RFA Uyghur was in the vanguard on reporting a massive crackdown in the Xinjiang region in the far west of China in 2017 which led to an estimated 1.8 million people confined in internment camps. By speaking directly to sources inside Xinjiang, it documented the repression of Uyghurs as the crackdown began before other news outlets were focusing on the issue. RFA has also played an important role in promoting Uyghur language and culture as it came under attack, and focused on the human struggles and resilience of Uyghurs to retain their dignity and identity.
torsdag 15. mai 2025
Uncovering injustice: Key stories from RFA Uyghur
Radio Free Asia has provided a unique, international news service for Uyghurs that has exposed China’s creeping persecution of the minority Muslim group in real time, culminating in the eventual U.S. government declaration of a genocide.
RFA Uyghur was in the vanguard on reporting a massive crackdown in the Xinjiang region in the far west of China in 2017 which led to an estimated 1.8 million people confined in internment camps. By speaking directly to sources inside Xinjiang, it documented the repression of Uyghurs as the crackdown began before other news outlets were focusing on the issue. RFA has also played an important role in promoting Uyghur language and culture as it came under attack, and focused on the human struggles and resilience of Uyghurs to retain their dignity and identity.
RFA Uyghur was in the vanguard on reporting a massive crackdown in the Xinjiang region in the far west of China in 2017 which led to an estimated 1.8 million people confined in internment camps. By speaking directly to sources inside Xinjiang, it documented the repression of Uyghurs as the crackdown began before other news outlets were focusing on the issue. RFA has also played an important role in promoting Uyghur language and culture as it came under attack, and focused on the human struggles and resilience of Uyghurs to retain their dignity and identity.
