Story Archive
2017-10-31
Police say they are given blank verdict forms from the courts, which they fill in themselves.
2017-10-30
After being interrogated by a Uyghur official, the students went missing from Tora Prison.
2017-10-30
The authorities are targeting young and old alike, including overseas students and ethnic minority elderly who wish to retire across the border.
2017-10-27
The number includes 11 immediate family members, two of whom have served prior jail terms.
2017-10-26
Reports of older detainees suggest authorities are casting a wide net to meet camp quotas.
2017-10-18
Authorities alleviate cramped quarters by sending kids to facilities in other parts of China, sources say.
2017-10-16
They take on tough farm work to make up for wages lost by men held in re-education camps.
2017-10-16
The crackdown comes after the Xinjiang Communist Party chief calls for a massive region-wide security operation to prevent the occurrence of any incident, large or small.
2017-10-13
An official says detainees will not be freed until they admit it was ‘wrong’ to leave China.
2017-10-13
The move is the latest in a series of measures that privilege the use of Chinese in the region's schools, regardless of students' ethnicity.
2017-10-12
His status as a ‘Patriotic Religious Scholar’ was ignored by police arresting the young men.
2017-10-11
The latest security measure forced upon Muslims is being rolled out in various districts.
2017-10-10
Employees are ordered back to work to promote ‘stability’ in the region.
2017-10-10
The Qingzhen Bookstore, which traded online as IslamBook.net, ceases operations as its owner is detained on terrorism-related charges.
2017-10-09
Local officials are ordered to detain anyone exhibiting religious ‘extremist’ tendencies.
2017-10-09
Hotel industry sources across the country report bans on ethnic minority Uyghurs from Xinjiang ahead of a ruling party congress.
2017-10-05
Ethnic Kazakh Chinese passport-holders who had previously had permanent residency now face imminent, forcible repatriation and the threat of imprisonment, sources say.
2017-10-04
Hans get ‘green lanes’ and Uyghurs must exit their vehicles for lengthy security checks.
2017-10-02
Thousands of books and mats have been confiscated since late last year, officials said.
