Uighur Muslims
West sanctions China over Xinjiang abuses, Beijing hits back at EU
World
March 23, 2021
West sanctions China over Xinjiang abuses, Beijing hits back at EU
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on Chinese officials on Monday for…
Xinjiang firms seek damages from foreign researcher over forced labour reports: media
World
March 9, 2021
Xinjiang firms seek damages from foreign researcher over forced labour reports: media
BEIJING (Reuters) – The official news outlet of the Communist Party of China’s Xinjiang region said unidentified companies from the…
Twitter says it locked account of China’s U.S. embassy over Xinjiang-related tweet
World
January 21, 2021
Twitter says it locked account of China’s U.S. embassy over Xinjiang-related tweet
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Twitter has locked the account of China’s US embassy for a tweet that defended China’s policies in…
China says it will continue ‘training’ Xinjiang people
World
December 9, 2019
China says it will continue ‘training’ Xinjiang people
China on Monday defended its vast network of re-education camps in Xinjiang and said it would continue “training” residents, following…
Leaked China documents reveal ‘no mercy’ in Xinjiang: NYT
World
November 17, 2019
Leaked China documents reveal ‘no mercy’ in Xinjiang: NYT
A rare and huge leak of Chinese government documents has shed new light on a security crackdown on Muslims in…
China ban on some textbooks seen as aimed at Uighur culture
World
August 27, 2019
China ban on some textbooks seen as aimed at Uighur culture
BEIJING (AP) — For 15 years, Yalqun Rozi skillfully navigated state bureaucracies to publish textbooks that taught classic poems and…
Uighurs challenge China to prove missing relatives are free
World
August 1, 2019
Uighurs challenge China to prove missing relatives are free
China’s claim that “most” inmates have been released from re-education camps in its Xinjiang region has been met with anger…
China says most people in Xinjiang camps have ‘returned to society’
World
July 30, 2019
China says most people in Xinjiang camps have ‘returned to society’
BEIJING (Reuters) – Most people sent to mass detention centers in China’s Xinjiang region have “returned to society”, a senior…
Chinese diplomats take to Twitter to defend Beijing
World
July 16, 2019
Chinese diplomats take to Twitter to defend Beijing
Chinese diplomats are increasingly turning to Twitter to defend Beijing’s policies to the international community, taking combative stances and courting…
As China locks up Muslims in Xinjiang, it opens its doors to tourists
World
July 15, 2019
As China locks up Muslims in Xinjiang, it opens its doors to tourists
From the expansive dunes of the Taklamakan Desert to the snow-capped peaks of Tianshan, Chinese authorities are selling troubled Xinjiang…