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· Carl Samson
Pro-Uyghur Protesters Called Racists at Stop Asian Hate Rally in Washington D.C.
Protesters denouncing the plight of China’s Uyghur population clashed with marchers condemning the rise of anti-Asian violence in McPherson Square, Washington, D.C., on Sunday afternoon. The moment was caught in a series of videos that have now gone viral on Twitter, drawing…
· Carl Samson
Trump Administration Declares China Committed Genocide Against Uyghurs in Final Act
The Trump administration determined that China has committed genocide against Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang, months after imposing sanctions on Chinese officials over the matter. As early as 2017, Xinjiang, an autonomous region in northwestern China, has made…
· Ryan General
Huawei Patent Reveals Tech That Identifies Uyghur People
A patent filed by Chinese mobile phone brand Huawei has raised controversy over a feature that allegedly singles out people of Uyghur origin. The system, which purportedly identifies individuals belonging to the persecuted ethnic group, was discovered by U.S.-based research…
· Editorial Staff
‘Mulan’ Sparks More Outrage for Thanking Chinese Groups Linked to Uyghur Detention Camps in Credits
Calls to boycott “Mulan” have grown louder this week as people discovered that Disney had filmed the live-action remake in China’s Xinjiang autonomous region, where over a million Uyghurs are believed to have been detained. The discovery emerged in the film’s final credits,…
· Editorial Staff
Uyghur Model Allegedly Goes From Making $1,440 a Day to Being Chained to a Bed in Chinese ‘Reeducation Camp’
An Uyghur man managed to share a glimpse of his condition in one of China’s “reeducation camps” to the outside world, supporting countless alleged stories that point to the oppression, persecution and incarceration of his people. Merdan Ghappar, 31, a native of Xinjiang, used to…
· Ryan General
Activists Call Out ‘Virtually the Entire Apparel Industry’ for Ties to Uyghur Forced Labor Camps in China
A coalition of over 180 rights groups has tagged numerous international brands for their participation in the exploitation of the Uyghur Muslim minority serving in labor camp factories in China. Forced labor: In a letter published on Thursday, the coalition End Uyghur Forced…
· Ryan General
China Forces Abortions and Sterilization on Uyghur Minority to Cut Population, AP Reports
A new report has alleged that the Chinese government is trying to reduce Uyghur births with forced abortions, birth control and sterilization.
· Carl Samson
Uyghur Woman Turns 134 as World’s Oldest Person, China Claims
An Uyghur woman from China’s Xinjiang region reportedly celebrated her 134th birthday last week. Alimihan Seyiti, according to Chinese government officials, is the oldest person in China, and if her documents contain accurate data, she could be the oldest person in the world.
· Carl Samson
Uyghur Woman in the Netherlands Reveals She Leaked Documents on China’s ‘Re-education’ Camps
An Uyghur woman living in the Netherlands has claimed responsibility for leaking the secret documents that detailed operations within “re-education” camps in Xinjiang. The Chinese documents, allegedly printed in 2017, made headlines in the global community last month after being…
· Carl Samson
China is Now Mapping Faces Using Uyghur Blood Samples
Under the hood, China is reportedly hard at work developing a technology to reconstruct faces based on DNA samples, with help allegedly coming from Western ties. The technology, known as DNA phenotyping, predicts the observable set of characteristics and traits of an individual,…
· Bryan Ke
U.S. House of Representatives Passes Uyghur Bill Demanding Sanctions on Chinese Officials
A bill that would require the Trump administration to toughen its stance on China’s crackdown against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday. The bill, called the Uyghur Act of 2019, calls for President Donald Trump to impose…
· Jin Hyun
Teen Accuses TikTok of Locking Her Account For Criticizing China’s Treatment of Uyghur Muslims
Seventeen-year-old Feroza Aziz posted a TikTok video promising to show viewers how to get longer eyelashes, instead, she abruptly changed the topic to discuss something far more serious. Disguised as a makeup tutorial, the true purpose of Aziz’s video was to spread awareness and…
· Editorial Staff
Leaked Documents Allege China Treats Uyghur Ethnic Minority Like PRISONERS in ‘Re-Education Camps’
A series of documents suggesting that the Chinese government has been treating Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities as prisoners in Xinjiang’s re-education camps surfaced in the international community this week. The documents, described as “operating manuals” for security…
· Carl Samson
Xinjiang Police Chief Reportedly Detained for Worrying About Dying Uyghurs
A police chief in Xinjiang who expressed concerns over the mass detention and possible deaths of his fellow Uyghurs in internment camps reportedly ended up becoming a detainee himself. Himit Qari, 45, who oversees the Ucha township in Kuchar county, Aksu prefecture, allegedly…
· Carl Samson
China Blasts CNN After Exposing Alleged Uyghur Deaths at ‘Re-education Center’
China is blasting CNN for reporting on an Uyghur woman who allegedly witnessed the deaths of nine detainees in a “re-education center,” including her own son, at a hospital in Urumqi, Xinjiang region — the center of an ongoing crackdown on the ethnic minority. In…
· Carl Samson
Meet the Uyghurs, China’s Most Persecuted Ethnicity
In recent years, China steadily increased its efforts to round up a group of people it believes may threaten national security when let loose — a position critics have since questioned over human rights violations. These people are the Uyghurs, a Muslim-majority ethnic minority…
· Waylae Gregoire
Horrific Video Allegedly Shows Chinese Police Ruthlessly Beating Uyghur Muslim in Handcuffs
A sickening video was recently posted to social media allegedly showing two Chinese police officers beating a handcuffed Uyghur Muslim man. The video was posted on Twitter and Facebook by the online project Documenting Oppression Against Muslims (DOAM), which documents…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Region Violates Human Rights By Forcing Muslim Uyghurs to ‘Donate’ Their DNA and Iris Scans
China is being accused of collecting DNA and other biometric data under the guise of a free health program for the entire population of Xinjiang, an autonomous region that has since witnessed conflict between its predominantly-Muslim Uyghur community and the ethnic Han Chinese.…
· Ryan General
Modeling Agencies Are Hiring Chinese Uyghur Models For Their Eurasian Looks
While international brands have long been using Caucasian models to market their fashion goods to China, local labels seemed to have found a “middle ground” in hiring Uyghur models to promote their products. Mandarin-speaking members of the majorly Muslim ethnic minority group…
· Editorial Staff
What Chinese Clubhouse Users Talked About for the 12 Hours Before the App Was Banned
Clubhouse, a pioneering audio-only social media platform, is not available in China. But this was not the case before the night of Feb. 8, when censorship authorities silenced the app and threw it outside the Great Firewall. The move appears to have resulted from recent activity…