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Former Uyghur Model Reveals Horrific Conditions in Detention Center

Merdan Ghappar, 31, used to be a fashion model for Chinese online retailer Taobao. His photo appeared on BBC News earlier this month, but it had nothing to do with ...

August 7, 2020BY Epoch Videos
Pompeo Calls China’s Treatment of Uyghurs ‘Stain of the Century’

WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on July 18 called China's treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority the "stain ...

July 18, 2019BY Reuters
West, Japan Rebuke China at UN for Detention of Uyghurs

GENEVA—Nearly two dozen countries have called on China to halt its mass detention of ethnic Uyghurs in Xinjiang, ...

July 10, 2019BY Reuters
Rights Group Urges US to Sanction China Over Xinjiang Camps

GENEVA—The United States, embroiled in a trade war with China, should also impose sanctions on China for detaining ...

May 29, 2019BY Reuters
US Ambassador Raises Concerns During Rare Tibet Visit

BEIJING—The U.S. ambassador to China urged Beijing to engage in substantive dialogue with exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader the ...

May 27, 2019BY The Associated Press
China to Prosecute Top-Ranking Uyghur Official for Corruption

SHANGHAI— China's anti-corruption watchdog said on March 16 it would prosecute Nur Bekri, one of the highest-ranking ethnic ...

March 18, 2019BY Reuters
UN Human Right Chief Presses China for Access to Xinjiang’s Uyghurs

GENEVA—United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on March 6 that she is seeking access ...

March 6, 2019BY Reuters