Nearly Half of Xinjiang Village’s Residents Sent to ‘Political Re-Education Camps’: Official

Shohret Hoshur  |  Radio Free Asia Authorities in Qaraqash (in Chinese, Moyu) county, in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), have detained nearly half of the population of a village in “political re-education camps,” according to a local official. Beginning in April 2017, Uyghurs accused of harboring “strong religious views” and “politically incorrect” views […]

US Technology Used for Mass Surveillance in China, Say US Lawmakers

Leo Timm  |  Epoch Times Use on minority populations serves as pilot for nationwide implementation and foreign export As the Chinese regime expands and upgrades the technology of its campaigns against internal dissent, allegations have emerged saying that Western know-how indirectly aided the communist state’s repression. On May 9, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and […]

Chinese Labor Camp Victim-Turned-Activist Dies in Police Custody

Qiao Long and Yang Fan  |  Radio Free Asia A rights activist who spoke out about abuses she suffered inside the notorious police-run Masanjia labor camp has died in the custody of authorities from the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning, raising suspicions she was murdered. Chen Shenqun, 58, had been detained while petitioning in Beijing […]