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Greater risk of poor COVID outcomes in minority ethnic groups in England:
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Cambridge [England], May 1 (ANI): Minority ethnic groups had a higher risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 and of COVID-19-related hospitalisations, intensive care (ICU) admissions and death compared with white groups in England, according to an observational study published in The Lancet
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Tibetans see repeat of own repression in China's treatment of Uyghurs, say
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 29 (ANI): Tibetans are experiencing mass repression in China similar to that being enforced on ethnic minority Uyghurs in the western part of the country, Xinjiang.
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'We will respond in kind': China warns Australia against sanctions over Uy
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], April 8 (ANI): China has warned Australia that it will "respond in kind" if Canberra sanctions Beijing over human rights violations against the ethnic minority Uyghurs in Xinjiang province, local media reported.
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China terrorising Uyghur population, eroding their cultural identity, says
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 7 (ANI): Amid worldwide condemnation and sanctions by western countries over human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, a UK-based poet and academic said the Chinese government has been terrorising the entire Uyghur population and is erasing their ethnic and c
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Study sheds light on inequities in COVID-19 mortality across racial groups
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Cambridge (Massachusetts) [US], April 6 (ANI): Black women are dying at significantly higher rates than white men, and that disparity in mortality rates among women of all races are greater than those between white women and white men. These are the findings of a new study led by Harvard Uni
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New analysis claims deprivation 'driving' COVID-19 ethnic disparities
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Leicester [England], April 3 (ANI): Deprivation among society at large is 'driving' COVID-19 disparities among minority ethnic groups - predominantly South Asian and Black African or Caribbean populations - and could be considered the main cause of disproportionate infection rates, hospitali
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Tulsi Gabbard flags religious persecution in Bangladesh, recalls Pak army'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 2 (ANI): Raising concerns about the situation of Hindus and other religious minorities in Bangladesh, Tulsi Gabbard, former US Presidential candidate on Friday recalled how the Pakistani army systematically murdered, raped and drove millions of Bengali Hindus, from
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Study reveals increased rates of organ damage after discharge from hospita
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Leicester [England], April 1 (ANI): People discharged from hospital after covid-19 appear to have increased rates of organ damage ("multiorgan dysfunction") compared with similar individuals in the general population, finds a study.
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China used Twitter, Facebook more than ever for Xinjiang Propaganda in 202
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 31 (ANI): The Chinese government's propaganda activity on Twitter and Facebook over its policies toward ethnic minorities in Xinjiang reached an all-time high last year, as Beijing sought to portray its approach, including use of widespread internment camps and surveillance
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Children among dead, injured in Myanmar military airstrikes: Activists
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 31 (ANI): Children were among those killed and injured in airstrikes by Myanmar's military on an ethnic rebel-controlled area in the country's southeast, humanitarian aid groups said, as junta forces stepped up their offensive in the region.
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Biden administration declares Chinese actions in Xinjiang as 'genocide'
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): Amid escalating tensions with Beijing, the Biden administration on Tuesday (local time) declared Chinese actions against the Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang as 'genocide'.
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Flattered to be recognised by China for calling out genocidal crimes, says
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 29 (ANI): Taking a jibe at the Chinese government over the issue of rights abuses in Xinjiang, USCIRF Chair Gayle Manchin has said he feels flattered to be recognised by "Communist China" for calling out genocidal crimes against religious and ethnic minorities in th
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