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ETGE marks 76 years of Chinese occupation, calls for global action against
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the ETGE, on this day in 1949, just eleven days after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chinese Communist forces launched a military assault on the independent Republic of East Turkistan.
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World Uyghur Congress weekly brief warns of escalating Chinese repression
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has issued its latest weekly brief, warning that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is intensifying its campaign of repression in Xinjiang while much of the democratic world remains either complicit or silent. One of the most alarming disclosures in the brief i
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Reports expose expansion of orphanage-style schools for Uyghur children in
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
According to reports, these schools, which have been operational since the mass detentions began in 2017, are meant to house children of Uyghurs held in internment camps, despite the Chinese government's claims that these camps, often referred to as "re-education" facilities, have been close
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Government turning Balochistan into mass internment camp: Mahrang Baloch
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Baloch rights leader Mahrang Baloch in a statement lamented the Balochistan government for adding activists to the Fourth Schedule list under the Anti-Terrorism Act in Pakistan and said that the local administration of Balochistan is trying to convert the province into a mass internment camp
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HRCP condemns addition of Baloch activist to no-fly list, calls it violati
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Sammi Deen Baloch's recent inclusion on Pakistan's Exit Control List has sparked criticism from human rights groups and the government. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan condemned the action as a violation of her freedom of movement and raised concerns over potential internment centers
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Pakistan military contemplating establishing internment centres in Balochi
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Pakistani military is contemplating new tactics, including the establishment of new internment centres in Balochistan, similar to those set up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported.
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'Guantanamo Bay' like centres likely in Balochistan, civil society opposes
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Pakistani Army is reportedly planning to set up internment centres in Balochistan, like those previously set up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Pakistani Army planning Guantanamo-like centres in Balochistan: Report
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The critics have warned that these centers, controlled by non-civilian personnel and denying access to family and legal aid, could formalize enforced disappearances in Balochistan.
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Human rights activist exposes Chinese oppression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang at
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In his intervention Fujiki outlined China's efforts to erase the unique Uyghur identity and culture, citing mass detentions in "vocational training centers" that serve as de facto internment camps.
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Pak: Sindh High Court pulls up Police for no progress in missing persons'
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Sindh High Court (SHC) pulled up Police for not presenting the progress report on the probe regarding missing persons' cases since 2015 and said that police were helpless to collect reports from internment centers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the Dawn reported.
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US House panel on China highlights abuse of Uyghurs
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Rights groups accuse Beijing of abuses, including forced labour, mass surveillance and the placement of 1 million or more Uyghurs - a mainly Muslim ethnic group - in a network of internment camps in Xinjiang.
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Meet Rayhan Asat, whose fight for her brother became fight for Uyghurs
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 23 (ANI): Rayhan Asat, who started her fight for her captive brother, is now a leading figure in the campaign against the Chinese genocide in Xinjiang, reported a US media publication.
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