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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.

China Takes Aim At Overseas Uighurs And Academics

April 10, 2021 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Beijing’s propaganda campaign, including 11 media briefings, has repeatedly included efforts to discredit overseas Uighurs who speak to media.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, China, Dictatorships, Journalism and Free Speech, Uyghur People

Chinese Propaganda Mocks Criticism Of Conditions In Xinjiang

March 29, 2021 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Chinese Propaganda Mocks Criticism Of Conditions In Xinjiang

A digital illustration by Chinese propaganda artist mocks Western governments, media, and companies for criticizing Xinjiang labor conditions.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, China, Dictatorships, Internet and Democracy, Uyghur People

Major Row Over Xinjiang Cotton Spreading

March 27, 2021 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Row over Xinjiang cotton

There is a row over Xinjiang cotton as clothing companies protest forced labor in Xinjiang to produce the cotton and China fights back.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, China, Democracy Protests, Uyghur People

China Erasing H&M From Internet Amid Xinjiang Backlash

March 26, 2021 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

China Erasing H&M From Internet Amid Xinjiang Backlash

China is erasing H&M from the internet as part of its backlash against any businesses or individuals critiquing its actions in Xinjiang.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, China, Dictatorships, Internet and Democracy, Journalism and Free Speech, Uyghur People

A Brief but Marvelous Moment of Free Expression in China

February 12, 2021 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Free Expression in China

Thousands in mainland China flocked to an app, engaging in discussions with users from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Uyghur diaspora.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, China, Hong Kong, Internet and Democracy, Journalism and Free Speech, Social Media and Democracy, Taiwan, Technology Dissidents, Uyghur People

China SYSTEMATICALLY Torturing and Raping Uyghur Women

February 6, 2021 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

China SYSTEMATICALLY Torturing and Raping

The BBC has produced a shocking new report about the systematic rape and torture of women in the camps.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, China, Dictatorships, Racism and Prejudice, Uyghur People

Finding Patterns in Violent Threats Used by Autocrats in Media

January 22, 2021 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Patterns in Violent Threats

When do autocrats employ propaganda to threaten citizens with repression? Do threats of repression condition citizen behavior?

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: China, Dictatorships, Internet and Democracy, Journalism and Free Speech, Tibetan People, Uyghur People, Worldwide

China’s surveillance state spreads from Uyghurs to Central Asia

November 16, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

China’s surveillance state spreads from Uyghurs to Central Asia

China’s advanced surveillance regime is taking root along the length of the Belt and Road —especially the Belt, the overland Eurasian routes.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Central Asia, China, Uyghur People

Systematic oppression: “How China is crushing the Uighurs”

October 17, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Systematic oppression: "How China is crushing the Uighurs"

“China’s Muslim Uighurs face systematic oppression. Their…province…Xinjiang is a police state – an estimated one million of them…detained in camps…”

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, China, Democracy Charity, Democracy Protests, Dictatorships, Uyghur People

China ‘in danger of losing its grip’ over Tibet and Xinjiang

September 13, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

China ‘in danger of losing its grip’ over Tibet and Xinjiang

China is in danger of losing its grip over Tibet and Xinjiang and needs a radical reset of its ethnic policies, experts suggest.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, China, Tibetan People, Uyghur People

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