Non-Chinese culture is repressed or reduced to a tourist attraction in Xinjiang. But exile and sorrow have produced a flurry of poetry and creativity among the diaspora.
Ruth Ingram
UK Genocide Amendment, Round Three
The House of Lords voted again in favor of the measure, which pro-Chinese forces in the government hope to stop at the Commons, where it now returns.
China Britain Business Council: Meet the CCP Lobby in London
The powerful group and its chairman Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles try to persuade British they face poverty if they do not stop criticizing Beijing on human rights.
UK Genocide Amendment: It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over
The UK government’s slight of hand, won the day by 318 votes to 303, but the ping pong continues as the amendment returns to the Lords in its pure form.
The UK Genocide Amendment: Let’s Try It Again
Resisting pressures, the Lords confirmed the amendment aimed at punishing Chinese atrocities in Xinjiang. Now, it goes back to the Commons.
Holocaust Memorial Day: Jews, Christians Say Genocide Is Happening Again—in Xinjiang
Dark memories of Nazism were compared to the extermination of Uyghurs by Xi Jinping’s regime.
Genocide in Xinjiang: The Word is No Longer Taboo
The U.S. officially adopted the designation, and in the UK an amendment to prevent trade with genocidal states was narrowly defeated.
The UK Conservative Party Report: China’s Deepening Darkness
An avalanche of damning rhetoric and condemnation of China poured from the pages of a new report out last week. But will action follow?
Akida’s Story: The Desperate Cry of a Uyghur Woman
“Dear world, please help!” The heartrending plea of a daughter who has been searching in vain for her mother, folklorist Rahile Dawut, for the past three years.
Trade Deals and Human Rights: The Scramble for High Moral Ground in Dealing with China
The battle lines are drawn. Europe ignores human rights concerns and finalizes “the trade deals of all trade deals with China,” US and UK try to resist.
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.