Human rights groups demand immediate release of detained Uyghur economist in China

Sep 24, 2024

The World Uyghur Congress has expressed solidarity with Uyghur economist Ilham Tohti's family on the 10th anniversary of his life imprisonment, calling for his...

China sentences five women from Uyghur family to long prison terms over 'illegal religious activity'

Jan 22, 2022

Beijing [China], January 22 : A Xinjiang court sentenced five Muslim Uyghur women from one family to lengthy jail terms for "illegal" religious activities,...

Uyghur camps in Xinjiang converted into formal prisons, detainees given lengthy sentences

Jan 25, 2023

According to Foreign Affairs, many detainees have been transferred from camps to factories in Xinjiang or elsewhere in the country. Some Uyghur families abroad...

Amnesty International laments China for imprisonment and torture of Uyghur activist

Jul 24, 2024

An international human rights watchdog called upon the Chinese authorities on Tuesday for the illegal imprisonment and further torture of Ilham Tohti, a renowned...

Uyghur businessmen imprisoned for making donations to political prisoners: Report

Aug 25, 2024

Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU), a Washington-based Uyghur rights organisation, has highlighted the case of Elijan Ismail, a Uyghur entrepreneur who was arrested and sentenced...

Uyghur farmer serving 8-year sentence for saving wife from forced abortion dies in jail

Mar 16, 2022

Beijing [China], March 16 : A Uyghur farmer, sentenced to eight-year imprisonment for saving his wife from forced abortion, died in jail in 2020,...