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China announced on Sunday it is taking countermeasures against two Canadian organizations and 20 individuals linked to human rights concerns regarding the Uyghurs and Tibet, VOA reported. These measures, which came into effect on Saturday, involve asset freezes and entry…

Hundreds of Muslims on Sunday protested outside the Yuxi city government in Yunnan province, China, following the detention of Imam Ma Yuwei from the Yuxi Daying Mosque, RFA reported. The police arrested Ma while he was dining at a local…

Reports emerged that the Chinese government has demolished the Rebiya Kadeer Trade Center in Urumqi, Xinjiang, a significant site for Uyghur culture and commerce, VOA revealed on Friday. Once home to over 800 mostly Uyghur-owned businesses, the center had been…

The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) has urged for stronger action to hold China accountable for serious human rights violations in Xinjiang, Jurist News reported yesterday. The ISHR calls on the Chinese government to implement recommendations from the Office…

Australia, the U.S., and 13 other nations criticized China during a UN session, accusing it of human rights violations in Xinjiang and Tibet. The UN previously reported that China’s arbitrary detention in Xinjiang may amount to crimes against humanity. Australia’s…

On October 13, Islamic clergy from Hunan Province attended a training course in Beijing aimed at promoting the “Sinicization” of Islam and the Quran, Bitter Winter revealed yesterday. Organized by the Central United Front Work Department and the China Islamic…

China held its sixth World Media Summit in Urumqi, Xinjiang, from October 14-17, attracting over 500 participants from 208 media organizations, VOA reported yesterday. The event, co-hosted by Xinhua News Agency and the Xinjiang regional government, focused on “Artificial Intelligence…

During the ongoing UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council, Michèle Taylor, called on China to implement recommendations from a two-year-old UN report and release unjustly detained Uyghurs in Xinjiang, RFA reported…

A tragic accident on Lusong Bridge in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, resulted in six fatalities and seven injuries early Monday morning, Dawn reported yesterday. Police reported that a car lost control after being rear-ended, veering into oncoming traffic and colliding with…

On Monday, September 23, the European Union and human rights groups renewed calls for the release of Ilham Tohti, a prominent Uyghur scholar sentenced to life in prison in 2014 on separatism charges, RFA reported yesterday. Tohti, now 54, advocated…