カテゴリー: Xinjiang
Exclusive: Study published in 2019 used blood and saliva samples from 203 Uyghur and Kazakh people living in Xinjiang capitalConcerns have been raised that academic publishers may not be doing enough to vet the ethical standards of research they publis…
Calls for legislation after dozens of brands identified as being at risk of sourcing materials linked to China’s transfer programmesA “substantial volume” of clothing tainted by the use of Uyghur forced labour is entering the European Union market, acc…
Beijing says labour transfers are poverty alleviation tool, but research raises concerns schemes are not voluntaryCarbon credits at risk of link to Uyghur forced labour bought by BP and SpotifyXinjiang, a region of north-west China that is about three …
Parliamentarians from 15 countries urge reduction in vote to signal disapproval of country’s crackdown on Uyghur populationAn effort is under way to drive down the Chinese vote at the UN human rights council this week in an attempt to show continuing w…
Human rights group says Rahile Dawut lost appeal after being convicted in 2018 on charges of promoting ‘splittism’A leading Uyghur professor who disappeared six years ago is reported to have sentenced to life in prison by Chinese authorities for “endan…
After years of assault on Uyghur traditions and ways of life, the Chinese government is pumping cash into repackaging a state-approved version of Uyghur culture to attract domestic and foreign travellers. Photographer Pedro Pardo visits the tourist are…
When hundreds of my fellow Uyghurs started disappearing into ‘re-education camps’ every day, it became clear that it was only a matter of time before I would be detained. So my wife and I got ready to run Continue reading…
Exclusive: Report says optics of western firms organising Xinjiang tours amid ‘crimes against humanity are disastrous’Uyghur advocates have called on western tourism companies to stop selling package holidays that take visitors through Xinjiang, where …
Visit was Chinese president’s second to the region since crackdown on Uyghurs began almost a decade agoThe Chinese president, Xi Jinping, has made a surprise visit to Xinjiang, urging officials in the region to conserve “hard won social stability” and …
When hundreds of my fellow Uyghurs started disappearing into ‘re-education camps’ every day, it became clear that it was only a matter of time before I would be detained. So my wife and I got ready to runOne day in mid-March 2017, I had just finished g…
Kamile Wayit, 19, sentenced in China for ‘advocating extremism’ by sharing footage of anti-lockdown unrestA Uyghur student who was detained in Xinjiang in December after posting a video on WeChat of the “white paper” protests has been convicted of “adv…
Two women tell of witnessing or experiencing torture and brainwashing, as Republicans and Democrats vow to document ‘genocide’Two women who say they experienced and escaped Chinese “re-education camps” have provided first-hand testimony to members of t…
Foreign Office says officials would have been prepared to meet with Erkin Tuniyaz to raise human rights concernsThe governor of China’s western region of Xinjiang will not be visiting Britain this week, according to the UK Foreign Office, after a backl…
Demonstrators gathered in Westminster after reports Erkin Tuniyaz was to meet UK officialsIain Duncan Smith has accused the Chinese governor of Xinjiang of murder as he joined Uyghur activists protesting against his reported visit to Britain.Demonstrat…
Erkin Tuniyaz is head of the Xinjiang region, where human rights abuses are alleged to be taking placeThe former Conservative party leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith has joined calls for a governor from a region of China where the UN has said crimes against…