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China's strict surveillance keeps citizens away from its crimes against hu
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 14 (ANI): The evidence of Chinese forced assimilation of ethnic minorities in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is overwhelming, but the Chinese Communist Party with its sensors, working overtime, won't let its own citizens see any of it.
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China must address human rights violations, world must not turn a blind ey
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 7 (ANI): Independent UN experts said on Wednesday that profound concerns over systematic human rights violations and their widespread effect on individuals and minorities in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region cannot, and should not, be ignored by the in
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UN chief urges China to follow Xinjiang report recommendations
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 2 (ANI): United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres urged China to follow the recommendations of a UN report that found credible allegations of torture and forced labour in Xinjiang province.
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Human rights activists urge US to stop imports of products made with force
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 10 (ANI): Human rights activists, labour leaders and others have urged the United States to cast a wide net to stop imports of products made with forced labour in China's Xinjiang region.
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Uyghur woman in Xinjiang sentenced to 20-yr imprisonment for speaking to T
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 23 (ANI): A Uyghur woman has been sentenced to 20-year imprisonment for speaking to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to China's Xinjiang region in 2012, said a media report citing the woman's husband.
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Uyghur teacher in China's Xinjiang serving 7-year imprisonment for instruc
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 12 (ANI): A Uyghur educator, honoured previously by the government for outstanding works, is serving seven-year imprisonment in China's Xinjiang region for violating Chinese policy by instructing students in Uyghur language, said a media report citing one of his former
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US asks China to allow UN rights chief 'unhindered' access to Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 11 (ANI): The United States has asked China to provide "unhindered and unsupervised" access to all areas of Xinjiang to United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, during her visit in May this year.
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UN human rights chief to visit Xinjiang in May
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 9 (ANI): United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet is set to visit China in May, including a trip to Xinjiang, after reaching an agreement with Beijing.
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Nearly 800 Uyghurs detained by Chinese authorities in Xinjiang's Manas cou
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 6 (ANI): Chinese authorities have detained nearly 800 Uyghurs in Manas county of Xinjiang region, said a media report citing an official from the area who previously worked at the detention facility.
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Companies in paradox as winning in China now means losing somewhere else
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 20 (ANI): Multinational firms that are trying to comply with new import restrictions from other countries have found themselves facing penalties in China.
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World Bank 'funding campaign of repression' in Xinjiang, says report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI): A new report by a Washington based think tank has accused the World Bank of "funding a campaign of repression" of Uygurs and other Muslim minorities in China's Xinjiang province.
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China to send second shipment of aid to Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 6 (ANI): China will be sending 600 tons of emergency aid in wheat to Afghanistan from its Xinjiang province.
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