Xinjiang Authorities Sentence Uyghur Septuagenarian Former Official to Lengthy Jail Term

https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/septuagenarian-12182020173711.html?fbclid=IwAR19Nl_8ZMBk1DsTKrhmf25J4U3uF5NTpMtAYSeiHZ_ahqw7q8BC2zgy01c Authorities in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have sentenced a septuagenarian Uyghur retiree who spent decades as a public servant to a lengthy jail term for attending a Muslim sermon during a wake held 13 years ago, …

A Uyghur refugee’s harrowing testimony: I saw, heard things beyond imagination

The Uyghur Muslims in China’s Xinjiang province are being tortured – and those who manage to flee are still not safe https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/a-uyghur-refugees-harrowing-testimony-i-saw-heard-things-beyond-imagination/?fbclid=IwAR0tEFfPEDmkCByvNteBb54azUxp2r9dorjZXrfQidF5ynK5cu2SQzw3gQo In a Dutch refugee camp, Kalbinur shares a room with others and struggles to find a quiet space …

China uses tourism to smother Xinjiang’s culture

https://www.economist.com/china/2021/01/02/china-uses-tourism-to-smother-xinjiangs-culture?fbclid=IwAR0zrxWMoOiaIbyCLwKPv80FolWV5SSrYPNF5Jrb8PZKfU5xlNTJA667Gvc The afaq khoja mausoleum in Kashgar is one of the holiest places in Xinjiang, a region in the far west of China. The site is politically charged, too. Several 19th-century uprisings against Chinese rule began with rebels making a pilgrimage …

Beijing Accelerates Campaign of Ethnic Assimilation

China has taken an aggressive approach to melding the nation’s many groups into a national identity https://www.wsj.com/articles/beijing-accelerates-campaign-of-ethnic-assimilation-11609431781 SKIP TO MAIN CONTENTSKIP TO SEARCHSkip to…SelectSUBSCRIBESIGN IN Enter News, Quotes, Companies or Videos CHINA Beijing Accelerates Campaign of Ethnic Assimilation China has …

Apple Supplier Charged with Exploiting Uyghur Forced Labor

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/apple-supplier-charged-with-exploiting-uyghur-forced-labor/?fbclid=IwAR1t_k-0roornfDDHXt1WS4dBbCmTWkOV3QqngoqOYqhM0TgEl5avunMdRI We hear a lot about “reckonings” these days. But surely something has to be done about the atrocious human-rights abuses in China that appear to include slave/forced labor for the benefit of American companies such as Apple. We have …

Chinese police still questioning wife of Australian Uyghur man, despite promising to help

Posted WedWednesday 24 JulJuly 2019 at 2:07pm, updated WedWednesday 24 JulJuly 2019 at 10:51pmhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-24/chinese-police-questioning-wife-of-australian-uyghur-man/11341924?fbclid=IwAR0BBTIcfvXRr8qdu6q7RqR0v_lbUuXPEkZsrVZIVshAfUdD4rZZchRqLxo Police in China’s far-western Xinjiang region are still questioning the wife of an Australian man interviewed on Four Corners last week, despite Beijing saying it would assist Australia’s efforts to reunite the family. Key points: Nadila Wumaier and her …