Official documents trace a policy chain from preschool language instruction and boarding schools to mainland classes, vocational training, and labor transfer.
Muslim Uyghurs
How Beijing Turns Human Relationships Into Instruments of Power
A governing model tested in Uyghur homes now shapes overseas networks, business ties, cultural outreach, and policing arrangements worldwide.
China Is “Awesome”—and Musk Is in Love: A Uyghur View
A self-interview on Elon Musk’s bizarre praise of China. There are 21 billion good reasons for it.
The August 4, 2008, Semen Road Uyghur Attack: Was It Really “Terrorism”?
On the eve of the Beijing Olympics, two young men killed 17 Chinese soldiers in Kashgar. An alternative view of the incident by a Uyghur dissident.
China’s Transnational Anti-Uyghur Strategy: New Research by Zenz and Tohti
A detailed analysis shows how transnational control strategies silence researchers and fracture diaspora communities with longterm consequences.
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.
July 28: Remembering the Yarkent Massacre
Silence, disappearances, and the erasure of evidence followed the 2014 military assault on Uyghur civilians.
The East Turkestan Flag at the World Cup
Captured on CCTV broadcasts despite FIFA’s attempts at censorship, its waving was a significant fact for the Uyghurs—and the Chinese.
Reactions Mount Against the New Chinese Law on Ethnic Unity
The title of the new law, which came into force on July 1, 2026, invokes unity and progress, but it is just another form of crackdown.
Coming Together Against Silence: Reflections on the 3rd International Uyghur Forum, Ten Years After the Camps
The task ahead, the threats of the Chinese, the determination never to yield. When holding a conference becomes an act of resistance.