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If they had let my family out, they would still be alive, says Uyghur sibl
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
On November 24, a fire tore through a residential building in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region's capital Urumqi. After the incident, citizens circulated the videos on the internet space, with residents screaming and demanding authorities to open exits. The residents said that they were
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Authorities attempting to 'stamp out' protests against 'Zero-Covid' policy
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
As per the news report, Chinese authorities have been quietly attempting to 'stamp out' the protests that have spread across the country over the past week. Protests in China erupted in response to apartment building fire in Urumqi last Thursday.
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China's stringent COVID curbs flare up public anger against ruling Communi
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Several videos circulating on social media have shown a crowd chanting the slogan "Communist Party step down, Down with Xi Jinping" in unison over a deadly fire in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang region that has unleashed excessive public outrage.
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Uyghur community in Vienna holds demonstration against fire incident in Ur
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Uyghur community in Vienna, Austria organised a demonstration in front of the Embassy of China on Monday to protest against the death of innocent Uyghurs in the fire incident in Urumqi, Xinjiang.
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"Step down, Xi Jinping, Step down, CCP: China sees massive protests over C
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
This large-scale protest was apparently sparked by an apartment block fire in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang province, which killed at least 10 people on Thursday and has acted as a catalyst for searing public anger.
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Uyghur community holds protests in Turkey against Chinese govt
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
In Turkey, a protest was carried out by Uyghur activists in Istanbul at 2:00 am in the early hours of November 26 near the historic Hagia Sophia mosque where Uyghurs gathered braving the cold shivering winter, according to media reports. Nearly a hundred activists including Uyghur groups.
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China: Departing Foxconn employees trapped at train stations, clashes with
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Violent worker protests erupted at the world's largest iPhone factory in central China as authorities at the Foxconn plant struggle to contain a COVID-19 outbreak while maintaining production ahead of the peak holiday season.
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Covid in China: Protests erupt in Xi Jinping's alma mater Tsinghua Univers
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
In defiance of China's zero-Covid policy, hundreds of students on Sunday protested at President Xi Jinping's alma mater, Tsinghua University.
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Protesters chant 'Step down CCP' in Shanghai against China's zero-Covid po
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The protests erupted after 10 people died and nine others were injured in an apartment fire in Urumqi.
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Fire in Urumqi set off public anger and questions about China's zero-Covid
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
A fire in a residential high-rise in Urumqi, where many residents have been under lockdown, set off public anger and questions about China's zero-Covid policy.
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China: What happened at Xinjiang fire that killed 10 people
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
At about 19:49 on November 24, a fire broke out in a high-rise residential building in Jixiangyuan Community, Tianshan District, Urumqi City, Xinjiang, state media reported. The residents couldn't move out of the building and had to move up to the top floor.
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China: 10 killed, 9 injured in Xinjiang residential building fire
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The fire broke out at around 7:49 pm at a high-rise residential building in a community of Tianshan District in Urumqi, Xinhua news agency reported. It was put out at around 10:35 pm, the agency added.
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