a foreign website, were among the justifications shown to send Uyghur Muslims to China’s detention camps in Xinjiang province.
Shahid Afridi first requests Imran Khan to speak on Uyghur issue, then deletes tweet
Dec 25, 2019, at 06:39 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's former cricket captain Shahid Afridi recently tweeted and urged country's Prime Minister Imran Khan to “speak up” for Uyghur Muslims in China and requested the Chinese government to give “humane” and “just” treatment to Muslims. However, he surprisingly deleted the tweet later.