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China introduces resolution opposing US sanctions on Xinjiang

China introduces resolution opposing US sanctions on Xinjiang

Since 2021, the U.S. has accused China of carrying out a campaign of ‘genocide’ against Uyghurs in the region.

Hundreds of Taiwanese 'disappear' in China over past 10 years

Hundreds of Taiwanese 'disappear' in China over past 10 years

Rights groups call for better safeguards for all victims of 'enforced disappearance.'

Pakistan-based Uyghur businessmen praise China during Xinjiang visit

Pakistan-based Uyghur businessmen praise China during Xinjiang visit

Activists say Beijing-funded trip was meant to dispel accusations of genocide in the region.

UN rights chief renews call for Chinese movement on abuses documented in Xinjiang

UN rights chief renews call for Chinese movement on abuses documented in Xinjiang

Rights groups welcome show of UN concern, but want concrete actions to overcome Beijing's stonewalling.

US officials call for release of detained retired Uyghur doctor

Their demands come on the 6th anniversary of Gulshan Abbas’ imprisonment.

China is borrowing Nazi’s ‘genocide tourism’ practices in Xinjiang: scholar

China is borrowing Nazi’s ‘genocide tourism’ practices in Xinjiang: scholar

Beijing wants visitors to believe the Uyghurs are thriving – and control what they see, a Swedish expert writes.

A Uyghur woman works at her food stand while her children play in a resting place nearby at the Unity New Village in Hotan, in western China's Xinjiang region, Sept 20, 2018.

US lawmakers ask Biden to end China trade ‘loophole’

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Critics say the ‘de minimis’ exception lets retailers sell clothes made with Uyghur slave labor to Americans.

EXPLAINED: What’s the controversy over ‘Uygur’ vs ‘Uyghur’?

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Beijing’s use of the former ignores Uyghurs’ preference and aims to sow division: experts

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China’s rights record under fire at United Nations

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Uyghur Tales of Survival - Episode 6: Sowing Seeds of Hope

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EXPLAINED: What’s the controversy over ‘Uygur’ vs ‘Uyghur’?

EXPLAINED: What’s the controversy over ‘Uygur’ vs ‘Uyghur’?
Archeologists unearth ruins of ancient Uyghur city in Mongolia

Archeologists unearth ruins of ancient Uyghur city in Mongolia

The discovery comes at a time when China is trying to recast Uyghur history as its own.

Uyghur entrepreneur Elijan Ismail in a screenshot from a Xinjiang satellite television broadcast on Dec.28, 2014.

Uyghur entrepreneur serving 18 years for charitable contributions

Chinese authorities use bogus charges of separatism to supposedly prevent terrorism, groups say.

A worker arranges syringes for packing in Beijing Nov. 24, 2005.

American drug firms accused of clinical trials in Uyghur region

Police guard detainees as they appear to recite words or sing at the Tekes County Detention Center in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region in this image released on May 24, 2022.

Uyghurs sentenced to cumulative 4.4 million years in prison: study

A man walks towards the entrance of a vocational and technical school believed to be a detention facility in Jiashi county, Kashgar Prefecture, China's northwestern Xinjiang region, July 15, 2023.

7 brothers from prominent Uyghur family confirmed jailed in Xinjiang

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

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Third time a charm?

Third time a charm?