Chinese surveillance firm tracking the movements of more than 2.5 million people in Xinjiang, according to a data leak flagged by a Dutch internet expert.
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.
Turkish-Chinese Relations on Edge After Diplomatic Blunder
A new video showing detained Uighur poet and musician Abdurehim Heyit in apparent good health has silenced reports of the renowned artist’s death.
Turkey Decries China’s Treatment of Uyghur Peoples
Turkey on Saturday condemned China’s treatment of its Muslim ethnic Uighur people as “a great embarrassment for humanity, adding to recent criticism.
Calling for Xinjiang Resolution at the UN Human Rights Council
U.N. Human rights Council to probe into Turkic Muslims being arbitrarily detained in “political education” camps across Xinjiang, region in northwest China.
UN Must Act to End China’s Mass Detentions in Xinjiang
The United Nations Human Rights Council should adopt a resolution establishing an international fact-finding mission to Xinjiang.
Apparel Firm Cuts off Chinese Factory in Internment Camp
A U.S. supplier of T-shirts and other team apparel to college bookstores cut its ties with a Chinese company that drew workers from an internment camp.
China’s Stage-Managed Xinjiang Tour Fooled No One
China’s authorities recently escorted diplomats from a dozen countries and a handful of foreign journalists on a highly controlled visit to Xinjiang.
China Targeting Prominent Uighur Intellectuals
China since 2017, has ensnared hundreds of Uighur intellectuals targeted in sweeping crackdown in Xinjiang region forcing Muslims in indoctrination camps.
US Sportswear Traced to China’s Internment Camp Factory
Barbed wire and hundreds of cameras ring a massive compound of more than 30 dormitories, schools, warehouses and workshops in China’s far west.
China’s Human Rights Abuses Seen Increasing Under Xi
Chinas human right on “downward trajectory, by virtually every measure” since President Xi Jinping took power, U.S. congressional study concluded Wednesday.