Story Archive
2018-09-28
A ‘political study’ film confirms the sentence for Halmurat Ghopur, who was detained last year.
2018-09-27
Two Uyghurs say Chinese authorities are forcing businessmen in Russia to return home, where they are routinely detained.
2018-09-25
An official says she is one of seven or eight people from Jam Bazar to have died in the camps.
2018-09-25
A family friend details the arrests of Muhammad Salih’s relatives in the months since his death in custody.
2018-09-24
Azat Sultan was targeted for preaching ‘separatist ideas’ at the school, a former colleague said.
2018-09-24
A Uyghur exile in Turkey details the detention of his children and other family members back home.
2018-09-21
Nur Bekri, head of China's National Energy Administration, had served for seven years as chairman of the Xinjiang region.
2018-09-19
Rushengul Tashmuhemmet is released on Wednesday and reunites with her husband and sons in Istanbul.
2018-09-19
The four may be detained in the region’s network of political ‘re-education camps.’
2018-09-18
The five are the first to be identified from among dozens of the school’s teachers believed detained.
2018-09-17
Rushengul Tashmuhemmet is held by immigration for an unspecified ‘problem’ with her passport.
2018-09-14
The husband and mother of a Uyghur woman held in a political ‘re-education camp’ appeal for help in freeing her.
2018-09-13
Thousands are held in Hotan prefecture's Keriye county alone, sources say.
2018-09-11
World Uyghur Congress officials welcome US sanctions talk and other signs of support for Uyghurs facing harsh repression under Chinese rule.
2018-09-07
Reports by local officials contradict a statement by a Chinese diplomat who says the region has more mosques per capita than other nations.
2018-09-07
A Uyghur living in Turkey discusses the arrests of more than a dozen of his relatives in Xinjiang.
2018-09-05
The four are accused of publishing ‘two-faced’ articles in the paper’s Uyghur language section.
2018-08-31
Meanwhile, authorities in a nearby county are specifically targeting state employees for detention.
2018-08-29
They say ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the region are facing a ‘human rights crisis.’
2018-08-24
Around 22,000 people are held in three camps in Toqsun township, a police station employee says.
2018-08-23
His death highlights how mass detentions in the region have left children to fend for themselves.
2018-08-17
The man’s brother says he was targeted for holding on to assets after the fund’s forced closure.
2018-08-14
His tenants have been told to go back to Xinjiang, where authorities will be told of their 'situation," a police source says.
2018-08-10
Panel members question a Chinese delegation over mass detentions and religious restrictions.
2018-08-09
The detainees are held in three well-fortified facilities on the outskirts of the county seat.
2018-08-08
An audio recording provides a rare glimpse into Beijing’s justification for the camp network.
2018-08-06
An official says there are no plans to release the approximately 6,000 detainees.
2018-08-03
New estimates suggest 30 percent of the region’s Uyghurs are made to undergo political ‘re-education' in camps or daily sessions.
2018-08-02
State media reports on the proposal, as well as a plan to outfit Muslim pilgrims with GPS devices.
2018-07-30
The lawmakers call on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to appeal for their unconditional release.
