Uyghur

The Centre for Uyghur Studies (CUS) has published a new report entitled “Breaking the Roots: China’s Use of Boarding Schools as a Tool of Genocide Against Uyghur Muslims.” The report …

The Uyghur region in northwest China remains under strict oversight by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), even though it is labeled as “autonomous.” Abundant in resources such as oil, gas, …

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has announced the upcoming Third East Turkistan/Uyghur Summit, along with the Uyghur Youth Summit, scheduled to occur from May 23 to May 25, in Munich, …

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has announced that the Third East Turkistan/Uyghur Summit and the Uyghur Youth Summit will take place in Germany’s Munich from May 23-25. According to the …

At the 58th session of the Human Rights Council, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk delivered a powerful statement, underscoring urgent human rights issues in China. Turk’s remarks …

China continues to hold over half a million Uyghurs in prisons or detention facilities and has intensified its oppression of this ethnic group, contrary to Beijing’s claims that the northwestern …

The Chinese government has increasingly imposed arbitrary restrictions on people’s internationally protected right to leave the country. According to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW), Chinese authorities need people …

The 17th Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy got underway at the Centre International de Conferences Geneve (CICG), bringing together human rights defenders, campaigners, and former political prisoners from …

Members of the Hong Kong and Uyghur communities in Ireland have urged the government to bring up the issue of transnational persecution during their scheduled meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister …

The Chinese government is maintaining severe restrictions, conditions, and controls on Uyghurs who seek to travel abroad in violation of their internationally protected right to leave the country, the Human …

Human rights activists and international experts have strongly criticised China’s newly developed AI platform, DeepSeek, after concerns arose regarding its role in spreading state propaganda, censoring sensitive subjects, and gathering …

Orphanage-style boarding schools for Uyghur children whose parents were detained by Xinjiang authorities remain open and are even expanding, Radio Free Asia reported. According to reports, these schools, which have …

The World Uyghur Congress welcomed the addition of 37 companies to the US Entity List under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), intensifying efforts to curb the import of …

Lawyers representing the campaign group Stop Uyghur Genocide (SUG) have presented a dossier of evidence to Shein’s legal team, accusing the fashion giant of being complicit in supply chain abuses …

An Uyghur intellectual and education advocate, who was detained the night before his daughter’s wedding five years ago, passed away just two months later while in Chinese custody. Radio Free …

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) commemorated the 39th anniversary of the 1985 Uyghur Student Movement, a pivotal moment in the history of Uyghur resistance against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). …

A delegation from the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, led by MP Yeshi Dolma and Geshe Lharampa Gowo Lobsang Phende, concluded a highly successful advocacy mission in the Netherlands on 10 December 2024, …

Several Uyghur organisations and activists commemorated the ‘Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day’ on December 9 in Munich, Germany. The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) emphasised the importance of remembering the victims of …

The UK Parliament is considering potential actions against Beijing after an investigative report revealed that many tomato purees labelled as “Italian” in British supermarkets are frequently produced using forced labour …

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on behalf of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), added 29 Chinese companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity …

At the 5th Balochistan International Conference organised by the Baloch National Movement (BNM), Rahima Mahmut, a Uyghur human rights activist, highlighted the ongoing struggles of both the Baloch and Uyghur …