カテゴリー: Xinjiang
Exclusive: Erkin Tuniyaz ‘played central role’ in persecution of Uyghurs, says inter-parliamentary alliance on ChinaThe Foreign Office has shocked cross-party opponents of the Chinese treatment of Uyghur groups by revealing that it has asked the Xinjia…
WUC claimed UK unlawfully failed or refused to investigate cotton imports from XinjiangThe World Uyghur Congress has said it is disappointed to have lost a legal challenge against UK authorities for not launching a criminal investigation into the impor…
Campaigners concerned that ‘same racist technology used to repress Uyghurs is being marketed in Britain’ A Chinese security camera company has been advertising ethnicity recognition features to British and other European customers, even while it faces …
We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authorsThis week, from 2019: Smartphones and the internet gave the Uighurs a sense of their own identity – but now the Chinese…
Protests have broken out in China’s far western Xinjiang region, in the latest demonstration of public anger towards the country’s zero-Covid policy and strict lockdown rules. Crowds chanted ‘End the lockdown’ at hazmat-suited guards following a fire i…
Protesters in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, blame restrictions for death toll of 10 in apartment block fireProtests have broken out in China’s far western Xinjiang region, with crowds shouting at hazmat-suited guards after a deadly fire triggered an…
Report finds stock indexes provided by MSCI include companies using forced labour or constructing surveillance state in XinjiangMany of the world’s largest asset managers and state pension funds are passively investing in companies that have allegedly …
Researchers say spyware is connected to a Chinese government-backed hacking groupCybersecurity researchers have discovered a spyware campaign that is targeting Uyghurs by “masquerading” as Android apps including messaging services, prayer time apps and…
Unexpected announcement quashes hopes of lifting lockdowns, quarantining and rigorous testing Health officials in China on Saturday dashed hopes there would be a relaxation of the country’s strict Covid-19 restrictions. At a news conference, they insis…
World Uyghur Forum brings high court challenge against government agencies over Xinjiang cotton importsUK government agencies have broken the law by not investigating the importation of cotton products manufactured by forced Uyghur labourers in China, …
Threat comes as UN member states meet in Geneva amid pressure to take action on a damning report on abuse of UyghursA Chinese envoy to the United Nations has warned western nations and allies that Beijing is ready for a “fight” amid growing pressure fo…
Battle over influence at Human Rights Council, with Beijing warning of ‘politicisation of human rights’Western powers are weighing the risk of a potential defeat if they table a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council calling for an independent commi…
‘Internet commentary personnel’ told to deluge social media with thoughts on anything from cooking to their personal moodSee all our coronavirus coverageChinese censors have reportedly been ordered to flood social media with innocuous posts about Xinj…
Campaigners criticise failure of UN report to label China’s crackdown on Muslim minorities genocide“I feel like my house is on fire, it’s burning down and my children, my family is trapped inside,” said Zumrat Dawut via video link. “I scream and scream…