By Uyghur Times Staff On February 1, 2023, the Canadian Parliament unanimously passed Motion M-62 by a vote of 322 to 0, introduced by Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi. This motion addresses the persecution of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims by the Chinese government and outlines Canada’s commitment to resettle 10,000 […]
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By Uyghur Times Staff May 20, 2025 – 8:30 p.m. CET Munich, Germany – New evidence from a UK court case has revealed that Jan Marsalek, the fugitive former executive of German fintech giant Wirecard and suspected Russian agent, offered to spy on Uyghurs in Munich on behalf of China. […]
The Center for Uyghur Studies (CUS) has released a new report titled “Breaking the Roots: China’s Use of Boarding Schools as a Tool of Genocide Against Uyghur Muslims.” The report examines the Chinese government’s boarding school system in East Turkistan (AKA Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), highlighting concerns about forced assimilation and the separation of Uyghur children from their […]
Kyrgyzstan Faces UN Scrutiny Over Uyghur Extraditions to China and Failure to Protect Refugees By Uyghur Times StaffMay 14, 2025 – Geneva, Switzerland In a rare instance, a Central Asian country has come under scrutiny from one of the world’s leading human rights bodies over the extradition of Uyghur refugees—an […]
By Uyghur Times Staff April 12, 2025 A Danish anthropologist known for his extensive research on Uyghur studies, Dr. Rune Steenberg, was denied entry to Kazakhstan on April 12, despite having traveled to the country multiple times in the past. The incident occurred at the Qordai-Dostuk land border crossing between […]
By Uyghur Times Staff May 8, 2025 | Washington, D.C. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025 (H.R. 1503) with overwhelming bipartisan support, aiming to combat the gruesome practice of forced organ harvesting, particularly in China. The bill, introduced by Rep. Chris […]
By Tahir Imin Uyghurian, Uyghur Times | May 3, 2025 As the U.S.-China trade war escalates again—triggered by rising tariffs, a crackdown on Chinese e-commerce giants like Shein and Temu, and political finger-pointing over fentanyl—American media outlets have saturated the airwaves and headlines with economic anxieties. But amid the noise, […]
By Uyghur Times StaffApril 2025 Three Uyghur men who spent over a decade in harsh detention in Thailand were quietly resettled in Canada in April, according to Thai lawmakers and activists. The release comes months after Thailand sparked global outrage by forcibly deporting 40 Uyghurs back to China—where they face […]
By Uyghur Times Staff May 1, 2025 | Bangkok, Thailand Seven Uyghurs remain imprisoned in Thailand under severe conditions, as concerns rise over their potential deportation to China, where they could face persecution and torture. The People’s Empowerment Foundation has urged the Thai government and international community to act urgently […]
Byline: By Uyghur Times StaffTime and Date: March 14, 2025 The U.S. State Department has announced a new visa restriction policy targeting foreign government officials complicit in the forced return of Uyghurs and other ethnic or religious groups at risk of persecution to China. The announcement comes in response to […]