The Xinjiang Victims Database (shahit.biz) documents the individuals interned in, or made victims by, the mass-incarceration campaign undertaken by the Chinese authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Here, you may find our blog outlet, where we post original articles, write-ups, and translations.
Recent posts
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Life after prison? What we know about prisoner fates in Xinjiang, in 2026
With the vast majority sentenced to at least 5 years, the average prison term approaching 10 years, no mass pardons or releases, and no real international pressure regarding the issue, it would be a long wait before we’d see those sentenced in 2017-2018 start to finish their terms.
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Elderly woman dies in Urumqi prison, following over two decades of persecution for Falun Gong
While Luo Chuanmei’s story reads like an incredible tragedy, defined by periods of detention and mistreatment that form an almost continuous 25-year arc and end with her demise in that same system, it is a story that – for Falun Gong in Xinjiang, at least – is far from unique.
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Visual signs of violence, or lack thereof, in the Xinjiang Police Files photos
The regular use of violence in detention, both in punishment and interrogation, has been reported in the vast majority of eyewitness accounts from Xinjiang. In an attempt to corroborate this forensically, the Xinjiang Victims Database analyzed the thousands of photos from the Xinjiang Police Files for evidence of skin discoloration, so as to identify potential…