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Thailand deports detained Uyghurs to China despite human rights concerns
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The group, predominantly members of the primarily Muslim minority from China's Xinjiang, has been confined in Thailand's Immigration Detention Center since 2014, after attempting to flee Beijing's oppression by passing through Thailand, RFA reported.
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Over 20 Uyghur educators remain imprisoned in China since 2017 crackdown
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Over twenty Uyghur educators at a college in Xinjiang were detained by Chinese officials in 2017 and are still serving their sentences, according to college representatives in a report by Radio Free Asia (RFA).
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Uyghur historian sentenced to 17 years in China for research on Turkic ide
Updated : 1 year, 1 month 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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China's AI-driven surveillance expands, threatening privacy and global sec
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Recent developments in China's AI and big data, exemplified by the new DeepSeek AI model, are set to enhance the government's surveillance capabilities, even outside its borders, as reported by the National Endowment for Democracy on February 11, as cited by RFA.
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China's military escalation forces Taiwan to expand defence drills amid gr
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Taiwan plans to enhance the scope of its primary yearly military exercise by mobilizing additional reserve brigades. Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported that speculations surround media reports that the number of Chinese military aircraft entering the airspace surrounding Taiwan has doubled since
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Taiwan libraries stock banned books from Hong Kong amid political crackdow
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Libraries in Taiwan are now offering tens of thousands of books that have been banned in Hong Kong due to the government's ongoing crackdown on politically sensitive content, according to a report by Radio Free Asia (RFA).
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Philippines confronts China over giant Coast Guard vessel in territorial w
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Philippine diplomats confronted their Chinese counterparts in face-to-face discussions in Xiamen, China, over the recent intrusion of a massive Chinese Coast Guard vessel into Philippine territorial waters, as reported by Radio Free Asia (RFA).
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China's new "special-purpose barges" heighten fears of Taiwan invasion
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
RFA reported that according to experts, these vessels could enhance Beijing's ability to rapidly deploy troops and equipment to Taiwan, particularly in the face of challenges posed by the island's rough, difficult-to-navigate waters.
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Chinese rights lawyer marks three years in detention, vows not to "bow" to
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
According to RFA, Xie was arrested in December 2021 on charges of "subversion" after supporting a teacher who was detained in a psychiatric hospital for criticizing the government. The teacher, Li Tiantian, had spoken out about the expulsion of a Shanghai journalism professor who encouraged
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Hong Kong activist slams judges for 'complicity' in authoritarian regime
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Jailed Hong Kong rights lawyer and prominent Tiananmen massacre vigil organizer, Chow Hang-tung, has sharply criticized the city's highest-ranking judges, accusing them of complicity in what she described as a "police state" under the current government, as reported by Radio Free Asia (RFA)
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Chinese consulate staff clash with journalist over Hong Kong protest graff
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
On Saturday afternoon, four staff members encircled RFA Cantonese Service reporter Matthew Leung after he began taking photos of them erasing slogans painted in white on the sidewalk outside the Chinese consulate on Denison Road in Manchester.
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UK MPs demand stricter laws after report expose Uyghur forced labour in Ch
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
RFA cited a report by a media agency that revealed that 17 products, mainly store-brand items from British and German retailers, are likely made with Chinese tomatoes.
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