By Alp Uyghur China’s state media recently reported that over 60 foreign parliamentarians visited the Uyghur homeland between September 11 and 13, with Xinhua highlighting the “impressive achievements” of the region’s economic and social development. According to the report, the visitors toured cities including Kashgar, Ili, and Aksu, visiting religious […]

By Uyghur Times StaffJune 10, 2025, 10:30 a.m. ET In a highly orchestrated propaganda display, Chinese authorities in Urumqi—the capital of the Uyghur homeland—organized a state-sponsored Eid al-Adha performance at the symbolic Xinjiang People’s Theater Square, featuring pro-government songs and staged ethnic dance routines. As part of ongoing efforts to […]

In a recent move, the Internet Information Office of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has intensified its efforts to address a series of online activities deemed illegal. The office highlighted specific incidents that it claims violated established policies. One incident, reported in November 2023, involved a netizen raising concerns about […]

While Xinjiang cotton has been at the center of global concerns about Uyghur forced labor and has been one of the major targets of the U.S. federal law “Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act,” China has never decreased its efforts to increase profits from the cotton and its propaganda about “Xinjiang […]

By Tursunjan, December 15, 2023 According to China news reports, the Information Office of the People’s Government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region held a press conference to introduce the situation of protecting the rights and interests of employees in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region colonized by the Chinese government. […]