To the Editor: Re “The China Puzzle” (editorial, Sept. 17): You suggest that the United States cooperate with China on terrorism. China has an expansive and unclear definition of terrorist actions — for example, sentencing Prof. Ilham Tohti to life imprisonment for discussing Uighur issues online, accusing him of encouraging students to join terrorist groups. The Chinese government refuses to allow independ ...

By Shohret Hoshur – Re-education camps in two counties in northwest China’s Xinjiang region, where mostly Muslim ethnic Uyghurs have protested Beijing’s rule, house thousands of “politically incorrect” inmates who are rarely freed despite undergoing months of “training,” according to sources. The camps in Ghulja (in Chinese, Yining) county, in Ili Kazakh (Yili Hasake) Autonomous Prefecture, and Korla (Kuerl ...

Lee Ming-cheh, second from left, an activist from Taiwan, in court in the Chinese city of Yueyang, Hunan Province, last week. The case against Mr. Lee punctuates what critics warn are China’s efforts to stifle what it perceives as threats from overseas. YUEYANG INTERMEDIATE PEOPLE'S COURT, VIA AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES By STEVEN LEE MYERS and CHRIS HORTON SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 BEIJING — On the mornin ...

Symposium Agenda 8:00-8:30 Refreshments and Registration 8:30-8:45 Opening Remarks 8:45–10:15: Session A Challenges and New Opportunities in Uyghur Education Chair: Rebecca Clothey, Drexel University 1. Nabijan Tursun, Radio Free Asia, USA, “Formation and Development of Uyghur Modern Higher Education and Uyghur Scholars Elites” 2. Mettursun Beydulla, Independent Scholar, USA, “Education Among Uyghurs at Hom ...

During the 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council an Item 4 Oral Statement was made on behalf of the The Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty regarding the Uyghur students who are currently imprisoned in Egypt on baseless charges. At least 22 have already been forcibly returned to China where they have disappeared. We fear that they may be at risk of arbitrary detention, forced re-edu ...