BY DENIS BEDOYA ON DECEMBER 31, 2019 JAKARTA, Indonesia – More than a thousand Muslims marched to the heavily guarded Chinese Embassy in Indonesia’s capital on Friday to protest China’s treatment of its Uighur Muslims. The protesters, many wearing blue headbands reading “Save Uighurs,” chanted “Get out, China!” and unfurled Indonesian and Uighur flags as they marched to the embassy in downtown Jakarta. In a ...

Children leaving school in Hotan, China, this month. Beijing has used schools in the city and across the region of Xinjiang to indoctrinate Uighur children.Credit...Giulia Marchi for The New York Times By Amy Qin,  The New York Times Dec. 28 , 2019   HOTAN, China — The first grader was a good student and beloved by her classmates, but she was inconsolable, and it was no mystery to her teacher why. “The ...

The Washington Post By  Simon Denyer  Dec. 14, 2019 at 5:46 A Japanese comic book telling the powerful and tragic tale of a 29-year-old Uighur woman from China has become a surprise viral hit. "What has happened to me — A testimony of a Uyghur woman" recounts the story told by Mihrigul Tursun, a member of the Muslim minority in western China that has faced relentless crackdowns from authorities in Beijing. ...

BBC News One of the world's best-known rugby players has become the latest sports star to criticise China for its treatment of the Muslim Uighur population. In a Twitter post, Sonny Bill Williams also criticised others for choosing "economic benefits over humanity". Arsenal footballer Mesut Ozil recently spoke out on the issue. China has been accused of a "mass internment" of one million Muslims in the Xinj ...

A police officer during a rally in Hong Kong on Sunday in support of the Uighur minority in China. Photograph: Dale de la Rey/AFP via Getty Images The Guardian Police pepper-spray demonstrators after peaceful protest in support of minority Hong Kong riot police pepper-sprayed protesters to disperse crowds in the heart of the city’s financial district after a largely peaceful rally in support of China’s ethn ...