Uyghurs
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Xi urges more work to ‘control illegal religious activities’ in Xinjiang on surprise visit
Visit was Chinese president’s second to the region since crackdown on Uyghurs began almost a decade agoThe Chi…
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‘If I left, I’d have to go without a word’: how I escaped China’s mass arrests
When hundreds of my fellow Uyghurs started disappearing into ‘re-education camps’ every day, it became clear t…
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Uyghur student convicted after posting protests video on WeChat
Kamile Wayit, 19, sentenced in China for ‘advocating extremism’ by sharing footage of anti-lockdown unrestA Uy…
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China ‘barring thousands of citizens and foreigners from leaving country’
Analysis of Chinese court records shows eightfold increase in cases mentioning exit bans between 2016 and 2022…
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‘Like a war zone’: Congress hears of China’s abuses in Xinjiang ‘re-education camps’
Two women tell of witnessing or experiencing torture and brainwashing, as Republicans and Democrats vow to doc…
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Uyghur: Reclaiming Our Story – exhibition looks beyond the oppression
Photographer Sam Biddle engages with members of the Uyghur diaspora who are reclaiming their identity and broa…
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Governor of China’s Xinjiang region cancels UK visit after backlash
Foreign Office says officials would have been prepared to meet with Erkin Tuniyaz to raise human rights concer…
- China, Foreign policy, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Iain Duncan Smith, Islam, Politics, UK news, Uyghurs, World news, Xinjiang
Iain Duncan Smith accuses Xinjiang governor of ‘murder’ at Uyghur protest
Demonstrators gathered in Westminster after reports Erkin Tuniyaz was to meet UK officialsIain Duncan Smith ha…
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Cross-party MPs shocked by Foreign Office talks with Xinjiang governor
Exclusive: Erkin Tuniyaz ‘played central role’ in persecution of Uyghurs, says inter-parliamentary alliance on…
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Canada votes to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugees amid Chinese pressure to force their return
Move shows ‘what is happening to the Uyghurs is unacceptable’, says MP after non-binding parliamentary ballot …
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World Uyghur Congress loses legal challenge against UK authorities
WUC claimed UK unlawfully failed or refused to investigate cotton imports from XinjiangThe World Uyghur Congre…
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Chinese security firm advertises ethnicity recognition technology while facing UK ban
Campaigners concerned that ‘same racist technology used to repress Uyghurs is being marketed in Britain’ A Chi…
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From the archive: China’s hi-tech war on its Muslim minority – podcast
We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introdu…
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Covid lockdown protests break out in western China after deadly fire
Protesters in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, blame restrictions for death toll of 10 in apartment block fire…
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Major funds exposed to companies allegedly engaged in Uyghur repression in China
Report finds stock indexes provided by MSCI include companies using forced labour or constructing surveillance…