Uighur

Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 calls to impose sanctions on Chinese officials for crackdown on Uighurs

Artist Tomomi Shimizu tells the story of Mihrigul Tursun, a real Uighur woman in her comic 'What Has Happened to me'

German player’s former manager at Arsenal says midfielder has the right to express his opinion

German of Turkish origin criticized Muslim countries for failing to speak up against Uighur abuses in China

Malaysia is too small to face up to the Asian powerhouse, says Mahathir Mohamad

As China consistently denies any mistreatment in what it calls vocational training centers

China's treatment of the Uighurs - a mostly Muslim - has come under growing scrutiny

Chinese authorities have long linked their crackdown on Xinjiang's Muslims to international counter-terrorism efforts

Critics warn mass incarcerations of Muslim minorities to further perpetuate separatist anger

Beijing is accused of rights abuses in Xinjiang, torture of Uighur detainees and tight controls on their religion

Plight of Muslim Uighur spouses of Pakistani traders in China is deeply troubling

Hundreds of people have been killed in violence in Xinjiang in recent years

Lawmakers have urged authorities to raise the issue of detention of 50 Chinese women

List includes names such as Islam, Quran, Saddam, all considered unacceptable by ruling Communist Party

A notice from the government accused the official of 'being afraid to smoke before religious figures'

Hundreds have been killed in Xinjiang in past few years, most in unrest between Uighurs, ethnic majority Han Chinese

Hundreds of people have died in recent years in Xinjiang in unrests blamed by Beijing on militants and separatists

Sirojiddin Bakhodirov was arrested this week with small amounts of marijuana and crystal meth.

The dead official is Maimaitijiang Tuohuniyazi, a deputy head of public security in Aksu, western Xinjiang

Statement came days after Chinese police claimed to have killed 28 members of a "terrorist group" in the region

The killings took place over the course of a 56-day manhunt following an attack on a colliery in Aksu in September

China strongly denies abusing human rights in Xinjiang, and says it is facing a determined campaign from radicals

China has blamed the violence in Xinjiang on militants, led by East Turkestan Islamic Movement

An investigation found that Zhao Xinwei "improperly discussed" party policies in Xinjiang

The presence of people of Chinese origin in this region dates back to the 1949 Cultural Revolution

Defence minister says it is just as much in Pakistan's interests as China's to fight Uighur militants

Police blame a gang of people smugglers for the attack

Thai authorities are already holding two foreign men in custody over the attack

Beijing accuses Ankara of helping its citizens flee unlawfully which Turkish officials deny