Speaking in London, the Uyghur author of a memoir on her years in a Chinese camp described the price of bearing witness and the solidarity among detained women.
Ruth Ingram
“Exile: The Journey of the Uyghur Diaspora” by Hsiao-Hung Pai—A Review
A meticulously documented account of how cultural erasure, mass internment, and long-arm transnational repression made Uyghur identity a fragile treasure.
China’s Ethnic Unity Law: Uyghurs in the Diaspora Already See Its Effects
Signs of the law’s rapid (and transnational) enforcement are deeply concerning.
Stop Uyghur Forced Labor: An Event in the UK Parliament
Activists and campaigners pool resources to see the scourge of Uyghur forced labor eradicated in Xinjiang.
Meshrep in London: Young Uyghurs Refuse to Let Their Identity Die
Far from “home,” Uyghur youth are fanning the flames of their culture abroad.
“Unbroken,” by Rushan Abbas: A Uyghur Woman’s Fight for Her People
She played a crucial role in alerting the world to the genocide against the Uyghur. Now, she has told her story in a book.
No Real Freedom for the Catholic Church in China
After the 2018 agreement, pressure on Chinese Catholics is escalating amid apparent indifference from the Vatican, a Human Rights Watch Report says.
The Unhealthy China-Kazakh Rapprochement: Mass Imprisonment of Anti-China Protesters
Multiple jail terms hit members of the activist group Atajurt, which China has long sought to destroy.
Why Uyghurs Remembered February 5, 1997, 29 Years On
The day that Chinese troops opened fire on peaceful protestors is still seared in the memory of a whole people.
Uyghurs Are “Protected No More” in Türkiye
The government’s increasing proximity to Beijing makes the country no longer safe for the thousands of Uyghurs who live there.
Ruth Ingram
Ruth Ingram is a researcher who has written extensively for the Central Asia-Caucasus publication, Institute of War and Peace Reporting, the Guardian Weekly newspaper, The Diplomat, and other publications.