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Academic paper based on Uyghur genetic data retracted over ethical concerns
Exclusive: Study published in 2019 used blood and saliva samples from 203 Uyghur and Kazakh people living in X…
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‘Substantial volume’ of clothing tied to Uyghur forced labour entering EU, says study
Calls for legislation after dozens of brands identified as being at risk of sourcing materials linked to China…
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What do we know about forced labour in Xinjiang?
Beijing says labour transfers are poverty alleviation tool, but research raises concerns schemes are not volun…
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Campaigners aim to lower support for China on UN human rights council
Parliamentarians from 15 countries urge reduction in vote to signal disapproval of country’s crackdown on Uygh…
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Chinese authorities reportedly sentence Uyghur professor to life in prison
Human rights group says Rahile Dawut lost appeal after being convicted in 2018 on charges of promoting ‘splitt…
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China’s push to promote state-approved version of Uyghur culture – in pictures
After years of assault on Uyghur traditions and ways of life, the Chinese government is pumping cash into repa…
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‘If I left, I’d have to go without a word’: how I escaped China’s mass arrests – podcast
When hundreds of my fellow Uyghurs started disappearing into ‘re-education camps’ every day, it became clear t…
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Travel firms urged to halt trips to Uyghur region over China rights abuses
Exclusive: Report says optics of western firms organising Xinjiang tours amid ‘crimes against humanity are dis…
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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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‘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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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…
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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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Iain Duncan Smith calls for arrest of Chinese governor for ‘crimes against humanity’
Erkin Tuniyaz is head of the Xinjiang region, where human rights abuses are alleged to be taking placeThe form…