Uighur Persecution

By Naya_K
  • Conflict In Xinjiang

    Conflict In Xinjiang

    Reports of bombs killing over 50 people, gangs armed with knives and a group of 16 Chinese citizens identified as Uyghurs engaged in a shootout heightened fears of Islamic extremism
  • Development of internment camps begin

    Development of internment camps begin

    Around 1.8 million people believed to be imprisoned
  • Evidence of forced labour

    Evidence of forced labour

    210,000 workers sense to pick cotton for a Chinese paramilitary organisation
  • US imposes visa restrictions of Chinese officials

    US imposes visa restrictions of Chinese officials

  • Better Cotton Initiative suspends its license in Xinijang

    Better Cotton Initiative suspends its license in Xinijang

  • President Trump signs the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act into US law

    President Trump signs the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act into US law

  • Beijing enacts Anti-Foreign Sanctions law

    Allows for sanctions and other countermeasures against a wide range of actors perceived as harmful to Beijing’s interest