Asia

No Uyghurs from China’s Xinjiang region participated in this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, Radio Free Asia reported yesterday. This comes as a result of China’s restrictions on religious practices among Uyghurs. Over 1.8 million people participated in the Hajj this year,…

At least nine people, including three children, were killed after heavy monsoon rains caused destructive landslides in western Nepal on Saturday, VOA reported. Five members of a family were tragically killed when their house was washed away by a landslide…

The US State Department’s report on religious freedom accuses China of arresting thousands yearly for practicing religions seen as undermining the Communist Party, RFA reported yesterday. The report claims China forces religious groups to promote Party ideology and targets critics…

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the U.S., has condemned a proposed law in Uzbekistan that would punish parents for seeking Islamic education for their children, the organization’s website announced yesterday. Despite Uzbekistan’s…

Heavy downpours have triggered deadly landslides and flash floods in Nepal over the past two days, resulting in at least 20 fatalities, Reuters reported yesterday. In Lamjung district, landslides swept away three houses overnight, killing four people, including two children.…

Canada’s Ambassador to China, Jennifer May, raised concerns about human rights abuses in Xinjiang during a recent visit to the region, Jurist News reported yesterday. According to a statement from Global Affairs Canada, May met with officials and discussed “credible…

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is raising alarm over China’s renaming of villages in Xinjiang, BBC reported in an article recently. The group alleges CCP has carried out a systematic effort to erase Uyghur Muslim culture through name changes. Their report,…

Tajikistan’s parliament approved a controversial law banning the hijab and other Islamic garments, sparking outrage among the country’s Muslim majority, Hindustan Times reported yesterday. The legislation also restricts children’s celebrations during major Islamic holidays, including Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha,…

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…

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…