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USCIRF report 2025 highlights China as major religious freedom violator
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The situation of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang remains a significant concern. The USCIRF report outlines widespread violations of human rights, including mass detentions, forced labour, and monitoring of religious activities.
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Germany: Human Rights bodies join hands to voice support for Uyghur minori
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Demonstrating a strong stance against China's transnational repression against Uyghur minorities, 11 human rights organisations jointly formed a coalition to voice support in Germany, a statement by the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) reported on Tuesday.
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UN member states should "not vote for China" for seat at UNHRC: Human Righ
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Human Rights Watch China director, Sophie Richardson has urged the United Nations(UN) Member countries to make a choice and "note vote for China" for a seat at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) amid its growing human rights violations against Uyghur minorities and a crackdo
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World Uyghur Congress condemns OIC's visit to China's East Turkistan
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
On August 17, a delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) led by Ambassador Dya-Eddine Bamakhrama, arrived in China to meet with China’s Vice Foreign Minister, Deng Li, and other CCP officials. The delegation will also visit East Turkistan to “observe the living conditions
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World Uyghur Congress commemorates victims of Yarkand Massacre
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress on Friday commemorated the victims of the Yarkand massacre on the ninth anniversary of the tragedy.
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Treatment of Uyghurs by China continues to make headlines as minority face
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Uyghur minorities in China continue to make headlines as the newest challenge they pose is of surveillance, according to a report of Modern Diplomacy.
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Bangladesh Muktijoddha Mancha submits memorandum to Xi, demands end to Uyg
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 1 (ANI): Bangladesh Muktijoddha Mancha handed a memorandum to the envoy in the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka for President Xi Jinping, demanding an end to atrocities on Uyghur minorities in Xinjiang province.
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High time situation of Uyghurs is discussed in UN Security Council: World
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], September 8 (ANI): In the wake of serious human rights violations against Uyghur minorities in China, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) said that it is about time that the situation of Uyghurs should be discussed at the UN security council and the human rights council.
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Slavery in China: UN report exposes skeleton in the cupboard
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 31 (ANI): The report of a U.N. investigator has now exposed the skeleton in the cupboard: contemporary forms of slavery are practised in China in the shape of forced labour for the Uyghur minorities in the Xinjiang region as well as in Tibet which has been under the i
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China 'shoots and kills' anyone who tries to escape from internment camps
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 1 (ANI): The ugly face of Chinese repressions on Uyghur minorities in Xinjiang once again surfaced after an academician Andrian Zenz disclosed the disturbing realities of China's minority policy.
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China enlists foreign vloggers to show happy Uyghurs in Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], May 3 (ANI): In order to negate charges of Uyghur genocide, China has enlisted vloggers - travel videos recorded by video bloggers- to whitewash Uyghur minorities' situation in Xinjiang.
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Think tank flags concerns over China's use of DNA profiling against Uyghur
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], August 30 (ANI): Amid the mounting accusation of large-scale human rights violations and persecution of Uyghurs by China, fresh reports have emerged where the Chinese authorities are said to be racially profiling minority group to build a large DNA database.
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