Xinjiang

Sterilization abuse of Uighurs in China meets international legal criteria for genocide, experts say

July 03, 2020

The Chinese government has been trying to slash birth rates of the ethnic Uighur population with measures like forced birth control, abortions, and sterilization. Host Marco Werman speaks with University of Michigan professor, Alexandra Stern, about how forced sterilization has been used as a tool of oppression historically.

Conflict & Justice

How China uses malware to track Muslim Uighurs, even if they’ve fled the country

The World

July 02, 2020

A new report found that Chinese surveillance of Uighurs started much earlier and is more comprehensive than previously thought. The World speaks to security researcher Apurva Kumar, one of the report's co-authors.

Top of The World

New reports on surveillance, 'demographic genocide' of Uighurs; Israel hesitates on annexation; Russian election comes to close

The World

July 01, 2020

New reports on China's policies toward Uighurs show draconian efforts to cut birthrates and surveil the largely Turkic-speaking and Muslim population. Israel hesitates with moving forward on annexing part of the West Bank. In Russia, a week-long vote comes to a close. A Eurovision spoof film is inspiring covers from real musicians.

Human rights

New data on China's detention of Uighurs: 'They could charge you for anything'

The World

February 18, 2020

A newly leaked database provides further evidence that China's detention of the Muslim minority group is based on religion, family ties and retrospective punishment for arbitrary infractions, like having at some point worn a veil, grown a long beard, or being an "untrustworthy person born in a certain decade." Uighur activist Jewher Ilham spoke to The World's Marco Werman about the detention and surveillance of Uighurs in China.

TikTok apologizes to US teen after removing video critical of Chinese government

The World

November 29, 2019

TikTok blamed the removal of the video on a “human moderation error.” But the ordeal has reignited concerns that the Chinese-owned, short video app is censoring US-generated content to appease Beijing.

Education

In Turkey, a boarding school cares for Uighur children separated from their parents

The World

November 20, 2019

The children have been unable to speak to their parents in China. No one knows when — or if — the families will be reunited.

Conflict & Justice

Turkey changes its tune on China's crackdown against Muslims

The World

February 14, 2019

Turkey ended several years of conspicuous silence on China's massive incarceration campaign of Uighurs and other Muslims in Xinjiang. Some hope it's a tipping point for other Muslim nations to finally weigh in.

China's crackdown on Xinjiang's Uighur Muslims draws international concern

The World

September 11, 2018

The Chinese government has gone to great lengths to keep a lid on its policies in the northwestern province of Xinjiang, the historic home for the Uighur Muslim population. But the details of what human rights advocates say is a massive crackdown on an entire culture are becoming more widely known.

Belief

No fair, China: Trying to tempt Muslims from fasting during Ramadan — with beer

The World

June 26, 2015

Owners of Muslim restaurants in a village have been directed to create “eye-catching displays” to promote alcohol and cigarettes during Ramadan. And then there's the beer festival. With prizes.

Justice

China’s harsh punishment for a moderate Uighur could make things worse in Xinjiang

The World

September 23, 2014

Even cynics were surprised when a court in China handed moderate Uighur independence advocate Ilham Tohti a life sentence and severe economic penalties on Tuesday. Now observers think the harsh ruling may further stoke tensions and violence in China's Xinjiang province.

Xinjiang

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