Religious Repression and Cultural Decimation: Spare a Thought for Uyghurs this Ramadan

by Omer KanatMay 14, 2019 in Opinion https://theglobepost.com/2019/05/14/china-uyghurs-ramadan/?fbclid=IwAR2gxyiL_8ZPnRebBmOLFG3LdP4Rmagynb1sDOHwlXf0BwelWxjMVzMNeJ0 Ethnic Uyghurs take part in a protest march asking the EU to call upon China to respect human rights in East Turkestan and asking for the closure of “re-education centers.” Photo: Emmanuel Dunand, AFP17SHARESShare on …

Former Xinjiang teacher claims brainwashing and abuse inside mass detention centers

By Matt Rivers and Lily Lee, CNN Updated 0352 GMT (1152 HKT) May 10, 2019 https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/09/asia/xinjiang-china-kazakhstan-detention-intl/index.html?fbclid=IwAR38yS3Na9btVv_-wQYPCaoyNXgrsxc7hvkzNI9e-P4G2aJPihplmgpBH-4 Almaty, Kazakhstan (CNN)Overflowing toilets in overcrowded cells. Food and sleep deprivation. Forced injections.As she witnessed horror after horror and was told of others, Sayragul Sauytbay, who …

4 faultlines in Masood Azhar’s UN terrorist listing

RAISINA DEBATES MAY 02 2019 https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/4-faultlines-masood-azhar-un-terrorist-listing-50454/ May day turned out to be a May Day for Mohammad Masood Azhar Alvi. With one exception: nobody received or acted on his distress signal of being included in the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida …

Uighur roundup and military buildup had China and U.S. on collision course even before trade clash

Published: May 13, 2019 9:05 a.m. ET https://www.marketwatch.com/story/uighur-roundup-and-military-buildup-had-china-and-us-on-collision-course-even-before-trade-clash-2019-05-13?fbclid=IwAR31yz0spsZV9fPMyokVavT8GRX2dcBlaL12MBbWTw1z9fmkHYAco8oDGbo By ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and China have gone through rough patches before. The American public recoiled — and the U.S. government imposed sanctions — after the People’s Liberation Army …

China-owned tower in New York City reportedly wouldn’t let Amnesty International move in

PUBLISHED TUE, MAY 14 2019  12:18 AM EDTUPDATED TUE, MAY 14 2019  12:53 AM EDT https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/14/china-owned-nyc-tower-reportedly-blocked-amnesty-international-lease.html?fbclid=IwAR0M2n9MH1Ke1rLLtUnbWiGP9XcgqbDS5hTVDwRXl1N0Ckul5Yb5EKw9zI8 KEY POINTS A state-owned Chinese shipping giant declined to lease an office space in New York to human rights group Amnesty International U.S.A, The New York …

Ramadan in Xinjiang Province a ‘Sign of Extremism’, Says China

Chinese authorities in Xinjiang province see fasting as a sign of extremism. Amnesty International calls on China to stop persecuting Muslims. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/05/272716/ramadan-xinjiang-sign-extremism-china/?fbclid=IwAR2tTzXNR-i8l3YKRTtgDCA-UxpEhi2Gl0fjIL60qmTUaYMA2D0ATvkZez4 By Margot Eliason -Margot Eliason is a writer at Morocco World News.May 10, 2019 Rabat – Amnesty International has launched …

Why the Uyghurs?

By Madi Sharma UK member of the European Economic and Social Committee. https://www.neweurope.eu/article/why-the-uyghurs/ PUBLISHED 12:07 MAY 10, 2019UPDATED 12:07 MAY 10, 2019 Search for religious repression and persecution in China, for re-education camps, or even for organ harvesting, and each …

USCIRF Strongly Urges Administration to Raise Religious Freedom Violations in China Trade Talks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 10, 2019 https://www.uscirf.gov/news-room/press-releases-statements/uscirf-strongly-urges-administration-raise-religious-freedom?fbclid=IwAR1y4idqfCTDvxSMZjsWieBfMi1s1qrJpyBNg6jjiJD7lpnMGhh7t7DD8Pk#.XNXql1ZQtFY.facebook USCIRF Strongly Urges Administration to Raise Religious Freedom Violations in China Trade Talks  WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today urged the Trump administration to discuss China’s persecution …

China’s high-tech repression threatens human freedom everywhere

Chinese police patrol a street in the Peyzawat, a city in the Xinjiang autonomous region, last August. (Ng Han Guan/AP)By Editorial BoardMay 4 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/chinas-high-tech-update-on-orwell/2019/05/04/1ba50eb6-6db8-11e9-be3a-33217240a539_story.html?utm_term=.7ea13f53a7c1 IN RECENT months, the world has slowly awakened to the extraordinary campaign of cultural genocide China is …