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Hong Kong protest: Uighur support rally turned chaotic
Hong Kong riot police pepper sprayed protesters to disperse crowds in the heart of the city’s financial district yesterday after a largely peaceful rally in support of China’s ethnic Uighurs turned chaotic. Dozens of police marched across a public square
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US likely to hit China over Uighur ‘abuses’ despite trade talks
The US Congress is poised to hand President Donald Trump a second chance in less than a month to anger the Chinese government and attack its record on human rights, as he tries to deliver a long-sought trade deal with Beijing. Members
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US House approves Uighur Bill demanding sanctions on senior Chinese officials
The US House of Representatives yesterday overwhelmingly approved a Bill that would require the Trump administration to toughen its response to China’s crackdown on its Muslim minority, drawing swift condemnation from Beijing. The Uighur Act of 2019 is a stronger
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Leaked Chinese government documents details Xinjiang clampdown
BEIJING: A trove of leaked Chinese government documents reveals details of its clampdown on Uighurs and other Muslims in the country’s western Xinjiang region under President Xi Jinping, the New York Times reported. United Nations experts and activists say at
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Uighur activist tells China to stop spying on its minorities
LONDON: World leaders must take a tougher line on China’s use of high-tech surveillance to monitor and crackdown on its ethnic minorities, a Uighur activist urged today, after his mother was detained and then imprisoned. More than one million Uighurs
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US imposes visa restrictions on Chinese officials over Muslim treatment
WASHINGTON: The US has imposed visa restrictions on Chinese government and Communist Party officials it believes responsible for the detention or abuse of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang province, the US State Department said yesterday. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cited
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China hacked Malaysian, other Asian telcos to spy on Uighur travellers
LONDON: Hackers working for the Chinese government have broken into telecoms networks to track Uighur travellers in Central and Southeast Asia, two intelligence officials and two security consultants who investigated the attacks told Reuters. The hacks are part of a
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Beijing orders Arabic, Muslim symbols taken down from food outlets
BEIJING: Authorities in the Chinese capital have ordered halal restaurants and food stalls to remove Arabic script and symbols associated with Islam from their signs, part of an expanding national effort to “Sinicize” its Muslim population. Employees at 11 restaurants
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Tensed Ramadan in Xinjiang
The corner where Heyitkah Mosque in China’s restive Xinjiang region once hummed with life is now a concrete parking lot where all traces of the tall, domed building have been erased. While Muslims around the world celebrated the end of
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