For the first time, visitors from a free society joined Beijing’s staged tours of “Xinjiang.” Their words cannot cover up genocide.
Muslim Uyghurs
The World is Risking a Uyghur Srebrenica
Three decades ago, a physical genocide was committed in the heart of Europe amid international indifference. In China, a cultural genocide is still being perpetrated amid the same international indifference.
Farewell to Radio Free Asia—Not to the Uyghur Cause
Closing Radio Free Asia’s Uyghur Service marks the end of an era, but “Bitter Winter” and others will continue to tell the truth about the Uyghur genocide.
Amsterdam City Parliament Votes to Use “East Turkestan” Instead of “Xinjiang”
The vote made history, although the Mayor vetoed the decision. A comment by the “Amsterdam’s Lonely Uyghur.”
The Day That Ignited the Flame of Freedom: A Personal Memory of the June 15 Uyghur Student Demonstration
In 1988, the Uyghur people decided that enough was enough. June 15 is not just a date—it represents honor, courage, and resistance. A personal memory.
Dozens of Western Companies Connected with Slave Labor in the Uyghur Region
Their supply chains include critical minerals for the extraction of which forced labor is massively used.
Memtili Tewpiq: The Uyghur Teacher Who Was Burned to Death
A brave and crucial voice for Uyghur education, he became a target of warlord Sheng Shicai and his Soviet allies.
The Cost of Silence: Reflections Three Years After the Xinjiang Police Files Leak
The Files should have generated robust policies against companies profiting from slave labour in the Uyghur region. In the UK, it did not happen.
Türkiye: China Is Spying on Uyghurs Using Fake Cell Towers
Turkish intelligence dismantled a Chinese spy ring that had been active in the country for five years.
China Mobilizes Museums for Propaganda
At a training session in Beijing, museum directors are told they should focus on documenting that “border regions” such as Tibet and Xinjiang were always Chinese.