CCP Stepping Up the Pace of Uyghur Forced Labor into Inner China

05/23/2020https://bitterwinter.org/ccp-stepping-up-the-pace-of-uyghur-forced-labor-into-inner-china/?fbclid=IwAR1z36GYDAkUTCRdE3ENHkkefiAXPhmQxJHr9Mp2ySe6cJCQanpu3U7XN4U Beijing is ramping up transfers of Uyghurs into forced labor outside of their region, according to an Australian think tank set up to probe human rights violations in Xinjiang. by Ruth Ingram Following its groundbreaking report of February 2020, “Uyghurs …

Hair Product Industry Linked to Uyghur Forced Labor Booming in Xinjiang’s Lop County

2020-05-28 https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/hair-05282020155504.html?fbclid=IwAR1_6Dj_b-uO28LZDcatyxu1dvydGEGu9S_8LG8gpekA84XyTI-uzX2z_YA The U.S. recently sanctioned a hair products company based in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) for its links to forced labor, but a closer investigation by RFA’s Uyghur Service shows that several firms in the area operate …

One-Day Workshop: What’s At Stake In Xinjiang

Session(s) date: Saturday, May 9, 2020 – 9:00am to 12:00pmhttps://china.usc.edu/seminars/one-day-workshop-whats-stake-xinjiang?fbclid=IwAR0T0ahnDjuE61Uov9OldwH9hEU8aVgH9jHokWeZbLO2SX569Coj-I9svzY The USC U.S. – China Institute is offering a complimentary online workshop featuring presentations by scholars with expertise on Xinjiang and Uyghur history, culture and life. Overview:  Photo Credit: David Stanley The USC U.S. – …

‘Modern-day slavery’: Chinese Communists send Uighur camp detainees to other regions

by Joel Gehrke | May 04, 2020 02:44 PM https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/modern-day-slavery-chinese-communists-send-uighur-camp-detainees-to-other-regions?fbclid=IwAR0xsAZXfX6FqQoSpYdIcLjb-45sa71PAtN9Skw11UVo0zXmonZOOU42yRM Uighur Muslims held in Chinese Communist detention camps are being sent around the country to fill labor shortages, according to activists and local reports. “It’s modern-day slavery,” World Uighur Congress President Dolkun Isa told the Washington …

Surveillance Increases in Xinjiang’s Residential Communities

Fri, May 8, 2020https://bitterwinter.org/surveillance-increases-in-xinjiangs-residential-communities/?fbclid=IwAR2ae6r-9zfydqvp92QLR80_MPs0TYfNEREGFG7LxB0KE1LzKMIiq3SzOuA Disregarding growing concerns from the international community, the CCP steps up efforts to control the daily lives of people by monitoring their every move. by Xiang Yi According to a document issued by a municipal government …

‘She Might be Out, But She’s Under Surveillance’: Sister of Uyghur Former Camp Detainee

2020-05-05https://www.rfa.org/english/women/sister-05052020123029.html?fbclid=IwAR35Dx-LwzHGxk00kIG8GBa9mdKUePo0bqV_MN7IPbiIdhnBtOvyhUrcJls Gulgine Tashmemet disappeared after returning home to Ili Kazakh (in Chinese, Yili Hasake) Autonomous Prefecture’sGhulja (Yining) city, in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region’s (XUAR), on Dec. 26, 2017, following her completion of a master’s degree at the University of Technology in …

Cultural genocide is the new genocide

https://www.penopp.org/articles/cultural-genocide-new-genocide?language_content_entity=en&fbclid=IwAR0JIjl83m-44oL9yGtK3aVCI7JbhsxMpMROgiOH-d53WXNF45VoUI30G7MThe Chinese government is undertaking a broad assault on the culture and heritage of the Uighurs, Kazakhs and other indigenous peoples in Xinjiang, China, including disappearing their poets, artists, scholars and others cultural icons. Most are gone without a trace, …

Mistaken Identity: How Chinese Look at the Uyghurs

05/05/2020MICHELLE LEEhttps://bitterwinter.org/mistaken-identity-how-chinese-look-at-the-uyghurs/?fbclid=IwAR1o2uVgsdKPeJIMURhmcodYov8C4YT347PIj0PacHNbGQFxdYJrP43Zmx0 A Chinese Han, who happens to physically look like a Uyghur, opens a window on the relationships between the Han majority and the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang and beyond. By Michelle Lee Interacting with Uyghur friends Growing up …

Preserving Uyghur Art And Culture Amid Cultural Genocide

MAY 5, 2020 This article first appeared on Asia Art Tours, a project that tries to highlight art and activism in Asia through media and travel. Follow them on Twitter @asiaarttours. This article is republished with the author’s permission. For victims of state …