China’s Reach Beyond Xinjiang: How Uyghurs Are Silenced Abroad
The persecution of Uyghurs is no longer limited to Xinjiang, a region in northwestern China officially called the…
Uyghur Solidarity Month Keeps a Forgotten Crisis in Focus
Human rights advocates are renewing attention on the persecution of the Uyghur people through Uyghur Solidarity Month, a…
Beijing Launches “Meet Xinjiang This Summer” Campaign to Whitewash Uyghur Genocide
In a brazen attempt to sanitize its ongoing genocide against the Uyghur people, the Chinese government has launched…
U.S. Blacklists 43 Chinese Firms Over Alleged Uyghur Forced Labor in East Turkestan
In the most sweeping single expansion of its forced-labor enforcement to date, the United States has added 43…
Kazakhstan Braces for Cross-Border Reach of China’s New ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law
Kazakhstan, where ethnic Kazakh, Uyghur and other Turkic diaspora communities fear the legislation could extend Beijing’s influence beyond…
Shein’s Hong Kong IPO Sidesteps Xinjiang Cotton Controversy
Global fast-fashion giant Shein has filed for a long-awaited initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, but its…
Blocked at the Border: Dolkun Isa’s Deportation Exposes China’s Global Repression Network
Prominent Uyghur activist and former World Uyghur Congress (WUC) President Dolkun Isa was detained, denied entry and deported…
From Enforcer to Prisoner: A Defector Exposes China’s Xinjiang Surveillance State
A former Han Chinese police officer who helped build and operate China’s mass surveillance system in Xinjiang has…
Uyghur Family Arrested in Xinjiang Over Goods Shipped to Turkey
The arrest of four Uyghur women from the same family in Urumqi the capital of Xinjiang, China has…
The Yarkand Massacre: A Day of Blood and Silence
On 28 July 2014, in Yarkand (Shache) County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, what began as a largely peaceful Uyghur…