Minority Rights” Has China heard of this term?
Any discussion on the current state of minority rights in China must precede with the basic understanding of the term ‘Minority’. Well surprisingly, until the present day, there is no…
History Repeats Itself – the Persecution of Chinese Uighur Muslims
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that largely informs the laws and beliefs of the People’s Republic of China is perceived by the international community as largely authoritarian. Anyone who doesn’t…
“Minority Rights” Has China heard of this term?
Any discussion on the current state of minority rights in China must precede with the basic understanding of the term ‘Minority’. Well surprisingly, until the present day, there is no…
UYGHURS: THE MUSLIM MINORITY IN COMMUNIST CHINA
HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE UYGHUR COMMUNITY The particular religious and philosophical beliefs followed by a minority group are often what differentiates them from the majority. In every part of the…
RIGHTS OF MINORITIES – CHINA
CONFLICT BETWEEN OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS China is one of the most populous country in the world, who is a home for more than 55 ethnicities which include the most talked…
China: Uighur women reportedly sterilized in attempt to suppress population
An ethnic Uighur woman hugs her son as she stands outside her house with her daughter and neighbors at an old residential area of Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, July 22, 2012.Picture credits: Rooney…
China’s Repression of Uighurs in Xinjiang
The Chinese government has reportedly detained more than a million Muslims in “re-education” camps. Most of the people who have been arbitrarily detained are Uighur, a predominantly Turkic-speaking ethnic group…