From Enforcer to Prisoner: A Defector Exposes China’s Xinjiang Surveillance State
A former Han Chinese police officer who helped build and operate China’s mass surveillance system in Xinjiang has…
Uyghur Family Arrested in Xinjiang Over Goods Shipped to Turkey
The arrest of four Uyghur women from the same family in Urumqi the capital of Xinjiang, China has…
The Yarkand Massacre: A Day of Blood and Silence
On 28 July 2014, in Yarkand (Shache) County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, what began as a largely peaceful Uyghur…
Uyghur Children in the Crosshairs: Rights Groups Flag Systematic Violations as China’s ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law Takes Effect
On 20 July 2026, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and the Uyghur Center for Democracy and Human Rights…
How Germany’s Deportation Errors Are Putting Uyghur Lives at Risk
A single deportation can feel like one person’s story, but for Uyghurs it carries a much larger meaning.…
When a Scholar Falls Silent, a Generation Must Speak: The Story of Abdushukur Rahmatulla Hajim
History is often remembered through the voices of those who refuse to let truth disappear. Teachers, scholars, poets…
Shavkat Nazarov: The Spy Who Carried a Homeland in Silence
Shavkat Nazarov’s life reads like a cold-war thriller, but beneath the secrecy and espionage lies something far more…
World Uyghur Congress Criticizes China Over Alleged Human Rights Abuses
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has strongly criticized China over alleged human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other…
United Against Erasure: Ethnic Minorities Stand Together Against China’s “Ethnic Unity Law”
On 2 July 2026, the world witnessed a heartbreaking act of defiance. Lobga Rangzen, a 52-year-old Tibetan activist,…
The World Cannot Look Away from the Uyghurs
For more than a decade, Uyghur families have lived with a deep and painful separation from their loved…