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EU refuses to lift sanctions on Chinese officials over ongoing Uyghur righ
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The European Union has refused to lift sanctions on Chinese officials over ongoing human rights abuses in Xinjiang, maintaining measures imposed in 2021 despite China's moves to ease counter-sanctions on EU lawmakers.
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Uyghur activist shares personal loss, calls for action amid China's crackd
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Germany-based Uyghur activist and former President of the World Uyghur Congress, Dolkun Isa, took to social media to share his family's suffering, which has spanned years due to China's alleged oppressive policies toward the Uyghur people.
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Uyghur historian sentenced to 17 years in China for research on Turkic ide
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Ghojaniyaz Yollugh Tekin, a well-known historian specializing in Uyghur studies and place names is facing a 17-year prison sentence due to his writings, according to a report by Radio Free Asia (RFA).
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East Turkistan National Movement reaffirms region's quest for independence
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The East Turkistan National Movement (ETNM) declared that China's severe repression of Uyghurs in East Turkistan will not deter the region's quest for independence.
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China uses AI cameras to monitor Uyghurs, reports German media
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The documents originate from police departments in Shanghai, various cities and counties in Zhejiang province, and the southwestern metropolis of Chengdu. These tenders specifically target the identification of Uyghur individuals in public spaces.
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US religious freedom report alleges violations in China, Iran
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that most oppressive nations around the world are growing even more dire. "Governments in many parts of the world continue to target religious minorities using a host of methods, including torture, beatings, unlawful surveillance, and so-called re-educa
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Xinjiang's Governor Tuniyaz despised as a traitor, puppet of Beijing
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Recently, Tuniyaz cancelled a trip to the United Kingdom and the European Union after an outcry from politicians and Uyghur activists who said welcoming him would tacitly condone China's human rights abuses against Uyghurs.
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Canada's decision to resettle 10,000 Uyghurs may irk China
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Since 2017, Beijing has carried out a sweeping crackdown in the north-western Xinjiang region under the banner of counterterrorism, undertaking campaigns to forcibly assimilate the mostly Muslim ethnic minority group. Experts estimate that Chinese authorities have detained more than 1 millio
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Canadian MP urges Trudeau's cabinet to make room for Uyghur refugees
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Human rights groups estimate more than one million Uyghurs are currently kept in prison-like indoctrination camps, which Beijing calls "re-education camps." Most of the Uyghurs and other Turkic communities have fled to Muslim-majority countries like Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia s
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Japanese illustrator produces booklet depicting experience of Uzbek woman
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Shimizu has portrayed the experiences of female survivors of Xinjiang's detention camps. The vast network of detention camps are believed to have held up to 1.8 million Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities.
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Uyghur Muslim preacher Omar Huseyin confirmed dead in China's Xinjiang pri
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A former Uyghur Muslim preacher, Omar Huseyin, who was arrested in 2017 for making a pilgrimage to Mecca, was confirmed dead in China's Xinjiang prison, reported Radio Free Asia (RFA).
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US-led global containment of China hastening process of its isolation
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 1 (ANI): Containment of China has become a priority for liberal democracies throughout the world because of the Asian giant's dismal track record of human rights and its apparent threat to the territorial sovereignties of its neighbours among others, as well as appre
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