Campaign for Uyghurs
European Parliament Passes Resolution Condemning China on Treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
Source: RFA The European Parliament on Thursday approved a resolution condemning the mass incarceration of Uyghurs in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and reiterating its call for unfettered access to the region for independent journalists and international observers.
Turkish protesters march in support of Uighurs after Ozil comments
Source: Reuters ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters marched in support of China’s Uighurs in Istanbul on Friday and voiced solidarity with Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil after the furore caused by his criticism of China’s policies toward the Muslim minority.
Why does Beijing fear the Uyghur community?
Source: ABC China’s government says it’s refashioning the camps it uses to detain Uyghur Muslims in the Western Province of Xinjian into training centres for farmers and herders. China has been under intense pressure to end the incarceration of what
UYGHURS SPEAK OUT ABOUT CAMPS AT RISK OF DEATH
Source: China Digital Times Following months of reporting from news media and academic researchers on the extent and conditions of internment camps in Xinjiang, where up to 1.8 million Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims have been held for political indoctrination, forced labor, and forced cultural
Xinjiang’s New Slavery
Source: FOREIGN POLICY Employment: Yarkant County satellite factory [for] persons in detention or reeducation.” The spreadsheet, obtained from a cache of local government files, lists the employment status of nearly 2,000 Uighurs—but the 148 entries that carry this particular designation
Kilgour: The world must take action against China’s persecution of the Uyghurs
Source: OTTAWA CITIZEN Uyghurs have been sent to more than 1,300 camps in Xinjiang in western China without trial or any legal procedure, according to Adrian Zenz, European academic and expert on China’s ethnic policies. They endure endless hours of
Scoop: China tried to get World Bank to fund surveillance in Xinjiang
Source: AXIOS Chinese recipients of World Bank loans tried to secure funding for the purchase of facial recognition technology for use in China’s northwest region of Xinjiang, according to documents obtained by Axios. Why it matters: The World Bank’s loan program
Use trade to fight China’s human rights abuses, Uighur activist says
Source: AFR A leading international Uighur activist is urging Australia and other western democracies to use trade to punish China over its human rights record, even if it comes at an economic cost, in a bid to force Beijing to end
House bill gives Uighurs ‘at least some hope’, Uighur activist says
Source: PRI By The World staff The US House of Representatives passed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act on Tuesday. It demands that the White House take a tougher stance opposing the mass detention of ethnic Uighurs in western China. And it calls
China’s Genetic Research on Ethnic Minorities Sets Off Science Backlash
Source: The New York Times BEIJING — China’s efforts to study the DNA of the country’s ethnic minorities have incited a growing backlash from the global scientific community, as a number of scientists warn that Beijing could use its growing knowledge
‘Atrocity of the century’: Uighur activist urges Australia to take tougher stance against China
Source: The Guardian A leading Uighur activist, Rushan Abbas, has urged Australian MPs to take a stronger stance against the Chinese regime, while backing controversial comparisons between the state’s authoritarianism and Nazi Germany. Abbas, who met with MPs in Canberra
China is trolling and hacking Uighur exiles across the world
Source: Wired It’s Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Wearing a lime-green jacket, the activist Rushan Abbas stands out from a crowd of grey and black suits as she gives testimony before the US Senate. As Abbas, 50, reads aloud from a