Xinjiang region
China is expanding its crackdown on mosques to regions outside Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch says
By Simina Mistreanu — November 22, 2023
(AP) — President Xi Jinping in 2016 called for the “Sinicization” of religions, initiating a crackdown that has largely concentrated on the western region of Xinjiang, home to more than 11 million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.
Activists urge Tesla to close new Xinjiang showroom
By Associated Press — January 4, 2022
BEIJING (AP) — American activists are appealing to Tesla Inc. to close a new showroom in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang, where officials are accused of abuses against mostly Muslim ethnic minorities. Tesla on Friday announced the opening of its showroom in Urumqi, the Xinjiang capital, and said on its Chinese social media account, “Let’s […]
Xinjiang genocide conference aims to up pressure on China
By Associated Press — September 1, 2021
LONDON (AP) — Scholars and lawyers are joining politicians and human rights groups to discuss the Chinese government’s alleged genocide against Uyghurs in the northwest Xinjiang region.
As genocide designation becomes a political football, Uyghur activists push for action
By Joseph Hammond — March 5, 2021
(RNS) — Advocates for the Uyghurs say they expect the Biden administration to proceed on the understanding that China's actions amount to genocide.
A young Uighur American cries out for justice
By Yonat Shimron — October 24, 2018
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Aydin Anwar, the president of Duke University's Muslim Students Association, rallies on behalf of Uighurs facing persecution in China. It's a lonely cause.
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