Human Rights

UN report details decade of 'unimaginable suffering' for detainees in Syria
Human Rights

2021-03-02

UN report details decade of 'unimaginable suffering' for detainees in Syria

Torture methods have included electric shock, the burning of body parts, pulling off nails and teeth, mock executions, and crucifying or suspending individuals from limbs for prolonged periods.

China increasing prosecution, lengthening sentences of Uighur Muslims
Human Rights

2021-02-24

China increasing prosecution, lengthening sentences of Uighur Muslims

Those locked up in Xinjiang's prisons are 'ordinary people convicted for going about their lives and practicing their religion', according to Human Rights Watch.

China deems Xinjiang rape, abuses as 'shining examples' of progress
Human Rights

2021-02-22

China deems Xinjiang rape, abuses as 'shining examples' of progress

China's foreign minister declared at the UN that his country's systematic abuses of Muslims, which include gang rape, show Beijing's commitment to human rights progress.

Iran's Sunni community blasts Islamic Republic's 'Muslim unity' claims
Human Rights

2021-02-11

Iran's Sunni community blasts Islamic Republic's 'Muslim unity' claims

Sunnis in Iran are excluded from holding senior positions in government and the regime bars them from repairing dilapidated mosques or building new ones.

Muslim women recount China's campaign of systematic rape in Xinjiang
Human Rights

2021-02-05

Muslim women recount China's campaign of systematic rape in Xinjiang

One victim described witnessing a gang rape of a young woman whom camp staff brought before dozens of other detainees. Policemen took turns raping her in front of everyone.

China spins population drop in Xinjiang to fit counter-extremism narrative
Human Rights

2021-01-12

China spins population drop in Xinjiang to fit counter-extremism narrative

Muslim women in Xinjiang are 'no longer baby-making machines' thanks to the eradication of extremism, Chinese diplomats say. Forced sterilisation is at play, reply independent researchers.

Russia, China spin election strife in US to justify domestic oppression
Human Rights

2021-01-07

Russia, China spin election strife in US to justify domestic oppression

The regimes eagerly jumped on the news of electoral problems in the United States, but their reactions and attempted manipulations further exposed their human rights failures.

China builds more than 100 new detention facilities for Muslims in Xinjiang
Human Rights

2021-01-06

China builds more than 100 new detention facilities for Muslims in Xinjiang

Factory buildings inside detention camps in the northwestern region indicate forced labour on a 'vast scale' is taking place, a new report finds.

Chinese tech giants caught helping Beijing track Muslims in Xinjiang
Human Rights

2020-12-22

Chinese tech giants caught helping Beijing track Muslims in Xinjiang

Alibaba, Huawei and other Chinese firms are attempting to distance themselves from Beijing's oppression of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities -- but the evidence of complicity is damning.

China caught helping authoritarian regimes silence domestic dissent
Human Rights

2020-12-16

China caught helping authoritarian regimes silence domestic dissent

The China National Electronics Import and Export Corporation (CEIEC) offers a commercialised version of Beijing's 'Great Firewall' that scrubs out politically sensitive material from the internet.