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Uyghur groups back US call for debate on rights violations in Xinjiang at UN

Uyghur groups back US call for debate on rights violations in Xinjiang at UN

The organizations hope the move will lead to an investigation into abuse allegations against Uyghurs.

Uyghur convict in Indonesia deported amid fears he was sent to China

Uyghur convict in Indonesia deported amid fears he was sent to China

Ahmet Bozoglan had been convicted on terrorism charges and was released July 1, a senior police official said.

China, Uyghurs battle for support at UN over Xinjiang rights report

China, Uyghurs battle for support at UN over Xinjiang rights report

Uyghurs want full UN follow-up on report, while China vows to fight any action.

22 die of starvation in one day under COVID lockdown in Xinjiang’s Ghulja

22 die of starvation in one day under COVID lockdown in Xinjiang’s Ghulja

City officials decline to discuss names and places, but give a range of 20-22 deaths for Sept. 15.

Protesters take aim at Beijing's human rights record on China's National Day

Hong Kongers, Tibetans and Uyghurs burned PRC flags at demonstrations in several U.S. and U.K. cities

Authorities in Xinjiang detain hundreds of villagers protesting COVID lockdowns

Authorities in Xinjiang detain hundreds of villagers protesting COVID lockdowns

The measures have led to starvation in some cases due to a lack of food.

How China and its allies pool resources to target overseas dissidents

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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and Interpol are commonly used to pursue political opponents overseas.

Residents standing behind a cordon line shop at a fruit stall amid a COVID-19 outbreak in the Tianshan district of Urumqi, capital of northwestern China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Sept. 5, 2022.

COVID disinfectant poisoning kills at least 13 Uyghurs in village in Xinjiang

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Authorities have conducted both aerial and on-the-ground sprayings.

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“Brave” Chinese citizen journalist gets rare video of nearly 20 Xinjiang internment camps for Uyghurs

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Lockdowns and crackdowns

Lockdowns and crackdowns

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Chinese company transfers thousands of Uyghurs from Xinjiang to Nanjing

Chinese company transfers thousands of Uyghurs from Xinjiang to Nanjing
China's Xi Jinping to visit Central Asia on first post-pandemic foreign trip

China's Xi Jinping to visit Central Asia on first post-pandemic foreign trip

Xi will sign deals in Kazakhstan, meet with Russia's Vladimir Putin at a key strategic summit in Uzbekistan.

A giant screen at a shopping center in Beijing shows news footage of a masked Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, July 15, 2022.

As many as a dozen dead amid shortages caused by Xinjiang COVID lockdown

The 12 died from starvation and lack of access to medicine, sources say.

Police patrol aMuslims leave the Id Kah Mosque after the morning prayer on Eid al-Fitr in the old town of Kashgar in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, June 26, 2017.

Uyghur imam sentenced for providing religious instruction to son in Xinjiang

Residents line up inside the Artush City Vocational Skills Education Training Service Center, which was revealed by leaked documents to be a forced indoctrination camp at the Kunshan Industrial Park in Artush, northwestern China's Xinjiang region, Dec. 3, 2018.

UN experts urge action on findings of Uyghur abuse in China

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and China's Ambassador to the UN Zhang Jun chat at the United Nations Security Council in New York City, Feb. 23, 2022.

UN Sec-Gen calls on China to follow UN Xinjiang report recommendations

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Behind the walls: Three Uyghurs detail their experience in China's secret 're-education' camps

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Slaves to fashion

Slaves to fashion