The Silk Road Economic Belt—the overland component of Xi Jinping’s signature Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)—promises to bind China to Central Asia and beyond through a new infrastructural network.
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Nov 29, 2018
China's treatment of its religious minorities, particularly the Uighurs in far-western Xinjiang province, was thrust into the limelight after a Uighur woman detailed the abuse she said she suffered in an internment camp.
Nov 29, 2018
The Central Asian country is tied to China by a multitude of trade and ethnic links.
Nov 28, 2018
Haji Mirzahid Kerimi was sentenced to 11 years, despite a serious health condition.
Nov 28, 2018
Australian permanent residents have disappeared into China’s internment camps and others are being made to report to Chinese authorities from Sydney
Nov 28, 2018
China's ambassador to the US says Xinjiang camps to 're-educate terrorists' and China being held to 'double standards'.
Nov 28, 2018
Forcing Muslim minority to become loyal supporters of the Chinese Communist Party is more than a misstep
Nov 28, 2018
China's relentless campaign to erase the identity of the Uighurs continues, as the world remains silent.
Nov 28, 2018
Much of the world has turned a blind eye to Beijing’s abuses. Washington cannot remain silent in the face of an elaborate campaign of repression and religious discrimination.
Nov 28, 2018
Under President Xi Jinping, Muslims in China are seeing their freedoms shrink dramatically. Experts and activists say that as he consolidates power, Xi is waging the most severe systematic suppression of religious minorities in the country since religious freedom was written into the Chinese constitution in 1982.
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UYGHUR BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bibliography of select news reports & academic works
Compiled by Professor Magnus Fiskesjö
The Persecution of the Intellectuals in the Uyghur Region: Disappeared Forever?
Oct 22, 2018
Oct 22, 2018
A new report from the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) details how 231 intellectuals have been forcibly disappeared, interned in political indoctrination camps, removed from their posts or imprisoned since April 2017.
BRIEFING: China’s Unprecedented Campaign to Eradicate the Faith and Identity of the Uyghur People
Oct 3, 2018
Oct 3, 2018
Remarks at the International Religious Freedom Roundtable
BRIEFING: Testimony of UHRP Chairman Nury Turkel, House Foreign Affairs Committee, Asia Subcommittee Hearing
Sep 27, 2018
Sep 27, 2018
Testimony of UHRP Chairman Nury Turkel, House Foreign Affairs Committee, Asia Subcommittee Hearing: "China's Repression and Internment of Uyghurs: U.S. Policy Responses." September 26, 2018.
BRIEFING: Oral Statement of UHRP Chairman Nury Turkel, House Foreign Affairs Committee, Asia Subcommittee Hearing
Sep 27, 2018
Sep 27, 2018
Oral Statement of UHRP Chairman Nury Turkel, House Foreign Affairs Committee, Asia Subcommittee Hearing: "China's Repression and Internment of Uyghurs: U.S. Policy Responses." September 26, 2018.
BRIEFING: The Uyghur Human Rights Crisis: What the Australian Government Can Do
Sep 17, 2018
Sep 17, 2018
The human rights crisis in East Turkestan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) requires an urgent international response. The mass internment of Uyghurs in camps across the region is occurring as the Chinese government promotes itself globally as a model of governance and trade through the Belt and Road Initiative.
The Mass Internment of Uyghurs: “We want to be respected as humans. Is it too much to ask?”
Aug 23, 2018
Aug 23, 2018
The mass internment of Uyghurs in camps across the region is occurring as the Chinese government promotes itself globally as a model of governance and trade through the Belt and Road Initiative. A new report from the Uyghur Human Rights Project documents the camp system and the individuals impacted.