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Uyghur county in China has highest prison rate in the world

May 17, 2022 2:21 pm

The list of at least 10,000 imprisoned Uyghurs in the Konasheher county is by far the biggest to emerge to date, reflecting the sheer size of a Chinese government campaign that swept an estimated million or more people into internment camps and prisons.

Explained: What message did China send by choosing Uyghur torchbearer?

February 06, 2022 2:43 pm

China has steadfastly rejected international criticism of its crackdown on Uyghurs, the treatment that the US government and others have said is tantamount to genocide.

French city objects to Zara store extension in part over Uyghur probe

November 30, 2021 10:47 pm

The local town hall spokeswoman said two of the three people who voted against the store extension were elected officials from the city of Bordeaux

Australian university says Chinese Uyghur study breached ethics code

September 15, 2021 11:03 pm

Curtin University said that the study published by the academic Wanquan Liu and co-authors at Chinese universities in 2018 was conducted without its knowledge and had breached its ethics code.

Detainee says China has secret jail in Dubai, holds Uyghurs

August 16, 2021 4:32 pm

While "black sites" are common in China, Wu's account is the only testimony known to experts that Beijing has set one up in another country.

‘They have my sister’: as Uyghurs speak out, China targets their families

July 28, 2021 11:55 am

As Beijing has intensified its repression in Xinjiang in recent years, more Uyghurs living overseas have felt compelled to speak out about mass internment camps and other abuses against their families back home.

As summit ends, G7 urged to deliver on vaccines, climate

June 13, 2021 2:00 pm

At the G-7, Johnson described Biden as a “breath of fresh air.” French President Emmanuel Macron, after speaking one-to-one with Biden, said, “It’s great to have a U.S. president part of the club and very willing to cooperate.”

While Beijing pushes for more babies, some men choose vasectomies

Amid accusations of genocide from the West, China polices could cut millions of Uyghur births in Xinjiang: Report

June 07, 2021 11:03 am

China has previously said the current drop in ethnic minority birth rates is due to the full implementation of the region’s existing birth quotas as well as development factors, including an increase in per capita income and wider access to family planning services.

China: Two former Uyghur officials sentenced for 'separatist activities'

April 07, 2021 4:42 pm

The former heads of Xinjiang's justice and education departments have been sentenced to death with a reprieve. China continues to reject allegations of rights abuses against the Muslim Uyghur minority.