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  • A bill amending a 2021 law that targeted the LGBTQ+ community and was passed by nationalist former leader Viktor Orban was approved by Hungary's parliament on Tuesday.
  • The latest attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport resulted in one fatality and eleven injuries.
  • Residents of Riyadh have been given the all-clear by Saudi Arabia's civil defense agency after the military's announcement that incoming missiles fired toward the capital by the Houthis in Yemen had been shot down.
  • Iran's alleged involvement in a security alert outside a UK/US airbase in southern England last month led the British government to summon the ambassador and announce sanctions against two people.
  • In a sophisticated overnight cyberattack, hackers commandeered refrigeration systems throughout France, spoiling stock at major chains and forcing hundreds of supermarkets to discard perishable goods on Monday.
  • According to a transcript and audio recording of the calls made on the nite of Christa Pike's botched execution, 911 callers reported that she was unconscious and had difficulty breathing an hour after receiving two fatal injections of the sedative pentobarbital.
  • An "incident involving a roller coaster" at a Six Flags theme park in Georgia resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries, according to the authorities.

Tag: Uyghurs People

July 18, 2026

Chinese Police Arrest Uyghur Sisters and...

Chinese authorities in Xinjiang’s regional capital Urumqi on July 4 arrested two Uyghur sisters and their mother for sending goods to their eldest sister in Turkey, and a third sister was arrested a week later, the eldest told Radio Free Asia.

September 5, 2025

U.S. House Passes Uyghur Policy Act...

The House passed the Uyghur Policy Act on Tuesday, a bill that advances a strategy for the United States to support Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities enduring persecution at the hands of China’s government.

June 13, 2025

Critical Mineral Industries in China’s Far...

A new report says major Chinese producers of critical minerals are using state-imposed forced labor programs in the Uyghur region to meet rising global demand, putting international brands they export to at risk of complicity in human rights violations.

May 16, 2025

Uyghur Bomb Suspects Still Await Final...

Thai court slashed the number of prosecution witnesses for the long-stalled trial of two Uyghur men incarcerated for a decade following the retaliatory bombing of a Bangkok shrine popular with Chinese visitors.

February 27, 2025

Thailand Deports 40 Uyghurs to China...

Thailand deported 40 Uyghurs to China on Thursday, ignoring warnings from the U.S., U.N. and right groups that the men, who had been detained in Thailand for more than a decade, faced torture if sent back.

January 29, 2025

Uyghur Historian Sentenced Again – This...

Uyghur historian Tursunjan Hezim, the founder of the Orkhun website, which archived a vast collection of books and materials on Uyghur history before it was shut down by Beijing, was sentenced to life in prison in 2022, a security official at the school where he used to work told Radio Free Asia.

January 13, 2025

Thailand Urged Not to Deport 48...

A human rights group has urged Thailand not to deport to China 48 Uyghurs who have languished for more than a decade in detention, saying their safety and human rights must be the priority.

November 6, 2024

TikTok Deletes Videos Related to Uyghur...

Authorities in Xinjiang have banned Uyghurs from using social media apps, including Chinese-owned TikTok and tools to circumvent censorship, with violators facing fines or arrest.

July 11, 2024

Ancient Buddhist Temple in Xinjiang Stirs...

Two earthen pillars, eroded by sand, in barren terrain are all that’s left of an ancient Buddhist temple in the far-western Chinese region of Xinjiang

May 25, 2024

‘Two-Faced’ Uyghur Principal Jailed for 12...

Erkin Tewekkul, a Uyghur biology teacher at a school in Xinjiang’s capital Urumqi, stood out among his peers for his excellent communication and leadership skills.But police arrested him later that year and sentenced him to 12 years in prison, the sources said.

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