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...
Category : Uyghur
Thai court considers petition to free detained Uyghurs
BANGKOK – A Thai court opened a hearing on Friday into the fate of 43 Uyghurs who have spent more than a decade in detention...
China restricts travel for Uyghurs with onerous requirements: report
While the Chinese government has loosened a ban on Uyghurs traveling outside of China, it places onerous burdens on those who want to go abroad,...
China expands orphanage-style boarding schools for Uyghur children
Read RFA coverage of this story in Uyghur. Orphanage-style boarding schools for Uyghur children whose parents were detained by Xinjiang authorities in internment camps that...
Xinjiang authorities begin winter campaign to ensure security before Chinese New Year
Chinese authorities in Xinjiang said they have launched a “Winter Operation” to beef up security in the restive western region in the run-up to the...
China creates 2 new counties in disputed mountainous area claimed by India
Read RFA coverage of this story in Uyghur. China has created two new counties in southwestern Xinjiang in disputed territory also claimed by India, a...
Respected Uyghur journalist, community leader in Kazakhstan dies
Read RFA coverage of this story in Uyghur. Uyghurs in Kazakhstan bade farewell to Riza Samedi, a journalist, Uyghur nationalist and influential community leader who...
Uyghur intellectual died while in custody of Chinese authorities
A Uyghur intellectual and educational activist, who was arrested the night before his daughter’s wedding five years ago, died only two months later while in...
Bosnian Genocide survivors reflect on the parallels with Uyghurs’ suffering
Survivors of the Bosnian Genocide 30 years ago told Radio Free Asia that they see parallels between their suffering and the experiences of Uyghurs in...
Uniqlo boss says Japanese clothing giant doesn’t use Xinjiang cotton
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Japanese clothing giant Uniqlo does not use cotton from China’s Xinjiang regions, the company’s boss said in his first public declaration on...
