‘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 […]
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, […]
Last major Arabic-style mosque in China loses its domes
Exclusive: Experts say changes to Grand Mosque of Shadian mark completion of five-year sinification campaign Amy Hawkins and Elena MorresiSat 25 May 2024 05.00 BSTShare The last major mosque in China to have retained […]
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 […]
Uyghurs in China Filmmaker’s Detention Shows That Arrests of Minority Continue
Through its propaganda, China is trying to convince the world that the Uyghurs in the country are safe now. But the arrest of filmmaker Ikram Nurmehmet in Beijing shows that […]
Britain has done more than ignore the Uyghur genocide – from politics to business, it is complicit
Rahima Mahmut James Cleverly’s barely there pressure on China is hardly surprising, given the companies and even universities playing a role in human rights abuses Thu 31 Aug 2023 This […]
China using families as ‘hostages’ to quash Uyghur dissent abroad
By Sam JudahBBC Newsnight and BBC Verify China is pressuring Uyghurs living abroad to spy on human rights campaigners by threatening families back home, researchers say. Refugees and activists tell […]
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 […]
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 […]
On sidelines of UN, a push for China’s abuses to be punished
A security guard watches from a tower around a detention facility in Yarkent County in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on March 21, 2021. (AP) Short Url Updated 24 […]
London Ministerial: What We Have Learned about China, Pakistan, and the World
07/16/2022RUTH INGRAM The international Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief taught us that religious liberty is more threatened than even before, and only a global coalition can hope […]
UN Xinjiang Report Published: Fake Organizations Behind the Pressures Not to Publish It
09/01/2022KOK BAYRAQA+ | A- Bachelet alluded to the fact that more than 900 “civil organizations” asked her not to publish the report. But these “organizations” either do not exist or are just […]
The UN’s report on the Uyghurs nearly didn’t see the light of day, thanks to China
James McMurray Michelle Bachelet’s report on human rights abuses in Xinjiang is sobering – as are Beijing’s attempts to stop it being published Thu 1 Sep 2022 On Wednesday, minutes […]
Michelle Bachelet tried to have it both ways
The pressure on the UN Human Rights Office not to publish its report on the situation in China’s Xinjiang province shows that multilateralism as it is defined today is proving inadequate to […]