NPR: uighurs https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=322587525 uighurs en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:43:59 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: uighurs https://www.npr.org/tags/322587525/uighurs Opinion: Thailand's deportation of Uyghurs to China has echoes of 10 years ago Thailand's recent deportations of Uyghurs to China have eerie parallels with a large deportation in 2015, in which the country bowed to Beijing, writes historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom. Sat, 08 Mar 2025 10:37:01 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2025/03/08/nx-s1-5321404/opinion-thailand-china-uyghurs https://www.npr.org/2025/03/08/nx-s1-5321404/opinion-thailand-china-uyghurs

Thailand's recent deportations of Uyghurs to China have eerie parallels with a large deportation in 2015, in which the country bowed to Beijing, writes historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom.

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]]> Jeffrey Wasserstrom Chinese Hackers Made Fake Facebook Profiles, Apps To Spy On Uyghur Activists "This activity had the hallmarks of a well-resourced and persistent operation, while obfuscating who's behind it," Facebook said, adding that the malware spread to about 500 people in seven countries. Wed, 24 Mar 2021 20:15:37 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/03/24/981021257/chinese-hackers-made-fake-facebook-profiles-apps-to-spy-on-uyghur-activists https://www.npr.org/2021/03/24/981021257/chinese-hackers-made-fake-facebook-profiles-apps-to-spy-on-uyghur-activists "This activity had the hallmarks of a well-resourced and persistent operation, while obfuscating who's behind it," Facebook said, adding that the malware spread to about 500 people in seven countries.

]]> Vanessa Romo Opinion: Olympic Flame Of Suffering With the Winter Olympics set for next year, NPR's Scott Simon talks about the push by some human rights groups to move the games out of Beijing. Sat, 30 Jan 2021 07:53:39 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2021/01/30/962304598/opinion-olympic-flame-of-suffering https://www.npr.org/2021/01/30/962304598/opinion-olympic-flame-of-suffering

With the Winter Olympics set for next year, NPR's Scott Simon talks about the push by some human rights groups to move the games out of Beijing.

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]]> Scott Simon China Targets Muslim Scholars And Writers With Increasingly Harsh Restrictions The intellectual heart of China's Muslim community is under threat as scholars, writers, religious leaders and their families are under constant state surveillance. Sat, 21 Nov 2020 07:56:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/11/21/932169863/china-targets-muslim-scholars-and-writers-with-increasingly-harsh-restrictions https://www.npr.org/2020/11/21/932169863/china-targets-muslim-scholars-and-writers-with-increasingly-harsh-restrictions

The intellectual heart of China's Muslim community is under threat as scholars, writers, religious leaders and their families are under constant state surveillance.

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]]> Emily Feng Report: Satellite Images Reveal Suspected Detention Sites In China's Xinjiang Region The centers have apparently been built and expanded since 2019, even as Chinese officials claimed most of the ethnic Uighurs and others sent to the facilities had "returned to society." Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:18:07 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2020/09/24/916665128/report-satellite-images-reveal-suspected-detention-sites-in-chinas-xinjiang-regi https://www.npr.org/2020/09/24/916665128/report-satellite-images-reveal-suspected-detention-sites-in-chinas-xinjiang-regi The centers have apparently been built and expanded since 2019, even as Chinese officials claimed most of the ethnic Uighurs and others sent to the facilities had "returned to society."

]]> Laurel Wamsley U.S. Sanctions Chinese Officials, Including Politburo Member, For Xinjiang Abuses The Trump administration's penalties are meant to punish China for its treatment of Uighurs and Muslim minorities in the region, and target a Politburo member for the first time. Thu, 09 Jul 2020 15:40:51 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2020/07/09/889406296/u-s-sanctions-chinese-officials-including-politburo-member-for-xinjiang-abuses https://www.npr.org/2020/07/09/889406296/u-s-sanctions-chinese-officials-including-politburo-member-for-xinjiang-abuses The Trump administration's penalties are meant to punish China for its treatment of Uighurs and Muslim minorities in the region, and target a Politburo member for the first time.

]]> John Ruwitch Pompeo And China's Top Diplomat Meet In Hawaii As Relations Worsen Neither the U.S. nor China publicly announced the meeting in advance and it was not clear which side had proposed it. Thu, 18 Jun 2020 02:50:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2020/06/18/879854568/pompeo-and-chinas-top-diplomat-meet-in-hawaii-as-relations-worsen https://www.npr.org/2020/06/18/879854568/pompeo-and-chinas-top-diplomat-meet-in-hawaii-as-relations-worsen Neither the U.S. nor China publicly announced the meeting in advance and it was not clear which side had proposed it.

]]> John Ruwitch 'Somewhere Like Home': Uighur Kids Find A Haven At Boarding School In Turkey Their parents are missing back home in China, likely in prison or detention. "We want them to know they belong to a family that's much bigger than the one they have lost," the school's founder says. Sun, 15 Mar 2020 08:47:14 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2020/03/15/798662027/somewhere-like-home-uighur-kids-find-a-haven-at-boarding-school-in-turkey https://www.npr.org/2020/03/15/798662027/somewhere-like-home-uighur-kids-find-a-haven-at-boarding-school-in-turkey

Their parents are missing back home in China, likely in prison or detention. "We want them to know they belong to a family that's much bigger than the one they have lost," the school's founder says.

]]> Joanna Kakissis 'I Thought It Would Be Safe': Uighurs In Turkey Now Fear China's Long Arm Once viewed as a refuge by members of the Muslim minority group, Turkey has detained Uighurs and told them to hush criticism about the Chinese government. Some have already been deported. Fri, 13 Mar 2020 09:42:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2020/03/13/800118582/i-thought-it-would-be-safe-uighurs-in-turkey-now-fear-china-s-long-arm https://www.npr.org/2020/03/13/800118582/i-thought-it-would-be-safe-uighurs-in-turkey-now-fear-china-s-long-arm

Once viewed as a refuge by members of the Muslim minority group, Turkey has detained Uighurs and told them to hush criticism about the Chinese government. Some have already been deported.

]]> Joanna Kakissis China Rebukes House Bill Condemning Crackdown On Uighurs The bill, which passed on Tuesday night in a 407-1 vote, condemns Beijing's treatment of the Muslim minority in Western China. It comes days after a measure supporting Hong Kong protesters. Wed, 04 Dec 2019 15:00:28 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2019/12/04/784753252/china-rebukes-house-bill-condemning-crackdown-on-uighurs https://www.npr.org/2019/12/04/784753252/china-rebukes-house-bill-condemning-crackdown-on-uighurs The bill, which passed on Tuesday night in a 407-1 vote, condemns Beijing's treatment of the Muslim minority in Western China. It comes days after a measure supporting Hong Kong protesters.

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