China issues sanctions against British MPs and lawyers including Iain Duncan Smith in retaliation for what Beijing brands their ‘lies’ about Uigher abuses Former Tory Party leader Iain Duncan Smith has been banned from China Beijing responded to criticism by the MP over human rights abuses in China Chinese companies have been banned from working … Read more
Apple iPhone supplier is accused of using Uighur Muslims as forced labour in Chinese factories US-based group claims Lens Technology received thousands of Uighur labourers Watchdogs have linked so-called ‘labour transfers’ to human rights abuses Apple denied the allegations, saying Lens was not using transferred Uighurs By Tim Stickings For Mailonline Published: 16:09 GMT, 29 … Read more
‘The evidence is overwhelming’: Chief Rabbi tears into China over persecution of Uighur Muslims Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said he saw parallels between the treatment of the Uighurs and the oppression of Jews through the centuries He said the evidence painted ‘a devastating picture’ of Uighur persecution More than one million of the Chinese Muslims … Read more
A director at Boohoo has said the clothing brand was ‘shocked,’ by reports of Uighur Muslims being forced to work in Chinese labour camps but claimed none of the firm’s suppliers have links to the Xinjiang region as he faced a grilling from MPs. Andrew Reaney, group director of responsible sourcing, faced a committee of … Read more
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
China’s ambassador to the UK today insisted Uighur Muslims live in ‘peace and harmony’ despite being confronted with video appearing to show shackled prisoners being herded onto trains. Appearing on the Andrew Marr Show, Liu Xiaoming denied reports that China is carrying out a programme of sterilisation of Uighur women in the western Xinjiang region. Reports have … Read more