New revelations shine a spotlight on the treatment of Uyghur Muslim women, detained for nothing more than practicing their faith.
Ruth Ingram
China Uses Hi-Tech to Suppress Dissent in the Uyghur Region
Mass surveillance still continues apace in Xinjiang and is being rolled out incrementally across the rest of China
Why Uyghurs Keep Commemorating the Ghulja Massacre of 1997
Every year on February 5 they remind the world that what happened then was the beginning of a genocide that still continues.
Business Is Booming in Northwest China—So Is Uyghur Slave Labor
The mystery of flourishing trade from the Uyghur region is being exposed by scholars determined to plumb the depths of forced labor in northwestern China.
Uyghur Refugee is a Victim of China’s Abuse of Interpol Red Notices
Caught in a game of political ping pong between China and Morocco, Idris Hasan’s life hangs in the balance as he awaits news of his fate.
First Anthology of Uyghur Poetry in English. 2. The Time of Tragedy
The 20th- and 21st-century sections of the anthology “Uyghur Poems” edited by Aziz Isa Elkun tell a story of suffering and persecution.
First Anthology of Uyghur Poetry in English. 1. Poets Sing of a Fight for Freedom
Exiled poet and translator Aziz Isa Elkun is the editor of “Uyghur Poems” in the Everyman’s Library Pocket Poets series.
Crimes Against Humanity in Xinjiang Denounced at the United Nations—Again
China’s intimidation notwithstanding, the message came through loud and clear in New York, that abuses are continuing apace against the Uyghur people.
Uyghurs Protest Xi’s Visit to Xinjiang
Exiles around the world were both scandalized and dismayed by Xi’s aggressive speech.
London: Goodbye Mr. Bean, Hello Graffiti with Chinese Characteristics
The famous Brick Lane portraits of Mr. Bean and Tina Turner were replaced at night with Chinese Communist Party slogans.
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.