‘Black gold’

How global demand for hair products is linked to forced labor in Xinjiang https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2020/10/asia/black-gold-hair-products-forced-labor-xinjiang/?fbclid=IwAR05BTpFCzuQzKKkRRBZKJXZvkk8MgJVjPVO_bsVhG64cUUsBnaG-g6vaYU By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson and Isaac Yee, CNN For the past decade, Mikayla Lowe Davis has been braiding and styling hair for her customers. “The …

Xinjiang government confirms huge birth rate drop but denies forced sterilization of women

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/09/21/asia/xinjiang-china-response-sterilization-intl-hnk/index.html?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR1mLnBlUPoTcVYOASyYcSPPI0qz3rUfkfSMAQZ7piD94LkIKDC1xD7cCEI By Ivan Watson, Rebecca Wright and Ben Westcott, CNNUpdated 4:11 AM EDT, Mon September 21, 2020 Hong Kong (CNN)Chinese officials have officially acknowledged birth rates in Xinjiang dropped by almost a third in 2018, compared to the previous year, …

China hits back, sanctioning US officials and Congress members in response to Xinjiang ban

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3092945/china-hits-back-sanctioning-us-officials-response-uygur-ban China announced the details of its promised retaliation against the US for its sanctions over Xinjiang, sanctioning American officials and senators on Monday in the latest tit-for-tat confrontation in their deteriorating relations. Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the behaviour of …

Chinese academic hits out at Pompeo-backed Xinjiang sterilisation report

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3101481/chinese-academic-hits-out-pompeo-backed-xinjiang-sterilisation A Chinese academic has countered US-backed allegations that China is using forced sterilisation against Muslims in Xinjiang, saying the claims were based on “fabricated facts” and “falsified data”.In the most detailed response to emerge from China over findings that US …

How US can help China’s Uighurs, who suffer disappearances, forced abortions, other atrocities

Uighurs are allegedly being subjected to brutal and coercive family planning policieshttps://www.foxnews.com/world/uighurs-china-united-states-human-rights?fbclid=IwAR1LfHlVUjIXp3VvpNiL_6Vyr4M4CzedN8_pmxFuHxOPjMM3uYU9wrcwT98By Hollie McKay | Fox News For Ziba Murat, waiting for word of what became of her ailing mother after she abruptly disappeared in the Muslim-majority Xinjiang region of northwestern China following a fractured phone …

China defends its ‘vocational training centres’ in Xinjiang white paper

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3101986/china-claims-vocational-training-given-nearly-13-million-people China released a white paper on Thursday claiming that its far western Xinjiang region has provided “vocational training” to nearly 1.3 million workers every year on average from 2014 to 2019. It comes as Beijing is facing mounting criticism from Western …

‘Mulan’ Xinjiang scenes filmed near 10 internment camps, 5 prisons

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4004891?fbclid=IwAR1fZvXmeVS858i4-eZp80aJeh4MzJLD1CmzCi9UVYEYQrmxncI_2heAxVYUyghur activist group calls on world to boycott ‘Disney’s propaganda movie Mulan’ By Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer2020/09/09 12:48 TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Evidence has surfaced showing that scenes from the controversial Disney film “Mulan” were shot near at least …

China Bashed Online For Its ‘propaganda’ To Promote Tourism In Uyghur Autonomous Region

In a futile attempt to coverup the persecution & human rights violation against Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the Chinese Govt announced the resumption of tourism trains Written ByGloria Methrirepublicworld.com/world-news/china/china-bashed-online-for-its-propaganda-to-promote-tourism-in-uyghur.html?fbclid=IwAR0AMeL-9lWTJTEzlF1hcJCrTvGH-LqHvnjhntebOlJBBkT8GN2cKHf63yQ In a futile attempt to cover up the persecution and human rights …

The Xinjiang Decision Against 18 Jehovah’s Witnesses—English Translation

08/18/2020BITTER WINTERhttps://bitterwinter.org/the-xinjiang-decision-against-18-jehovahs-witnesses-english-translation/ Bitter Winter publishes the core part of the decision of the Korla City People’s Court dated June 30, 2020. For the background, see our relevant article. 1. Defendant Liu, Weiguo committed the crime of organizing and using a xie jiao organization to …