Uyghurs

Spyware, allegedly connected to Xi Jinping's government-backed hackers, targets the Uyghurs minority group.  What Happened: A spyware campaign run by APT15 — a Chinese-backed hacking group — "masquerading" as Android apps, including messaging services, prayer time...

The United Nations concluded that forced labor of members of minority groups had taken place in the controversial Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, despite China refuting claims. What Happened: U.N. Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Tomoya Obokata, in a Twitter post,...

Billionaire venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya is under fire for comments he made on a podcast dismissing human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in China. What Happened: When asked about human rights abuses of the Uyghurs and members of other Muslim minorities in China, including forced...

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) employees have raised concerns over China’s use of the social media platform to spread state propaganda about its Uyghur minority population, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. What Happened: Some Facebook employees...