At the session, Xi Jinping declared that all religions must be reshaped to fit Chinese culture and Communist ideology, leaving no space for non-Han traditions or independent faiths beyond Party control. By Tahir Imin UyghurianSeptember 30, 2025 Beijing – Chinese leader Xi Jinping has once again underscored the Communist Party’s […]
Culture and religion
USCIRF highlights crackdown on Uyghur imams, Tibetan monks, and Christian clergy by Alp Uyghur, Sep 29, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) warns that China’s persecution of religious leaders continues to intensify, targeting Uyghur Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists, and Christian […]
By Tahir Imin Uyghurian | Uyghur Times | July 2025 A Turkish tourist has exposed the alarming transformation of mosques in Urumqi, the capital of the Uyghur homeland, into controlled, securitized spaces that no longer serve as centers of Islamic worship but rather as tools for state propaganda and surveillance. […]
“Ma Xingrui, a high-ranking Communist Party official from the Chinese-occupied homeland of the Uyghurs, claimed that the “Sinicisation” of Islam is “inevitable,”” Reuters reports. He emphasized the need for” “regional security and development”.
The Chinese authorities have implemented a discriminatory new policy compelling Uyghur youth to participate in collective wedding ceremonies following the traditional Chinese customs. This initiative aims to assimilate them into Han-Chinese culture, portraying to the world that Uyghurs have embraced the Chinese way of life. A video shared by local […]
The Chinese authorities have been compelling Muslims to renounce their faith in Islam and pledge allegiance to the Communist Party. In Yun nan province, a poster displayed in front of the Na Jia Ying Mosque in Yuxi Tong Hai county reads, “Listen to the Party, Thanks to the Party, Follow […]
Published by Human Rights Press on Nov22, 2023 Introduction: A new report released on Wednesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleges that China is forcibly closing mosques outside of Xinjiang (Uyghur region), flagrantly violating the fundamental right to freedom of religion. This expansion of China’s “mosque consolidation” policy, previously targeting the Muslim […]
Buddhism, one of the world’s oldest religions, has deep historical roots in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, located in the western part of China.
Geneva (September 26, 2023) UN experts have voiced their grave concern over allegations of a significant expansion of the so-called Uyghur Autonomous Region’s state-run boarding school system. These institutions have been accused of failing to provide education in the children’s mother tongue and forcibly separating Uyghur and other minority Muslim […]
Within the Uyghur homeland, a disquieting trend persists as authorities exclude the Uyghur language from signs displayed on Uyghur-owned shops. Timothy Grose, Associate Professor of China Studies at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, has drawn attention to this matter, sharing photos on his Twitter account and remarking: “Yes, official signage in […]