Uyghurs
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Senators condemn Chinese 'genocide' against Uyghurs
A bipartisan group of senators introduced a resolution on Monday to declare China’s actions against the Uyghur population as genocide. Read more
House passes bill to fight import of goods from Uyghur labor camps
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to ensure goods sold in the U.S. are not made with... Read more
Xinjiang officials admit large drop in birth rate, attribute it to family planning
The government of China's Xinjiang autonomous region has acknowledged that birth rates there fell by nearly a third in 2018,... Read more
US moves to block imports made in China concentration camps
The Department of Homeland Security has moved to block the import of products made with forced labor in detention camps... Read more
US senators join criticism of Disney for filming Mulan in Xinjiang
At least two U.S. Senators have joined the chorus of outrage against The Walt Disney Company after the company revealed... Read more
Chinese doctor says she participated in 'ethnic cleansing' of Uyghurs
A Uyghur woman who worked as a doctor in China has told a British news network that she participated in... Read more
Hospital worker: China forces abortion, infanticide on Uyghurs
Hospitals in China’s Xinjiang province regularly committ forced late-term abortions on Uyghur women and killed newborn Uyghur babies to enforce China’s... Read more
Cardinals condemn China’s ‘potential genocide’ of Uyghurs
The Chinese government’s treatment of Uyghurs is “one of the most egregious human tragedies since the Holocaust,” two Asian cardinals... Read more
State Department: ‘Threats’ from China won’t stop US fight for Uyghur human rights
The State Department on Monday said that Chinese sanctions of U.S. officials will not stop the U.S. from holding China... Read more
China sanctions U.S. religious freedom ambassador over Uyghurs
Chinese sanctions against Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback, Sen. Ted Cruz , Sen. Marco Rubio, and Rep. Chris... Read more
Biden condemns forced sterilizations by China
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden condemned China’s forced sterilizations of Uyghur women on Wednesday—nine years after he told a Chinese... Read more
Analysis: What is the Trump administration doing about the Uyghurs?
Trump faces growing criticism for not financially sanctioning senior Chinese officials responsible for what the Congressional China Commission says may... Read more
Chinese authorities force contraception on Uyghurs in 'slow genocide'
The Chinese government is forcing Uyghur women to take contraceptives in an effort to slow the growing population. One expert... Read more
US religious freedom commissioner says 'no excuse' for Trump delay on Chinese sanctions
A federal religious freedom commissioner has said there is “no excuse” for the Trump administration “delaying action” to place sanctions on Chinese... Read more
Congress passes Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act
The House on Wednesday evening passed legislation to respond to the mass detention and other human rights violations against Uyghurs... Read more
China attempting to extradite Uighur from Turkey, dossier says
The Chinese government is attempting to extradite a Uighur man who fled the country to Turkey in 2014, according to a... Read more
China defends detention of Muslims in Xinjiang
The Chinese government is defending its policy of mass detention and re-education of Muslims in the country's northwest as an... Read more
US blacklists Chinese groups over repression of Uighurs
The US Commerce Department on Monday added 28 Chinese organizations to a blacklist barring them from buying products from US... Read more
International reactions to Chinese detention of Muslims remain mixed
As China's detention of Muslims of the country's northwest in re-education camps continues, few countries are openly denouncing the practice... Read more
Chinese officials claim most Xinjiang detainees have been released
Government officials from China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region said Tuesday that the area's re-education camps for Muslims have been successful,... Read more
