2026-11-06
Radio Free Asia reported on November 6 that Uyghur woman Reyila Wumaer was sent to a re-education camp at the age of 14 in 2017, sentenced to 12 years in prison at 18 in 2021, and died in a Xinjiang prison at 23. Local police and judicial authorities confirmed her death; one officer claimed she died of a heart attack but did not specify the condition or the circumstances of her death.
2026-11-06
On November 6, the National Alliance for Obscure Studies was launched simultaneously, with over 80 institutions already joined. The conference specifically established a Frontier Governance Forum, and Zheng Dui, Director-General of the China Tibetology Research Center, stated that they would participate in the alliance's work based on the Party's strategy for governing Tibet in the new era.
2026-11-04
According to a Reuters report on November 4, China is seeking the extradition from Thailand of five Uyghur men who fled China in 2014 and have been detained by Thai authorities. Two of them were transferred to an immigration detention center after being pardoned on October 21, while the other three remain in prison. The two have issued an open letter pleading not to be sent back to China, while Thai officials stated that the decision on whether to hand them over will be made by the courts.
2026-10-28
On October 28, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the addition of BGI Group, BGI Genomics, and MGI Tech to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List, accusing them of collaborating with the Xinjiang government to conduct genetic testing and provide equipment, with the relevant technology being used to monitor ethnic minorities and assist in the recruitment and transfer of forced labor.
2026-10-24
On October 24, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, a group of Xinjiang students gathered in front of the camera. One female student cried while delivering a patriotic speech, and the video was met with ridicule from netizens after it circulated.
2026-10-20
Recently, the Chinese government successively closed the Lajia Town Girls' School and the Golog Daozha Welfare School (the filming location of the movie "Son of Light") in Golog Prefecture, Qinghai. The two schools retained many educational approaches for passing down Tibetan culture; primary school students were transferred to the local central primary school, and middle school students may be moved to the distant Golog Xining National Middle School and Golog Haidong Middle School, sparking Tibetan concerns about the deprivation of their right to pass on their national culture.
2026-10-17
A netizen revealed that taking photos at Potala Palace Square in Tibet will get you taken by police into a police booth for registration and investigation — one registration per photo taken.
Location: Lhasa own content archive., Tibet ·
Importance II ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-10-16
According to a post by the X account ChinaSelect, Adweek magazine is featuring Starbucks as its cover story this month, and the account therefore mocked and updated the magazine's cover to protest Starbucks' decision to open stores in Xinjiang, where the Chinese Communist Party is carrying out genocide against the Uyghurs.
2026-10-15
According to information from X user QuanLujun, Uyghur children are being forced to be placed in Chinese families because their parents are being held by the Chinese authorities in compulsory detention camps.
2026-10-15
According to X user QuanLujun, Uyghur children in Chinese forced internment facilities are being subjected to forced brainwashing and assimilation in full-boarding schools. The schools force children to prove they are Chinese and praise Xi Jinping, with students being compelled by teachers to chant in unison, "Taiwan and Xinjiang are Chinese territory, long live Xi Jinping."
2026-10-13
On October 13, 2026 Beijing time, an overseas Twitter user posted that a Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been accused of having helped the Chinese government persecute the Uyghur people. The remarks drew public attention and discussion, involving controversy over the link between winners of an internationally renowned award and China's human rights issues.
2026-10-09
U.S. Representative Moolenaar publicly criticized Starbucks on the NewsMax program, accusing the company of boasting about so-called "social responsibility" while opening stores in Xinjiang, where the Chinese Communist Party carries out genocide against the Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities, thereby helping the CCP normalize its atrocities against minorities.
2026-10-08
Zhang Yi, a dissident from Wuhan, was arrested by Chinese Communist Party authorities on suspicion of "inciting secession" after showing a photo of the Dalai Lama to a Tibetan woman at Sera Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet. His family learned on October 8, 2026 that the Lhasa Public Security Bureau had transferred the case to the procuratorate for review and prosecution. Zhang Yi remains detained at the Lhasa Detention Center, and his lawyer has not yet been granted access to the case files.
2026-10-01
Several demonstrators staged a protest outside the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom on October 1, the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, showing solidarity with Hong Kong, Uyghurs, Tibet and Taiwan, and calling attention to Beijing's human rights policies.
Location: London, United Kingdom ·
Importance III ·
Verification: Verified ·
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2026-10-01
On October 1, 2026, the CCP's National Day of Mourning, an inverted blood-red five-star flag appeared at the entrance of Kunming Trinity International Church, and related photos subsequently spread online.
2026-10-01
On October 1, John Moolenaar, chairman of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, issued a statement criticizing Starbucks' decision to open a store in Urumqi as morally bankrupt, demanding that it close the store immediately and saying that every cup of coffee sold links the brand to the CCP's persecution of the Uyghurs.
2026-10-01
On October 1, in front of the General Buddhist Temple in Ruili, Yunnan, several monks in robes lined up neatly facing the national flagpole and held a flag-raising ceremony accompanied by the national anthem. The video sparked heated discussion among netizens.
2026-09-29
John Moolenaar, chairman of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, criticized Starbucks' opening of a store in Ürümqi as a morally bankrupt decision, calling for its immediate closure and saying that every cup of coffee ties American brands to the CCP's oppression of the Uyghurs.
2026-09-25
Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Taiwanese, Hongkongers, and Chinese Americans in the U.S. held or participated in a rally in Washington, with some participants planning to march to the White House and hold a candlelight vigil.
Location: Washington, United States ·
Importance III ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-09-21
U.S. Congress bipartisan lawmakers introduce a resolution, urging the Trump administration to prioritize the immediate unconditional release of Uyghur doctor Guli Xian Abbas, who has been forcibly disappeared by the Chinese government for eight years.
Location: Washington, United States ·
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Verification: Verified ·
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2026-09-15
On September 15, Tahir Imin, founder of the Uyghur Times, testified at a U.S. Congressional hearing, revealing that the media outlet had been subjected to massive traffic attacks and harassment by spoofed websites. An Anthropic report indicated that actors used Claude AI to orchestrate smear campaigns and reporting against the outlet's journalists, and exploited the vulnerabilities of the families of Uyghurs living abroad to issue threats.
2026-09-09
On September 9, when the word 'nikah' was entered into the iTerjiman translation software, a warning page popped up and an alarm played, stating that translation was prohibited and noting legal liabilities.
2026-09
British human rights organization Tibet Watch released a report claiming that Chinese authorities are building an air control system in Tibet, ranging from police drones to anti-drone equipment, drawing the attention of British lawmakers.
2026-09
Anthropic's September report named the Uyghur Post, saying it found actors using Claude to plan coordinated mass reporting, smearing, and bot amplification targeting the outlet's journalists, and analyzing the economic pressures, family separations, and relatives inside China of overseas Uyghurs to find exploitable weaknesses.
2026-08-31
On August 31, 2026, the Chinese human rights organization Chinese Human Rights Defenders issued a statement marking the fourth anniversary of the release of the UN report on Xinjiang, urging the Human Rights Council to overcome obstruction by the Chinese authorities and take investigative and accountability action on crimes against humanity in Xinjiang.
2026-08-21
On August 21, 2026, netizens photographed sections of the Lianhuo Expressway in Xinjiang between Turpan and Hami, where the original Uyghur markings on some road signs had been covered up or removed, and the newly replaced signs retained only Chinese characters and pinyin.
2026-08-19
On August 31, 2026, Reporters Without Borders released a report pointing out that Chinese authorities are mass-disseminating official narratives in Turkey through cooperating media and sponsorships, constituting transnational speech suppression against local Uyghur journalists and dissident groups.
2026-08-11
On August 11, 2026, a monk at the Serta Larung Gar Five Sciences Buddhist Academy in Garze, Sichuan held up a portrait of the 10th Panchen Lama to protest forced demolition, and was subsequently taken away, his whereabouts unknown.
2026-08-02
Recently, the podcast Unclear interviewed former Xinjiang police officer Zhang Yabo, who revealed in the interview how the stability maintenance system operates under Xinjiang's high-pressure rule and more details about Xinjiang's concentration camps.
2026-08
China's chosen Panchen Lama attempted to attend an international conference on Tibetan Buddhism, but was ultimately rejected by the organizers.
2026-07-13
From mid-July 2026, the Larung Gar Buddhist Institute in Seda, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, has once again been hit by large-scale forced demolitions. The authorities plan to tear down about 2,000 monastic residences and forcibly send away non-local monks and nuns, while the military and police maintain a tight blockade and surveillance.
2026-07-01
Amnesty International issued a press release criticizing China's Law on Ethnic Unity and Progress for providing a state-level legal framework that infringes the rights of Uyghur, Tibetan and other non‑Han groups.
2026-07-01
China has passed and enacted a law promoting ethnic unity and progress, which critics accuse of codifying the forced assimilation of non-Han groups such as Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Mongols, and of potentially being used as a lawfare tool for cross-border arrests of dissidents.
2026-07-01
On July 1, 2026, the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress officially took effect. Tibetan and Uyghur groups warned at the UN that the law legalizes cultural erasure, while UN human rights experts stated it could severely impact the linguistic, cultural, and religious autonomy of ethnic minorities.
2026-07-01
On July 1, 2026, Zhang Yi, a leader of the 1989 student movement, was taken away by police while sightseeing at Sera Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet, after showing a Tibetan woman a photo of the Dalai Lama on his phone. On July 28, the Lhasa Municipal Procuratorate approved his arrest on suspicion of inciting secession.
Location: Lhasa own content archive., Tibet ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-06-25
In the late night of June 26, 2026, Kazakh police searched the home of and took away Batikhan, sister of Atajurt founder Serikjan, ruling that she be held in custody for 10 days on suspicion of fraud; lawyers and human rights groups accused the move of being carried out under political pressure from the Chinese side to suppress overseas voices.
2026-06-11
After nearly a decade of proceedings, a Thai court has delivered its verdict on the 2015 Bangkok Erawan Shrine bombing, which killed 20 people. Two Uyghur men from Xinjiang, China, were found guilty and sentenced to death. The trial process has long drawn international human rights concerns.
2026-05
In an interview published in May, Tahir Imin said he had been separated from his daughter for nine years, and that about 30 relatives had been detained by Chinese authorities because of his journalism.
2026-03-19
Since March 19, 2026, Jeyens Reskhan, a Kazakh children's literature writer from Xinjiang and former chairman of the Hami Prefecture Writers Association, was taken away by police on suspicion of extremist thought and has since gone missing. His family has received no official notice and does not know his whereabouts.
2026-03-12
The NPC of China passed the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, which comprises a preface and 7 chapters with 65 articles; Beijing said it establishes norms and legal responsibilities for the cause of ethnic unity and progress.
2026-03-12
On March 12, 2026, the National People's Congress passed the Law on Promoting National Unity and Progress, stipulating that schools and government agencies must use Mandarin as their primary language. From preschool to high school, Mandarin will be used for instruction, while Tibetan, Uyghur, and Mongolian are phased out of core curricula.
2026-03
The Uyghur Post revealed that its website was subjected to sustained traffic attacks in March 2026, with daily requests peaking at 185.68 million.
2026
In 2026, China introduced the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, which stipulates that if overseas organizations or individuals "sabotage ethnic unity" or incite separatism, China can pursue their legal liability; outside observers believe this is legislation responding to pressure from the US and the West over Tibet and Xinjiang.
2025-03-19
On Wednesday, Thai Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham led a delegation to visit Xinjiang, confirming that the repatriated Uyghurs are safe and responding to concerns from Western countries regarding the repatriation incident.
2025-02
The Thai government repatriated a group of Uyghurs to China in a secret operation, sparking strong condemnation from Western countries.
2023
In 2023, UN human rights experts expressed serious concern over boarding schools in Xinjiang restricting Uyghur-language education and separating children from their families and communities, warning that this could lead to forced assimilation.
2021-01
Chinese consulate officials requested the recording of a Lunar New Year video featuring New York State officials; Sun Wen coordinated the effort, deleted the topic of Uyghurs in Xinjiang raised by the writer, and showed the finished product to the Chinese side in advance.
2020-12
A U.S. security research institute found that Huawei is developing a facial recognition system for Uyghurs that can automatically report to the authorities, drawing international attention; French football star Griezmann subsequently announced the termination of his endorsement deal with Huawei.
2018-09-11
Uyghur retired doctor Abbas was forcibly disappeared by the Chinese government in Xinjiang and subsequently sentenced to 20 years in prison after a secret trial.
2018
As disclosed by the Wall Street Journal, Huawei has long helped the Chinese Communist Party build the Skynet surveillance system, and in 2018 developed the “Uyghur Alert” feature, which automatically triggers an alarm as soon as police cameras identify a Uyghur.
1995
The Chinese government intervened in the reincarnation process of the Panchen Lama. The Panchen Lama designated by the Dalai Lama was taken away by the Chinese side, after which China selected and promoted a Panchen Lama of its own.
1967
Not long after the Cultural Revolution broke out in 1967, Han Xiu arrived at the Xinjiang Corps, and thanks to his proficiency in Russian was able to communicate and interact with local Uyghur residents who spoke Russian.