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Canada’s China Reset Raises Questions About Its Commitment to Uyghur Rights

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s mid-January visit to China has drawn criticism from human rights advocates after he praised President Xi Jinping’s leadership and promoted…

U.S. Rep. McGovern: ‘We Stand in Solidarity With the Uyghur People’

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…

In China’s Far West, Stability Drives a New Five-Year Plan — and an Old System of Control

As China prepares its next five-year economic plan, experts warn that in the Uyghur region it is set to entrench post-2017 systems of surveillance, labor…

New Lines Launches Group on Transnational Repression; Uyghur Case a Focus

WASHINGTON (UNN)— The New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy on Tuesday launched a Transnational Repression Scholarly Working Group, as concerns grow over foreign governments…

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…