Faith leaders from across the world unite to condemn China’s brutal repression of its Uighur Muslim minority Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams is part of a worldwide group Rabbi Julia Neuberger also lent her weight to a joint statement last night The statement says China is clearly aiming to eradicate the Uihur identity By … Read more
A Uighur prisoner has sent a message from inside a detention camp to claim Chinese authorities are instructing children as young as 13 to ‘regret and surrender’. Merdan Ghappar, who was once a model for online retailer Taobao, provided a chilling first-hand account of China’s highly secure and secretive detention system. The 31-year-old was able … Read more
China is forcing Uighur labour to mass produce face masks as part of the country’s Muslim ‘re-education’ programme during the coronavirus pandemic, a report has revealed. Chinese companies are using Uighur workers through a controversial government-sponsored programme which humanitarian campaigners call a form of forced labour, according to a New York Times visual investigation. It comes as … Read more