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Biden signs bill to ban imports from China's Xinjiang into law
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed the "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act" that bans importing of goods into the US made with forced labour in China's Xinjiang province.
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UK report says Pak Muslim men target minority girls for forced
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 23 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim men target minority girls for forced marriage and push them into prostitution forcibly as observed by the UK parliamentary panel report.
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Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 to begin with triple header
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 21 (ANI): Pro Kabaddi League is all set to resume action after a 20-month hiatus forced by the ongoing COVID pandemic on Wednesday.
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Gwadar protest compels Pak authorities to deploy thousands of additional p
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 21 (ANI): Months of long sit-ins and the protests in Balochistan have rattled the Imran Khan-led Pakistan government and forced the authorities to deploy thousands of additional police in the region, a news article in Policy Research Group read.
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Cash strapped Pakistan forced to acquire second-hand Dutch minehunters
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 20 (ANI): Dutch government has agreed to sell its two retired second-hand Royal Netherlands Navy Tripartite Class Minehunters to Pakistan, a move that confirms that military expenditure of the country is still insufficient due to the worsening economy that grea
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Gas crisis worsens in Pakistan's cities, residents forced to pay high pric
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): Amid severe cold in Pakistan, most of the residents continue to face gas crisis as Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) has completely failed to meet the demand in the region, reported local media.
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UK high court allows Uyghur advocacy group to proceed with forced labour c
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 17 (ANI): The High Court of England and Wales on Wednesday allowed Uyghur rights advocacy group to proceed with a forced labour case against UK authorities for permitting the importation of cotton goods produced with Uyghur forced labour in China.
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US Congress passes bill banning imports from China's Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 17 (ANI): US Congress on Thursday passed a bill banning imports from China's Xinjiang region over forced labour of the Uyghur Muslims.
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US House approves bicameral bill aimed to ban imports from China's Xinjian
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): The US House of Representatives passed a final version of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which bans the importation of goods made with forced labour in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, reported Sputnik.
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Refusal to address Uyghur forced labour is betrayal of Europe's values: Ri
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Brussels [Belgium], December 13 (ANI): Ahead of the Beijing Olympics 2022, a Washington-based Uyghur rights activist has called on Europe to adhere to its values and take action against China's rights abuses in Xinjiang province.
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African nations being forced to hand over national assets to China
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], December 13 (ANI): Some African nations are being forced to hand over national assets to China due to certain agreements they signed with Beijing years back and ignored crucial clauses in an attempt to show goodwill gesture to the Asian giant.
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Members of civil society, minority groups in Pakistan's Sindh province hol
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Karachi [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): Civil Society organisations and members of minority communities in Pakistan's Sindh province held rallies against 'forced conversion' to mark the occasion of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Day and demanded that the government to enact and eff
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