China
New research details finds Xinxiang-based suppliers linked to forced labor
Asia
December 7, 2022
New research details finds Xinxiang-based suppliers linked to forced labor
The new research, by Sheffield Hallam University’s Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice and NomoGaia, a nongovernmental organization, details Xinjiang’s…
Activists protest in Tokyo to silently highlight sufferings of China’s Uyghurs
Asia
December 7, 2022
Activists protest in Tokyo to silently highlight sufferings of China’s Uyghurs
Demonstrations have been taking place across the world over the large-scale repression of the Uyghur Muslim population living in Xinjiang…
Protests in Istanbul against China’s policies in East Turkestan
Turkey
December 5, 2022
Protests in Istanbul against China’s policies in East Turkestan
A number of demonstrators gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate General in the Turkish city of Istanbul, to protest…
China: UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination calls for probe into Xinjiang rights violations
Asia
November 25, 2022
China: UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination calls for probe into Xinjiang rights violations
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) called on Thursday on the Peoples’ Republic of China to…
Chinese authorities appear to ease up on Islamic worship in Xinjiang in wake of international criticism
Asia
November 24, 2022
Chinese authorities appear to ease up on Islamic worship in Xinjiang in wake of international criticism
Most Uyghurs in Xinjiang have not returned to mosques that Chinese authorities have reopened for limited religious services in response…
EU set to renew sanctions on Chinese officials accused of human rights violations in Xinjiang
Europe
November 23, 2022
EU set to renew sanctions on Chinese officials accused of human rights violations in Xinjiang
The European Union is set to renew sanctions on Chinese officials it has accused of “serious human rights violations” in…
China imposing forced inter-ethnic marriages on Uyghur women
Asia
November 18, 2022
China imposing forced inter-ethnic marriages on Uyghur women
The Chinese government incentivized and forced inter-ethnic marriages that have been occurring in the Uyghur region since 2014, according to…
Several Taiwanese NGOs extend support to Uyghurs and demand their independence
Asia
November 17, 2022
Several Taiwanese NGOs extend support to Uyghurs and demand their independence
Several Taiwanese NGOs recently extended support to Uyghurs’ struggle to build a sovereign nation and called others to take a…
Protests erupt in Bangladesh over plight of Uyghur Muslims in China
Asia
November 14, 2022
Protests erupt in Bangladesh over plight of Uyghur Muslims in China
On East Turkestan Independence Day, protests erupted in different parts of Bangladesh on Sunday against the Chinese oppression of Uyghur…
Human Rights Watch calls on Biden to address Uyghurs issue in his meeting with Jinping
America
November 13, 2022
Human Rights Watch calls on Biden to address Uyghurs issue in his meeting with Jinping
Human rights activists called on US President Joe Biden to address the persecution of the Muslim Uyghur minority in northwest…