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WUC marks Uyghur language day, commemorates 1988 student protests amid ong
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Director of the Education Committee at World Uyghur Congress (WUC), Abdureshit Niyazkaramay, highlighted the significance of Uyghur Language Day, which was initiated by the WUC in 2015, and marked the 37th anniversary of the 1988 Uyghur Student Protests in Urumchi, according to a stat
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"Unbroken" launch reinforces urgency of Uyghur human rights crisis
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Uyghur activist Rushan Abbas launched her memoir "Unbroken: One Uyghur's Fight for Freedom" at the European Uyghur Summit in Munich, drawing global attention to ongoing human rights abuses in Xinjiang. The event featured solidarity from international dignitaries and highlighted growing inter
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EU refuses to lift sanctions on Chinese officials over ongoing Uyghur righ
Updated : 1 year, 1 month 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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Human Rights Watch bashes China for continuous atrocities in Xinjiang
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights watchdog, in a recent statement lamented the Chinese government for its human rights abuses in Xinjiang, claiming that the authorities have been persistently committing human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xin
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China organising 'media tours' to change narrative about human rights abus
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Aiming to change the narrative about the Xinjiang region where China is accused of committing grave human rights abuses, Beijing is organising so-called media tours with friendly countries to somehow propagate a different version of the region, a report by Al Jazeera stated.
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Skepticism towards China bringing India-EU closer: Report
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Sri Lanka-based publication said that the European Union (EU) is seeking deeper ties with New Delhi as Europe-China ties are strained by sanctions spat over accusations of rights abuses in Xinjiang that left progress on a 2020 investment agreement frozen.
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Uyghur activist asks China to enforce UN recommendations to curb human rig
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Zumretay Arkin of the World Uyghur Congress in her intervention during the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council said, "It is with increasing concern that we monitor the situation in the Uyghur Autonomous Region."
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Canadian pension plans investing in firms complicit in Xinjiang abuses
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Multiple Canadian pension plans have invested in firms complicit in Xinjiang abuses, alleges a report by UK-based human rights organization Hong Kong Watch and expert in forced labour, Prof Laura Murphy at Sheffield Hallam University.
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Xinjiang Police investigating 3 men for 'malicious' anti-lockdown comments
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Xinjiang police are investigating three men for 'malicious' anti-lockdown comments, critical of COVID-19 restrictions in the regional capital, Urumqi on the live stream.
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United Nations criticises China's human rights abuses in Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The presentation, "The situation of Uyghur and other Turkic Muslim minorities in Xinjiang," comes after the report issued by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
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UN report on Xinjiang likely to worsen ties between China, West
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China] September 2 (ANI): The recent United Nations report on China detailing rights abuses in Xinjiang is likely to strain ties between China and the West, according to analysts.
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China denies attempts to supress UN report on Xinjiang rights abuses
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 21 (ANI): China has strongly responded to reports that it is trying to suppress the UN report detailing the human rights abuses in Xinjiang province.
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