Pakistan Forward

2021-06-08

Tribunal investigates China's genocide of Muslims in Xinjiang

In the opening days, the panel heard witness testimony of torture and gang rapes, and descriptions of squalid conditions and brutality in Chinese 're-education' camps.

Human Rights

2021-05-18

China arrested over 1,000 imams amid crackdown on Islam in Xinjiang

Chinese authorities targeted imams for 'crimes' such as preaching, convening prayer groups or officiating weddings. Others were detained for refusing to turn in Qurans to be burned.

Human Rights

2021-05-13

Investigation details China's campaign to sterilise Muslim women in Xinjiang

Women are forced to be fitted with contraceptive devices or be sterilised, abort pregnancies, pay steep fines if they had too many children, and take drugs that stop their menstrual cycles.

Human Rights

2021-04-23

China's 'Sinicisation' policy aims to stamp out identity of Muslim minorities

Beijing is committing 'crimes against humanity' by attempting to erase Muslim culture and religion through 're-education' camps in Xinjiang, says Human Rights Watch.

Human Rights

2021-04-09

Beijing turns Muslim suffering in Xinjiang into musical melodrama

The musical film 'The Wings of Songs' is a tasteless attempt by China to try to reframe the regime's well documented abuses against Muslims in Xinjiang -- and no one is buying it.

Human Rights

2021-03-25

Foreign governments urged to retrieve citizens from Syria's al-Hol

Human Rights Watch said governments must repatriate citizens linked to ISIS from Kurdish-run camps in north-eastern Syria, warning of dire consequences if nothing is done.

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.

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.

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.

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.