Online footage purporting to show hundreds of blindfolded and shackled prisoners in a mostly-Muslim region of China is believed to be authentic, a European security source has told Sky News.
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China's 'detention' of Uighurs: Video of blindfolded and shackled prisoners 'genuine'
September 20, 2019
Interview: ‘They Are Doing The Exact Opposite of What my Father Suggested’
September 20, 2019
Ilham Tohti’s daughter says China has worsened tensions in Xinjiang by disregarding her father’s advice.
Statement concerning the detention of Rahile Dawut, Professor of Uyghur folklore, detained in Xinjiang
September 20, 2019
On behalf of the members of the Central Eurasian Studies society, we write to express our strong concern over the disappearance of our academic colleague Rahile Dawut.
“Two Restraints, One Leniency”: Part II, The Legacy of a Controversial Policy
September 20, 2019
In “Two Restraints, One Leniency”: Part I, Dui Hua looked at the origins of, and controversies over, this policy. It originated in a criminal policy pushed through the Central Committee as a part of Document Number Five by then-General Secretary Hu Yaobang in 1984.
HRC42 - ITEM 4: SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE THE ATTENTION OF THE COUNCIL
September 20, 2019
At the 42d session of the Human Rights Council, under the General Debate on Item 4 -- human rights situations that require the Council's attention – Amnesty International called: for an independent and impartial investigation into credible allegations that up to one million predominantly Muslim people are being arbitrarily detained in internment camps across the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region...
Global Journalist: China's surveillance state
September 20, 2019
China has a long history of conducting surveillance on its population. But technology is now allowing the government to keep tabs on its people in ways that are perhaps unparalleled in human history.
China's Xinjiang Muslim 'detention camps': Documents show what PM Jacinda Ardern knows
September 20, 2019
Jacinda Ardern visited China knowing the Xinjiang region had become a "high-tech surveillance state" that "targets Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities" and puts them in secretive camps.
European Parliament Names Jailed Uyghur Scholar Ilham Tohti Finalist For Sakharov Prize
September 19, 2019
The Renew Europe group says Tohti worked tirelessly to foster dialogue between Uyghurs and Han Chinese.
Ilham Tohti - Renew Europe Group’s candidate for the Sakharov Prize 2019
September 19, 2019
The Renew Europe Group in the European Parliament designated its candidate for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by supporting Ilham Tohti, a renowned Uyghur human rights defender, economics professor and advocate for the rights of China’s Uyghur minority.
Former President of Xinjiang University Sentenced to Possible Execution for Separatism
September 19, 2019
Dr. Tashpolat Tiyip, former President of Xinjiang University has been tried and sentenced for separatism. Sentence was for a deferred execution. Dr. Tiyip is an internationally renowned geographer.
UN chief rejects claim he didn’t condemn China over Muslims
September 19, 2019
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly rejected claims by five human rights groups that he hasn’t condemned the Chinese government’s detention of more than a million Muslims in the Xinjiang region, saying he has spoken out forcefully.
Sep 13, 2019
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September 13, 2019 10:30 am EST
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Sep 12, 2019
UHRP welcomes the passage of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act by the United States Senate.
Sep 10, 2019
UHRP calls for support of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019 and the UIGHUR Act of 2019 to end opportunistic counter-terror narratives targeting Uyghurs.
Aug 28, 2019
UHRP calls for greater protection of Uyghur Americans against Chinese state harassment.
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September 20, 2019
China has a long history of conducting surveillance on its population. But technology is now allowing the government to keep tabs on its people in ways that are perhaps unparalleled in human history.
September 9, 2019
A Listening Post special on media coverage of Xinjiang, both inside China and beyond.
September 9, 2019
A look at the evolution of China's Xinjiang narrative and how it is controlled by Beijing.
New Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) report details how the Chinese government is engaged in a systematic and widespread campaign to intimidate and silence Uyghur Americans.
Aug 28, 2019
Aug 28, 2019
UHRP calls for greater protection of Uyghur Americans against Chinese state harassment.
UHRP BRIEFING: UHRP Presentation, Senate Human Rights Caucus, July 24, 2019
Jul 29, 2019
Jul 29, 2019
Presentation by UHRP Director Omer Kanat at the July 24, 2019 U.S. Senate Human Rights Caucus Briefing "Religious Freedom in China: Assessing the Role of Surveillance Technology in Abuses Against the Uyghurs and Across China"
UHRP BRIEFING: The Mass Destruction and Desecration of Uyghur Mosques by China: Remarks by UHRP Director Omer Kanat
Jul 23, 2019
Jul 23, 2019
International Religious Freedom Ministerial Side Event: The Mass Destruction and Desecration of Uyghur Mosques by China. Remarks by Omer Kanat, Director, Uyghur Human Rights Project