China’s Renaming of Uyghur Villages Deepens Fears of Cultural Erasure Under Xi
Research using Chinese government records identifies about 630 village names stripped of religious, historical or cultural meaning, challenging…
Uyghur Comedian Musa Can Ahmet Dies in Chinese Prison, Leaving Questions Unanswered
A man who brought laughter to Uyghur audiences has died behind Chinese prison walls. According to Radio Free…
Uyghur Father Saved an Abandoned Baby, Now He Begs China to Free His Daughter
In 1986, Uyghur kebab vendor Abdulla Tomur rescued an abandoned Han Chinese baby outside a hospital in Guizhou.…
Uyghur Voices Challenge China’s Xinjiang Propaganda
Leaked documents and international investigations expose the gap between Beijing’s claims and its treatment of Uyghurs in East…
Uyghur Children’s Rights Put China’s Boarding Schools Under Scrutiny
A child should not lose a parent, a language and a sense of belonging because of government policy.…
Uyghur Rights Cannot Be Hidden Behind Starbucks Storefronts
On 29 September 2026, Starbucks opened its first two cafés in Ürümqi, the capital of China’s Xinjiang region.…
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…
Gulbahar Haitiwaji: The Uyghur Survivor Who Turned Pain into a Global Voice
A routine phone call about retirement paperwork pulled Gulbahar Haitiwaji, a Uyghur engineer living safely in France, back…
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…