A brave citizen fooled the police and managed to hang protest banners on Beijing’s Sitong Bridge on the eve of the 20th Congress. Will he share the fate of the “Ink Girl” —or her father?
Testimonies China
Ghulja: Facing Starvation, the Miracle of Uyghur Solidarity
A grassroots mobilization helped those suffering during the COVID-19 lockdown, proving that repression has not broken the indomitable Uyghur spirit.
China Tries to Hide Detention of Ethnic Kyrgyz in Xinjiang Camps
The Chinese Embassy in Bishkek wants to stop independent reporting about the horrific experiences in the camps and the kidnapping of students in Kyrgyzstan.
The Bugur Insurgents: Religious Extremists or Freedom Fighters?
On September 21, 2014, a group of Uyghurs attacked Chinese interests in Xinjiang, including two police stations. Forty died. An eyewitness speaks.
Changchun Sunshine Reformed Church Banned in Jilin
The raid of August 21 has been followed by a formal notice that Pastor Guo Muyun’s house church is “illegal” and should be liquidated.
Famine in the Uyghur Region: “Incident” or a New Path to Genocide?
During the anti-COVID-19 lockdown, Uyghurs are dying of hunger or for lack of medicines. Is this just bad planning by the CCP, or is it deliberate?
Shanghai Uses Holidays to Indoctrinate Children Against “Illegal” Religion
Students in Zhuanghang Town were summoned to watch and discuss videos on “bad” religion and xie jiao.
Bloody Medals: A Tale of Two Widows
Chinese soldiers killed two Xinjiang Uyghur bureaucrats. China proclaimed them “victims of terrorists” and compelled their widows to receive medals.
Psychiatric Hospitals for Dissidents: China Revamps an Old Communist Favorite
Meet the “Peace and Health” asylums, the Chinese version of the old Soviet mental hospitals where those who criticized the regime disappeared.
Forced Labor in Xinjiang, UN Rapporteur Confirms: “It’s Enslavement, a Crime Against Humanity.”
A damming report by the UN Special Rapporteur for contemporary forms of slavery brings fresh hope to the Uyghur community.