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An Early Warning Missed: The Uyghur Genocide and the 27th Anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre 

An Early Warning Missed: The Uyghur Genocide and the 27th Anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre 

By Omer Kanat
Accountability, justice, and remediation for the massacre have long eluded the victims. Uyghurs have wrestled with a difficult question: Why didn’t the world react? 

The Uyghurs: Kashgar Before the Catastrophe

The Uyghurs: Kashgar Before the Catastrophe

By Robert Gerhardt
What has been erased cannot be replaced, but Kevin Bubriski’s 1998 photographs can help us remember what once was in Xinjiang.
Bolivia Lithium Contracts Make It Complicit In China’s Uyghur Abuses

Bolivia Lithium Contracts Make It Complicit In China’s Uyghur Abuses

By Joseph Bouchard and Yulina Goto
Chinese firms involved in extracting the country's large reserves of the vital mineral have well-documented links to forced labor and other abuses in the Xinjiang region.

The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act is US Law. Where Are the Sanctions?

The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act is US Law. Where Are the Sanctions?

By Omer Kanat
Three years on, the UHRP Act has seen only token implementation. Tokenism isn’t enough to fight a genocide. 

Uyghurs Call on Thailand To Stop Detention of Uyghur Refugees

Uyghurs Call on Thailand To Stop Detention of Uyghur Refugees

By Tasnim Nazeer
The deaths of two Uyghur refugees in a detention center in Thailand shed light on the grave injustice that is the continued imprisonment of Uyghurs. 

As Survivors of China’s Genocide, We Must Bear Witness 

As Survivors of China’s Genocide, We Must Bear Witness 

By Gulbahar Haitiwaji and Qelbinur Sidik
“We were in the camps, and now we are in the United States to tell you about China's crimes.”

Two Ways Indonesia is Helping China Persecute the Uyghurs

Two Ways Indonesia is Helping China Persecute the Uyghurs

By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama
Jakarta has been vocal in its defense of the Rohingya and the Palestinians. So why is it being so cautious about the situation in China's Xinjiang region?
Thailand’s Troubling History With the Uyghurs

Thailand’s Troubling History With the Uyghurs

By Mark S. Cogan
Out of fear of destabilizing its relations with Beijing, the Thai government has failed to protect Uyghur civilians who have sought political asylum in the country.

Michelle Bachelet’s Spectacular Fall From Grace

Michelle Bachelet’s Spectacular Fall From Grace

By Mark S. Cogan
The legacy of the outgoing U.N. human rights chief has been defined by her dithering and inaction over the Chinese government's abuses in Xinjiang.

The World Has Not Learnt the Lessons of the Tiananmen Square Massacre

The World Has Not Learnt the Lessons of the Tiananmen Square Massacre

By Wu’er Kaixi and Rahima Mahmut
Instead, while the world slept, Chinese authoritarianism metastasized.

On International Women’s Day There Is Nothing for Uyghur Women to Celebrate

On International Women’s Day There Is Nothing for Uyghur Women to Celebrate

By Zubayra Shamseden
The Chinese state has gone to extraordinary lengths to cover up the suffering of Uyghur women. 
Uyghurs Stand With Ukrainians 

Uyghurs Stand With Ukrainians 

By Omer Kanat
All of us who have our liberty must do better in ending the nightmares of people under assault, wherever they are.

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