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Rights Activists Call For Release of Uyghur Scholar on Seventh Anniversary of His Jailing

Ilham Tohti is serving a life sentence for ‘separatism’ for his work to end discrimination against Uyghurs.

Dolkun Isa, President of the World Uyghur Congress, poses at a United States-backed Uyghur photo exhibit of dozens of people who are missing or alleged to be held in Chinese-run camps in Xinjiang, China in front of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. 16, 2021.

Uyghur Exile Group Leader Turned Back Trying to Enter Turkey

2021-09-20

Turkey’s travel ban on World Uyghur Congress President Dolkun Isa had been lifted this month.

Researcher Adrian Zenz presents the findings of his latest study to members of the Uyghur Tribunal, a panel of UK-based lawyers, academics, rights experts, and business practitioners investigating alleged human rights violations and reports of genocide targeting Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang region, in London, Sept. 13, 2021.

New Study Finds High-Level Government Role in China’s Uyghur Internment Camps

2021-09-17

State media and documents show how Xi Jinping and other top leaders were driving forces in XUAR policy.

Members of the Uyghur Tribunal, a panel of UK-based lawyers, academics, rights experts, and business practitioners investigating alleged human rights violations and reports of genocide targeting Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang region, hear testimony from witnesses, in London, Sept. 13, 2021.

Uyghur Tribunal Wraps up in London With Eye on December Ruling on Genocide Allegations

2021-09-13

The hearings in London aim to determine if abuses of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims amount to genocide.

Suhail Shaheen (R), spokesman for the Taliban in Qatar, speaks to attendees at the Intra-Afghan Dialogue talks in Qatar's capital Doha, July 8, 2019.

Taliban Tells China No Sign of Banned Uyghur Outfit in Afghanistan

2021-09-10

China brands Uyghur activists East Turkestan Islamic Movement ‘terrorists,’ but the US says the group hasn’t existed in a long time.

Geoffrey Nice (C), chairman of the Uyghur Tribunal, gives the opening address on the first day of hearings investigating alleged abuses against Uyghurs in China, in London, June 4, 2021.

China Slams Second Session of Uyghur Tribunal Investigating Xinjiang Human Rights Abuses

2021-09-09

The panel, which has no state backing, aims to galvanize international action to hold China accountable for alleged maltreatment of the minority group.

Kamil Abaydulla (L) and Aygul Haji (R), parents of Australia-based Uyghur activist Shamsiye Hajibeg, in undated photos.

Retired Parents of Uyghur Activist Confirmed Detained in Xinjiang

2021-09-08

Australia-based Uyghur activist Shamsiye Hajibeg has not heard from her parents since mid-2018.

A guard tower rises along the perimeter fence of an internment camp in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in a file photo.

Uyghur Man Draws 15-Year Prison Term for Contacting Uncles Overseas

2021-09-08

Eli Juma's detention in a reeducation camp and later prison sentence contradict China's claims that Uyghurs living in Xinjiang and abroad can maintain 'normal' contacts with each other.

Uyghur residents ride past a propaganda billboard showing Chinese President Xi Jinping with ethnic minority children and the phase "Sincerely thank the passionate care of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core" in Peyziwat, Kashgar prefecture, northwestern China's Xinjiang region, Aug. 31, 2018.

Ethnic Groups Fear More Repression After Chinese President’s Speech on Minorities

2021-09-03

Xi Jinping’s call for ethnic minorities to prioritize the interests of the nation amounts to an 'aggressive approach to ethnic assimilation,' says one analyst.

Models wear gowns made by designer Louise Xin while displaying signs and a banner during a digital fashion show in Stockholm, Sweden, August 2021.

‘When I Found Out What Happened in Xinjiang, It Really Broke my Heart’: Interview

2021-09-02

Chinese-Swedish designer Louise Xin dedicates her first digital fashion show to the Uyghur community.

These images were taken by the Uyghur woman as she and her family fled Afghanistan aboard a flight bound for Italy.

Interview: ‘My Home Was Left Behind. Everything Was Left Behind,’ Says Uyghur Who Fled Afghanistan

2021-08-31

A Uyghur woman describes how she and her family got out of Kabul airport a day before a suicide bomb attack.

Renagul Gheni in Korla, the second-largest city in northwestern China's Xinjiang region, in 2017.

Uyghur Woman, Family Harassed by Authorities in China’s Xinjiang After Brief Meeting With US Official

2021-08-30

Kalbinur Gheni told former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about the detention of her sister for praying after their father’s death.

A Uyghur instructor stands near a window during a class at the Xinjiang Islamic Institute as a Chinese flag flies outside, in Urumqi, capital of northwestern China's Xinjiang region, April 22, 2021.

China’s Plans to Dilute Southern Xinjiang’s Uyghur Population Could Constitute Genocide, Scholar Says

2021-08-30

Researcher Adrian Zenz says Chinese policies to reduce the Uyghur population may meet treaty definitions of genocide.

Uyghur Children of Incarcerated Parents Undergo Political Education in Xinjiang Schools

2021-08-26

‘We’re providing a very good education to these children,’ a political ethics advisor told RFA.

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