Uyghur Athlete Wins Asian Games Gold as China’s Table Tennis Dominance Ends
Uyghur discus thrower Abuduaini Tuergong won gold for China at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a 64.26-metre…
Uyghur Survivor Mihrigul Tursun’s Story of Faith, Family Separation and Xinjiang Detention
Mihrigul Tursun, a Uyghur survivor, has shared one of the most widely cited personal accounts of China’s detention…
Thousands of Uyghur Mosques Vanish or Lose Islamic Features Across Xinjiang
A sweeping transformation of Uyghur religious life is visible across China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, where thousands of…
Political Prisoner Dies in Xinjiang Prison as Xi’s Washington Visit Overshadows Human Rights
Chinese human-rights defender Shi Tingfu has died in a Xinjiang prison less than four months before his expected…
Uyghur Communities Still Demand Answers Over China’s Nuclear Legacy at Lop Nur
China’s nuclear weapons programme was built in Lop Nur, a remote area in today’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region…
Uyghur Scholar Ilham Tohti Marks 12 Years Behind Bars for Peaceful Advocacy
When China sentenced Uyghur economics professor Ilham Tohti to life in prison in Urumqi in September 2014, it…
Uyghur Region Poet Vanishes, Family Seeks Answers
The disappearance of Beersbek Abdurezhak, a Kazakh poet and writer from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, has raised…
No Uyghur Is Beyond Beijing’s Reach
China’s campaign against Uyghurs is no longer limited to Xinjiang. A new report discussed by Bitter Winter describes…
East Turkistan Government in Exile Renews Call for Uyghur Independence
The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) marked its 22nd anniversary on 14 September 2026, by renewing its…
China Presents Xinjiang as a Global Governance Model to Reshape the Uyghur Narrative
More than 300 government officials, scholars, business representatives and journalists from 33 countries gathered in Urumqi in September…