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East Turkistan Govt in Exile urges international action over Beijing's sec
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) has called on the international community, including relevant United Nations bodies, to take coordinated and principled action in response to what it described as the continued institutionalisation of a coercive security and control system in Eas
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Rights groups urge UN High Commissioner Volker Turk to address alleged Chi
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Campaign for Uyghurs and rights groups urged UN High Commissioner Volker Turk to address alleged crimes against humanity by China in his upcoming UNHRC speech. They cited ongoing abuses, lack of updates since the OHCHR report, and recent Hong Kong cases, calling for accountability and transp
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WUC urges UK PM Keir Starmer to raise Uyghur genocide during landmark Chin
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the WUC, the prospect of deeper engagement with China has generated serious concern among Uyghur communities and human rights advocates, given that there have been no meaningful policy changes in East Turkistan since the last UK prime ministerial visit in 2018. The group highlig
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UN experts accuse China of systematic forced labour targeting Uyghurs, Tib
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
UN human rights experts warned that China is using widespread forced labour programmes targeting Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz minorities and Tibetans. They said labour transfers and relocations involve coercion, surveillance and threats, and may amount to crimes against humanity.
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ETGE marks Uyghur genocide recognition and remembrance day, cites continue
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
In a statement shared on the social media platform X, ETGE recalled that on January 19, 2021, the United States officially determined that the People's Republic of China was committing genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in Occupied East Turkistan, a
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Uyghur activist warns China's song bans threaten cultural survival
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Uyghur activist Abdulhakim Idris warned that China's reported bans on Uyghur songs are part of a wider effort to erase Uyghur culture. He said music preserves identity and heritage, and that silencing artists and cultural leaders weakens community memory and belonging.
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Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina, 16 others indicted at ICT over allegations of e
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday framed charges in a crimes against humanity case against 17 accused, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over allegations of enforced disappearances during the Awami League's rule, Daily Star reported.
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Human Rights Watch report highlights rise in sexual harassment of exiled C
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
China's authorities have long attempted to quash dissent internationally, but there has been a troubling rise in harassment involving sexually explicit letters aimed at activists outside its borders, as highlighted in a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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CFU commemorates 40th anniversary of historic Uyghur student protests in U
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Campaign for Uyghurs marked 40 years of the 1985 Urumchi Student Movement, recalling mass protests against discrimination and nuclear testing. The group highlighted continued repression of Uyghurs, citing widespread abuses, imprisonment, forced labour, and cultural destruction recognised int
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WUC marks four years of Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day, renews global cal
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The WUC stated that the Uyghur Tribunal was launched in June 2020 at the request of its former President Dolkun Isa, to document alleged atrocity crimes committed by China against Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other Turkic Muslim peoples of East Turkistan. The independent tribunal, chaired by Sir Geo
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Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 21 years in prison for corrupt
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Dhaka's Special Judge - 5 Mohammd Abdullah Al Mamun announced the verdict of Sheikh Hasina sentenced to 21 years in prison, 7 years each, in three plot fraud cases.
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Examining Bangladesh's request for Sheikh Hasina's extradition: MEA
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday stated that the Indian government is currently examining the request from Bangladesh's interim government seeking the extradition of its former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was sentenced to death by the country's International Crimes Trib
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