Story Archive
2017-06-15
International Uyghur Language Day, launched in 2015, urges Uyghurs around the world to speak their native language.
2017-06-15
Police in the troubled region say the man's death was a suicide, claiming that he hanged himself following his detention last week.
2017-06-08
Officials stay to prevent Uyghurs from fasting and praying during the Muslim holy month.
2017-06-01
Officials say it is currently too difficult to change the IDs of adults, though they may be next.
2017-05-26
A directive suggests authorities are trying to undermine Uyghur observance of the Muslim holy month.
2017-05-25
All versions of the Islamic holy book published prior to 2012 are seized.
2017-05-19
More than 90 percent of Xinjiang’s residents received checkups over a seven-month period.
2017-05-17
The move sparks concerns among rights groups and exile Uyghurs that the mostly Muslim group is being targeted for racial profiling.
2017-05-10
Dolkun Isa, co-founder of an exile Uyghur organization opposed by China, is forced from a UN building without explanation.
2017-05-09
Only Uyghurs are targeted in a move to investigate the political views of students studying abroad.
2017-04-27
Large-scale farming and oil exploration are drying out the area’s karez wells.
2017-04-26
Nearly 40 were arrested in the sweep, including several sets of siblings, an official says.
2017-04-20
Jihad, Mecca, Hajj, and Saddam are among names judged to be 'a bit too much' according to current baby registration guidelines.
2017-04-18
Marriages must be held at government-sanctioned venues with approved officiants, sources say.
2017-04-14
Observers say the practice is part of a greater problem of ethnic inequality in the region.
2017-04-12
They want the men to prevent separatists and extremists in Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture from crossing the border.
2017-04-04
The inspections come weeks after a deadly attack carried out by Uyghurs in the region.
2017-03-30
Abdurishit Haji was suspected by authorities of supporting Uyghur separatist groups outside China, sources say.
2017-03-29
Jewher Ilham says she will work to win freedom for her jailed father, Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti.
2017-03-17
A sizable fund has been set aside for informants following a deadly attack in Hotan Prefecture.
2017-03-15
Right activists say retired judge Huang Yunmin is widely respected for his keen sense of justice and advocacy for vulnerable workers.
2017-03-08
Rabihan Musa had petitioned in public for months for permission to visit her family outside the country.
2017-03-07
The move will add more than 250 auxiliary officers to patrol neighborhoods and staff checkpoints on the roads.
2017-02-28
The list is being circulated to local governments throughout the region for compulsory 'study', residents say.
2017-02-27
Memet Eli was undergoing political re-education after being forcibly returned to his township by police, sources say.
2017-02-24
The arrests may be part of a campaign to pressure Uyghur officials into greater loyalty to Beijing, one observer says.
2017-02-23
An RFA investigation reveals the identities of the three Uyghur attackers and possible motives for the incident.
2017-02-23
Unofficial Christian worship is included in an ever-widening crackdown on freedom of religion and association.
2017-02-20
The move is part of an "anti-terrorism, stability maintenance" operation that aims to track all vehicles in the region eventually.
2017-02-16
Chinese authorities say they have outlawed the practice, but the region’s Uyghurs still have to work for free.
