Tag: Uyghurs
Former Uyghur Muslim preacher confirmed dead in prison in China’s Xinjiang
Omar Huseyin was arrested in 2017 for making a pilgrimage to Mecca
China appears to ease up on Islamic worship in Xinjiang, but...
Authorities in the restive northwestern region began scaling back their crackdown on religion in early 2020
Uyghur imam sentenced for providing religious instruction to son in Xinjiang
Authorities have arrested and jailed young Uyghurs for receiving religious instruction from their parents or grandparents
UN experts urge action on findings of Uyghur abuse in China
The international community must not ignore the systematic abuses allegedly perpetrated against Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities
China defiant in face of Uyghurs UN report
The Chinese Foreign Ministry denounced the report as “completely invalid and a political tool serving the US and some Western forces”
UN report says treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang may be modern...
Uyghur rights groups say the document validates allegations of abuse in the region
Chinese use Muslim holiday for propaganda purposes, celebrating with Uyghurs
Authorities in Xinjiang sent local cadres to celebrate an Islamic holiday with Uyghurs in China’s far-western region amid ongoing repression
EU lawmakers find ‘serious risk of genocide’ in China’s repression of...
The EU condemned “in the strongest possible terms that the Uyghurs have been systematically oppressed by brutal measures"
Uyghur group slams UN rights czar over ‘wasted opportunity’ during trip...
“The perhaps worst human rights violation of our time is treated as a matter of internal review by the perpetrator"
China pushes the ‘Sinicization of religion’ in Xinjiang, targeting Uyghurs
Officials want to eliminate Islam and Uyghur culture in the western region, say analysts quoted by RFA