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China legalizes Xinjiang ‘re-education camps’ after denying they exist
World
October 11, 2018
China legalizes Xinjiang ‘re-education camps’ after denying they exist
Authorities in China’s far-western Xinjiang province appear to have officially legalized so-called “re-education camps” for people accused of religious extremism,…
AI urges Beijing to end ‘systematic repression’ against Muslims
World
September 24, 2018
AI urges Beijing to end ‘systematic repression’ against Muslims
Amnesty International (AI) in a report on Monday urged the Chinese government to end the “brainwashing” of nearly one million…
U.S. considers sanctions on China’s Muslim crackdown
World
September 13, 2018
U.S. considers sanctions on China’s Muslim crackdown
The US State Department on Tuesday expressed deep concern over China’s “worsening crackdown” on minority Muslims in the Xinjiang region,…
UN calls on China to free 1 million Uighurs from alleged re-education camps
World
September 1, 2018
UN calls on China to free 1 million Uighurs from alleged re-education camps
United Nations’ human rights experts have voiced alarm over alleged Chinese political re-education camps for Muslim Uighurs and called for…
Thousands protest demolition of mosque in China in rare moment of defiance
World
August 12, 2018
Thousands protest demolition of mosque in China in rare moment of defiance
Thousands of Muslims gathered at a mosque in northwestern China on Friday to protest its planned demolition in a rare…
UN : One Million Muslim Uighurs Held in Secret China Camps
World
August 11, 2018
UN : One Million Muslim Uighurs Held in Secret China Camps
More than one million Uighur Muslims are estimated to be in detention in “counter-extremism centers” in China’s far west, the…
A Chinese province digs graves of Muslim citizens
World
August 5, 2018
A Chinese province digs graves of Muslim citizens
Chinese activists have circulated videos that caused a lot of disquiet because of their showing that the local authorities in…
Chinese surveillance expands to Muslims making Mecca pilgrimage
World
August 1, 2018
Chinese surveillance expands to Muslims making Mecca pilgrimage
China’s close watch over its Islamic minority is being extended abroad, as Muslims from some Chinese regions make the Hajj…
Hui Muslims: China seeking to eradicate Islam
World
July 17, 2018
Hui Muslims: China seeking to eradicate Islam
Green-domed mosques still dominate the skyline of China’s “Little Mecca”, but they have undergone a profound change — no longer…
All mosques in China should raise national flag
World
May 23, 2018
All mosques in China should raise national flag
Flags should be hung in a “prominent position” in all mosque courtyards for the places of worship to become “a…