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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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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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US House panel on China highlights abuse of Uyghurs
Updated : 3 years, 2 months 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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Turkish Uyghurs protest against Chinese occupation on its 73rd National Da
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], October 2 (ANI): A massive protest by Turkish Uyghurs was staged in Istanbul on Saturday to protest grotesque human rights violations by China on the occasion of its 73rd National Day.
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Myanmar spiralling 'from bad to worse, to horrific', says rights expert
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 22 (ANI): Since the Myanmar military launched its "disastrous" coup last year, conditions have worsened, said UN-appointed independent human rights expert Tom Andrews on Wednesday.
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Leaked documents show China's plan of Uyghur repression
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 30 (ANI): The leaked document, known as Xinjiang Police Files, from the internment camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), shows the Chinese government's plan of genocide and crimes against Uyghurs.
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China 'shoots and kills' anyone who tries to escape from internment camps
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 1 (ANI): The ugly face of Chinese repressions on Uyghur minorities in Xinjiang once again surfaced after an academician Andrian Zenz disclosed the disturbing realities of China's minority policy.
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Ahead of UN visit, Beijing warns Uyghurs not to talk about 're-education'
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], May 13 (ANI): Ahead of the UN team's much-anticipated visit to Xinjiang, the Chinese government has issued a new directive that forbids Uyghurs from discussing the network of internment camps.
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China enlists foreign vloggers to show happy Uyghurs in Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], May 3 (ANI): In order to negate charges of Uyghur genocide, China has enlisted vloggers - travel videos recorded by video bloggers- to whitewash Uyghur minorities' situation in Xinjiang.
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Uyghur internment camp survivors demonstrate outside UN office in Geneva
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 27 (ANI): Uyghur activists, many of whom are survivors of the internment camps set up by China in the Xinjiang region on Monday demonstrated for a week outside the United Nations compound in Geneva demanding a meeting with the UN human rights chief, a media report
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