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A farmer picks cotton in a field in Xinjiiang's Hami prefecture, Oct. 14, 2018.

US to Detain Cotton Imports Produced by Xinjiang Paramilitary Group, Citing Forced Labor Concerns

Rights groups say the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps has been exploiting Uyghur labor for decades.

The statue of Mahmud Kashgary on the grounds of the shrine dedicated to him outside of Opal township, in the XUAR's Kashgar prefecture, in an undated photo.

Xinjiang Authorities Remove Statue of Revered Uyghur Scholar Mahmut Kashgary

2020-12-02

The statue is one of three depicting Uyghur cultural icons to have been taken down in recent years.

Mahmut Sulayman in a stylized and undated photo.

Diaspora Mourns Passing of Beloved Uyghur Vocalist Mahmut Sulayman

2020-11-30

The singer, who trained many young musicians, reportedly died of complications from heart disease.

A statue of Ghazibay outside of the XUAR Hospital of Uyghur Medicine in Urumqi, in 2017.

Authorities Remove Statue of Uyghur Medicine ‘Pioneer’ From Xinjiang Hospital

2020-11-30

Ghazibay was the author of an ancient treatise on herbal medicines.

Ahmet Bozoghlan (L), a member of China's Uyghur minority, walks for his appearance at the North Jakarta District Court on terrorism charges in Jakarta, July 29, 2015.

Uyghur Convicted of Terrorism in Indonesia Pleads For Asylum After Comrades Deported to China

2020-11-24

Three of Ahmet Bozoglan’s fellow Uyghur inmates are likely to face persecution after being repatriated.

Muslims, keeping a safe social distance, perform Umrah at the Grand Mosque after Saudi authorities ease coronavirus restrictions, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 4, 2020.

Saudi Arabia Must Explain Detention of Two Uyghur Chinese Nationals: Rights Group

2020-11-24

Human Rights Watch says the pair are at serious risk of arbitrary detention and torture if sent home.

Imams and government officials pass under security cameras as they leave the Id Kah Mosque during a government-organized trip in Kashgar, XUAR, Jan. 4, 2019.

Xinjiang Authorities Have Detained Hundreds of Imams, Upending Uyghur Religious Life

2020-11-20

A Uyghur activist in exile says he has documented the arrests of at least 613 imams.

A screen shot of an Oct. 23, 2018 satellite image from Google Earth Pro that purportedly shows one of the internment camps outside of Aksu city with detainees lined up in the yard.

Aksu Internment Camp Was Former Hospital, Raising Fears Uyghur Detainees Are Used in Organ Trade

2020-11-18

Camps, a crematorium, and a corridor for expediting organ transport appear to be part of a local system.

People participate in a rally outside the US Mission to the United Nations in New York to encourage the State Department to fight for the freedom of the majority-Muslim Uyghur population imprisoned in Chinese internment camps, Feb. 5, 2019.

US, International Lawmakers Urge UN to Launch Probe of Rights Abuses in Xinjiang

2020-11-17

The letter comes as MPs call on the UK to mull sanctions for Chinese officials and entities in the region.

A cemetery on the outskirts of Xinjiang's Aksu city, where bodies from a destroyed Uyghur graveyard were recently moved, Sept. 14, 2019.

Internment Camps in Xinjiang’s Aksu Separated by Crematorium

2020-11-13

Observers say the facility may be used to cover up wrongful deaths in the camps.

Xinjiang University professor Rahile Dawut (L) is shown with Rose-Holman Institute of Technology assistant professor of China studies Timothy Grose in an undated photo.

Jailed Uyghur Scholar Rahile Dawut to Receive ‘Courage to Think’ Award

2020-11-11

Dawut, a scholar of Uyghur cultural traditions, disappeared in 2017 and is believed held in one of China's many political re-education camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

Xinjiang Authorities Detain Vocalist, Dozens of Others For Watching Turkish TV Series

2020-11-11

The series about Sultan Suleiman was seen to promote ethnic identity amongst Turkic Uyghurs.

Uyghur Businessman Faces Deportation to Xinjiang by Saudi Authorities

2020-11-10

The legal resident of Turkey became stranded amid coronavirus restrictions while on pilgrimage.

International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda (C) and deputy prosecutor James Stewart (R) attend an initial appearance before judges at the ICC in The Hague, Jan. 25, 2019.

Global MPs Urge ICC to Probe Whether Abuses in Xinjiang Constitute Genocide

2020-11-09

The parliamentarians say the court should agree to investigate a complaint filed in July.

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