Xinjiang a ‘dystopian hellscape’ where torture is common: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

Xinjiang a ‘dystopian hellscape’ where torture is common: Report

Hindustan Times  

China is committing human rights abuses on Muslim minorities in the province of Xinjiang, a “dystopian hellscape” where brainwashing and torture in camps are commonplace, human rights group, Amnesty International has said in a new report. The 160-page report by London-based AI - titled “Like We Were Enemies in a War: China’s Mass Internment, Torture, and Persecution of Muslims in Xinjiang” - is, however, scathing, alleging more than just persistent state- “Uighurs, Kazakhs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities in China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region face systematic state-organised mass imprisonment, torture and persecution amounting to crimes against humanity,” the report said, quoting dozens of new testimonies from former camp detainees. “The Chinese authorities have created a ‘dystopian hellscape’ on a staggering scale in XUAR,” Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s secretary general, said at the release of the report. “These basic facts show that there has never been so-called genocide, forced labour, or religious oppression in Xinjiang.” Amnesty International, however, said counter-terrorism could not reasonably account for mass detention, and that the Chinese government’s actions showed a “clear intent to target parts of Xinjiang’s population collectively on the basis of religion and ethnicity and to use severe violence and intimidation to root out Islamic religious beliefs and Turkic Muslim ethno-cultural practices”.

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China sanctions a US research firm and 2 individuals over reports on human rights abuses in Xinjiang
1 year ago

China sanctions a US research firm and 2 individuals over reports on human rights abuses in Xinjiang

The Independent  

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China flags Uighurs as ‘extremist’ for having Quran, report says
1 year, 8 months ago

China flags Uighurs as ‘extremist’ for having Quran, report says

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch says Muslims in Xinjiang are flagged as ‘violent extremists’ for simply practising their religion. Taipei, Taiwan – Chinese authorities monitor the phones of ethnic minority Uighurs for the presence of 50,000 known multimedia files that are used to flag what Beijing views as extremism with possession of the Quran enough to trigger a police interrogation, according to …

Explained: What does the U.N. report say about China’s repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang?
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained: What does the U.N. report say about China’s repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang?

The Hindu  

The story so far: China has vehemently rejected a report released by the United Nations Human Rights Office on “serious human rights violations” in the northwestern Xinjiang region. Charges of torture of Uyghurs and other mainly Muslim ethnic groups in the region may constitute possible “crimes against humanity”, concludes the long-pending assessment report, released on the final day of the …

U.S. slams China on human rights violations in Xinjiang, vows to hold Beijing accountable
2 years, 4 months ago

U.S. slams China on human rights violations in Xinjiang, vows to hold Beijing accountable

The Hindu  

Slamming China for its continued violation of human rights of minority communities in Xinjiang, Tibet and elsewhere in the country, the US has vowed to work closely with its partners and the international community to hold Beijing accountable for its abhorrent actions against its own people. Welcoming the damning U. N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Report on Xinjiang that …

UN's Damning Report on China's 'Sins' in Xinjiang States An Ugly Truth, But Only Partially
2 years, 4 months ago

UN's Damning Report on China's 'Sins' in Xinjiang States An Ugly Truth, But Only Partially

News 18  

The United Nations has put its seal on reports of Chinese atrocities in Xinjiang. The CCP has made migrating and settling Han Chinese people, 90% of China’s population, to Xinjiang one of its policy tools and has increased its pace in recent years. The Encyclopaedia Britannica reflects on how it happened: “Culturally, Urumqi largely remains a Uyghur city, in spite …

US slams China on human rights violations in Xinjiang; vows to hold Beijing accountable
2 years, 4 months ago

US slams China on human rights violations in Xinjiang; vows to hold Beijing accountable

India TV News  

Highlights UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Report on Xinjiang that was released on Wednesday Biden administration has taken concrete measure ensure global supply chain are free of forced labour Chinese foreign ministry has criticized the much-awaited report by outgoing UN human rights chief. Slamming China for its continued violation of human rights of minority communities in Xinjiang, Tibet and …

Explained: Why China is livid over UN report on atrocities on Muslim minorities in Xinjiang
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained: Why China is livid over UN report on atrocities on Muslim minorities in Xinjiang

Firstpost  

A United Nations report on alleged human rights abuses in the northwestern Xinjiang region exploiting Uyghurs and other mainly Muslim ethnic minorities has left China seething. It said that the findings are a ‘patchwork of false information that serves as a political tool’ for the West Beijing: China has responded furiously to a United Nations report on alleged human rights …

UN finds possible ‘crimes against humanity’ in report on China’s Xinjiang
2 years, 4 months ago

UN finds possible ‘crimes against humanity’ in report on China’s Xinjiang

The Independent  

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UN cites possible crimes vs. humanity in China’s Xinjiang
2 years, 4 months ago

UN cites possible crimes vs. humanity in China’s Xinjiang

Associated Press  

GENEVA — China’s discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in the western region of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity, the U.N. human rights office said in a long-awaited report Wednesday, which cited “serious” rights violations and patterns of torture in recent years. The U.N. report says “serious human rights violations” have been committed in Xinjiang …

UN releases report on possible crimes against humanity in China\'s Xinjiang
2 years, 4 months ago

UN releases report on possible crimes against humanity in China\'s Xinjiang

Deccan Chronicle  

Geneva: China's discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in the western region of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity, the UN human rights office has said in a long-awaited report. UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet brushed aside Chin's calls for the office to withhold the report, which follows her own trip to Xinjiang in May …

UN cites possible crimes against humanity in China’s Xinjiang
2 years, 4 months ago

UN cites possible crimes against humanity in China’s Xinjiang

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China rejects UN report on Uyghur rights abuses in Xinjiang
2 years, 4 months ago

China rejects UN report on Uyghur rights abuses in Xinjiang

India TV News  

Highlights The report was caught up in a tug-of-war between China and others such as Human Rights Group, Japan. The report was caught up in a tug-of-war between China and others such as the Human Rights Group and Japan, who were critical of the delay and lobbied for its release. The UN report assessment was released late on Wednesday by …

Potential ‘crimes against humanity’ in China’s Xinjiang, UN says
2 years, 4 months ago

Potential ‘crimes against humanity’ in China’s Xinjiang, UN says

Al Jazeera  

Long-delayed report from UN human rights office says abuses against mostly Muslim Uighurs stem from ‘anti-terrorism law systems’. China’s detention of Uighurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic minorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang may amount to “crimes against humanity”, the United Nations human rights office said in a long-delayed report that was finally published late on Wednesday. Bachelet’s report …

Uighurs demand accountability after UN report on China abuses
2 years, 4 months ago

Uighurs demand accountability after UN report on China abuses

Al Jazeera  

Uighur rights groups say UN report confirms China’s atrocities in Xinjiang and the world has ‘no more excuses’ for its failure to act. Still, Abbas said, the report once again offers evidence of “China’s atrocities” and gave no room for the world to shy away from an obligation to act. “The High Commissioner’s damning findings explain why the Chinese government …

Much awaited UN report on China says possible crimes against humanity in Xinjiang
2 years, 4 months ago

Much awaited UN report on China says possible crimes against humanity in Xinjiang

India TV News  

China's discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in the western region of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity, the UN human rights office has said in a long-awaited report. UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet brushed aside Chin's calls for the office to withhold the report, which follows her own trip to Xinjiang in May and …

U.N. cites possible crimes against humanity in China's Xinjiang
2 years, 4 months ago

U.N. cites possible crimes against humanity in China's Xinjiang

The Hindu  

China’s discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in the western region of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity, the U.N. human rights office said in a long-awaited report Wednesday, which cited “serious” rights violations and patterns of torture in recent years. The U.N. report says “serious human rights violations” have been committed in Xinjiang under China’s …

U.N. cites possible crimes against humanity in China’s detention of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
2 years, 4 months ago

U.N. cites possible crimes against humanity in China’s detention of Uyghurs in Xinjiang

LA Times  

China’s detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in the northwestern region of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity, the United Nations human rights office said Wednesday in a long-awaited report that cited “serious” rights violations and patterns of torture in recent years. The 48-page report says “serious human rights violations” were committed in Xinjiang between 2017 and …

Xinjiang Police Files reveal Chinese govt's suppression of Muslim Uyghurs
2 years, 7 months ago

Xinjiang Police Files reveal Chinese govt's suppression of Muslim Uyghurs

Op India  

The ‘Xinjiang police files’ that were leaked recently revealed that the Chinese Communist Party led by Xi Jinping is involved in brazen human rights abuse against Muslims in Xinjiang. The matter came to light when the ‘Xinjiang police files’ were published last week by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation with cooperation from 14 media outlets from 11 countries. The …

Xinjiang leak reveals extent of Chinese abuses in Uighur camps
2 years, 7 months ago

Xinjiang leak reveals extent of Chinese abuses in Uighur camps

Al Jazeera  

A leak of thousands of photographs reveals more details about the internment of Uighurs, but China calls it ‘lies’. The files, obtained by US-based academic Adrian Zenz, were published as UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet began a long-awaited and controversial trip to Xinjiang where Beijing is accused of “crimes against humanity” for its treatment of the Uighurs. “It’s much …

US Holocaust Museum says China ‘may be committing genocide’
3 years, 2 months ago

US Holocaust Museum says China ‘may be committing genocide’

Al Jazeera  

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has released a report detailing evidence of increasing government repression against Uighur Muslims in China’s western Xinjiang region. The report released on Tuesday “expresses the Museum’s grave concern that the Chinese government may be committing genocide” against the Uighurs, the organisation’s Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide said in a statement. The report, …

Xinjiang’s ‘architecture of repression’ targets Muslim Uighurs
3 years, 2 months ago

Xinjiang’s ‘architecture of repression’ targets Muslim Uighurs

Al Jazeera  

Australian think tank calls for an investigation in China’s Xinjiang following publication of leaked documents allegedly detailing Uighur repression. But the latest report detailing how China’s “vast system of coercive state control works” only bolsters the allegations of the existence of an “architecture of repression” in Xinjiang targeting Uighurs and other Muslim minorities, according to ASPI. Using the data, ASPI …

UN could move on Uyghur report without China approval
3 years, 6 months ago

UN could move on Uyghur report without China approval

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The United Nations High Commissioner …

Amnesty calls Xinjiang a ‘dystopian hellscape’
3 years, 6 months ago

Amnesty calls Xinjiang a ‘dystopian hellscape’

Hindustan Times  

China is committing human rights abuses on Muslim minorities in the province of Xinjiang, a “dystopian hellscape” where brainwashing and torture in camps are commonplace, human rights group Amnesty International has said in a scathing report. “Uighurs, Kazakhs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities in China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region face systematic state-organised mass imprisonment, torture and persecution amounting to …

China's Xinjiang a 'dystopian hellscape' for Muslims, new Amnesty report says
3 years, 6 months ago

China's Xinjiang a 'dystopian hellscape' for Muslims, new Amnesty report says

ABC  

Even after Mahabbat* was released from a Chinese detention camp, the camp "followed" her. Key points: Amnesty International has accused the Chinese Communist Party of committing crimes against humanity in Xinjiang More than 50 ex-detainees of internment camps have described practices amounting to torture Mass detention, forced labour and a surveillance state threaten to eradicate Uyghur culture, Amnesty says Mahabbat …

Amnesty says China has created ‘dystopian hellscape’ in Xinjiang
3 years, 7 months ago

Amnesty says China has created ‘dystopian hellscape’ in Xinjiang

Al Jazeera  

China’s far western region of Xinjiang has become a “dystopian hellscape” where Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities face systematic and state-organised “mass internment and torture amounting to crimes against humanity”, Amnesty International said in a new report, citing dozens of eyewitness accounts from former detainees. “The Chinese authorities have created a dystopian hellscape on a staggering scale in …

‘Uyghur Tribunal’ opens with testimony of alleged rape, torture
3 years, 7 months ago

‘Uyghur Tribunal’ opens with testimony of alleged rape, torture

Al Jazeera  

Dozens are giving their accounts to a people’s tribunal in London, which China has dismissed as a ‘clumsy public opinion show’. A London-based people’s tribunal is investigating whether China’s alleged persecution of its Uighur minority amounts to genocide, with witness testimony detailing mass torture, rape and a range of other abuses. The “Uyghur Tribunal” has no state backing and any …

Uighur exiles describe ‘torture’ in Xinjiang
3 years, 7 months ago

Uighur exiles describe ‘torture’ in Xinjiang

The Hindu  

Three Uighurs who fled from China to Turkey have described forced abortions and torture by Chinese authorities in the far western Xinjiang region, ahead of giving testimony to a people’s tribunal in London that is investigating if Beijing’s actions against the ethnic Uighurs amount to genocide. The three witnesses include a woman who said she was forced into an abortion …

China’s Xinjiang province an ‘open-air prison’, US official says
3 years, 7 months ago

China’s Xinjiang province an ‘open-air prison’, US official says

Al Jazeera  

Annual US report also criticises Iran, Myanmar, Russia, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia over their treatment of religious minorities. China has turned its far western region of Xinjiang into an “open-air prison” for Uighur Muslims a United States official has said as the US released an annual report on the state of religious freedoms worldwide. The Chinese government has turned “the …

Things to Know about All the Lies on Xinjiang: How Have They Come About?
3 years, 8 months ago

Things to Know about All the Lies on Xinjiang: How Have They Come About?

China Daily  

A colorful performance is presented for tourists in Korla City's Awat Township in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on April 10. ・ Zenz is a so-called "senior fellow for China studies" with the far-right Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, an organization established by the US government in 1983 and is known for preaching regime change. ・ In September 2018, Zenz …

Things to Know about All the Lies on Xinjiang: How Have They Come About?
3 years, 8 months ago

Things to Know about All the Lies on Xinjiang: How Have They Come About?

China Daily  

A colorful performance is presented for tourists in Korla City's Awat Township in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on April 10. ・ Zenz is a so-called "senior fellow for China studies" with the far-right Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, an organization established by the US government in 1983 and is known for preaching regime change. ・ In September 2018, Zenz …

China calls the international accusations of Uyghur genocide as 'lie of the century'
3 years, 8 months ago

China calls the international accusations of Uyghur genocide as 'lie of the century'

Op India  

As China faces increasing global scrutiny on a slew of issues, including its inhuman treatment of Uyghur minorities in Xinjiang, it has launched an aggressive campaign to vigorously defend its policies in the region, and rubbish the allegations of repression being levelled against it. China’s menacing moves in the South China sea, its surreptitious activities in the greater Himalayan region …

China rejects accusations of abuses in Xinjiang
3 years, 8 months ago

China rejects accusations of abuses in Xinjiang

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s government on Tuesday rejected accusations of abuses in the Xinjiang region after a human rights group appealed for a U.N. investigation into possible crimes against humanity. Accusations of forced labor or detentions in the northwestern region are “lies and false information concocted by anti-China forces,” said a foreign ministry spokesman, Wang Wenbin. He accused critics of trying …

China’s treatment of Uighurs is ‘crimes against humanity’: Report
3 years, 8 months ago

China’s treatment of Uighurs is ‘crimes against humanity’: Report

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch is the latest to document policies of mass detention, torture and cultural persecution in Xinjiang. China is committing crimes against humanity in its treatment of the Uighur ethnic minority and other Turkic Muslims in the northwest region of Xinjiang, with Beijing responsible for “policies of mass detention, torture, and cultural persecution, among other offenses”, Human Rights Watch …

Xinjiang: China’s attempt to control the narrative on the Uyghurs, from cover-up to propaganda blitz
3 years, 8 months ago

Xinjiang: China’s attempt to control the narrative on the Uyghurs, from cover-up to propaganda blitz

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — China’s Foreign Ministry this month issued the most forceful defense of its policies in Xinjiang to date, calling allegations of “genocide” in the region the “lie of the century.” The statement – made in response to ongoing calls for a possible boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics – represents the culmination of a long evolution of …

US claims over Xinjiang called 'baseless rhetoric'
3 years, 9 months ago

US claims over Xinjiang called 'baseless rhetoric'

China Daily  

Farmers harvest pomegranates in Pishan county of Hotan, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Oct 8, 2020. The US accusations of "genocide" and "forced labor" in China's Xinjiang are "baseless rhetoric" by "American politicians or media pundits" in an attempt to contain China's development, experts said. The administration of former United States president Donald Trump accused China in January …

China commits ‘genocide’ against Uighurs: State Department report
3 years, 9 months ago

China commits ‘genocide’ against Uighurs: State Department report

Al Jazeera  

China is committing “genocide and crimes against humanity” against its mostly Muslim Uighur minority in the western region of Xinjiang, the US State Department said in its annual report on human rights globally. China has rejected accusations of abuses in Xinjiang, accusing countries and human rights groups of launching “slanderous attacks” about conditions for Muslim Uighurs and other minorities in …

'Xinjiang genocide' claim biggest lie of the century: Chinese delegation
3 years, 9 months ago

'Xinjiang genocide' claim biggest lie of the century: Chinese delegation

China Daily  

A family spends time together in Bachu county, Kashgar prefecture, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on July 21, 2020. ANCHORAGE - The claim that there is genocide in China's Xinjiang is the biggest lie of the century, said the Chinese delegation on Friday following the end of the China-US high-level strategic dialogue in Anchorage, the US state of Alaska. …

China ‘bears responsibility for committing genocide’ against Uighurs
3 years, 10 months ago

China ‘bears responsibility for committing genocide’ against Uighurs

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Chinese government’s actions against …

China Xinjiang: First independent report into Uyghur genocide allegations claims evidence of Beijing’s ‘intent to destroy’ Muslim minorities
3 years, 10 months ago

China Xinjiang: First independent report into Uyghur genocide allegations claims evidence of Beijing’s ‘intent to destroy’ Muslim minorities

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — The Chinese government’s alleged actions in Xinjiang have violated every single provision in the United Nations’ Genocide Convention, according to an independent report by more than 50 global experts in international law, genocide and the China region. The report, released Tuesday by the Newlines Institute for Strategy and Policy think tank in Washington DC, claimed the …

West's Xinjiang claims lies and false statistics: China Daily editorial
3 years, 10 months ago

West's Xinjiang claims lies and false statistics: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Farmers pick megranates in Pishan county of Hotan, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Oct 8, 2020. In a futile bid to defame China, some anti-China forces in the West continue to fabricate lies about China committing "atrocities" in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. In the biased reports of Western media on Xinjiang, the claim that nearly 1 million Uygur …

US and Australia leaders 'deeply disturbed' by reports of systematic rape of Muslims in China camps
3 years, 11 months ago

US and Australia leaders 'deeply disturbed' by reports of systematic rape of Muslims in China camps

ABC  

The United States is "deeply disturbed" by reports of systematic rape and sexual abuse against women in internment camps for ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslims in China's Xinjiang region. Asked to comment, a State Department spokeswoman said: "We are deeply disturbed by reports, including first-hand testimony, of systematic rape and sexual abuse against women in internment camps for ethnic Uyghurs …

US ‘disturbed’ by reports of rape of Muslims in China camps
3 years, 11 months ago

US ‘disturbed’ by reports of rape of Muslims in China camps

Al Jazeera  

The US warns of serious consequences for atrocities committed against women in internment camps for ethnic Uighurs. The United States is “deeply disturbed” by reports of systematic rape and sexual abuse against women in internment camps for ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region and there must be serious consequences for atrocities committed there, the US State Department …

China possibly committed ‘genocide’ against Xinjiang Muslims
3 years, 11 months ago

China possibly committed ‘genocide’ against Xinjiang Muslims

Al Jazeera  

US commission says new evidence has emerged that ‘crimes against humanity – and possibly genocide – are occurring’. China has possibly committed “genocide” in its treatment of Uighurs and other minority Muslims in its western region of Xinjiang, a bipartisan commission of the United States Congress has said in a new report. The Congressional-Executive Commission on China said on Thursday …

China slams Canada after report calls Uighur policy ‘genocide’
4 years, 2 months ago

China slams Canada after report calls Uighur policy ‘genocide’

Al Jazeera  

Canadian parliamentary committee says China’s policies in Xinjiang amount to ‘genocide’ against Muslim Uighur minority. China has slammed Canada after a parliamentary committee this week concluded the Chinese government’s policies against the country’s Muslim Uighur minority in Xinjiang amounts to “genocide”. The committee on Wednesday called on Ottawa to condemn Beijing’s policies against the Uighurs, which it said included “mass …

Chinese government disputes Xinjiang detention records leaked to CNN
4 years, 10 months ago

Chinese government disputes Xinjiang detention records leaked to CNN

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — The Chinese government has challenged the authenticity of leaked detention center records from the Western region of Xinjiang, in its most comprehensive statement yet on the high-profile release. In a press conference Saturday in Xinjiang’s capital Urumqi, governor of Karakax county Mehmutjan Umarjan claimed “after careful investigation” many of the residents mentioned in the documents had …

Thousands Rally Worldwide to Protest China’s Treatment of Uighurs
5 years ago

Thousands Rally Worldwide to Protest China’s Treatment of Uighurs

The Quint  

Human rights organisations say that up to one million ethnic Muslims in Xinjiang have been detained in camps where they are subjected to political indoctrination and are pressured to give up their religion. In 2014, Chinese President Xi Jinping launched what he called a "People's War on Terror" after bombs set off by Uighur militants tore through a train station …

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