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China warns US over raising Uighurs issue in UN
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], Oct 30 (ANI): As the United States and 22 other countries at the United Nations called out China for the persecution of Uighurs Muslims, Beijing on Tuesday said Washington raising the issue is not "helpful" to resolve the matter pertaining to the trade.
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US imposes visa restrictions against Chinese govt officials over abuse of
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 9 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday (local time) introduced visa restrictions against Chinese government and Communist Party officials over human rights violations in the country's Xinjiang region.
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US blacklists 28 Chinese entities involved in Uighurs' Muslim crackdown
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 08 (ANI): In a step that will further irk China, the United States on Monday blacklisted 28 Chinese entities involved in a crackdown on Muslims in Xinjiang province.
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China harvesting organs from minorities, including Uighur Muslims: Activis
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 29 (ANI): China was accused of harvesting organs from prosecuted minority groups, during a United Nations Human Rights Council meeting earlier this week.
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Pak called out by US for staying mum over China's treatment of Muslims
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], Sept 27 (ANI): Exposing the double standards of Pakistan, the United States has asked Pakistan to express "same level" of concern about Muslims detentions in Western China as they do for Kashmir.
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Geneva: Tibetan, Uighur flags unveiled at UNHRC, protestors call for 'just
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 20 (ANI): Experts and human rights activists on Friday unveiled the flags of Tibet and East Turkestan, also known as Uyghuristan, outside the headquarters of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) here and called for the return of the Buddhist spiritual lea
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Islam forced on Uighurs, claims China
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 21 (ANI): In a white paper, China on Sunday defended its policies and claimed that Islam was forced upon Uighurs -- the ethnic community native to Xinjiang.
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Pakistan turning blind eye to human rights abuses in Xinjiang
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 21 (ANI): While the United Nations has said that at least one million ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims have been detained in China, experts believe that neighbouring Pakistan has turned a blind eye to the human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
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37 countries, including Pak and Saudi, defend China in UN letter over Xinj
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 13 (ANI): UN ambassadors from 37 countries, including Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, have released a letter defending China's "contribution to the international human rights cause" in the Xinjiang region, in direct response to Western criticism earlier this week.
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UN raises concern over UN counterterrorism official's visit to China's Xin
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 15 (ANI): The United States on Friday objected to a visit by the United Nations counterterrorism chief to China's Xinjiang province, where around one million ethnic Uighurs and minority Muslims are reportedly held at detention centres.
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US calls on China to release Uighur detainees ahead of Eid
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 30 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday called on China to release all Uighurs and other Muslim minorities arbitrarily detained throughout Xinjiang so they may return home to celebrate the Eid holiday with their loved ones.
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US funds pull out of Chinese companies over Uighur detention in Xinjiang
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 28 (ANI): As the US administration ups its scrutiny regarding the use of its capital market to fund the mass detention of Uighurs in China's Xinjiang, large US investment funds have sold their equity stakes in Chinese surveillance company Hikvision.
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