By Uyghur Times StaffDec. 15, 2024 Adrian Zenz’s latest research report, titled “Forced Labor, Coercive Land-Use Transfers, and Forced Assimilation in Xinjiang’s Agricultural Production,” uncovers mass land-grabbing and forced labor practices in the Uyghur region. The report highlights the exploitation of Uyghur peasants in the production of tomatoes, peppers, marigolds, […]
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By Uyghur Times StaffNovember 10, 2024 China has recently opened the so-called “Xinjiang Hotan Xueyuan (Institute)” in Hotan, as reported on November 10 by the official Chinese publication, Xinjiang Daily. According to the report, this full-time, government-controlled institution is the first of its kind in Hotan, aimed at increasing the […]
By Erkin Uyghur, Jan 3, 2023 In a recent announcement by the Uyghur autonomous regional government, it has been revealed that the Chinese government’s holiday arrangements for 2024 in Xinjiang predominantly focus on China’s national and ethnic holidays, overshadowing Uyghur ethnic holidays. The official statement disclosed that, out of the […]
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 […]
Xinjiang People’s Congress Accepts Resignation of Liu Sushe, Vice Chairman of Xinjiang Government
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, China’s anti-corruption body, has apprehended Li Pengxin, the former education chief of Xinjiang, over corruption allegations. Li, aged 63, had led a crackdown on education officials in Xinjiang and becomes the second high-ranking official in the region to face scrutiny this year. This action […]
By Tursunjan, Dec 24, 2023 Tianshan net , the propaganda outlet of so-called Xinjiang authorities, reported that, according to the examination schedule, on December 23, the subjects of Ideological and Political Theory/Management Comprehensive Ability (8:30 to 11:30) and Foreign Language (14:00 to 17:00) were examined. On December 24, the examinations […]
The Chinese media did not specify the exact misdemeanor or crimes Parhat Rozi was involved in. By Tursunjan, December 20, 2023 The Chinese state media, CNR News, citing the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, reports, “According to the news from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region […]
Uyghur Times, December 18, 2023 According to a report from the Xinjiang Daily, the official mouthpiece of the regional government, the national supply and marketing cooperative system’s paired assistance to Xinjiang cooperation and production-sales docking meeting was held on the morning of December 18th in Urumqi. Zhang Zhu, Deputy Secretary […]