Study Links Nike, Adidas And Apple To Forced Uighur Labor
Beijing (Forbes) - Nike, Adidas, Apple, Microsoft and Samsung are among 83 multinationals that have been linked to forced labor by Uighurs in factories across China, according to a new study by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). According to the researchers, Uighurs, a persecuted ethnic minority from China’s western Xinjiang region, have been funneled to work in factories in other provinces under conditions “that strongly suggest forced labour.” The report esti
Xinjiang whistleblower: 'Every detail told by survivors was true'
Asiye Abdulaheb risked everything to share the first-ever leak of secret documents describing China's mass internment of ethnic minorities. She's hoping their release will make the world see what is going on in her native Xinjiang. Beijing (dpa) – When Asiye Abdulaheb looked at the documents on her laptop, she immediately knew the stakes were high. China’s mass internment of ethnic minorities in its western region of Xinjiang had long been documented by journalists and rights
The Capital of Xinjiang Is Now in Turkey
Ethnic cleansing of Uighurs in China has forced an exodus to Istanbul—and a desperate effort to keep their culture alive. ISTANBUL (Foreign Policy)—On a Sunday morning in April, 9-year-old Nefise Kerim dragged her older sister, Saniya, to a bookstore in Istanbul’s Zeytinburnu neighborhood. The girl’s brown eyes scoured the bookshelves full of colorful tomes depicting an Arabic script. Kerim wanted to come after she had seen an announcement on Facebook that a new magazine for
China to hold massive military parade amid headwinds for leader
China is set to stage its largest military parade ever to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Communist Party coming to power. But while President Xi Jinping will use the occasion to reassert his position, he faces headwinds on multiple fronts. Beijing (dpa) – On October 1, more than 15,000 troops and 580 sets of military equipment will roll down Beijing's historic Chang'An Avenue, while more than 160 military aircraft will whiz through the air above. The military parade, C
Living in the Unknown
“Fiction movie writers wouldn’t be able to imagine and write about the suffering of the Uighur people.” Habibullah has lost contact with his sister, while Hatice doesn’t know anything about her husband. This is the reality for many Uighurs, China's ethnic Muslim minority, who've fled the country to escape alleged internment and surveillance. Our latest immersive documentary highlights the fears and hopes of Uighur Muslims in Istanbul, Turkey who live free, but in limbo. #Uigh
Organizers say nearly 2 million marched in record Hong Kong protest
Hong Kong (dpa) - Nearly 2 million people took to the streets of Hong Kong to rally against a controversial extradition bill on Sunday, organizers said, in the largest protest since the city returned to Chinese rule in 1997. The figure was announced on Sunday night as thousands of people remained on the streets of Hong Kong, filling major highways and stopping traffic in the government district. Sunday's protest is even larger than a similar one held last weekend when organiz
Thirty years later, Tiananmen Square survivors seek truth, change
Thirty years ago on June 4, the Chinese army opened fire on student protesters in Tiananmen Square. The government has attempted to erase the "incident" from history, but victims and some perpetrators are keeping the memory alive. Beijing/Taipei (dpa) – Fang Zheng recalls the students' withdrawal from Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on the morning of June 4, 1989, as peaceful. A few thousand students had sat overnight around the Monument to the People's Heroes, in the square, foll
'Stand together': support surges in China for student accusing JD.com tycoon of rape
Hashtag campaign on social media gathers force after Liu Jingyao sued Richard Liu for sexual assault in US Beijing (The Guardian) - China’s internet users have rallied behind a student who is pursuing a civil case against billionaire retail tycoon Richard Liu, whom she accuses of rape. Twenty-one-year-old University of Minnesota student Liu Jingyao, who has agreed to be named, has accused the JD.com chief executive of getting her drunk at a dinner and later raping her in her
‘Seldom uses front door’: report reveals how China spies on Muslim minority
Authorities use an app to collect personal data on Uighurs as part of a vast surveillance network, Human Rights Watch says Beijing (The Guardian) - Using too much electricity or having acquaintances abroad are among a list of reasons that prompt authorities in China’s western Xinjiang region to investigate Uighurs and other Muslims who might be deemed “untrustworthy” and sent to internment camps, according to a Human Rights Watch report. The report, released on Thursday, anal
Memories of trauma, torture follow Xinjiang camp survivors
China says the internment camps in its Xinjiang region are "vocational training centres" that teach skills to ethnic minority populations. But survivors speak of torture, beatings and abuse inside the camps, which will haunt them long after they got out. Almaty, Kazakhstan (dpa) – Kairat Samarkan examined the dark room. He could hear the breathing of 15 men asleep on mattresses laid on the floor. He was tasked with overseeing his cellmates for the next two hours to make sure
