East Turkestan independence movement

A protester holds a placard as she takes part in a small demonstration against the holding of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in China, at Piccadilly Circus in London, Feb. 3, 2022. 

Uyghurs in Saudi Arabia risk deportation to China

Human rights

Saudi Arabia could deport a group of Uyghurs, including a mom and her 13-year-old daughter, to China. The news has alarmed human rights advocates who say they could face inhumane treatment upon return.

Uighur security personnel patrol near the Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar in western China's Xinjiang region, Nov. 4, 2017. A Chinese Communist Party official signaled Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, that there would likely be no let-up in its crackdown in the Xinjiang r

Undeterred by ICC decision, Uighurs hail EU, UK steps toward holding China accountable

Justice
People look on at a street cordoned off by police after Thursday's blast in a market in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, in western China.

Why is Xinjiang such a problem for China?

Global Politics
People light candles outside the Kunming railway station after a weekend knife attack that killed 29 people.

A shocking knife attack in China leads to comparisons with 9/11

Conflict & Justice
People light candles outside the Kunming railway station after a weekend knife attack that killed 29 people.

A shocking knife attack in China leads to comparisons with 9/11

Conflict & Justice

Terrorist attack in China raise Olympic concerns

A suspected terrorist attack in a western Chinese province is raising security concerns just days before the start of the Olympics.

The World

Ethnic Tension in Northwest China Erupts into Riots

Conflict & Justice

In the northwest corner of China, rival protesters defied the Chinese government’s efforts to lock down the province after deadly clashes between Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese. For more The Takeaway turns to Shirong Chen, China Editor for the BBC.

The World

Geo answer

Arts, Culture & Media

We wanted you to name a city in China that was once a stop of the Silk Road. The answer is Kashgar in China’s Xinjiang Uighurs Autonomous Region. Reporter Anne Donohue visited Kashgar and sent us an audio postcard.

The World

Another attack in Western China

Just four days into the Beijing Olympics, there’s been another attack near the western city of Kashgar, where Chinese authorities have warned of threats from Muslim separatists in the region, as The World’s Mary Kay Magistad reports.