Islam in China

CGTN: Beyond the Mountains: Life in Xinjiang

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Saturday, April 17, 2021
Islam in China, Ethnic groups in Asia, Asia, Continents, Uyghurs, Xinjiang

"\nTerrorist attacks that have plagued the region for almost three decades left people in and outside the region in shock and panic.

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  • "\nTerrorist attacks that have plagued the region for almost three decades left people in and outside the region in shock and panic.
  • Xinjiang, home to over 12 million Uygurs, has experienced a larger share of the stigma and distortion.
  • Foreign reporting on Xinjiang has predominantly centered around allegations of so-called "human rights abuses by the Chinese government.
  • "My kid was so good that it made me cry," he said.\nIn south Xinjiang, such a change in mentality is much harder.

CGTN: Beyond the Mountains: Life in Xinjiang

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Saturday, April 17, 2021
Islam in China, Ethnic groups in Asia, Asia, Continents, Uyghurs, Xinjiang

"\nTerrorist attacks that have plagued the region for almost three decades left people in and outside the region in shock and panic.

Key Points: 
  • "\nTerrorist attacks that have plagued the region for almost three decades left people in and outside the region in shock and panic.
  • Xinjiang, home to over 12 million Uygurs, has experienced a larger share of the stigma and distortion.
  • Foreign reporting on Xinjiang has predominantly centered around allegations of so-called "human rights abuses by the Chinese government.
  • "My kid was so good that it made me cry," he said.\nIn south Xinjiang, such a change in mentality is much harder.

FRC Commends State Department Genocide Designation for China's Atrocities Against Uyghur Muslims and Other Minority Groups

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today announced the determination that the "People's Republic of China is committing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, China, targeting Uyghur Muslims and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups."

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today announced the determination that the "People's Republic of China is committing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, China, targeting Uyghur Muslims and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups."
  • Family Research Council President Tony Perkins commented:
    "I commend Secretary Pompeo for declaring atrocities against Uyghur Muslims and others as genocide.
  • Reports show that these minorities are being sent to concentration camps to endure not only forced labor, but also forced abortions and sterilization.
  • The goal is clear: Chinese officials want to reduce the Uyghur population in China by whatever means necessary.

Scholars at Risk Recognizes Imprisoned Uyghur Scholar Rahile Dawut and Releases New Report on Global Academic Freedom

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Thursday, December 3, 2020
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Both debuted at the group's virtual global conference , an event that has drawn 2,126 viewsfrom around the world, to date.

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  • Both debuted at the group's virtual global conference , an event that has drawn 2,126 viewsfrom around the world, to date.
  • The Courage to Think award went to anthropologist Dr. Rahile Dawut, currently believed to be imprisoned in China.
  • In December 2017, Dr. Dawut, an expert in Uyghur culture studies, disappeared while she was traveling from her base in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regionto Beijing.
  • As a global network, Scholars at Risk calls on everyone who believes in freedom to help seek the release of imprisoned scholars, host threatened scholars at higher education institutions, share Free to Think 2020 to give voice to students and scholars who demand academic freedom, and support its collective efforts by contributing in any way you can.

UQ: Campaign by Chinese Government to suppress Uyghur birth rates in Xinjiang

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
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Nigel Adams, Minister for Foreignand Commonwealth Office answers urgent question from Sir Ian Duncan Smith onChinese Communist Parties campaign to suppress Uyghur birth rates in Xinjiang.

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  • Nigel Adams, Minister for Foreignand Commonwealth Office answers urgent question from Sir Ian Duncan Smith onChinese Communist Parties campaign to suppress Uyghur birth rates in Xinjiang.
  • It has been reported that the Chinese Government is using pregnancy checks, forced IUD's, sterilisation and abortion to minimise Uyghur birth rates.
  • Commenting on the ongoing broader human rights situations in Xinjiang, Nigel Adams said its a "serious concern to the Government".
  • The concerns include the extrajudicial detention of over one million Uyghur Muslims and other minorities, supressing birth rates from those communities and re-education.

UQ: Campaign by Chinese Government to suppress Uyghur birth rates in Xinjiang

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
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Nigel Adams, Minister for Foreignand Commonwealth Office answers urgent question from Sir Ian Duncan Smith onChinese Communist Parties campaign to suppress Uyghur birth rates in Xinjiang.

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  • Nigel Adams, Minister for Foreignand Commonwealth Office answers urgent question from Sir Ian Duncan Smith onChinese Communist Parties campaign to suppress Uyghur birth rates in Xinjiang.
  • It has been reported that the Chinese Government is using pregnancy checks, forced IUD's, sterilisation and abortion to minimise Uyghur birth rates.
  • Commenting on the ongoing broader human rights situations in Xinjiang, Nigel Adams said its a "serious concern to the Government".
  • The concerns include the extrajudicial detention of over one million Uyghur Muslims and other minorities, supressing birth rates from those communities and re-education.

East Turkistan Government in Exile Applauds US Senate Passing of Uyghur Human Rights Bill

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Thursday, May 14, 2020
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"We have high hopes that this bill will help to alleviate if not end China's oppression of East Turkistan's people."

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  • "We have high hopes that this bill will help to alleviate if not end China's oppression of East Turkistan's people."
  • The East Turkistan National Awakening Movement has been pushing for a Uyghur Act since June 4, 2018 and has organized numerous demonstrations, events, and lobbying days to apply pressure on Congress to pass the Uyghur bill.
  • On December 3, 2019, the US House of Representatives passed the Uyghur human rights bill with an overwhelming majority of 408 against 1.
  • While the world remains largely silent on the East Turkistan / Uyghur oppression, the East Turkistan Government in Exile hopes that passage of this bill will encourage other countries to follow suit and pass similar bills to push back against China's persecution of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples.

Press release - China must close its “re-education camps” for Uyghurs in Xinjiang, MEPs say

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Saturday, December 21, 2019
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They call on the Chinese authorities to give independent journalists and international observers free access to Xinjiang province to examine the situation on the ground.

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  • They call on the Chinese authorities to give independent journalists and international observers free access to Xinjiang province to examine the situation on the ground.
  • Background

    Pressure has been increasing on Beijing, after a recent leak of classified documents (China cables).

  • They appear to confirm that the Chinese government has detained more than a million Muslims, mostly Uyghurs, in re-education camps in the north-western region of Xinjiang.
  • The Chinese authorities said the vocational training centres were being used to combat violent religious extremism.

Publications - Statement by DROI Chair Maria Arena on the situation in Xinjiang - Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Friday, September 27, 2019
Islam in China, Ethnic groups in Asia, Tashpolat Tiyip, Turkic peoples, Death sentence with reprieve, Imprisonment, Uyghurs, Islam in Asia, East Turkestan independence movement

Statement by the Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) Maria Arena on the incommunicado detention and possible execution of citizens in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in China.

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  • Statement by the Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) Maria Arena on the incommunicado detention and possible execution of citizens in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in China.
  • "I am alarmed by the reported possible imminent execution of Tashpolat Tiyip, a prominent Uyghur academic and former President of Xinjiang University.
  • He was convicted in a secret and unfair trial, following his enforced disappearance and incommunicado detention since 2017.
  • Following his "suspended death sentence", which includes the possibility of commutation after two years imprisonment, he now reportedly faces imminent execution.

Wuhan General Group Appoints Distinguished Scientist Dr. Hyder A. Khoja as Chief Scientific Officer

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Thursday, August 15, 2019
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Hyder A. Khoja(Dr. Khoja) is joining Wuhan General Group asChief Scientific Officer.In his role asCSO, Dr.Khoja will oversee the companys core research and product development to commercialization.

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  • Hyder A. Khoja(Dr. Khoja) is joining Wuhan General Group asChief Scientific Officer.In his role asCSO, Dr.Khoja will oversee the companys core research and product development to commercialization.
  • Dr. Khoja isa trusted and distinguished global leader in cannabinoid & psychedelic medicine.Hepossesses comprehensive knowledge of the pharmaceutical and dietary supplements industries.
  • His expertise in science and policy domains have led to a distinguished career in scientific research and business development.
  • We extend a warm welcome to Dr. Khoja in this new post, said Jeff Robinson, CEO of Wuhan.