Story Archive
2022-02-03
Putin slammed the diplomatic boycott of the Games over Beijing's rights abuses in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong.
2022-02-03
Uyghurs are stuck in Morocco and Saudi Arabia, while Kazakhstan has reportedly deported some 100 ethnic Kazakhs.
2022-02-02
Jeff Merkley says concerned U.S. athletes should 'use your special status' to raise awareness of China issues.
2022-02-01
The motion cites China’s internment camps for Uyghurs in Xinjiang and its attacks on religion freedom.
2022-02-01
Zahire Memet and Gulbostan Ibrahim are from a family that has been devastated by China’s crackdown in the region.
2022-01-26
The legislation would create a special coordinator to monitor the minority group’s rights.
2022-01-25
Helchem Pazil is one of five women from the same family who were sentenced in 2019.
2022-01-24
Melikizat and Patigul Memet are among five female family members sentenced in 2019.
2022-01-21
A record of the verdict says the women were imprisoned for ‘illegal’ religious activities.
2022-01-21
The defendants say they have no books to read or paper to write on to send letters.
2022-01-20
Lawmakers overwhelmingly pass resolution that also calls on the government to protect Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
2022-01-20
Journalist Andrea Hoffmann discusses the book she co-wrote with Uyghur camp survivor Mihrigul Tursun.
2022-01-18
Chamath Palihapitiya says ‘nobody cares’ about the persecution of Uyghurs in western China.
2022-01-14
The world cannot let China use the games as a ‘sportswashing opportunity,’ says Amnesty International.
2022-01-12
Abduqahar and Ablikim Eziz were home only a few days before authorities picked them up again.