Xinjiang
Rights activists urge boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
World
October 19, 2021
Rights activists urge boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Human rights activists urged international governments, sponsors and athletes on Tuesday to boycott what they called…
Terror & tourism: Xinjiang eases its grip, but fear remains
World
October 10, 2021
Terror & tourism: Xinjiang eases its grip, but fear remains
XINJIANG, China (AP) — The razor wire that once ringed public buildings in China’s far northwestern Xinjiang region is nearly…
Activists: Morocco arrests Uyghur man at China’s request
Middle East
July 28, 2021
Activists: Morocco arrests Uyghur man at China’s request
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan authorities have arrested a Uyghur activist in exile based on a Chinese terrorism warrant distributed…
US renews China ‘genocide’ claims over Uyghur treatment
World
July 13, 2021
US renews China ‘genocide’ claims over Uyghur treatment
The United States on Monday repeated allegations of “genocide” against China over Beijing’s repression of Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in the northwest Xinjiang region of the…
China vows retaliation after US blacklists companies
World
July 11, 2021
China vows retaliation after US blacklists companies
BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday said it will take “necessary measures” to respond to the US blacklisting of Chinese…
China policies could cut millions of Uyghur births in Xinjiang
World
June 7, 2021
China policies could cut millions of Uyghur births in Xinjiang
Chinese birth control policies could cut between 2.6 to 4.5 million births of the Uyghur and other ethnic minorities in…
Factory boss defiant as sanctions bite in China’s Xinjiang
World
May 25, 2021
Factory boss defiant as sanctions bite in China’s Xinjiang
AKSU, China (AP) — A backlash against reports of forced labor and other abuses of the largely Muslim Uyghur ethnic…
China uses coercive policies in Xinjiang to drive down Uyghur birth rates, think tank says
World
May 13, 2021
China uses coercive policies in Xinjiang to drive down Uyghur birth rates, think tank says
Coercive policies in China’s far western region of Xinjiang have led to a sharp decline in birth rates for Uyghurs…
Drop in Xinjiang birthrate largest in recent history: report
World
May 12, 2021
Drop in Xinjiang birthrate largest in recent history: report
BEIJING (AP) — Xinjiang in far western China had the sharpest known decline in birthrates between 2017 and 2019 of…
Ramadan in China: Faithful dwindle under limits on religion
World
May 6, 2021
Ramadan in China: Faithful dwindle under limits on religion
KASHGAR, China (AP) — Tursunjan Mamat, a practicing Muslim in western China’s Xinjiang region, said he’s fasting for Ramadan but…