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Turkic minorities in US celebrate East Turkistan's independence day, prote
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The event was organized by East Turkistan National Movement (ETNM) and the East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE). The participants of the event called on the international community to intervene and stop "China's ongoing colonization, genocide and occupation campaigns."
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United Nations criticises China's human rights abuses in Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 4 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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50 UN members condemn Chinese government's oppression of Uyghurs
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Fifty United Nations member states issued a joint statement condemning the Chinese government's oppression of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in East Turkistan.
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European Parliament members urges Int'l criminal court to open investigati
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 17 (ANI): A total of 38 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have co-signed a letter to Karim Khan KC, International Criminal Court prosecutor urging him to open an investigation into crimes committed by Chinese officials against Uyghur and Turkic peoples,
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Uyghurs in Austria protest against hunger genocide in China
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], September 15 (ANI): The Uyghur community in Austria on Wednesday held a protest against the genocide of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in China on the pretext of controlling the Covid-19 pandemic by forcing a lockdown in areas of East Turkestan and imprisoning people i
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New UN report concludes that forced labour takes place in Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 17 (ANI): A UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Modern Slavery's report has found it "reasonable to conclude" that forced labour has been taking place in China's Xinjiang province.
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China: Uyghurs abroad heartbroken, shocked on finding relatives listed in
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 10 (ANI): Several Uyghurs abroad are shocked to find the names of their relatives listed in leaked police files which contained information about detained Uyghurs and other Turkic people by Chinese authorities.
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Ill-treatment of Uyghurs by China to be investigated: ICC
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 25 (ANI): In a radical step, a group of lawyers has knocked on the doors of the International Criminal Court (ICC) against China's increasing atrocities toward Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim populations in the Xinjiang region.
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Uyghur American elected as chairman of US Commission on International Reli
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Uyghur-American lawyer Nury Turkel, who was born in Kashgar in a detention camp during China's Cultural Revolution was unanimously elected chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
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Civil society calls for urgent measures to protect Uyghurs at risk of refo
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], June 17 (ANI): A group of 22 refugee and human rights groups and 50 Uyghur organizations are calling on governments and international organizations to take urgent steps to protect Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples at imminent risk of refoulement, a pro-Uyghur announced on Fr
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China rejects Xinjiang rights abuses accusations at UN
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 3 (ANI): After the US and UK requested Beijing to allow unfettered access to the northwest Chinese province at the UN security council, China rejected the accusations of human rights abuses being levied against the country in the Xinjiang province.
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ILO raises 'deep concern' over China's 'discriminatory' labour regulations
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 27 (ANI): The International Labour Organization (ILO) in its annual report raised "deep concerns" about China's "discriminatory" labour regulations in Xinjiang.
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