Story Archive
2019-04-12
The detainees were delivered in more than a dozen buses, escorted by police under the cover of night.
2019-04-09
Those gathered urge Washington to move beyond words to ‘concrete action.’
2019-04-05
China’s embassy in Australia provided details on their situation following pressure from Canberra.
2019-04-03
The bipartisan group of lawmakers say the Trump administration has failed to act on the issue.
2019-04-01
Hemdan Hushtar was born in the US, but is not recognized by China as holding dual citizenship.
2019-03-29
Zulhumar Isaac’s parents were detained despite having served the Chinese government for decades.
2019-03-28
Many were lured into battling the Bashar al-Assad regime with the promise of help fighting Chinese rule in Xinjiang.
2019-03-19
Officials say the number of detainees transferred is ‘many,’ but can’t provide an estimate.
2019-03-11
Serikzhan Bilash is charged with ‘inciting ethnic hatred’ after campaigning for Kazakh detainees in Xinjiang.
2019-03-08
The three women include one who is serving a life sentence for ‘separatism’ and other charges.
2019-03-08
Sam Brownback says the camp network is breeding potential terrorists, rather than combating them.
2019-03-07
The request follows a letter from US lawmakers urging Washington to hold China accountable for abuses in the region.
2019-03-05
A Uyghur father in exile recognizes his son, who is missing in Xinjiang, in a recently surfaced video.
2019-02-28
Sources suggest the releases are connected to a ‘foreign group visit.’
2019-02-21
Detainees from the XUAR have been sent to jails in at least five provincial-level regions of China.
2019-02-13
The House Speaker says the US can’t hesitate to ‘call out’ China due to commercial interests.
2019-02-12
China had released a video to dispute claims that a prominent Uyghur musician died in custody.
2019-02-12
Qalymbek has reportedly been admitted to a Bangkok hospital after self-harming, and his family fear China could seek his repatriation from there, too.
2019-02-11
Ankara also urges the international community and the United Nations to pressure Beijing.
2019-02-08
Businessman Qalymbek Shahman said he 'couldn't bear' the ethnic profiling he suffered in China, which has locked up at least one million Muslims in camps.
2019-02-08
The revelation points to the expansion of a secret system used to disperse detainees throughout the country.
2019-02-06
Uyghurs and Kazakhs are threatened with incarceration in 're-education' camps in the northwestern region of Xinjiang if they refuse.
2019-02-04
The Feb. 5, 1997 killings of peaceful Uyghur protesters by Chinese security forces left hundreds dead.
2019-01-31
Bitter Winter vows to ‘never shut up’ while people are persecuted because of their faith.
2019-01-30
They say that amid a crackdown in Xinjiang, voices like Tohti’s ‘are needed more than ever.’
2019-01-28
Sources say poor conditions sapped his health, and his body was never handed over to his family.
2019-01-18
The act would dedicate new resources to documenting the crackdown and protecting US citizens against Chinese harassment.
2019-01-16
A Uyghur mother in exile discovers the daughter she was forced to leave behind in a video about Uyghur children in Xinjiang.
2019-01-15
His cousin says he was arrested for maintaining contact with family members who fled the region.
2019-01-15
Observers say Beijing’s rejection of his advice about policies in Xinjiang has furthered instability there.
