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Uyghur lecturer said to be detained for not signing allegiance oath to CCP

Uyghur lecturer said to be detained for not signing allegiance oath to CCP

Abdureshid Hamit is one of at least 20 teachers at a Xinjiang school to have been arrested by Chinese authorities.

Uyghur university lecturer confirmed detained in China’s Xinjiang region

Uyghur university lecturer confirmed detained in China’s Xinjiang region

Educator Dilmurat Awut was arrested for not teaching classes in Mandarin.

Uyghurs in exile use art to combat China’s cultural genocide back home

Uyghurs in exile use art to combat China’s cultural genocide back home

A musician, singer and a painter try to tell the story of Uyghurs’ rich past as they inspire a new generation.

Rights groups press UN ahead of trip to Xinjiang as detention camp list emerges

Rights groups press UN ahead of trip to Xinjiang as detention camp list emerges

A leaked list of detained Uyghurs underscores importance of rights chief’s visit, activist says.

Xinjiang goldsmith’s death after release from prison is followed by son’s demise

Yaqup Hesen died on the eve of the Eid al-Fitr holiday. His son collapsed and died at his funeral.

Authorities warn Uyghurs not to talk about ‘re-education’ with UN team

Authorities warn Uyghurs not to talk about ‘re-education’ with UN team

They also issue notices for locals not to take phone calls from international numbers.

People pass the Noghay Mosque where a sign with the mosque's name in the Chinese and Uyghur languages has replaced a testament of faith above the entrance gate, in Urumqi, capital of northwestern China's Xinjiang region, Sept. 11, 2019.

China pushes the ‘Sinicization of religion’ in Xinjiang, targeting Uyghurs

2022-05-22

Officials want to eliminate Islam and Uyghur culture in the western region, analysts say.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet delivers a speech at the opening of a session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 28, 2022.

UN rights chief’s office announces dates of China visit, including Xinjiang

2022-05-20

Uyghur rights groups worry that the UN team will not be granted ‘unfettered’ access to the region.

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“Brave” Chinese citizen journalist gets rare video of nearly 20 Xinjiang internment camps for Uyghurs

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An ever tightening web

An ever tightening web

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Chinese company transfers thousands of Uyghurs from Xinjiang to Nanjing

Chinese company transfers thousands of Uyghurs from Xinjiang to Nanjing
Uyghur secretary of Marxism Institute at university in Xinjiang confirmed detained

Uyghur secretary of Marxism Institute at university in Xinjiang confirmed detained

Educator Abdullah Ismail was arrested for being a ‘two-faced’ person.

Uyghur fashion designer Qedriye Ghopur works in a studio in Oslo, Norway, April 2022.

Interview: ‘The real reason behind my use of etles has to do with the Uyghur cause’

Qedriye Ghopur discusses her use of fashion designs using Uyghur fabrics as a form of activism.

China razes Kashgar’s iconic Grand Bazaar

Uyghurs dance to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr religious holiday in front of the Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar, northwestern China's Xinjiang region, May 3, 2022, in a video produced by China's state-run media.

Xinjiang officials said to pay Uyghurs to perform dance at Kashgar mosque

Students respond to questions from a teacher in a classroom at a bilingual middle school for ethnic Uyghur Muslims and Han Chinese students in Hotan, northwestern China's Xinjiang region, in a file photo.

Seven teachers from high school in China’s Xinjiang confirmed imprisoned

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Behind the walls: Three Uyghurs detail their experience in China's secret 're-education' camps

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Slaves to fashion

Slaves to fashion

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