Chinas human right on “downward trajectory, by virtually every measure” since President Xi Jinping took power, U.S. congressional study concluded Wednesday.
Uyghur People articles on Democracy Chronicles
The Uyghur people are a largely Muslim ethnic group that is native to Central Asia. The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China's west is under tight control of the central government. Also see our articles on China and Tibetan People.
In China, Big Brother Moves Into Uighur Homes
Local government workers in China have been deployed to ethnic minorities’ homes and other occasions once considered intimate and private.
Twitter Account Shares Info About Photographer Missing In China
Twitter account shares Info about Photographer missing in China .A photographer Lu Guang has gone missing during a visit to China’s Xinjiang province.
Famous Chinese Photographer Detained In Xinjiang, Wife Says
Authorities in northwestern Chinese region of Xinjiang have detained an award-winning documentary photographer who was on a trip there, his wife has said.
Hundreds Of Scholars Condemn China For Xinjiang Camps
Countries must hit China with sanctions warning that a failure to act would signal acceptance of psychological torture of innocent civilians.
Chinese Government Using Tech to ID Dissidents by How They Walk
Chinese authorities have begun deploying a new surveillance tool: “gait recognition” software that uses people’s body shapes identify them.
China Dismisses Criticism About Mass Detentions At UN
China on Tuesday rejected criticism of its treatment of ethnic Muslims, telling the U.N. that accusations of rights abuses were “politically driven.”
Serious Scrutiny Of China Abuses Needed At UN Rights Gathering
Activists called on U.N. to pressure China this week to account for alleged human rights violations including suspected mass detention of 1M Muslim Uighurs.
China to Continue Mass Internment Of Muslim Ethnic Minorities
Former detainees have described the facilities as political indoctrination camps where they were forced to condemn Islam and declare loyalty to the Communist Party.
Exiled Uighurs Express Fear for Loved Ones Amid China Crackdown
The Uighur diaspora are lobbying governments around the world to pressurize China to release information about the fate of their missing family members.