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Chinese Grip on Tibet, Buddhists

After a hiatus of many months, there are indications to suggest that Beijing could be contemplating some initiative on the Tibet issue. These could comprise overtures to the Dalai Lama’s establishment in Dharamsala in conjunction with the ongoing efforts to acquire and consolidate influence among Tibetan Buddhists in Nepal and the Indo-Himalayan border belt, and efforts to strengthen the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) grip on the troubled Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) and Tibetan areas in adjoining provinces.

Uyghur Representative Speaks Out Against Discriminatory Policies

Uyghur delegates to the National People's Congress arrive for the opening session of its annual meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Bejiing, March 5, 2014.

A Uyghur Muslim leader and delegate to China’s top political consultative body has voiced rare public criticism of religious restrictions and employment discrimination in the restive northwestern Xinjiang region, drawing praise from fellow members of the ethnic minority.

Uyghurs Test ASEAN's Refugee Credentials

More than 200 Uyghurs are being held at an immigration center near Thailand's southern city of Hat Yai's international airport after they were detained in a secret camp in a mountainous rubber plantation in Songkhla province on March 12.

Handling the plight of refugees and Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs) has often found the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) wanting.

Mild, Mild West

Chinese authorities promise to blanket the volatile region of Xinjiang with Communist cadres.

Beyond the Kunming attack

The recent attacks on Kunming train station represent a watershed moment in China-Uyghur relations, as Uyghurs across China face widespread recriminations.

Police Officer Stabbed to Death in Restive Xinjiang's Capital

Chinese armed police patrol the streets of the Muslim Uyghur quarter in Xinjiang's capital Urumqi, June 29, 2013.

A Uyghur man stabbed a police officer to death and was instantly shot and killed by fellow policemen in the capital of China's northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, police and officials said Tuesday, in the latest violence to hit the troubled region.

Asean must stand up to China over Uighurs

This is not the first such group to have arrived in this region in recent years. But our neighbours in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have always dealt with these migrants harshly, deporting them to face prosecution in China. Beijing is no doubt pleased by this policy, but it damages Asean's reputation.

Pushing the Uighurs Too Far

Prof. Ilham Tohti (centre) with Tsering Woser and Wang Lixiong

The roots of the hatred between ethnic Han Chinese, China’s dominant group, and the mainly Muslim Uighurs of the western borderlands go deep. In 1949, the fledgling Communist government subsumed the independent Uighur state of the East Turkestan Republic, and ever since, the Uighurs have agitated for some degree of autonomy from Beijing.

Uighur leader: “We have plans for many attacks in China”

Traditionally, the Uighur separatists aren’t the sort to seek attention. Dwelling primarily in the mountains of Xinjiang Province in northwest China, they don’t maintain an active social media presence like the Taliban or al-Qaeda. They almost never post videos boasting of exploits.

Suspected Uyghurs Rescued in Thai Raid of Human Trafficking Camp

Some of the Uyghurs being held at an immigration detention center in southern Thailand, March 14, 2014.

200 refugees rumored to be Chinese Uyghurs were rescued from a human trafficking camp in Thailand last week.

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