Uyghur Fighters in Syria and the Search for Home
What makes a hairdresser exchange scissors for a rifle and seek freedom in somebody else’s war? For some…
Thailand’s Uyghur Deportation Crisis Exposes China’s Expanding Repression Beyond Its Borders
The royal pardon of two Uyghur detainees in Thailand has renewed fears of forced repatriation to China, exposing…
Two Sides of China’s National Day: Celebrations at Home, Protests Across the World
As Beijing marked its 77th National Day on 1 October with official ceremonies, patriotic performances and carefully managed…
Released but Not Free: The Hidden Cycle of Detention and Punishment in Xinjiang
For many Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang region, leaving a detention facility has not always meant returning to a…
Uyghur Women Under Repression: Survivor Voices Challenge China’s Denials
Behind Beijing’s language of security and vocational training lies a devastating question: what happened to the women detained…
77 Years of Uyghur Occupation: When “Autonomy” Becomes a Mask for Repression
For Beijing, 1 October is a day of flags, ceremony and national celebration. For many Uyghurs, it is…
Uyghur Organ-Harvesting Fears Grow as China Plans Six New Xinjiang Transplant Centres
A hospital should save lives. But China’s plan to expand organ-transplant facilities in Xinjiang has produced a more…
Uyghur Exiles in Germany Face China’s Long Arm
Fleeing China does not make a Uyghur safe. In Germany, exiles can still be watched, threatened and pressured,…
Uyghur Exiles in the Age of AI: Beijing Automates Its Surveillance of Dissidents
Beijing’s surveillance of those who flee it has moved from informants and phone calls to artificial intelligence. Anthropic’s…
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…