A London-based independent people’s tribunal on Dec. 9 ruled that the Chinese regime has committed genocide against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the far west Xinjiang region. The Uyghur Tribunal found that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), through an array of repressive acts including mass internment, family separation, sterilizations, and forced labor, has implemented…
Independent Tribunal Finds China Committed Genocide Against Uyghurs in Xinjiang
House Votes to Ban All Goods From China’s Xinjiang Over Forced Labor Concerns
The House of Representatives late Wednesday passed legislation to ban all goods from China’s remote northwestern region of Xinjiang over concerns about forced labor. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which passed the Democrat-led chamber by an overwhelming vote of 428-1, now heads to the Senate. It would need to pass the Senate and be signed by…
Airbnb is ‘Enriching’ Chinese Paramilitary Group Linked to Uyghur Repression: Sen. Rubio
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has urged Airbnb to delist rental properties located in China’s Xinjiang region owned by a Chinese paramilitary force accused of aiding Beijing’s genocide against Uyghurs. The plea came in a letter dated Dec. 7. “[B]y maintaining these listings, Airbnb is complicit in enriching an organization facilitating horrific human rights abuse and…
#StopXinjiangRumors, Beijing’s Online Campaign to Whitewash Human Rights Abuses:Report
A new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has found the Chinese Communist Party is looking to influence international perceptions of the Chinese regime’s policies in the Xinjiang region through social media. The campaign, which has featured videos from Uyghurs saying they’re happy with their life in the Xinjiang region, promoting Xinjiang as…
Newly Published Documents Show Uyghur Atrocities Ordered by Top CCP Leaders
News Analysis A new analysis of secret documents leaked from inside China directly implicates Chinese leader Xi Jinping in ordering and organizing the repression campaign targeting China’s Ughyur ethnic minority. “The Xinjiang Papers, Explained”, published on Nov. 27, is an expanded look at the original “Xinjiang Papers”, a set of classified Chinese documents leaked to…
Halifax Security Forum Urges Democracies to ‘Stand Together’ on China
The need for like-minded democracies to form a global alliance to counter China’s threat to the free world was a key focus of the 2021 Halifax International Security Forum (HFX). The annual forum based in Halifax, held this year between Nov. 19 and Nov. 21, included issues ranging from human rights abuses to cybersecurity. Malcolm…
US Holocaust Museum Says China Boosting Uyghur Repression
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum says it has compiled evidence of increasing government repression against Uyghur Muslims in China’s western Xinjiang region. In a new report released on Nov. 9, the museum’s Center for the Prevention of Genocide says there is now “a reasonable basis” to believe that previously alleged crimes against humanity versus the…
US Electronics Firm Struck Deal to Transport and Hire Uyghur Workers
QINZHOU, China–U.S. remote-control maker Universal Electronics Inc told Reuters it struck a deal with authorities in Xinjiang to transport hundreds of Uyghur workers to its plant in the southern Chinese city of Qinzhou, the first confirmed instance of an American company participating in a transfer program described by some rights groups as forced labor. The…
China Appoints New Xinjiang Governor Amid Abuse Accusations
The Chinese regime has appointed a new governor for Xinjiang where the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is accused of carrying out mass detentions and other abuses against members of the Uyghur and other Muslim minority groups. A former vice governor, Erkin Tuniyaz gained some notoriety for delivering a vociferous defense of the communist regime’s policies…
On China’s National Day, Dissidents Call on Beijing to Ends Its Abuses
As the Chinese regime celebrated its national day on Oct. 1, overseas dissidents drew attention to the communist party’s ongoing suppression of freedoms and human rights. Meanwhile, authorities across the country, including Hong Kong, put police on the streets to stamp out petitioners and protestors, as is usual practice ahead of important events. As a…
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