Uyghurs

Joe Biden expresses 'solidarity' with China's Uyghurs

Biden's highlighting of the Uyghurs, who the US government says are being subjected to genocide by the Chinese communist authorities, came at a time of strong tension between Washington and Beijing

Global legislators call for sanctions on companies helping China harvest DNA of Uyghurs, Tibetans

Reports by Human Rights Watch and other groups have indicated that, since June 2016, the PRC authorities have conducted a mass DNA collection program in the Tibet Autonomous Region, reaching up to one-third of Tibet's total population, including many children

Protests held across US over China's human rights abuses

Protests were held on the iconic interstate highway I-5 in Seattle and in Downtown Portland. This is the first time that anti-China protests have been held in Seattle and Portland

Chinese spyware in apps can track location, data of Uyghurs: Report

Researchers claim that many of the apps that contain this spyware collect data from the device, including location, contacts, call logs, wifi information, and the ability to record phone calls and take pictures

China's National day sees global protests against its bullish expansionism, oppression of minorities

Activists in big cities across the world stood in solidarity with those at the receiving end of Chinese bullish expansionist policy as well as those bearing the brunt of the Chinese Communist Party's authoritarianism in China's minority-dominated regions

On sidelines of United Nations, a push for China's persecution of ethnic minorities to be punished

For years, rights watchdogs and journalists have exposed brutal treatment of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in the far western region of Xinjiang, where China is accused of a ruthless campaign of torture, sexual assault and ethnic cleansing

Kazakhstan: 15-day jail to Uyghurs protesting missing relatives in China as Xi arrives ahead of SCO meet

Prior to Xi Jinping's official visit to Kazakhstan, pressure was being put by authorities on several Kazakhs who have been demanding the release of their relatives from camps in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang and even being warned of 15 days in jail

Explained: Who are the Uyghurs and how has China ‘oppressed’ them in Xinjiang?

China has been accused of 'crimes against humanity' and ‘genocide’ against Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic groups in Xinjiang for years. Now, a United Nations report points to rape, torture, forced labour and mass sterilisation of women in the northwestern region

Who are the 'oppressed' Uyghurs, the Muslim minority in China?

The Uyghurs are a mostly Muslim ethnic group who live in Xinjiang. A new UN report details 'credible' evidence of torture, forced medical treatment and sexual or gender-based violence by Beijing against the community

'Reasonable to conclude' forced labour takes place in China's Xinjiang province: UN report

The report found that Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other Turkic groups have been subjected to repressive and abusive practices as part of Chinese state-mandated forced labour systems.