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China continues to persecute its Uyghur populace
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
China's harsh treatment of ethnic minorities, such as Muslim Uyghurs in the northwest province of Xinjiang, has not garnered as much international attention in recent times. This must delight the government in Beijing, especially given its earlier notoriety for a sophisticated network of co
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US Congressmen nominate Campaign for Uyghurs, Li Ying for Nobel Peace Priz
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Raja Krishnamoorthi and John Moolenaar, who are members of China panel, have put forward the Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) and freedom of expression advocate Li Ying for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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US calls on China to end repression of Uyghurs, religious minority groups
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The US State Department expressed disappointment on Friday, on the second anniversary of a United Nations report on human rights in Xinjiang, and called on China to take action and end the current repression of Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups.
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US report exposes arbitrary detention of Uyghurs, other Muslim minority gr
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
From criminal prosecution of journalists to the prohibition of independent trade unions, the findings underscore a troubling pattern of oppression and injustice.
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Diplomats visiting Xinjiang urged to speak with 'strong voice' on behalf o
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
On April 27, Ma Xingrui, the Communist party secretary for the Xinjiang region, met with consul generals from Brazil, Nepal, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Turkey in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on a visit to the invitation of the Chinese government. "Some
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Uyghur groups ask world leaders to recognize December 9 as Uyghur Genocide
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Uyghur organizations from 20 countries have asked global leaders to take action to end the Chinese government's human rights atrocities against the predominantly Muslim Uyghurs.
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UN rights body abandons Uyghurs, votes not to discuss China's abuse: Repor
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 12 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) rejected the bid by the US and European countries to debate rights abuses against Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China.
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China's campaign against Uyghurs spills over to Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], September 25 (ANI): China's campaign against Uyghurs has spilled across its borders, entangling hundreds of Pakistanis who have suffered from China's suppression of Muslims in the Xinjiang territory which is home to about 10 million ethnic Uyghurs.
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China's suppression of Uyghurs attracts global attention after nation's pa
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], September 21 (ANI): After China's participation in Queen Elizabeth II funeral was opposed over the suppression of Xinjiang's Muslim Uyghurs, the spotlight on Beijing's brutal suppression attracted global attention.
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US report reveals Chinese tactics devised to suppress voices on Xinjiang g
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 26 (ANI): China actively attempts to manipulate, dominate and discredit independent sources reporting ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity conducted against predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in the Xinjiang
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Xi's zero-Covid policy propels unrest in Tibet, Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], August 18 (ANI): The zero-Covid policy imposed in Xinjiang and Tibet by Chinese President Xi Jinping has created widespread unrest, who are anxious about their livelihoods, as both regions are underdeveloped economically.
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Chinese research on Xinjiang mummies promotes revisionist history, feel ex
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 14 (ANI): A new Chinese study on Xinjiang mummies shows that the earlier inhabitants of the region were of mixed ethnicities, but scientists have cautioned that the country could use these findings to support its policy to forcibly assimilate Uyghur Muslims who form the
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