Category: Uyghur

‘Terrorism Problem’: NZ Opposition Parrots CCP Line on Xinjiang Human Rights Abuses

In response to the new United Nations (U.N.) report that found credible evidence of serious human rights violations in Xinjiang, the New Zealand National Party’s foreign affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee has instead echoed Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda that it was dealing with a “terrorism problem.” “It’s good that it acknowledges that there has been…


China’s Treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang May Amount to Crimes Against Humanity: UN

A number of “serious human rights violations” may have been committed against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, China, according to a new report by the U.N.’s Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR). The 48-page report (pdf) was published on Aug. 31 by outgoing U.N. human rights commissioner, Michelle Bachelet, shortly before the end of her term. Bachelet has…


‘At Some Point You Will Forget Who You Are’: Xinjiang Concentration Camp Survivor

In this special episode, we sat down with Tursunay Ziyawudun, a Xinjiang concentration camp survivor. She recounts her experience inside the camp, how she got out, and what her decision to speak out is costing her family. Translating for her is Mr. Weli. Ziyawudun said: “At the beginning, … when I was detained, I thought…


CCP State Media and Diplomats Used Social Media to Spread False Information About Xinjiang: Report

China’s diplomats and state media outlets are using social media platforms to manipulate public opinion and spread false information to divert international condemnation of human rights abuses in Xinjiang, a new report found. A report released on July 20 by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) found that since early 2020, the Chinese Communist Party…


China Book Review: Nury Turkel’s ‘No Escape’

Commentary Nury Turkel was a Uyghur boy once from the city of Kashgar, China. To be sure, he was no ordinary Uyghur. His father was a math teacher. Turkel worked for an American consulting company in Beijing. But then, no Uyghur is ordinary anymore. They are all under the terrifying pall of genocide imposed by…


Xi Jinping Visits Xinjiang, Demonstrates CCP’s Power: Commentator

Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited Xinjiang, the home of the Muslim Uyghur minority, on July 12 – 15, to purportedly promote national unity and reinforce the regime’s ambition to influence the world. According to State-run Xinhua and CCTV, Xi went to a Uyghur a neighborhood in the capital city Urumqi. He also visited a unit…


Xi Jinping Visits Xinjiang Ahead of Bid to Remain in Power for 3rd Term

Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited Xinjiang, the home of the Muslim Uyghur minority, on July 12 – 15, to purportedly promote national unity and reinforce the regime’s ambition to influence the world. According to State-run Xinhua and CCTV, Xi went to a Uyghur neighborhood in the capital city Urumqi. He also visited a unit of…


Witness Exposes China’s Organ Harvesting; Ethan Gutmann Details New Organ Harvesting Findings

A witness of China’s organ harvesting, a former gang member from Japan told The Epoch Times exclusively what he saw in a Chinese transplant hospital, as well as the execution of prisoners of conscience for their organs and China’s sudden boom in organ transplants. I spoke with Ethan Gutmann, a long-time investigator of China’s organ…


‘Completely out of Order’: Scholar Asked by Australian Braodcaster Not to Make ‘Anti-China’ Statements

An Australian academic revealed that he was asked “not to make anti-China comments” before an interview with the Australian national broadcaster, the ABC. Dr Malcolm Davis, a senior analyst at the Australian Institute for Strategic Studies (ASPI), a think tank funded by the Australian government, was interviewed by ABC’s Radio National program on June 25…


‘Completely out of Order’: Scholar Asked by Australian Broadcaster Not to Make ‘Anti-China’ Statements

An Australian academic revealed that he was asked “not to make anti-China comments” before an interview with the Australian national broadcaster, the ABC. Dr Malcolm Davis, a senior analyst at the Australian Institute for Strategic Studies (ASPI), a think tank funded by the Australian government, was interviewed by ABC’s Radio National program on June 25…