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Uyghur activist warns China's song bans threaten cultural survival
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Uyghur activist Abdulhakim Idris warned that China's reported bans on Uyghur songs are part of a wider effort to erase Uyghur culture. He said music preserves identity and heritage, and that silencing artists and cultural leaders weakens community memory and belonging.
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UK lawmaker slams China over Uyghur abuses, calls for global action
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, UK House of Lords member and leading human rights lawyer, condemned China's abuses against Uyghur Muslims at the East Turkistan Uyghur Summit, calling them "crimes against humanity" and urging global action to end the repression in Xinjiang. She detailed mass d
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Uyghurs in Istanbul protest Chinese brutalities on 28th Ghulja Massacre an
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Over 1,200 exiled Uyghurs protested outside the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul to mark the 28th anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre, highlighting ongoing repression in China.
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Chinese officials in Xinjiang restrict Uyghurs to observe Ramzan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 3 (ANI): Chinese authorities in Xinjiang are restricting Uyghurs to observe the Islamic holy month of Ramzan, drawing heavy criticism from rights groups that see the government directive as the latest effort to diminish Uyghur culture in the region, local media reporte
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China aims to eliminate Uyghur culture, orders closure of 160 organization
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 3 (ANI): Chinese government has issued orders for the closure of 160 organizations devoted to researching traditional Uyghur culture and to the teaching of foreign languages with an aim to eradicate the culture of Uyghurs.
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Tibet, China's pioneer in social control
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hong Kong, May 10 (ANI): As much as China is trying to silence critics and hide its pogroms against Uyghurs in Xinjiang, more and more is being exposed of its horrendous human rights abuses there. Unfortunately, China will not settle for just exorcising Uyghur culture, as other minority grou
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