Uighur Muslims

China concerned after Syria appoints Xinjiang Uygur militants to top posts

China said it is greatly concerned over the new Syrian government appointing foreign terrorist fighters, especially from the banned Uygur militant group 'the East Turkestan Islamic Movement', to senior military ranks. The East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) is active in China's volatile Xinjiang province. These remarks were made by Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council Briefing on Syria on Wednesday. China is greatly concerned about the reports that said the Syrian Army has recently granted senior military ranks to a number of foreign terrorist fighters, including the head of Council, a listed terrorist organisation, the Turkistan Islamic Party, also known as the ETIM, Cong said. He called on Syria to fulfil its counter-terrorism obligations and to prevent any terrorist forces from using Syrian territory to threaten the security of other countries, according to official media reports here. Reports from Syria say that the new Syrian regi

Indian solar panels face US scrutiny for possible China forced labour links

The law bans goods made in China's Xinjiang region where Chinese authorities are reported to have established labour camps for ethnic Uyghur and other Muslim groups

50 UN members condemn Chinese government's oppression of Uyghurs

The joint statement was issued on Monday and is the largest group of states publicly condemning China's ongoing atrocities in East Turkistan, reported East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE)

China's Xi responsible for Uyghur 'genocide', unofficial tribunal says

The tribunal, headed by British lawyer Geoffrey Nice, has no powers of sanction or enforcement

UK bans Chinese envoy from House; Beijing slams 'cowardly' move

China's Ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang has been barred from UK Parliament over sanctions imposed on some British MPs for their remarks on alleged human rights violations against Uyghur minorities

Indian-origin journalist Megha Rajagopalan wins Pulitzer prize

Indian-origin journalist Megha Rajagopalan has won Pulitzer Prize exposing China's mass detention camps for Muslim Uighurs and other minority ethnicites

China warns western brands not to engage in politics over Xinjiang

H&M, Burberry, Nike, Adidas and other Western brands have been hit by consumer boycotts in China since last week over comments about their sourcing of cotton in Xinjiang

Biden, UK PM voice concerns about China's response to Xinjiang sanctions

Biden and Johnson have expressed concerns about actions taken by China after the UK, America and European Union (EU) imposed sanctions on human rights violators in Xinjiang

Chinese apps join celebs in backlash against Western brands over Xinjiang

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top ride-hailing app dropped Swedish fashion retailer H&M from its listings as Chinese celebrities stopped endorsing foreign labels in a growing uproar over Western accusations of forced labour in Xinjiang.

In retaliatory move, China now sanctions UK entities and lawmakers

The sanctions came after UK governm­ent's sanctions against Chinese officials for alleged human rights violations against its Uyghur minorities

Xi's red line on China human rights makes companies pick sides

China this week has pushed a campaign to boycott Western retailers after the US, UK, Canada and the EU imposed sanctions over human-rights abuses against ethnic minority Uyghurs in Xinjiang

'US to directly raise with China issue of genocide against Uighur Muslims'

The United States will directly raise with China the issue of genocide against Uighur Muslims, the Biden Administration said on Thursday

US halts imports from 4 firms in China's Uighur region for forced labour

US blocked imports from 4 firms and manufacturing facility in northwestern China suspected of using forced labour from people detained as part of sweeping crackdown on ethnic minorities in the region

US govt bars some China Xinjiang firms on alleged abuse; plans more

The Trump administration said it has banned imports from three companies in the Xinjiang region of China over Beijing's alleged repression of the Uighur Muslim minority group

Disney criticised for filming 'Mulan' in Xinjiang where Uighurs detained

A newspaper columnist and some social media commentators have faulted Disney for filming in China's Xinjiang region and for thanking government departments there in the film's credits

With 17 new cases, Covid-19 in China's northwest city continues to surge

China had largely contained local transmission of the virus before the Urumqi outbreak and has taken swift action to bring it under control

US blacklists 33 Chinese companies for helping Beijing spy on minorities

The blacklisted companies focus on artificial intelligence and facial recognition, markets that US chip companies like Nvidia Corp and Intel Corp have been heavily investing in

US report finds widespread and systemic forced Uighur labor in China

The US already bans imports made with forced labour, but a bipartisan group of lawmakers said virtually anything coming from Xinjiang

Hong Kong riot police crackdown on protesters rallying for China's Uighurs

Pro-Uighur chants and flags have become commonplace in Hong Kong's marches but Sunday's rally was the first to be specifically dedicated to Uighurs.

'Where is my family?': Leaked files expose how China mass detains Muslims

More than 400 pages of internal Chinese documents provide an unprecedented inside look at the crackdown on ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region.