China’s New Law Targets Muslim Children For ‘Correction’

Xin Lin  |  Radio Free Asia Chinese authorities in the troubled northwestern region of Xinjiang have enshrined in law a campaign preventing ethnic minority Muslim parents from “forcing” them to follow their faith. From Nov. 1, regional legislation will take effect that adds “forcing or coercing children to participate in religious activities” to existing legislation […]

China Enters Ramadan With Round-The-Clock Surveillance of Mosques, Uyghurs

Qiao Long  |  Radio Free Asia Authorities in northwestern China’s troubled Xinjiang region have detained 17 people for encouraging the region’s mostly Muslim Uyghurs to fast during the holy month of Ramadan, overseas rights groups said on Monday. Five Uyghurs were taken away by plainclothes police in Qaghiliq county (in Chinese, Yecheng county) near the […]

Uyghur Imam, Farmers Sentenced For Illegally Practicing Religion in China’s Xinjiang

Shohret Hoshur  |  Radio Free Asia An imam and eight farmers from a village in Aksu (in Chinese, Akesu) prefecture are serving prison sentences from seven to nine years for practicing their religion during China’s “strike hard” campaign to crack down on ethnic Uyghurs in the country’s restive northwestern Xinjiang region, according to local residents […]