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Police in China’s XUAR Question Uyghurs For Attending Eid Prayers Without Permission

Authorities in Aksu round up people under 50 years old who were forbidden to pray on the Muslim holy days.

Uyghur women hold placards and flags to express their concern about the ratification of an extradition treaty between China and Turkey during a demonstration near China's consulate in Istanbul, March 8, 2021.

US Lawmakers Form Uyghur Caucus to Address Rights Abuses in China’s Xinjiang

2021-07-29

The US ‘cannot be silent as Xi Jinping tortures and seeks to eradicate an entire population,’ says Rep. Chris Smith.

Uyghur and Tibetan activists hold placards and wear masks during a protest against the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in front of the Olympics Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 23, 2021.

Olympic Body 'Remains Neutral' Concerning US Commission’s Call to Postpone 2022 Beijing Games

2021-07-27

The reply from the International Olympic Committee comes as lawmakers hold a hearing on US corporate sponsorship of the Winter Games.

A placard with barbed wire forming the Olympics rings is seen next to a sign for the Olympics Museum during a protest organised by Uyghur and Tibetan activists against Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 23, 2021.

Congressional Commission Asks Olympic Body to Postpone 2022 Beijing Winter Games

2021-07-23

Lawmakers want the Games moved to another country if China continues to repress and abuse the Uyghurs.

A man walks past a Wuhan sign in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei province, Sept. 28, 2020.

Dutch Town Cuts Twinning Ties to China’s Wuhan Over Abuse of Uyghurs

2021-07-23

The city council of Arnhem votes to dissolve its partnership with the central Chinese city.

Uyghur men gather outside for afternoon prayers at the Id Kah mosque in Kashgar, northwestern China's Xinjiang region, in a file photo.

China Stages Dancing, Happy Talk For Uyghur Religious Holiday Celebrations

2021-07-21

‘China’s putting on a show for Qurban Eid under international pressure,’ says Ilshat Hassan of the World Uyghur Congress.

A Uyghur woman holds the flag adopted by the East Turkestan independence movement and the Union Jack during a demonstration calling on the UK parliament to vote to recognize alleged persecution of China's Muslim minority Uyghur people as genocide and crimes against humanity, in London, April 22, 2021.

UK Parliamentary Committee Puts Out Uyghur-Language Report on Abuses in Xinjiang

2021-07-20

‘Uyghurs and other ethnic minority groups in Xinjiang are suffering genocide,’ the UK Foreign Affairs Committee says.

Uyghur research scientist Tursunjan Nurmamat in an undated photo.

US-Trained Uyghur Scientist Found Detained After His WeChat Went Silent

2021-07-20

The reason Tursunjan Nurmamat is detained and under investigation is unclear.

USCIRF Vice Chairman Nury Turkel (Second from right) discussing China use of artificial intelligence and other high technology to commit abuses against Uyghurs at the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, July 14, 2021.

Interview: ‘We Are Gravely Concerned About the Deteriorating Situation in China’

2021-07-16

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Nury Turkel underscored threats to all faiths in China.

Uyghur residents gather outside a mosque with Chinese slogans on a banner on its fence in the city of Aksu (in Chinese, Akesu) in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, July 17, 2014.

Purge of Mosque Clergy in Xinjiang’s Ghulja Leaves Nobody Left to Conduct Ceremonies

2021-07-16

Chinese authorities took into custody seven religious leaders from the Tahtiyun Mosque in 2018.

Members of the Uyghur American Association rally in front of the White House after marching from Capitol Hill in support of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which passed in the US House of Representatives, in Washington, Oct. 1, 2020.

US Senate Passes Bill to Ban All Imports From China’s Xinjiang

2021-07-15

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act assumes Xinjiang goods are made under duress unless proven otherwise.

A combination picture shows the locked doors of neighborhood mosques in Kashgar, northwestern China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, March 23-14, 2017.

China’s Xinjiang Repression Targeted at International Religious Freedom Summit

2021-07-14

Sam Brownback, the former US envoy on religious freedom, sees ‘a current and ongoing genocide’ in the XUAR.

Uyghur professor Rahile Dawut talks with a man in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in an undated photo.

Noted Uyghur Folklore Professor Serving Prison Term in China’s Xinjiang

2021-07-13

Chinese authorities arrested Rahile Dawut in late 2017 during a purge of Uyghur intellectuals.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about the release of the 2021 Congressional Report Pursuant to the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act at the State Department in Washington, July 12, 2021.

US, EU Tighten Scrutiny on China’s Xinjiang Over Uyghur Forced Labor Issue

2021-07-13

Governments highlight risks for companies with supply chain and investment links to the region.

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