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China defiant in face of Uyghurs UN report
A highly anticipated report from the United Nations chronicles China’s mistreatment of the Uyghur ethnic group, a Muslim minority in... Read more
Japan’s PM tells Vatican of concern about human rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang
Fumio Kishida discussed nuclear weapons with Pope Francis during a 25-minute meeting. Read more
How the Chinese Communist Party sees organized religion
The Chinese Communist Party is targeting organized religion as a threat – even seeking to “change” or “transform” it into... Read more
Senate passes legislation restricting imports from Uyghur forced labor
A bipartisan bill to prohibit goods made by enslaved Uyghurs from entering the United States passed the Senate on Wednesday,... Read more
Uyghur survivor of China’s detention camps testifies to their brutality
A two-time survivor of China’s detention camps in Xinjiang described suffering physical and sexual violence at the hands of camp... Read more
Report: China committing 'crimes against humanity' in Xinjiang
An international human rights organization has declared that China’s actions in the province of Xinjiang amount to crimes against humanity. Read more
After China retaliates with sanctions, U.S. religious freedom advocates say they won’t be silenced
After China announced retaliatory sanctions against U.S. human rights advocates this weekend, advocates responded they would not be silent about... Read more
China blacklisting companies that have stopped sourcing from Xinjiang
U.S. companies must stand strong and ensure their supply chains in China are not tainted with forced labor, one human... Read more
China imposes sanctions on British Catholic human rights campaigner
The Chinese Communist Party has imposed sanctions on a British Catholic human rights campaigner who highlighted widespread abuses in Xinjiang. Read more
U.S. sanctions Chinese officials connected to ‘genocide’ of Uyghurs
The U.S., in tandem with Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union, on Monday sanctioned Chinese officials in Xinjiang... Read more
Senator Rubio: China is depriving Uyghurs of their ‘humanity’
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) lambasted the Chinese authorities for restricting the religious practices of the largely-Muslim Uyghur population, at a... Read more
Report: China’s treatment of Uyghurs meets definition of genocide
China’s abuses of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang violate every article in the United Nations’ definition of genocide, a new policy... Read more
China claims papal critique over Uyghurs has 'no factual basis at all'
Following Pope Francis’ mention in passing of the Uyghurs as persecuted in a new book, the Chinese foreign ministry said... 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
China continues to rebut Western claims about repression of Uighurs
An article published Wednesday in a state-run paper from mainland China repeated government talking points regarding the situations of the... Read more
How China uses technology to repress Uyghurs
Government-run social media and facial recognition technology are being used to help monitor and detain Muslims in China's Xinjiang Uygur... Read more
Human rights advocates: UN must address Chinese internment camps
Human rights advocates are calling on the United Nations to address reports of Chinese internment camps holding 1 million Muslim... Read more
