Uighurs

UN negotiating with China for unrestricted access to Xinjiang

The move came after China announced targeted sanctions against two Americans, a Canadian and a rights advocacy body who had denounced Beijing's treatment of them and other minorities.

Chinese apps punish Western brands over Uighur 'forced labour' allegations

Top ride-hailing app Didi Chuxing among other apps drop H&M from its listings, joining a backlash over comments made by the Swedish fashion retailer last year about alleged labour abuses in Xinjiang Uighur region.

Canada's parliament labels Chinese treatment of Uighurs as 'genocide'

A genocide is currently being carried out against the Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims says the motion that was passed in 266-0 vote. Trudeau and his Cabinet abstained from the vote.

China accuses UK of playing politics in its decision to pull CGTN licence

The BBC also came under renewed fire from Chinese officials after Britain’s media regulator concluded that China’s Communist Party was the ultimate editorial authority for CGTN.

Twitter locks account of China's US embassy over Xinjiang-related tweet

Twitter's suspension of the embassy's account came a day after the Trump administration, in its final hours, accused China of committing genocide in Xinjiang, a finding endorsed by the incoming Biden administration.

UN passed dissidents’ info to China, says a UN employee

Emma Reilly, an OHCHR employee and human rights lawyer, accuses the UN of trading the background information of dissidents with China in what has been dubbed a name-sharing scandal.

UK vows to block goods linked to Uighur 'forced labour' in China

FM Dominic Raab says UK will introduce new rules for firms to try to prevent goods linked to alleged forced labour of Muslim Uighurs in China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Meanwhile, Beijing warns London not to interfere in its affairs.

China denies imposing coercive birth control measures for Uighur women

Rights groups say more than one million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim people in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang have been incarcerated in camps in a bid to root out Islamic customs and forcibly integrate minorities.

Why is China being accused of sterilising Uighur women?

Researchers and activists slam an official tweet that points out how Chinese policies led to a decline in the minority population.

IOC accused of ignoring human rights in China ahead of 2022 Winter Olympics

The letter sent by right groups to the International Olympic Committee says the IOC has “turned a blind eye to the widespread and systematic human rights violations being committed by the Chinese authorities.

ICC rejects Uighur calls to investigate China for possible genocide

International Criminal Court says it is unable to act because alleged acts happened in China, which is not a signatory to the global court. Meanwhile, a US-based think-tank says over 570,000 Uighurs are involved in coerced labour in the area.

Pope Francis: China's Muslim Uighurs are 'persecuted'

While the pope has spoken out before about the Rohingya who have fled Myanmar, and the killing of Yazidi by Daesh in Iraq, it was the first time Pope mentioned the Uighurs.