The story of Jimmy Lai, a 77-year-old Hong Kong businessman turned human rights activist and convert to Catholicism, is unfolding at the intersection of...
A newly released report from the United Nations’ International Labor Organization states that authorities in China are not only using "vocational skills training and...
In January, the UK Parliament’s Business and Trade Committee questioned Chinese fashion company SHEIN as part of an enquiry into workers’ rights.
Yinan Zhu, EMEA...
The United Nations (UN) human rights experts have sent a letter to the Chinese government, expressing serious concerns about ongoing human rights abuses in Tibet and East Turkestan, as reported by Tibet.net.
According to Tibet.net, the...
Thai authorities have denied any immediate plan to send 48 Uyghur refugees back to China after UN experts urged a stop. Rights groups accuse Beijing of widespread abuses of Uyghurs, a mostly Muslim minority in China.
United Nations (UN) human rights experts have issued a communication letter to the Chinese government raising serious concerns about its recent history of human...
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, is pledging to press Thailand to prevent the deportation of 48 Uyghurs...
The United States has banned imports from another tranche of companies over alleged human rights abuses involving the Uyghurs in China, targeting more than 30 textile, mining...
The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) welcomes a statement by several UN human rights experts, whose comments included a discussion of the cases of nine missing...
The US added one of the biggest foreign investors in Serbia to a blacklist over its alleged human rights abuses and use of forced labour at sites in China.
"Slavery-like" working conditions have been uncovered at the Chinese EV maker's factory site in Brazil, casting a spotlight on the standards maintained by Chinese companies outsourcing workers at foreign locations.
Chinese activist filmmaker Chen Pinlin has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison in Shanghai for producing a documentary about China's nationwide protests against...
Responding to the rejection of Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng’s appeal against his three-year prison sentence for “inciting subversion of state power”, Amnesty...
Tibetan lawmakers in exile condemn China's sanctions on two Canadian civil society organizations and 20 individuals, including the Uyghur rights project.
Tibetan Sikyong Mr Penpa Tsering has accused China of targeting Tibetan voices in free societies following its announcement of sanctions on Dec 24 against...
Uyghur-American activists have hailed the inclusion of critical measures in the 2025 US defence spending bill, which aims to address the ongoing repression of...
Uyghur-American activists have welcomed the 2025 U.S. defense spending bill’s inclusion of key laws aimed at the repression of Uyghurs in China, including one...
Sinicization of Tibet has escalated as China intensifies its control over the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, the world's largest Tibetan Buddhist study centre.
Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, recognised as the world's largest Tibetan Buddhist study center, has witnessed a sharp rise in Chinese military presence, signifying intensified...
China on Friday warned the United States it did "not tolerate interference" after the US State Department called Hong Kong's announcement of bounties on...
The Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC) released its annual report on December 20, highlighting severe human rights violations in Tibet. The report indicates a lack...
On the 40th anniversary of the Sino-British Joint Declaration, members of the UK House of Lords engaged in a heated debate about the government's stance on China,...
China announced countermeasures against two Canadian organizations and 20 affiliated individuals on Saturday. This decision, published in a statement on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website,...
China said on Sunday it was taking countermeasures against two Canadian institutions and 20 people involved in human rights issues concerning the Uyghurs and...
Today, 19 December, marks 40 years since the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration in 1984, which laid out the conditions for the July 1997 British...
A decade ago, the elegant cobblestone streets of Macau's Tap Seac Square were jam-packed with people clamouring for change and government accountability -- the high-water mark for the former Portuguese colony's political awakening.
By Olivia Enos
Introduction
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has placed hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of Chinese citizens behind bars as political prisoners. The...
On International Human Rights Day, a protest was organized outside the Chinese Embassy in Vienna, as Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Chinese Christians came together to demand an end to systemic oppression by the Chinese Communist...
The United States unveiled trade restrictions Tuesday on eight companies, including two Chinese firms and several from Russia, alleging human rights violations.
The China-based companies...
Renewable energy advocates have praised China’s record-breaking solar plant, but few have confronted a dark reality: It’s built in Xinjiang, the Uyghur homeland.
On International Human Rights Day, the European Union (EU) issued a strong statement expressing deep concerns over ongoing human rights violations in China, particularly...
Several Uyghur organisations and activists commemorated the 'Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day' on December 9 in Munich, Germany. The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) emphasised the...
Lawyers, human rights activists and religious leaders in China have strongly condemned of the government’s labeling of unregistered house churches as fraudulent organizations, decrying...
In October 2022, Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a secret meeting instructing top state officials—overseeing political, intelligence, and influence operations—on a new strategy to...
Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), the ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist...
The end of November marked the second anniversary of China’s “white paper” protest movement against COVID lockdowns in 2022. Triggered by a fire in Xinjiang that...
The United States is intensifying its crackdown on goods linked to alleged forced labor from China's Xinjiang region, aiming to prevent such products from...
Lidl acknowledged using Chinese tomatoes due to ‘supply issues’ and some supermarkets have suspended suppliers. Others rejected the report’s methodology
“Italian” tomato purees sold by several UK supermarkets appear to contain tomatoes grown and picked in China using forced labour, the BBC has found.
Some...
Director of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) Berlin office, Gheyur Qurban, delivered a powerful speech at the 17th Session of the United Nations Forum...
Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being convicted of espionage by a Beijing court, raising serious concerns...
G7 Foreign Ministers and the EU High Representative expressed concerns over human rights violations in China, highlighting repression in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong, and condemned Beijing's erosion...
The global spotlight on China’s human rights abuses in Xinjiang has intensified following the United States government’s decision to blacklist more than two dozen...
Three U.S. citizens freed by China arrived at Joint Base San Antonio on Wednesday, just hours before Thanksgiving, concluding years of diplomatic negotiations over...
Japanese clothing giant Uniqlo does not use cotton from China’s Xinjiang regions, the company’s boss said in his first public declaration on the issue.
The...
German car giant VW said that it would sell its factory and test track in Xinjiang for "economic reasons." China has been accused of using forced labor from ethnic Uyghurs in the region.
Exiled members of China’s Uyghur minority group accuse Beijing of human rights violations and say the Communist Party chief in the Xinjiang region where...
Volkswagen is reportedly set to sell its facility in Xinjiang, China, in an agreement with its Chinese partner SAIC Motors. According to The Financial Times,...
Civic space in China is rated as ‘closed’ by the CIVICUS Monitor. China’s authoritarian state ruled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has systemically repressed fundamental...
The East Turkistan Government in Exile commemorates the lives lost in the Urumqi fire, condemning China's systemic oppression of the Uyghurs. The incident sparked international protests challenging China's 'Zero-COVID' policy and broader human rights abuses, urging global intervention to halt the ongoing genocide and cultural eradication in Xinjiang.
In an escalation of state control, China has tightened its grip on citizens’ fundamental right to travel abroad, implementing a web of restrictions that...
An international outcry has erupted over the case of Yashar (Yaxia'er Xiaohelaiti), a 26-year-old Uyghur songwriter and musician, who is currently serving a three-year...
Labour's attempts to normalise relations with China ignore human rights concerns and are economically pointless, experts warn.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy is set to be...
The European Union approved new regulations banning the sale of products made with forced labour, a move that activists hope will help combat the exploitation of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, as...
In Peru last weekend, Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly told President Joe Biden that U.S. human rights advocacy was now a “red line” Beijing considers off...
A delegation from the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE), led by Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel and accompanied by parliamentarian Dawa Tsering, continued their official visit to the United Kingdom...
The new additions, covering a range of products from tomato paste and walnuts to gold and iron ore, are part of the federal government's effort to eliminate forced labor practices in the supply chain for goods entering the United States.
