Uighurs
‘Another Holocaust’: Viral makeup tutorial exposes China’s Muslim persecution
A U.S. teen pretended to offer a makeup tutorial on TikTok before listing off the brutal ways China has allegedly persecuted its minority Uighur population. Continue reading
Secret documents reveal how China operates mass detention camps
Voluntary job training is the reason the Chinese government has given for detaining more than a million ethnic minorities, most of them Muslims. Continue reading
China warns U.S. criticism over Uighurs not ‘helpful’ for trade talks
U.S. and Chinese negotiators are working to complete the text of an interim trade agreement for U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to sign in Chile on Nov. 16-17. Continue reading
U.S. places visa restrictions on Chinese officials over detention of Muslim minorities
The State Department announcement did not name the officials subject to the visa restrictions. Continue reading
U.S. slams China’s treatment of Muslims as ‘horrific campaign of repression’
The United Nations says at least 1 million ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims have been detained in what China describes as “vocational training centers” to stamp out extremism and give people new skills. Continue reading
Woman who fled China speaks out about treatment at so-called vocational training camps
Human rights groups say China has detained up to a million people in camps set up throughout Xinjiang, a region where Muslim Uighurs are the biggest ethnic group. Continue reading
China is harvesting organs from Falun Gong practitioners, expert panel finds
China is murdering members of the Falun Gong spiritual group and harvesting their organs for transplant, a panel of lawyers and experts said. Continue reading
New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern must raise concerns on treatment of Muslims in China, advocates say
Human Rights Watch said Jacinda Ardern should publicly call on Chinese leaders to close the internment camps for Chinese Muslims. Continue reading
Wife of Canadian citizen jailed 13 years in China fears he’s been ‘forgotten’ amid Huawei crisis
Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil’s wife worries he is being left out of Ottawa’s efforts to help three other Canadians who are being held in China. Continue reading
Chinese Uighurs assigned ‘relatives’ accused of spying for the state
“Their aim is to assimilate us.” Continue reading