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A large number of Uyghur inmates in Xinjiang's Keriye Prison are forced to work for  12-14 hours a day in vast fields of red dates called jujubes, media reports said. more
China: Minor Uyghur girls forced to work in Xinjiang factory

About 90 Uyghur minor girls are currently toiling for 14 hours a day in a  Chinese-run garment factory in Xinjiang, an episode reflecting the atrocities the community members are fac ...

China responsible for ‘serious human rights violations’ in Xinjiang province: UN human rights report

New York: A long-awaited report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) into what China refers to as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) has concluded ...

Xinjiang officials use China’s anti-crime campaign to target those Uyghurs who are 'disloyal'

Xinjiang: A police officer has said authorities in the Chinese city of Xinjiang are using the government’s 100-day crackdown on criminals and fugitives to target Uyghurs deemed &ldq ...

Uyghur rights activists organize protest against China’s atrocities near UN HQ in New York

New York: The East Turkistan Government in Exile, the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement, and the Free Kazakhs Organization participated in a demonstration  at the United Nat ...

Lawyers approach ICC to investigate treatment of Uyghur Muslims by China

Xinjiang/Washington: A team of lawyers recently approached the  International Criminal Court (ICC) to open an investigation into the treatment of Uyghurs and others in China’s ...

UN human rights experts urge China to allow them ‘full access’

New York: Dozens of independent UN human rights experts on Friday urged the Chinese Government to “cooperate fully” with the UN human rights system over abuse allegations, and ...

China: Uyghur Musims are now kept in a giant open air prison

Washington/Xinjiang: A top American newspaper has shown how Xinjiang region, a place where Uyghur Muslims stay in large numbers, have turned into an open-air prison camp by the Chinese Co ...

Xinjiang forced labour fears: China slams Norway state fund

Beijing: China has slammed a decision taken by Norway’s sovereign wealth fund to sell off its stake in a Chinese company due to rights concerns, warning the move may cause “un ...

Saudi authorities prepapring to deport 2 Muslim Uyghurs back to China: HRW

Beirut, Lebanon: Saudi authorities are apparently preparing to deport two Muslim Uyghurs back to China, where they are at serious risk of arbitrary detention and torture, Human Rights Wat ...