Uighur

US' religious freedom envoy-nominee vows to hold China accountable over minorities' repression

If confirmed, Hussain would be the first-ever Indian American and a Muslim to hold this position. His family came to the United States from India where his father was raised in a village with no electricity, Hussain said.

Afghan Taliban sees China as a 'friend', says won't host Uyghur militants from Xinjiang

Beijing is concerned that under Taliban rule, Afghanistan will become a hub for the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), a separatist outfit aligned to Al-Qaeda which is waging an insurgency in Xinjiang.

UK public tribunal to probe claims of Uighur 'genocide' in China's Xinjiang region

The World Uighur Congress, an international organisation representing Uighur exiles, has provided initial evidence and funding to the London tribunal

China forces birth control on Uighur Muslims, other minorities; birth rates fall by 60% from 2015 to 2018 in Xinjiang

Birth rates dropped more than 60 percent in just three years in Uighur-majority areas in China’s Xinjiang region - the result of a state campaign to curb Muslim populations, the AP has found

Premier League: CCTV removes Arsenal-Manchester City game from schedule over Mesut Ozil's posts about Uighurs

China’s state broadcaster CCTV on Sunday removed Arsenal’s Premier League game against Manchester City from its broadcast schedule following Mesut Ozil’s messages that criticised the country’s policy towards its Muslim Uighur minority.

Ilham Tohti wins Europe's Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize; Uighur scholar has been jailed in China since 2014

Ilham Tohti, a Uighur scholar imprisoned in China since 2014 was jointly awarded the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize, a top European human rights prize on Monday, an accolade likely to draw the ire of Beijing

China makes it mandatory for religious venues to hoist national flag at important events

Officially recognised faith groups in China are promoting the flying of national flags at religious events amid a push by the ruling Communist Party to extend its ideological control over religious life

China bans Muslim names for babies in Xinjiang: Human Rights Watch

Beijing: China has banned Islamic names for babies in Muslim-majority Xinjiang region, home to the Muslim Uighur ethnic minority, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday.

China: Communist Party officials harden rhetoric on Islam

Beijing: China's ruling Communist Party is hardening its rhetoric on Islam, with top officials making repeated warnings about the spectre of global religious extremism seeping into the country and the need to protect traditional Chinese identity.

Indian intel may shrug off China's presence in Kashmir, but it may be worse than we think

It will be prudent for our policy makers to look at the China factor in Kashmir afresh, even as our straight intelligence sleuths may shrug off this development.