Uyghurs
Why Kazakhstan Sidelines Its Uyghur Cousins
To put it simply, Kazakhstan’s relationship with Xinjiang is complicated. Kazakh officials, like those of many Islamic-majority nations, have been largely silent about the misery of ethnic Kazakh prisoners being...
UN Slams China for Possible ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ in Xinjiang
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has published a report accusing the Chinese government of “serious human rights violations” against Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities in the...
China Warns UN Human Rights Commissioner Ahead of Xinjiang Visit
The Chinese government cautioned the United Nations (UN) on Tuesday not to be involved in China’s “internal affairs” as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is scheduled to...
United Nations Report Accuses China of Forced Labor in Xinjiang
The International Labour Organization (ILO), a workers’ rights agency operated by the United Nations, accused China on Friday of overseeing a litany of discriminatory labor practices against ethnic Uyghurs in...
Turkish Uyghurs File Criminal Complaint Against China
A group of Uyghurs living in Turkey has filed a criminal complaint against more than one hundred Chinese government officials, accusing them of crimes against humanity for the government’s treatment...
Turkey’s Courtship with China Spells Trouble for Uyghurs
“The incidents in China are, simply put, a genocide. There’s no point in interpreting this otherwise,” said Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2009, almost twelve years before the United...