Xinjiang

China still holding over 500,000 Uyghurs in detention, expanding forced labour: Report

China continues to hold over half a million Uyghurs in prisons or detention facilities and has intensified its oppression of…

3 weeks ago

China tightens exit restrictions; Uyghurs and Tibetans face passport hurdles

The Chinese government has increasingly imposed arbitrary restrictions on people's internationally protected right to leave the country. According to a…

4 weeks ago

ETGE calls on Ireland to stand against China’s genocidal and repressive policies

The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) has issued a powerful statement calling on the Irish government to take a…

4 weeks ago

“China’s severe travel restrictions on Uyghurs violating international rights,” says Human Rights Watch

The Chinese government is maintaining severe restrictions, conditions, and controls on Uyghurs who seek to travel abroad in violation of…

1 month ago

China’s DeepSeek AI faces global outrage over Uyghur censorship and propaganda

Human rights activists and international experts have strongly criticised China's newly developed AI platform, DeepSeek, after concerns arose regarding its…

2 months ago

Reports expose expansion of orphanage-style schools for Uyghur children in China

Orphanage-style boarding schools for Uyghur children whose parents were detained by Xinjiang authorities remain open and are even expanding, Radio…

2 months ago

Stop Uyghur Genocide calls for scrutiny of Shein over links to forced labour in Xinjiang

Lawyers representing the campaign group Stop Uyghur Genocide (SUG) have presented a dossier of evidence to Shein's legal team, accusing…

2 months ago

China targets Taiwan’s youth with subsidised tours to Xinjiang amid human rights concerns

China has reportedly launched an effort to attract young people from Taiwan to join heavily subsidised tours to Xinjiang, hoping…

3 months ago

World Uyghurs Congress welcomes Volkswagen’s exit from Xinjiang region, calls for industry-wide accountability

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) welcomed Volkswagen's (VW) announcement that it will sell its plant in East Turkistan, a region…

4 months ago

New leadership elected at World Uyghur Congress amidst ongoing struggles against Chinese oppression

In a pivotal moment for the Uyghur community, the World Uyghur Congress has elected a new leadership team during its…

5 months ago

Western nations urge China to release detained Uyghurs, Tibetans amid human rights concerns

A coalition of Western nations have called on China to free all arbitrarily detained Uyghur Muslims and Tibetans and to…

5 months ago

East Turkistan Government in Exile condemns international media participation in China’s summit in Xinjiang

The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) strongly condemned the participation of international media outlets in the 6th World Media…

5 months ago

Uyghur-American politician calls out lack of global attention towards Xinjiang human rights crisis

The Foreign Affairs and Security Minister of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile, Salih Hudayar, called out the lack of global attention…

6 months ago

Human Rights Watch bashes China for continuous atrocities in Xinjiang

Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights watchdog, in a recent statement lamented the Chinese government for its human…

7 months ago

US political parties criticised for silence on Uyghur genocide

The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Xinjiang province of China, has drawn criticism from global human rights advocates as both the…

7 months ago

Report highlights systematic repression, human rights violations of Uyghurs in Xinjiang by China

A recent report by Yale University has highlighted the precarious living conditions of Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous…

7 months ago

US tightens grip on entities involved in “forced labour” in Xinjiang

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday announced the expansion of the entity list of the Uyghur…

7 months ago

International pressure builds on China for human rights violations in Xinjiang, Tibet

Human rights advocates have stressed the need for solidarity and measures to ensure accountability for human rights violations in Xinjiang…

8 months ago

China destroying mosques, erasing Islamic identity from Xinjiang: Report

Hundreds of mosques and Islamic shrines have been destroyed by China in recent years, as Beijing aims to erase the…

8 months ago

US politician accuses China of exploiting African workers, Uyghur Muslims

US politician and Vice President of the House Armed Services Committee Republicans, Rob Wittman, has expressed his concerns about China's…

8 months ago

Protests erupt on sidelines of NATO Summit, urging to stop Chinese imperialism in Xinjiang region

The representatives of the East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) have urged the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nations to…

8 months ago