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'China exploited 9/11 tragedy to repress Uyghurs in Xinjiang'
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 13 (ANI): China's ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) exploited the international revulsion towards terrorism sparked by the 9/11 attacks to reframe state repression of Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Politico reported.
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New report documents China's transnational repression of Uyghurs in Pakist
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): A US-based research and advocacy group has released a new report documenting the complicity of Pakistan and Afghanistan in China's transnational repression of Uyghurs.
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Why do people go into exile in Pakistan? Experts express concern over its
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 15 (ANI): Highlighting state-sponsored repression by Pakistan, experts at a recent seminar hosted by not-for-profit The Democracy Forum asked pertinent questions on why people in the Asian country felt the need to go into exile due to their political beliefs.
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Biden says US stands with Cuban people, protests are 'clarion call for fre
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 12 (ANI): Raising concern over the ongoing situation in Cuba, US President Joe Biden on Monday called on the "Cuban regime" to hear their people demanding an end to "repression" and poverty.
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China among worst countries in US human trafficking report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], July 4 (ANI): China among worst countries in human trafficking following its increasing repression of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang and Tibet and forced labour, revealed an US report.
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China accused in death of Uyghur researcher returning from Japan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 4 (ANI): Amid China's increasing repression of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, the suspicious death of Uyghur plant biology researcher in December 2020 at a detention facility in the province has drawn attention on social media, according to a report in
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Kazakh police detain Uyghur activists involved in Xinjiang protests outsid
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Almaty [Kazakhstan], July 3 (ANI): Kazakh police on Thursday detained several activists who were involved in ongoing pickets in front of the Chinese Consulate to demand the release of their relatives held in China's Xinjiang-Uyghur Autonomous Region in Almaty.
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China's repression of overseas Uyghurs has spread to nearly 30 countries:
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 2 (ANI): China's persecution of Uyghurs overseas has spread to nearly 30 countries around the world, largely because the governments of these host countries fear Beijing's power and influence, claims a new report.
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Members of European Parliament write to EU leaders, highlight growing 'rep
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 1 (ANI): On the occasion of the first anniversary of Hong Kong's national security law, members of the European Parliament wrote a joint letter to top EU leaders, demanding action against the Chinese authorities for the imposition of a legislation law that "destroyed
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Muslim-majority countries cooperated with Beijing to surveil, detain, repa
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 26 (ANI): The Muslim-majority countries across the Middle East and Asia -- have cooperated with Beijing to surveil, detain, and repatriate Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities from China who have fled Xinjiang, according to researchers.
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Uyghurs in Xinjiang given long prison sentences
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 25 (ANI): Chinese government figures show a steep rise in the number of people given lengthy prison sentences in Xinjiang from 2014, when Beijing's crackdown on the region's Muslim-majority Uyghurs ramped up.
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Calls for boycott of Beijing Olympics over Chinese repression intensify, p
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], June 23 (ANI): A protest was held on Wednesday near Parliament House in Australia, calling for a boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics amid ongoing Chinese genocide against Uyghur Muslims and the severe repression in Tibet, Southern Mongolia, Hong
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