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US' diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics over Uyghur abuses garners Musl
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The decision by the United States to boycott the Beijing Olympics in February 2022 in the wake of the genocide and inhumane treatment of Muslims in China's Xinjiang province is a fair response in all respects because the humiliation, torture, and suffering
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As China marks 50 years as UN member, Uyghurs and Tibetans continue to des
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 30 (ANI): For Uyghurs and other minority and suppressed groups like Tibetans, the celebratory claim by China's President Xi Jinping of "blazing a path in human rights development" as the country marked 50th anniversary of its membership in the United Nations is nothi
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Japan mulls US-style law to deal with human rights issues in China
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 12 (ANI): Amid growing criticism against China for its human rights abuses in Xinjiang, Japan is mulling a legal foundation for sanctions, similar to those imposed by the US and Europe.
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Germany, Western allies slam China's human rights record, call for accepta
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], October 7 (ANI): In a United Nations speech on Tuesday, supported by 38 other countries, Germany criticised China’s human rights record and called on the world to accept persecuted Uyghur Muslims as refugees, reported South China Morning Post.
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Rights defender Hillel Neuer slams China for atrocities against Uighurs
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 25 (ANI): Human Right Defender Hillel Neuer tore into China at the United Nations Human Right Councils (UNHRC) for its massive human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province and slammed countries who backed Beijing by turning a blind eye towar
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Growing calls for UN to probe gross human rights violations in Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], August 30 (ANI): As China continues with its massive human rights abuses in Xinjiang, there have been growing calls for a probe by UN commission into the relentless oppression of Uighur Muslims.
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We stand with Hong Kong people, says US Secretary of State
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 16 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on Wednesday (local time) said that his country stands with the people of Hong Kong where Beijing has recently imposed the draconian security law, which many say is aimed at crushing dissent.
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Omar Abdullah refers to plight of Uighur Muslims in China
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 18 (ANI): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday referred to plight of Uighur Muslims and said those Kashmiris tempted to look towards China as some sort of saviour need only to google about the treatment of the ethnic mi
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Not only in Xinjiang, China threatens overseas Uighurs
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 17 (ANI): China's atrocities on Uighur Muslims living in Xinjiang are known to the world. Now, leaked documents from the province show that across Europe, exiled Uighurs report surveillance by Beijing and threats of harm to their relatives in the region if they m
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US Congress approves bill authorising sanctions against China over mass in
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 29 (ANI): The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved legislation calling for sanctions on Chinese officials deemed responsible for the oppression of Uighur Muslims.
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Pakistan facing humiliation at hands of China, says US expert
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 23 (ANI): Pakistan has been facing humiliation at the hands of China, be it then the issue of Uighur Muslims persecution in Xinjiang or now the evacuation of its own citizens form coronavirus-hit Hubei province, a US-based security expert has said.
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Pak PM doesn't know about China's persecution of Uighur Muslims
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Davos [Switzerland], Jan 24 (ANI): Turning a blind eye on the Chinese persecution of millions of Uighur Muslims, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan one again drew a blank when asked about conditions of minorities in China, saying "I do not know enough about it".
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