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Uyghur Woman Gets 14 More Years in Jail After Finishing 10-Year Sentence for Teaching Quran
June 19, 2024
Uyghur Woman Gets 14 More Years in Jail After Finishing 10-Year Sentence for Teaching Quran
A Uyghur woman, Heyrinisa Memet, was sentenced to 14 additional years in jail just days after completing a 10-year sentence for teaching the Quran to teenagers at the request of neighbors, RFA reported today. Memet is one of several Uyghurs…
EU expresses concern over human rights situation in China
June 18, 2024
EU expresses concern over human rights situation in China
Despite China’s rejection of the European Union’s calls to stop alleged human rights violations in the country, the EU expressed deep concern about what it described as an extremely serious situation. In a statement followed by Shia Waves Agency, the…
Uyghur Muslims Denied Eid Celebration Amid Xinjiang Crackdown
June 18, 2024
Uyghur Muslims Denied Eid Celebration Amid Xinjiang Crackdown
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…
Beijing’s Crackdown on Islam Now Affecting Kids
June 18, 2024
Beijing’s Crackdown on Islam Now Affecting Kids
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 Opens Pioneering AI-Powered Virtual Hospital Town
May 30, 2024
China Opens Pioneering AI-Powered Virtual Hospital Town
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…
China’s Campaign to Reshape Uyghur Culture Through Food
May 27, 2024
China’s Campaign to Reshape Uyghur Culture Through Food
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,…
China’s Crackdown on Mosque Architecture Reaches Final Stages
May 25, 2024
China’s Crackdown on Mosque Architecture Reaches Final Stages
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…
China Ramps Up ‘Sinicization’ Campaign to Bring Islam in Line with Communist Party Ideology
May 14, 2024
China Ramps Up ‘Sinicization’ Campaign to Bring Islam in Line with Communist Party Ideology
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…
Uyghur Official Imprisoned for Opposing Land Seizures in Xinjiang
May 11, 2024
Uyghur Official Imprisoned for Opposing Land Seizures in Xinjiang
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…
Uyghurs Facing World’s Highest Incarceration Rates in China’s Xinjiang Region
May 4, 2024
Uyghurs Facing World’s Highest Incarceration Rates in China’s Xinjiang Region
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,…