The corner where Heyitkah Mosque in China's restive Xinjiang region once hummed with life is now a concrete parking lot where all traces of the tall, domed building have been erased. Uighur men dance ...

Kathmandu: Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang province have long resisted the authority of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), despite ...

* Friday prayers suspended at many Urumqi mosques * Thousands of troops and police remain on streets * Hu says maintaining stability paramount (For earlier stories, click on [ID:nXINJIANG]) By Chris ...

SHANGHAI, Sept 26 (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry denied claims from an Australian think-tank that it had destroyed thousands of mosques in its western Xinjiang region, and said there are over 24 ...

Kazakhstan’s prosecution of 19 Atazhurt activists over a Xinjiang-related protest has escalated into one of the country’s ...

Steadily growing over the past few years, the Chinese government’s Sinicization campaigns have targeted a number of Muslim minority groups. These campaigns are perhaps most visible through the ...

When Anna was planning her first visit to Xinjiang in 2015, her friends were perplexed. "They couldn't understand why I'd visit a place that back then was considered one of China's most dangerous ...