hinese Communist Party is running a global network of “consular volunteers” through its embassies and consulates who form part of its “United Front” influence and enforcement operations on foreign soil.
Year: 2024
Senior members of South Africa’s African National Congress praised China’s “remarkable achievements” in alleviating poverty in the “Xinjiang” Uyghur Autonomous Region, saying South Africa is drawing inspiration from China, IOL rep
Bipartisan Leaders of the U.S. House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party have written a Letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security, Urging Immediate Strengthening of Enforcement of the ‘Preventing Forced Uyghur Labor Act.
Last weekend, a video posted by Uyghur Youth Initiative gained over 3 million views on TikTok and 7.5 million hits on Instagram, RNS News reports. The clip features three young, German-based Uyghur activists.
In December 2023, a Uyghur dance group from Munich won the Jugend Tanzt 2023 competition organized by the German Federal Dance Association (DBT), Uyghur Times German Edition reports.
GENEVA — During the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) focusing on China, the Western nations pressed China on its human rights violations against Tibetans, Uyghurs, and dissidents and insisted it annul the national security law in Hong Kong, Associated Press reports.
A magnitude 7.01 earthquake hit the Kyrgyzstan-“Xinjiang” border region on Tuesday, Associate Press reports. The quake was at a depth of 10 km.
Recently, the Chinese “Caixin Net” published a special report about a young man in the Uyghurs’ homeland, who, six years ago, fell into a coma and eventually died after being subjected to police torture during interrogation. The young man, Sun Renze, was reportedly a victim of inhumane treatment by the police, and the details of his ordeal were made public.
According to Data from the Committee to Protect Journalists, or CPJ found China had the most media workers imprisoned. In 2023, nearly half of China’s imprisoned journalists were Uyghurs, revealing the intersection of poor press freedom and human rights abuses. The U.S. and others accuse China of Uyghur genocide. Uyghur […]
By Elizabeth Palmer January 7, 2024 / 9:39 AM EST / CBS News Xinjiang Province, on China’s Western frontier – origin of the Silk Road, the ancient gateway for trade to the Middle East – was off-limits during the pandemic. But it is open again, and these days it’s being marketed by […]