At this point I'm treating any information coming from Western sources as propaganda and definitely questionable. It wasn't always like this, but that's what the last couple of years have made me think.

As such, I'd need other sources than Western media to tell me what to think about what happens to the Uighurs (whom I'm sure do not have an easy life, far from it).

Good for you. Don't assume other sources aren't propaganda, though. In fact, they're probably worse.

Chinese sources will be devoid of any information which can put a bad face on the party even in the second order effects.

It sounds like you're saying that, because you can't be certain of the truth presented by Western media, you're just going to assume that everyone be going on in China is just a-okay.

Maybe go ahead and find those alternate news sources, explain why you believe they are accurate, and present a conclusion?