Explainers

This article examines the inscription of meshrep (mäshräp), an important Uyghur cultural practice, on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage and its subsequent co-optation by the Chinese government to ‘counter-extremism’ and promote national integration.

Evidence of the CCP’s campaign to suppress Uyghur birthrates in Xinjiang

'They told her that if she didn’t sign, she would be sent back to the camp.'

Tracing the destruction of Uyghur and Islamic spaces in Xinjiang

Reverse engineering the police mass surveillance app

Inside China’s DNA dragnet

The world's most comprehensive database: 380+ facilities

China’s "Three News" housing campaign in Xinjiang

The New York Times, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)

‘Re-education’, forced labour and surveillance beyond Xinjiang.