Uighurs

Europe 09/08/21, 15:00

On Monday, Sept. 6, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) filed a criminal complaint against five major German brands for using Chinese slave labor in their production chain. The ECCHR's complaint alleges that luxury clothing brand Hugo Boss, supermarket chains Lidl and Aldi, and clothing stores C&A, among ...

U.S. 09/08/21, 02:14

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, during a press conference on Monday, Sept. 6 in Copenhagen, expressed concern over the vast expansion of the Chinese communist regime's nuclear arsenal, which includes more warheads and a more sophisticated delivery system.  Outlining priorities for global nuclear disarmament at NATO's annual arms control conference, Stoltenberg said ...

U.S. 08/28/21, 18:39

U.S. Customs has begun halting the entry of Chinese-made solar panels into the country after strong indications that they are being built with slave labor. The measures adopted by the customs authorities come after the Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) enacted in June an import ban on solar products containing ...

Middle East 08/27/21, 17:10

Uighurs living in Afghanistan are torn between the dangers of living in terror after the Taliban takeover of the country and the potential reprisals they could face in China if extradited because of their status as Chinese migrants. As reported by the BBC, a group of Uighurs they came into contact ...

U.S. 08/07/21, 16:44

John Donahoe, CEO of Nike, during a recent interview, let it be known again that the company will continue to prioritize business with China despite the serious accusations against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for human rights violations, claiming that China is a significant market for them and that they ...

U.S. 07/31/21, 16:57

A panel of experts in China held a webinar on 29 July where they presented irrefutable evidence that the lives of millions of Falun Dafa practitioners in China are being physically destroyed by the Chinese Communist Party and urged U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to designate the persecution of ...

Europe 07/06/21, 15:18

France's National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) opened a criminal investigation for 'crimes against humanity' against four clothing manufacturing companies including Spanish brand Zara and Japanese brand Uniqlo for using slave labor from Xinjiang province. The criminal investigation was opened in April by the Crimes Against Humanity Unit of the National Anti-Terrorism ...

U.S. 06/30/21, 16:02

After repeated decisions made by Democrats in Congress, which tend to protect the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its controversial policies, questioning eyes are turned towards them. The situation is further complicated by the fact that companies that have benefited financially from legislative favors are pouring large donations into the party's ...

U.S. 05/19/21, 20:50

U.S. Customs blocked a shipment of clothing from Uniqlo, a Japanese company, on Jan. 5 at the Port of Los Angeles, but the news came to light Wednesday, May 19, because the Chinese government denounced customs officials. The blockade of a shipment of Uniqlo brand men's clothing whose parent company is ...

United Kingdom 04/23/21, 17:19

The British Parliament unanimously condemned as "genocide and crimes against humanity" the countless atrocities committed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) against millions of Uighurs in pursuit of their extinction.  It thus joins the growing number of countries that are becoming aware of the importance of denouncing the violations committed by ...

U.S. 03/07/21, 19:29

Transnational repression is a constant assault on people everywhere, as governments seek to silence dissenters, using methods such as  assassinations, illegal deportations, abductions, digital threats, Interpol abuse, and family intimidation. Everyday people who challenge authoritarian rule have become the targets. The Chinese Communist Party runs a very intricate and comprehensive campaign of ...

U.S. 02/23/21, 19:19

On Monday, the Canadian House of Commons passed a unanimous resolution condemning the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for their human-rights abuses against Uighur Muslims, declaring it a genocide. More than one million Uighurs are being detained in China's western Xinjiang region, but Prime Minister Trudeau abstained from voting over the human ...

U.S. 02/15/21, 05:36

An international coalition of nongovernment organizations wants the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to end its forced organ harvesting practices completely. At least 117 organizations have urged the CCP to immediately stop killing people to sell their organs for a significant profit. The headquarters of the Dallas, Texas, Vietnam Democracy Center (VDC) confirmed ...

United Kingdom 01/13/21, 15:47

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced in a speech to the House of Commons on Tuesday, Jan. 12 that British companies whose production chain is associated with the Chinese Communist Party's abuses of the Uighur minority in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region will be heavily fined, the Daily Mail reported. "Evidence of the scale ...

U.S. 09/24/20, 15:24

The House on Tuesday, Sept. 22, voted almost unanimously to pass a law that would restrict imports of products made with forced labor from China amid concerns about reports of abuse of Muslim Uighurs in the Xinjiang region. According to Reuters, the Democrat-controlled House passed the measure by a vote of ...

Asia & Pacific 08/19/20, 18:53

Radio Free Asia interviewed Dr. Hasiyet Abdulla, a Uighur obstetrician who worked for 15 years in hospitals in Xinjiang province, China. She now resides in Turkey and reveals that hospitals in Xinjiang province are made to perform forced abortions and even kill newborn babies if they are out of "family ...

World 08/18/20, 18:03

Merdan Ghappar, a fashion model who is a Uighur Muslim, was detained in a center in the Xinjiang region of northern China, after revealing a video and exposing the harsh reality of living under pressure from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The video of Ghappar along with a series of messages ...

World 07/18/20, 15:15

More and more facts are coming to light that call the world to wake up to the atrocities committed against the Uighurs and other minorities under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).  Two recent events have once again brought the international community's attention to the Uighur minority in Xinjiang, China. On the ...

World 07/14/20, 16:52

Strong evidence of concentration camps, persecution, torture, and death of Uighur citizens under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The Government of East Turkistan in Exile (ETGE) and the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement (ETNAM) submitted evidence to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to initiate an investigation into genocide and other human ...

U.S. 07/13/20, 13:05

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on Monday, July 13, announced the details of its retaliation measures against the United States after the Trump administration slapped penalties on CCP officials for their repression of Uighur Muslims and other minorities in the Xinjiang region. The CCP’s Foreign Ministry said its sanctions targeted a ...