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Eid Celebrations Underscore Religious Repression In Xinjiang Posted by Joseph Brouwer | May 13, 2021 On Eid-al-Fitr, the celebratory conclusion of the Muslim holy month Ramadan, videos of dancing Uyghurs outside of a mosque in Kashgar demonstrated, perhaps counterintuitively, the extent of religious repression in the region. According to social media posts, attendance at the dances was mandatory and believers were banned from prayer and private gatherings. In one village outside of Kashgar, Uyghurs marked Eid by singing propaganda songs. In Urumqi, the national anthem preceded prayer. Strikin...

pandemic, and now as vaccines become more widely available, we are reporting on how our local schools, businesses and communities are returning to a more "normal" future. There's never been more of a need for the kind of local, independent and unbiased journalism that The Day produces. Please support our work by subscribing today. Report: Drop in Xinjiang birthrate largest in recent history Children play with water toys at a public square in Aksu in western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Xinjiang in far western China had the sharpest known decline in bi...

Drop in Xinjiang birthrate largest in recent history: report DAKE KANG, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 12 1of12Children play with water toys at a public square in Aksu in western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Xinjiang in far western China had the sharpest known decline in birthrates between 2017 and 2019 of any territory in recent history, according to a new analysis by an Australian think tank.Mark Schiefelbein/APShow MoreShow Less 2of12A child waits on a motor bike in Kashgar in western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Fr...

Published Wednesday, May 12, 2021 5:59AM EDT BEIJING (AP) -- Xinjiang in far western China had the sharpest known decline in birthrates between 2017 and 2019 of any territory in recent history, according to a new analysis by an Australian think tank. The report from the Australian Strategy Policy Institute, obtained exclusively ahead of publication by The Associated Press, showed the 48.74% decline was concentrated in areas with many Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other largely Muslim ethnic minorities, based on Chinese government statistics over nearly a decade. Birthrates in largely...

Result of China's crackdown on Uighurs: Drop in Xinjiang birthrate largest in recent history Associated Press Xinjiang birth rate Xinjiang in far western China had the sharpest known decline in birthrates between 2017 and 2019 of any territory in recent history, according to a new analysis by an Australian think tank. The report from the Australian Strategy Policy Institute obtained exclusively ahead of publication by The Associated Press, showed the 48.74% decline was concentrated in areas with many Uighurs, Kazakhs and other largely Muslim ethnic minorities, based on the B...