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China imprisons Uyghur publisher over books on Uyghur independence, identity

China imprisons Uyghur publisher over books on Uyghur independence, identity

Prominent Uyghur publisher Erkin Emet, 65, known for publishing books on Uyghur cultural identity and China’s persecution of Uyghurs, has been sentenced to prison, RFA reported. He was taken into custody in July 2018 and accused of inciting ethnic separatism…
Chinese authorities conducting Uyghur DNA sequencing for organ harvesting, expert reveals

Chinese authorities conducting Uyghur DNA sequencing for organ harvesting, expert reveals

Chinese authorities are under scrutiny for reportedly gathering genetic data from the Muslim Uyghur minority to facilitate a forced organ transplant scheme targeted at Muslim medical tourists from Gulf nations, RFA reported. During a recent U.S. congressional committee hearing, experts…
Red Cross issues appeal after 4.7m animals perish in harsh Mongolian winter

Red Cross issues appeal after 4.7m animals perish in harsh Mongolian winter

Pastoralists in Mongolia are facing a severe winter known as “dzud,” resulting in the loss of millions of livestock and prompting an emergency appeal for aid from the Red Cross, Al Jazeera reported. Approximately 2,250 herder families have lost over…
China presses Sinicization-of-Islam agenda in Xinjiang as Ramadan arrives

China presses Sinicization-of-Islam agenda in Xinjiang as Ramadan arrives

China’s President Xi Jinping did not acknowledge Ramadan, despite well wishes from global leaders, a blatant gesture of disregard for the 11 million-strong mostly Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang and the roughly 7 million other Muslims in China. Chinese authorities have…
Thailand introduces halal food options to attract more Muslim tourists

Thailand introduces halal food options to attract more Muslim tourists

Since re-establishing diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia in 2022, Thailand is focusing on creating halal versions of popular dishes to attract more tourists from the Muslim world, Arab News reported. According to the news agency, last month, the Thai government…
China’s Xinjiang authority urges ‘Sinicisation’ of Islam amid ongoing suppression of ethnic minorities

China’s Xinjiang authority urges ‘Sinicisation’ of Islam amid ongoing suppression of ethnic minorities

Xinjiang’s top Communist Party official stated on Thursday that the “Sinicisation” of Islam in the Muslim-majority region in northwestern China is “inevitable”, Reuters reported. Talking to reporters at a briefing on the sidelines of China’s annual parliamentary sessions in Beijing,…
Singapore: Lecturers, bikers to perform Quran recitation campaign to welcome Ramadan

Singapore: Lecturers, bikers to perform Quran recitation campaign to welcome Ramadan

66 participants, including lecturers and motorcycle riders, are embarking on a journey to collectively recite the Quran from Kelantan to Singapore in welcoming Ramadan, SinarDaily reported today. The ‘Ride To Khatam 3.0’ program aims to promote Quran recitation among the…
Chinese Police detain over 1,000 Tibetans protesting Chinese dam project

Chinese Police detain over 1,000 Tibetans protesting Chinese dam project

Police in southwestern China’s Sichuan province arrested over 1,000 Tibetans, including monks, who protested the construction of a dam that would destroy six monasteries and force the relocation of two villages, RFA reported. The arrested individuals are being held in…
Exchange of fire between Philippine soldiers, ISIS-linked militants leaves eight dead

Exchange of fire between Philippine soldiers, ISIS-linked militants leaves eight dead

Philippine military forces engaged in a gunbattle with Dawlah Islamiyah militants in the southern Lanao del Norte province, resulting in six soldiers and two rebels dead, with four soldiers wounded. The Dawlah Islamiyah, linked to the Islamic State group, was…
Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 shakes Mindanao, Philippines

Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 shakes Mindanao, Philippines

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Mindanao, Philippines, on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said, adding it was 10 km deep. The Philippine seismology agency had a different reading, saying it was a magnitude 5.9 earthquake with a…
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