xinjiang Archives

Volkswagen has said it is discussing the future of its activities in China's Xinjiang region

Business

China urges firms not to be ‘blinded by lies’ over Xinjiang rights record

China on Thursday urged companies not to be “blinded by lies” about its rights record in Xinjiang, after German automaker Volkswagen said it was...

AFPFebruary 15, 2024

Beijing says the facilities were voluntary centres for teaching vocational skills, closed years ago after their inhabitants "graduated" into stable employment and better lives

World

Blocked roads, crumbling camps as China moves Xinjiang detentions out of sight

A policeman waves reporters away from a desert prison in Xinjiang, part of a network of detention facilities transformed by China’s shifting policies in...

AFPSeptember 8, 2023

A man passes by a portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping near Yarkant County in Xinjiang

World

China’s Uyghur villages hide their secrets after Xinjiang crackdown

Homes of people who went missing in China’s crackdown on its Muslim minorities stand locked and silent in Xinjiang’s rural heartland. Others lie dilapidated...

AFPSeptember 8, 2023

Uyghur activists and exiles had hoped a long-delayed UN report into alleged human rights violations by China would make it impossible for the world to ignore their plight

World

Uyghurs notch victory, even as UN report is seen pulling punches

Many Uyghurs had counted on Bachelet as their champion, believing her past experiences would lead her to their plight.

AFPSeptember 1, 2022

The report, in the making for around a year, was released in Geneva at 11:47 pm (2147 GMT)

World

UN report lists litany of rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang

The United Nations released a bombshell report late Wednesday into serious human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region.

AFPSeptember 1, 2022

The United Nations released a bombshell report late on August 31, 2022 into serious human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region, saying torture allegations were credible and citing possible crimes against humanity

World

China slams UN report alleging litany of rights abuses in Xinjiang

A UN report said claims of torture and forced labour in China’s Xinjiang are credible and warned crimes against humanity may have taken place,...

AFPSeptember 1, 2022

Bachelet has spoken about the pressure she has faced from both sides over the report

World

UN rights chief to publish Xinjiang report on Wednesday

The UN rights chief will release a long-awaited report on alleged violations in China's Xinjiang region before leaving office on Wednesday.

AFPAugust 31, 2022

The row over a long-promised report on the rights situation in Xinjiang remains unresolved

World

UN rights chief leaving with China report still unreleased

Diplomats paid tribute to departing UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday, despite her failure to release a long-promised report on alleged abuses in...

AFPAugust 30, 2022