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China destroys 3 Tibetan Buddhist statue since Dec 2021
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], March 16 (ANI): In a crackdown against ethnic minorities, China has destroyed three Buddhist statues since December 2021 in Tibet.
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Uyghur farmer serving 8-year sentence for saving wife from forced abortion
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 16 (ANI): A Uyghur farmer, sentenced to eight-year imprisonment for saving his wife from forced abortion, died in jail in 2020, said a media report citing another Uyghur in the know of the development and local police officials.
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Tibetans stage protest in Austria against Chinese atrocities
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Vienna [Austria], March 11 (ANI): Tibetan diaspora in Austria has protested against China over the human rights violations and atrocities faced by the religious and ethnic minorities including Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Hongkongers.
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China: Uyghur scholar gets 10-year imprisonment for promoting separatism,
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 10 (ANI): A Uyghur professor and translator has been sentenced to 10-year imprisonment in China's Xinjiang for "separatism" and "promoting Western culture", said a media report citing a village official and the convicted man's former Uyghur classmate.
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Nearly 800 Uyghurs detained by Chinese authorities in Xinjiang's Manas cou
Updated : 4 years 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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Women in China along with ethnic minorities are most disproportionately af
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 1 (ANI): Despite all tall claims of modernity and respect for human rights, the women in China, along with the ethnic minorities, are the most disproportionately affected people, a Canada-based think-tank reported.
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Tibetans, Mongolians, Hong Kongers Uyghurs protest in New York City agains
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 4 (ANI): Ethnic minorities including Tibetans, Mongolians, Hong Kongers, and Uyghurs gathered outside the Chinese consulate in New York City to protest against the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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New bill introduced in US House to boost protections for China's Uyghurs
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 28 (ANI): A wide-ranging bill intended to support the US tech industry was passed by the US House of Representatives on Tuesday. The bill also confronts China on human rights abuses, including the persecution of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the country's Xi
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Sindhi Foundation announces protest march in Canada to highlight minority
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 27 (ANI): Sindhi Foundation, a Washington-based organization has announced that it begin a "Long Walk" in May this year to raise awareness on several human rights concerns of religious and ethnic minorities in Pakistan.
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Tibetans, Taiwanese officials in Taipei protest; call for Beijing Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], January 7 (ANI): Several officials of Taiwan and members of the Human Rights Network for Tibet and Taiwan (HRNTT) protested here in front of the Bank of China, the only Chinese government entity in Taiwan, on January 5, calling for a boycott of the Winter Olympics due to Chi
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China's control of religious and ethnic minorities increases under Xi Jinp
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 4 (ANI): China's control of religious and ethnic minorities has increased under Xi Jinping's Presidency.
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Uyghur tribunal rules that China committed 'genocide' against Uyghurs
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 10 (ANI): After a series of hearings that lasted several months, a London based independent tribunal has ruled that China committed 'genocide' against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang province.
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