"We got our passports from the Chinese government. Now they say we are terrorists because we are in Turkey." The Uighurs in Turkey believe this is a widespread attempt to pressurise Turkey not to ...

ANKARA--Turkey’s foreign minister has urged Chinese authorities to protect the cultural rights of minority Muslim Uighurs in China’s western Xinjiang province and allow them to “live their ...

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Turkey is threatening to deport Uighur refugees back to China, where they could face imprisonment, after Turkish officials rejected their applications for asylum and long-term residency.

Recent clashes between anti-government groups and security forces in Syria have put the Alawite community in the spotlight.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu voiced concern on Monday at China's alleged mistreatment of Uighurs and other Muslims in the East Turkistan region. He also called for authorities to ...

Although most of the 300 arrested in Thailand were sent to Turkey, CSW reports that 109 were deported to China. A source told the watchdog that five Uighurs are held in the Klong Prem Central ...

China plays down the significance of the mission, calling it a “normal law enforcement cooperation”. Read more at ...

BANGKOK - Cabinet ministers from Thailand will head to China's Xinjiang region on Tuesday to inspect Uyghurs deported last month, an official said, ahead of a three-day visit in which Bangkok says ...