Story Archive
2012-12-20
Nearly a dozen Uyghurs repatriated from Malaysia to China are sent to prison for ‘separatism.’
2012-12-20
Chinese authorities refuse passports to Uyghurs in defiance of official rules.
2012-12-19
Uyghurs must construct public roads for free or face fines.
2012-12-11
China sentences three Uyghurs to death and another to life in prison for a terrorist act.
2012-12-06
A round of Uyghur arrests in a county in Xinjiang is uncovered after two years.
2012-12-04
He says he was unwelcome in Beijing or Xinjiang during a key meeting of China’s Communist Party.
2012-11-30
Uyghur Muslims face stricter controls on religion than Hui Muslims.
2012-11-30
Authorities in China's Henan province hold several Uyghurs who protested after a man lifted a Muslim girl's veil.
2012-11-29
Bloody violence erupts after a Han Chinese lifts the veil of a Muslim Uyghur girl in central China.
2012-11-16
Uyghur businessmen fear unequal treatment in compensation for lost goods.
2012-11-13
A World Uyghur Congress official labeled a terrorist in China is allowed into the US after more than a decade.
2012-11-06
Chinese security personnel are out in force across Xinjiang in preparation for a sensitive meeting of top party lawmakers.
2012-11-02
The group says China is seeking to isolate Uyghurs from the international community.
2012-10-23
Chinese police raid Uyghur homes and set up roadblocks following armed attacks.
2012-10-19
Uyghurs say Nur Bekri is powerless as a leader of China’s Xinjiang region.