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China using draconian methods to destroy identity of Tibetans
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], March 6 (ANI): With the world's attention diverted towards the events in Ukraine, China is continuing its repression of the Tibetan culture and identity, even introducing more draconian methods to accomplish the task, a media report said on Saturday.
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Pakistan: Opposition Senator slams Imran Khan govt over 'repression' of Ba
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], March 3 (ANI): Pakistan Opposition leader Sherry Rehman of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader in the Senate showed her solidarity with Baloch students who have been protesting in the freezing cold demanding the release of a disappeared student, Hafeez Baloch and urg
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World Bank 'funding campaign of repression' in Xinjiang, says report
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI): A new report by a Washington based think tank has accused the World Bank of "funding a campaign of repression" of Uygurs and other Muslim minorities in China's Xinjiang province.
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Even after 25 years of Ghulja massacre, Uyghurs still push for accountabil
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 15 (ANI): The 1997 Ghulja massacre incident in Xinjiang is seen as a harbinger of the Chinese brutality against Uyghurs Muslims.
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'Pakistan supports Uyghur repression in China's Xinjiang for economic aid'
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 10 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has long projected himself as a champion of Islamic causes, continues to support China on its policy regarding Xinjiang, despite the global bid to hold Beijing accountable for suppressing Uyghur Muslims in the r
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Millions continue to fight Myanmar military's repression
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 1 (ANI): A year after the coup by Myanmar's military on February 1, millions of people are resisting a return to repression and isolation and the movement has become stronger.
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Peng Shuai's dinner with IOC President is China's attempt to mask its ugly
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], January 30 (ANI): Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai -- who had posted a sexual assault complaint on social media against a top Chinese official -- appeared before the world after rights groups and countries cited the possibility of her being targetted by Bejing. The silence of
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Despite global pressure, China's human rights abuse in Tibet is 'active'
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], January 28 (ANI): Despite global pressure on China to stop its repression of religious minorities, Beijing continues to target Tibetans by demolishing monasteries and Buddha statues, banning Tibetan flags and invoking their land rights.
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Pakistan aiding Chinese repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 22 (ANI): Pakistan has never shied away from denouncing other nations for atrocities against Muslim communities however the country itself has remained noncommittal on the issue of violation of Uyghur human rights in Xinjiang.
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US imposes visa restrictions on 8 Cuban officials: Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): The United States imposed visa restrictions on eight officials from Cuba, for attempts to silence the voices of the people through repression, unjust detentions, and harsh prison sentences, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday (local time).
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China wary of supporting Taliban in Afghanistan, claims report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 30 (ANI): China, which has been one of the few countries to support Taliban rule, now seems to have realised its mistake of embracing the outfit in Afghanistan as Beijing appears to lose confidence in the Taliban that had long been a global pariah due to its support
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China finally faces accountability for rights abuses of Uyghurs
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 22 (ANI): After years of facing non-accountability for repression and human rights abuses in Xinjiang, China is now facing the heat for its actions as the West sanctions Chinese companies sourcing goods from Xinjiang to the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter O
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