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Beyond the Ongoing Genocide: A Scholar Reframes the Uyghur Crisis as Colonialism

For much of the past decade, international reporting on China’s Uyghur region has followed a grim but familiar pattern: satellite images of internment facilities, testimony…

China Begins Renaming Ancient Uyghur Street Names in Kashgar

Washington DC (UNN) — Chinese authorities have begun changing ancient Uyghur street names in Kashgar, ordering the replacement of long-standing Uyghur names with Mandarin ones,…

Genocide Watch issues “Genocide Emergency” alert on Xinjiang

WASHINGTON (UNN) — Genocide Watch issued a “Genocide Emergency” alert on China’s Uyghur region, saying Chinese government policies toward Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims now…

China’s Uyghur Repression and Forced Labor Persist, Congressional Panel Finds

WASHINGTON (UNN)— China continues to impose forced labor on Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities and to expand surveillance and repression, according to a new report…

Congressional Report Flags DOE Research Ties to Chinese Military

WASHINGTON (UNN)— A congressional investigation released Wednesday found that weaknesses in research security at the U.S. Department of Energy allowed taxpayer-funded scientific work to be…

Fifteen Nations Condemn China’s Rights Abuses in Joint UN Statement

WASHINGTON (UNN) — A coalition of 15 countries issued a joint statement at the United Nations on Friday expressing “deep concerns” over ongoing human rights…

Trump Establishes Anti-Communism Week, Citing Global Threats

WASHINGTON (UNN) — President Donald J. Trump on Thursday proclaimed Nov. 2–8, 2025, as Anti-Communism Week in the United States. The president called communism “one…