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China accused of expanding repression as exiled voices rally at Geneva sum
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Senior activists from Uyghur, Tibetan and Chinese Christian communities used the platform of the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy to sharply criticise China's human rights record, accusing the Chinese government of intensifying repression across multiple regions and faith groups
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Pakistan's border politics helping Iran crush Baloch voices, BASC report r
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A new report by the Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) analysing human rights violations in Iran's Balochistan region has exposed alarming levels of state-sanctioned violence against the Baloch minority, pointing to Pakistan's indirect complicity through its cross-border economic and
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China's Xinjiang tourism push criticised as region faces mass surveillance
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Human rights advocacy group, Campaign for Uyghurs, has accused China of attempting to "whitewash" its policies in Xinjiang by heavily promoting tourism in the region, even as reports of mass detentions and surveillance continue.
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US State Department accuses China of genocide, crimes against humanity in
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The US State Department's human rights report accused China of "genocide and crimes against humanity" against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities, citing mass detentions, forced labour, and re-education programs. It highlighted severe restrictions on free expression, systemic discrimination,
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Argentina court opens door to justice against China's Uyghur genocide
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Argentina's top criminal court has allowed a genocide case against Chinese officials to proceed, brought by Uyghur victims. The ruling, based on universal jurisdiction, offers hope for justice over alleged abuses in Xinjiang, including mass detentions and torture, and could set a global prec
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"Uyghurs are facing a full-fledged genocide": Rushan Abbas calls out China
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Rushan Abbas, Founder and Executive Director of the Campaign for Uyghurs, called the persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang an "active and full-fledged genocide" in a discussion with The Epoch Times, detailing mass detentions, forced labour, sterilisation, organ harvesting, and transnational rep
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UK lawmaker slams China over Uyghur abuses, calls for global action
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, UK House of Lords member and leading human rights lawyer, condemned China's abuses against Uyghur Muslims at the East Turkistan Uyghur Summit, calling them "crimes against humanity" and urging global action to end the repression in Xinjiang. She detailed mass d
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USCIRF report 2025 highlights China as major religious freedom violator
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The situation of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang remains a significant concern. The USCIRF report outlines widespread violations of human rights, including mass detentions, forced labour, and monitoring of religious activities.
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Uyghur American Association to mark tragic 'Ghulja Massacre' anniversary w
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
This protest serves as both a tribute to the victims and a call for accountability. The Ghulja Massacre symbolizes the ongoing repression faced by the Uyghur community in China a struggle that continues to this day with mass detentions, cultural erasure, and systemic human rights violations
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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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Mass detention of Uyghurs by Chinese govt 'egregious form of settler colon
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 18 (ANI): Highlighting that the Chinese government has detained about 1.8 million Uyghurs since 2017, an anthropologist said that the mass detentions are part of China's settler colonialism and resource extraction in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
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