Independent news on the Uyghurshttps://otkel.com/enhttps://otkel.com/en/news/uyghur-woman-detained-at-14-dies-in-prison/https://otkel.com/en/news/uyghur-woman-detained-at-14-dies-in-prison/A 23-year-old Uyghur woman dies in prison after being detained at 14, sparking calls for accountabilityMon, 09 Nov 2026 22:37:34 GMTUyghur News Networkhttps://otkel.com/en/news/freeing-a-few-prisoners-won-t-answer-for/https://otkel.com/en/news/freeing-a-few-prisoners-won-t-answer-for/China is committing genocide and crimes against humanity against the Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim peoples in Xinjiang, the United States declared in 2021. Yet Chinese leader Xi Jinping is in Washington for a state visit. President Trump greeted Xi at Joint Base Andrews with a red carpet.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMTOTKELhttps://otkel.com/en/news/forced-assimilation-enters-the-chinese-legal-code/https://otkel.com/en/news/forced-assimilation-enters-the-chinese-legal-code/China’s new ethnic unity law turns forced assimilation of Uyghurs into law and could justify more state violence, anthropologist Rune Steenberg told UNN.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMTOTKELhttps://otkel.com/en/news/the-lesson-the-world-missed-after-tiananmen-1969/https://otkel.com/en/news/the-lesson-the-world-missed-after-tiananmen-1969/Thirty-seven years after the massacre, activists, analysts and lawmakers argue that engagement without accountability helped empower the Chinese Communist PartyFri, 05 Jun 2026 13:36:42 GMTUyghur News Networkhttps://otkel.com/en/news/u-s-criticizes-china-over-planned-demolition-of/https://otkel.com/en/news/u-s-criticizes-china-over-planned-demolition-of/WASHINGTON — The United States criticized China after reports that Beijing plans to demolish the historic Beytulla Mosque in Ghulja in Xinjiang, where many Uyghurs refer to the wider region as East Turkestan.Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:24:39 GMTUyghur News Networkhttps://otkel.com/en/news/uyghurs-detained-during-ramadan-home-inspections-in-xinjiang/https://otkel.com/en/news/uyghurs-detained-during-ramadan-home-inspections-in-xinjiang/Police say 6 Uyghur residents were taken to the police during home checks aimed at detecting fasting. WASHINGTON — Uyghur News Network (UNN): Chinese authorities in Xinjiang carried out Ramadan house-to-house checks that took several Uyghurs into custody, according to phone interviews conducted by Radio Free Asia (RFA). One man is now facing criminal charges for fasting.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:00:48 GMTUyghur News Networkhttps://otkel.com/en/news/u-s-rep-mcgovern-we-stand-in-solidarity/https://otkel.com/en/news/u-s-rep-mcgovern-we-stand-in-solidarity/U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern made the remarks in an interview with the Uyghur News Network during an event hosted by the New Lines Institute in Washington on January 7, marking the launch of the Institute’s Transnational Repression Working Group. Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:38:42 GMTUyghur News Networkhttps://otkel.com/en/news/congressional-report-flags-doe-research-ties-to-chinese/https://otkel.com/en/news/congressional-report-flags-doe-research-ties-to-chinese/U.S. Congressional Investigation Finds Energy Department Research Ties to Chinese Military InstitutionsFri, 19 Dec 2025 15:05:27 GMTUyghur News Networkhttps://otkel.com/en/news/fifteen-nations-condemn-chinas-rights-abuses-in-joint/https://otkel.com/en/news/fifteen-nations-condemn-chinas-rights-abuses-in-joint/WASHINGTON (UNN) — A coalition of 15 countries expressed “deep concern” at the United Nations on Friday over ongoing human rights abuses in China, particularly those targeting Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious groups.Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:54:20 GMTUyghur News Networkhttps://otkel.com/en/news/uyghur-forced-labor-concerns-shadow-u-s-china/https://otkel.com/en/news/uyghur-forced-labor-concerns-shadow-u-s-china/Investigations identify forced labor risks in China's critical mineral supply chains and factories supplying major international brands. Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:06:00 GMTUyghur News Networkhttps://otkel.com/en/news/european-parliament-report-unmasks-china-s-global-uyghur/https://otkel.com/en/news/european-parliament-report-unmasks-china-s-global-uyghur/Research documents threats against relatives, surveillance and pressure on Uyghur journalists and activists, while raising questions about Europe's ability to protect those targeted.Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:29:04 GMTUyghur News Networkhttps://otkel.com/en/news/uyghur-forced-labor-in-china-puts-global-brands/https://otkel.com/en/news/uyghur-forced-labor-in-china-puts-global-brands/A new investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism has found that more than 100 global brands are linked to forced labor involving Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities in China’s Xinjiang regionFri, 30 May 2025 14:59:11 GMTUyghur News Networkhttps://otkel.com/en/news/china-exploits-media-vacuum-in-xinjiang-with-tightly/https://otkel.com/en/news/china-exploits-media-vacuum-in-xinjiang-with-tightly/China has stepped up a carefully choreographed media campaign in its restive Xinjiang region, as international scrutiny over human rights abuses continues to mount—and as independent, including U.S.-funded, media outlets remain absent from the ground.Mon, 26 May 2025 18:11:42 GMTUyghur News Networkhttps://otkel.com/en/news/turkey-busts-chinese-spy-ring-targeting-uyghurs-with/https://otkel.com/en/news/turkey-busts-chinese-spy-ring-targeting-uyghurs-with/In a chilling revelation that underscores Beijing’s continued surveillance of Uyghur communities abroad, Turkish authorities have dismantled what officials call the most sophisticated Chinese espionage network ever uncovered on Turkish soil—targeting Uyghur exiles.Fri, 23 May 2025 13:55:02 GMTUyghur News Networkhttps://otkel.com/en/news/lawmakers-press-harvard-over-ties-to-chinese-military/https://otkel.com/en/news/lawmakers-press-harvard-over-ties-to-chinese-military/“Harvard-trained members of a sanctioned Chinese paramilitary group involved in genocide, along with researchers partnering with Chinese military universities on Department of Defense-funded projects and those funded by the Iranian regime, represent a disturbing and ongoing threat,”Thu, 22 May 2025 23:40:37 GMTUyghur News Network