Uyghur Human Rights Crisis
Reports and News Articles
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Human Rights Center: Persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang: Torture, Crimes Against Humanity, and GenocideBeaumont Enterprise: Takeaways from AP's report on banned Uyghur songsHow young women are making sure the Uyghur genocide ‘will not be forgotten’ — Assembly | Malala FundHow China’s transnational surveillance is isolating Uyghur familiesThe Voice of the Uyghur Post - Columbia Journalism ReviewChinese man who exposed repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang granted US asylum - Latest News from Saudi Arabia and the WorldWhistleblower who exposed Uyghur camps granted asylumSave Uyghur Campaign Calls Out Trump’s Silence on Uyghur Genocide During China VisitTrump silent on Uyghur genocide during China visitThe hidden cost of Labubu dolls slave labor and the Uyghur genocide2026
New York Times: How China Uses Work to Reshape Uyghur Identity and Control a Strategic Region
China threatens detention in Xinjiang over banned Uyghur songs | AP News
Amnesty International: China: Still no accountability for crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, three years after major UN report
BBC News - Uyghurs in London: 'I've spoken to my mum after seven years'
The Atlantic - The Global Outrage Machine Skips the Uyghurs
The Tribune - China using boarding schools as tool of cultural genocide against Uyghur children: Report
The Guardian - Uyghur rights group calls on hotel chains not to ‘sanitise’ China abuses in Xinjiang
Human Rights Foundation - How China Uses Financial Repression to Erase the Uyghur People
The New York Times - U.S. Punishes Thai Officials Over Deportation of Uyghurs to China
U.S. State Department - Announcement of a Visa Restriction Policy to Address the Forced Return of Uyghurs and Members of Other Ethnic or Religious Groups with Protection Concerns to China
Radio Free Asia - Report: China has half a million Uyghurs in prison or detention
AP News - Thailand deports 40 Uyghur men back to China after more than a decade in detention
Global Investigative Journalism Network - ‘Border of Tears’: Interviewing Victims of China’s Xinjiang Prison Camps
US Holocaust Memorial Museum - Report: Eight Years On, China’s Repression of the Uyghurs Remains Dire
Reuters - US condemns Thailand's return of 40 Uyghurs to China
Human Rights Watch - China: Travel for Uyghurs Heavily Restricted
New York Times - Inside a Secret Plan to Bring Uyghurs Trapped in China to the United States
The New York Times - He Made a Daring Escape From China. Then His Real Troubles Began
2025
Atlantic Council - China’s atrocity crimes in Xinjiang are entering an even darker phase. The UN must act.
Amnesty International - China: World leaders must act to end decade of injustice for jailed Uyghur academic
NPR - The Sunday Story: Arresting Your Brothers and Sisters
BBC News - China changed village names 'to erase Uyghur culture'
Asian News International - China Arbitrarily Detained Over 1 Million Uyghurs From 2017 To 2023: US Report
Radio Free Asia - China bans Uyghurs from using social media apps
Newsweek - How Xi's 'Thought Eradication' Led to China's Uyghur 'Genocide'
Politico - Forced labor still haunts China’s Xinjiang, report finds
The Guardian - Elderly Uyghur women imprisoned in China for decades-old religious ‘crimes’, leaked files reveal
Reuters - Frustration deepens two years after UN report on China abuses
2024
Human Rights Watch - How Governments and Civil Society Can Help China's Uyghurs
NBC News - What was once a safe haven for those fleeing China is now a more dangerous place
Radio Free Asia - 51 nations blast China over violating Uyghurs’ rights
Gov.UK - Human rights violations in Xinjiang: joint statement at the UN Third Committee
The Economist - China’s persecution of Uyghurs extends to those it once favoured
UN News - Rights experts warn against forced separation of Uyghur children in China
Atlantic Council - China’s ‘crimes against humanity’ targeting Uyghurs aren’t going away. Here’s what the international community can do.
Human Rights Watch - China’s ‘Beautiful Xinjiang’ Continues to Oppress Uyghurs
Amnesty International - China: Anniversary of UN’s damning Xinjiang report must be ‘wake-up call’ to action
TIME Magazine - ‘Fear Follows Every Uyghur.’ A Groundbreaking Book Details China’s Repression in Xinjiang
The Guardian - ‘If I left, I’d have to go without a word’: how I escaped China’s mass arrests
BBC News - China using families as 'hostages' to quash Uyghur dissent abroad
Sky News - What is happening to the Uyghurs in China?
Financial Times - ‘The hand of China reaches here’: how Beijing pushes Uyghurs to spy on each other overseas
Foreign Policy - Why Doesn’t the World Care More About the Uyghurs?
Radio Free Asia - Uyghurs tell Congress of gang rape, shackles and sterilization
AP News - House China panel turns focus to plight of Uyghurs
NPR - Ahead of China hearing, lawmakers share 'next steps' the U.S. can take for Uyghurs
Reuters - Uyghur groups call for U.N. action against China over rights abuses
The Guardian - Canada votes to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugees amid Chinese pressure to force their return
VICE - For the First Time, Chinese Protesters Are Standing With Uyghurs. Will it Last?
2023
BBC News - The faces from China’s Uyghur detention camps
BBC News - Who are the Uyghurs and why is China being accused of genocide?
UN News - China responsible for ‘serious human rights violations’ in Xinjiang province: UN human rights report
The Guardian - Major funds exposed to companies allegedly engaged in Uyghur repression in China
National Geographic - China is erasing their culture. In exile, Uyghurs remain defiant.
The Washington Post - Xinjiang crackdown eases, but China continues to surveil Uyghurs - The Washington Post
Vox - China is committing genocide. The world has no plan to stop it.
The Hill - China’s atrocities against Uyghurs demand a response
The New Yorker - Why Hasn’t the U.N. Accused China of Genocide in Xinjiang?
BBC News - Does China believe its own propaganda on Uyghurs?
AP News - To China’s fury, UN accuses Beijing of Uyghur rights abuses
2022
NPR - U.S. Joins EU In Sanctions Against China Over Treatment Of Uyghur Muslims
TIME Magazine - The U.S. Admitted Zero Uyghur Refugees Last Year. Here’s Why
Vox- China’s genocide against the Uyghurs, in 4 disturbing charts
CNN - Chinese whistleblower exposed torture of Uyghur prisoners in 2021 CNN interview
2021
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Campaign for Uyghurs
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