Uighur


UN expert concludes 'forced labor' has taken place in Xinjiang

China rejects all accusations of abuse of Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups in the western Xinjiang region, denying claims of forced labor.

A Chinese pagoda overlooks the old city in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, May 4, 2021.
Ethnic Uighur demonstrators take part in a protest against China, in Istanbul, Turkey October 1, 2020.

Israel wants human rights at the center of international relations - editorial

 DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST in front of the US State Department, urging the international community to take action against China’s treatment of the Uighur people in East Turkistan.

The Uighur version of what’s happening in East Turkistan (Xinjiang) - opinion

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The Chinese version of what's happening in Xinjiang - Chinese amb. to Israel


Elie Wiesel's son criticizes Chinese government for human rights abuses

Elisha Wiesel gave this speech in light of the upcoming 2022 Beijing Olympics and asked if the UN, under its obligation of the Genocide Convention, will investigate the situation in Xinjiang.

Elisha Wiesel (photo credit: USHMM/WASHINGTON DC)

NBA's Kanter calls for end of Uyghur genocide

Over 120,000 Uyghurs are detained in “re-education camps,” though the true number may be as large as one million.

Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter (11) reacts against the Chicago Bulls during the second half at the United Center

Uighurs targeted in cyberattacks by 'Chinese-speaking' actors using UN logos

The attacks attempted to get targets to install backdoors to the Windows software running on their computers to monitor their activity.

[Illustrative] A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him.

China takes aim at overseas Uighurs under pressure over Xinjiang

China for months has increasingly pushed back against global criticism of its Xinjiang policies, including with explicit attacks on women who have made claims of abuse.

An ethnic Uighur demonstrator wears a mask as she attends a protest against China in front of the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul

The next major Jewish action is on behalf of Uighurs

One of the friends Asat made at Harvard, Amy Woolfson, has become a leading campaigner for the Uighurs in her native England, where British Jews have emerged as leading champions for the Uighur cause

A Jewish man who identified himself as Andrew protests the oppression of China's Uighurs outside the Chinese Embassy in London, Jan. 5, 2020.

Chinese hackers used Facebook to target Uighurs abroad, company says

"This activity had the hallmarks of a well-resourced and persistent operation, while obfuscating who's behind it," Facebook cybersecurity investigators said in a blog post.

An ethnic Uighur demonstrator wears a mask as she attends a protest against China in front of the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul

Canada's parliament motion says China's treatment of Uighurs is genocide

"We can no longer ignore this. We must call it for what it is — a genocide," Conservative lawmaker Michael Chong said.

Ethnic Uighur demonstrators take part in a protest against China, in Istanbul, Turkey October 1, 2020.