Here's a look at recent Uyghur-related news around the world:
Chinese ambassador warns of consequences if Switzerland imposes sanctions
China's ambassador to Switzerland, Wang Shihting, said that if Switzerland chooses the path of sanctioning Chinese officials and organizations as the European Union did a year ago over human rights in Xinjiang, China-Swiss relations will suffer.
Officials continue stringent COVID lockdowns, isolation in Xinjiang
Chinese authorities in Xinjiang who have maintained sporadic COVID-19 lockdowns in the region since early August still maintain a strong adherence to Beijing's "zero-COVID" policy.
Canadian activists urge Trudeau to follow parliament's determination of Uyghur genocide
At a meeting Monday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Uyghur Canadian community leaders urged his government to recognize Beijing's human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim groups in Xinjiang as genocide. Last February, the Canadian Parliament recognized actions against Uyghurs in Xinjiang as genocide.
US blocks shipments of solar energy parts over Uyghur forced labor concerns
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has detained more than 1,000 shipments of solar energy components worth hundreds of millions of dollars since the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act was enacted on June 21.
Cybersecurity firm uncovers Beijing surveillance campaigns targeting Uyghurs
A report by Lookout, a cybersecurity firm, said China continues to target Uyghurs inside China and abroad with Android surveillance apps disguised as an English-Uyghur dictionary, news radio or other religious apps.
Uyghurs fear deportation to China from Turkey after closed-door meeting
Chinese Deputy Minister of Public Security Du Hangwei and Turkish Minister of Interior Suleyman Soylu held a closed-door meeting November 3 in Turkey, stoking fears among the Uyghur community of possible deportations to China. In recent years, an estimated 50,000 Uyghurs fleeing persecution in China have found sanctuary in Turkey, where they share a common linguistic, cultural and religious heritage with the Turks.
Quote of note
"Uyghurs worry of deportation because many in Turkey still don't have legal status or were granted Turkish citizenship. Since they don't have Turkish citizenship, they are not protected by Turkey, and that makes [it] easy for China to take them back." — Erkin Ekrem, director of Ankara-based Uyghur Research Institute
