Xinjiang: China adds US risk intelligence firm Kharon and researchers to sanctions list over human rights ‘excuse’
Foreign ministry declares sanctions on Kharon, its research director Edmund Xu and think tank human rights analyst Nicole Morgret
How Beijing Forces Uyghurs to Pick Cotton
Beijing has repeatedly claimed that there is “no forced labor” in Xinjiang. But now, as the European Union debates a ban on products made with forced labor, the evidence has just gotten stronger.
Leaked Chinese police data is giving Uyghurs answers about missing family members
For the first time, exiled Uyghurs were able to see official Chinese documents about the fate of their relatives, including why they were detained — and in some cases how they died. On seeing the Xinjiang files, some described a sense of empowerment; others felt guilt that their worst fears had been confirmed.
Canada votes to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugees amid Chinese pressure to force their return
Move shows ‘what is happening to the Uyghurs is unacceptable’, says MP after non-binding parliamentary ballot with prime minister’s support
Urumqi rocked by Covid lockdown protests after deadly fire
Videos shared on social media in China have appeared to show fresh protests against Covid restrictions, after an apartment block fire killed 10 people. People in Urumqi are seen confronting officials, breaking down a barrier and shouting "end the Covid lockdown".
BBC, 11.26.2022
Thousands of detained Uyghurs pictured in leaked Xinjiang police files
The Xinjiang Police Files are a major cache of speeches, images, documents and spreadsheets obtained by a third party from confidential internal police networks. They provide a groundbreaking inside view of the nature and scale of Beijing's secretive campaign of interning between 1-2 million Uyghurs and other ethnic citizens in China's northwestern Xinjiang region.
Xinjiang Police Files, 05.23.2022
Chinese transplant surgeons executed prisoners by heart extraction, finds new study from VOC scholar
The dead donor rule is fundamental to transplant ethics. The rule states that organ procurement must not commence until the donor is both dead and formally pronounced so, and by the same token, that procurement of organs must not cause the death of the donor. In a separate area of medical practice, there has been intense controversy around the participation of physicians in the execution of capital prisoners.
VOC, 04.04.2022
Four countries follow suit in U.S. diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Recently, U.S. President Biden has publicized the decision to diplomatically boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, on grounds of protesting the human rights abuses against Uyghurs, by the CCP. U.S. allies including Australia, Great Britain, and Japan have shown their support of this boycott with their participation.
Time, 12.28.2021
U.S. Says China’s Repression of Uighurs Is ‘Genocide’
The finding by the Trump administration is the strongest denunciation by any government of China’s actions and follows a Biden campaign statement with the same declaration.
New York Times, 1.19.2021
China's Huawei backtracks after filing for patent to identify Uyghur faces
Chinese technology company Huawei is backtracking on a patent application it filed for a facial recognition system intended to identify Uyghurs from other Chinese ethnicities.
CNN Business, 01/14/2021
US Slams Chinese Embassy Tweet Lauding Family Planning’s ‘Emancipation’ of Uyghur Women
Washington has condemned Beijing for a since-removed tweet that sought to justify repressive family planning policies in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) by suggesting they make Uyghur women more independent, prompting calls to shutter China’s embassy and ban its Twitter account.
Radio Free Asia, 01.11.2021
Twitter deletes China embassy's Xinjiang 'emancipation' tweet
Twitter has deleted a post from China's US embassy which claimed Uighur women had had their minds "emancipated" by their policies in Xinjiang. The post linked to an article by state-run media which claimed women were no longer "baby making machines" due to action on alleged religious extremism.
BBC News, 01.11.2021
Congress is moving to block goods made with the forced labour of Uyghurs
If a sportswear company like Nike or Adidas wants to know if any of the fabric in their socks or trainers is from Xinjiang, supplier of 20% of the world’s cotton, forensic science can help.
The Economist, 01.09.2020