Over the years, Xinjiang, home to millions of Turkic-speaking Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities, has become synonymous to some in the West with Beijing’s ruthless clampdown on ...
The Uighurs, a mostly-Muslim ethnic minority in Xinjiang, western China, are living in one of the most heavily-policed and oppressive states in the world. This map helps explain why. China's ...
Attendees of the 6th World Media Summit watch performance at the grand bazaar in Urumqi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Oct 16, 2024.[Photo/Xinhua] Xinjiang was known as Xiyu ...
At least 1 million Uighurs have been interned since 2017 in more than 85 identified camps within Xinjiang-- an autonomous region in Northwest China, according to Western reports. Most of the ...
TAIPEI--Authorities in China’s western Xinjiang region have been systematically replacing the names of villages inhabited by Uighurs and other ethnic minorities to reflect the ruling Communist ...