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As Muslims around the world celebrate the Eid al-Adha holiday, the Centre for Uyghur Studies has accused the Chinese government of intensifying its suppression of Islamic practices in the Xinjiang region, India Narrative reported in an article yesterday. Traditionally, Eid…

China’s prefectural Bureau of Ethnic and Religious Affairs has issued an “urgent public notice” authorizing surveillance of fasting among their schoolchildren as a further step in its crackdown on the Muslim minority, Foreign Policy revealed in an article published yesterday.…

China has launched the country’s first AI-driven hospital town, where virtual patients are treated by AI-generated doctors, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The innovative “Agent Hospital” project, led by researchers at Tsinghua University, utilizes large language models to create autonomous AI…

The Chinese government is aggressively working to remold Uyghur culture in Xinjiang, including efforts to transform traditional Uyghur cuisine, Foreign Policy website reported yesterday. Through “household school” programs, authorities dispatch Han Chinese workers to Uyghur homes to provide culinary training,…

In a move seen as the culmination of the government’s campaign to “sinicize” Islamic architecture across the country, the last major mosque in China with distinctly Arabic features has undergone a dramatic transformation, the Guardian reported today. The Grand Mosque…

In a sweeping effort to reduce foreign influence and strengthen the Chinese Communist Party’s control, the Chinese government has been aggressively pushing for the “sinicization” of Islam across the country. More details in the following report: China has been pursuing…

A Uyghur official in northwest China’s Xinjiang region has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for incitement after opposing the government’s seizure of local farmland, RFA reported yesterday. Abdumanap Hakimjan, the deputy head of the Ghulja County Natural Resources…

A new report has revealed that China is imprisoning Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities in Xinjiang at an alarming rate, with an estimated 1 in 26 individuals from these groups behind bars – the highest incarceration rate in the world,…

Xinjiang’s highest legislative body has made a complete turnaround by issuing new regulations to preserve Kashgar’s Old City, the heart of Uyghur culture, RFA reported yesterday. Previously, CCP authorities had ordered the city to be demolished and rebuilt, with only…

A new report has found that the Chinese communist government is subjecting the Uyghur minority group to a devastating campaign of mass incarceration. More details in the following report: According to a recent report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project,…