US House committee passes Uyghur Policy Act, again
The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee this week approved bipartisan legislation to support Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities subject to human rights abuses by China....
Category : Uyghur
Man accused of spying on Uyghurs in Sweden was exiled group’s spokesman
The World Uyghur Congress says a man detained in Sweden on suspicion of spying on fellow Uyghurs there for China served as a spokesman for...
No more Uyghurs left in immigration detention center: Thai police
BANGKOK – Thailand said Thursday there are no longer any Uyghurs stranded in its immigration facilities following the internationally criticized repatriation of 40 Uyghur men...
Uyghur rapper was imprisoned in China for ‘extremist’ lyrics, rights group says
A young Uyghur rapper and singer-songwriter not seen since his arrest 20 months ago is imprisoned in China, serving a three-year sentence for composing lyrics...
China forces Uyghurs to work during Ramadan in bid to prevent fasting
Read RFA coverage of this story in Uyghur. Chinese authorities in Xinjiang are forcing Uyghurs to work during Ramadan to prevent them from fasting and...
Thai delegation heads to China to check on deported Uyghurs
BANGKOK – Thailand’s deputy prime minister was due to travel to the Xinjiang region on Tuesday to check that China is keeping a promise on...
Brother of ex-World Uyghur Congress president serving 20-year sentence in Xinjiang
Read RFA coverage of this story in Uyghur. The older brother of former World Uyghur Congress President Dolkun Isa is serving a 20-year sentence in...
Thailand’s repatriation of Uyghurs signals tilt towards China, analysts say
BANGKOK – Thailand’s decision to deport 40 Uyghurs to China indicates that it sees the benefits of strengthening relations with China as worth the risk...
Uyghurs in Thai prison ‘heartbroken’ to learn friends deported
BANGKOK – Four ethnic Uyghurs held in a Thai prison cried when they learned that 40 of their friends had been deported to China after...
Australian lawmakers form parliament group to raise awareness of Uyghur persecution
Lawmakers in Australia have established a parliamentary group they say will give ethnic Uyghurs a platform from which to air concerns about attempts by Beijing...
