International Response

The Chinese government is systematically persecuting Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities on the basis of their religion and ethnicity. There is a reasonable basis to believe that the government of China is committing crimes against humanity. Learn more about the conflict history and current threats to civilians.

Essay on the effects of surveillance in Uyghur society; terror capitalism  by Darren Byler (2019). ISBN: 978-0-7618-7229-0 (2021, by Mamtimin Ala).

China is forcing women to be sterilised or fitted with contraceptive devices in Xinjiang in an apparent attempt to limit the population of Muslim Uighurs, according to new research.

China is facing mounting criticism from around the world over its treatment of the mostly Muslim Uighur population in the north-western region of Xinjiang