‘They told me not to speak out’: the woman who took on China – and won her husband’s freedom
After fleeing Chinese repression, Uyghurs Idris and Zeynure Hasan thought their family would be safe. But Beijing’s growing influence led to Idris’s arrest and a long battle to be reunited Tom Levitt Thu 23 Oct 2025 Zeynure Hasan was at home in Istanbul in July 2021 when her husband finally […]
Chinese Muslims, After Finding a Refuge in Queens, Now Fear Trump
At a shelter in the Flushing area of New York, Hui Muslims who fled oppression in China are concerned about the president-elect’s vows to tighten asylum policy. Muslim immigrants preparing […]
Can China formulate a vision for Uyghur Turks?
BY IHSAN AKTAŞ JUN 08, 2024 – DAILY SABAH Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his delegation pay a visit to a mosque in Kashgar, southern Xinjiang, China, June 5, 2024. […]
Changing perception on Uyghurs in China’s hand: Sources
BY DILARA ASLAN ÖZER ANKARA JUN 05, 2024 – DAILY SABAH Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (C) tours the International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang province, China, June 5, […]
China closing hundreds of mosques in northern regions, rights group says
HRW says other mosques altered, for example through removal of minarets, as part of sinicisation campaign Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent @amyhawk_Tue 21 Nov 2023 Chinese authorities have closed or altered […]
China’s ‘beautiful Xinjiang’ continues to oppress Uighurs
OPINIONOPINION, Opinions As Beijing tries to convince the world that the Xinjiang region has moved on, its Uighur residents continue to suffer. Published On 12 Sep 2023 During his visit to […]
China makes it harder for its Muslim citizens to go to Mecca, or anywhere else
August 17, 2023 Emily Feng The circuitous journey by Chinese Muslims reflects the extraordinary means China is undertaking to surveil and stop its citizens from making the Hajj — as […]
A Journey Through China’s Uyghur Region. The Three Worlds of Xinjiang
Hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs have been sent to re-education camps in China since 2017. Today, the repression continues, but less conspicuously. The Xinjiang region appears to be in a […]
After Uyghurs, Hui Muslims in Chinese Gulags? CCP May Take Tough Stand on Protests to Save 900-yr-old Mosque
Story by Santosh Chaubey • Yesterday 5:16 am After Uyghurs, Hui Muslims in Chinese Gulags? CCP May Take Tough Stand on Protests to Save 900-yr-old Mosque© Provided by News18 The predominantly Muslim town […]
Chinese Muslims trying to stop mosque demolition clash with police
Najiaying locals defiant in the face of government brutality, with one witness claiming: ‘This is our last bit of dignity’ ByGeorge Styllis 31 May 2023 • Muslim protesters surrounded a […]
A Journey Through China’s Uyghur Region. The Three Worlds of Xinjiang
Hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs have been sent to re-education camps in China since 2017. Today, the repression continues, but less conspicuously. The Xinjiang region appears to be in a […]
China using spies to keep Muslim Uyghurs from fasting during Ramadan
Residents, police and neighborhood unit members become ‘ears’ for authorities By Shohret Hoshur for RFA Uyghur2023.04.10 Uyghurs and other members of the faithful pray during Ramadan at the Id Kah […]
On Lunar New Year, Indonesia’s minority Chinese Muslims embrace ancient heritage
Indonesians shop at stalls selling items for Lunar New Year in Jakarta on Feb. 11, 2021. (AFP/File) SHEANY YASUKO LAI January 20, 2023 JAKARTA: Ahead of Lunar New Year, Lili […]
A Uyghur Prisoner’s Escape: Changing the Course of Death
11/24/2022KOK BAYRAQA+ | A- China claims Mahmut Moydun managed to escape from a dreaded jail in Korla. How was it possible? by Kok Bayraq The Chinese police in East Turkestan (Xinjiang to China) recently issued an arrest warrant for a criminal named Mahmut Moydun. The warrant mentioned that the fugitive was dressed in a prisoner’s […]
Why Arab and African countries stand with China at the UN
International Geneva Arab and African countries continue to stand firm behind China in key votes at the United Nations. Reasons for support go beyond siding with an authoritarian regime; they also […]
Indonesia warns against ‘politicizing’ UN rights body after blocking China-Uyghur debate
Tria Dianti2022.10.07Jakarta Indonesian activists in Jakarta carry a banner protesting against China’s treatment of ethnic Uyghur people and calling for a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, Jan. […]
UN body rejects debate on China’s human rights record
International Geneva The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva has rejected a Western-led motion to hold a debate about alleged human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region after a UN […]
India abstains from voting in UNHRC on holding debate on China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims
The draft resolution was presented by a core group consisting of Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, UK and USA, and co-sponsored by a range of states, including Turkey. By: PTIUnited […]
U.N. body rejects debate on China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims in blow to West
By Emma Farge U.N. body rejects debate on China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims GENEVA, Oct 6 (Reuters) – The U.N. rights council on Thursday voted down a Western-led motion to hold […]