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US Congress passes bill banning imports from China's Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 17 (ANI): US Congress on Thursday passed a bill banning imports from China's Xinjiang region over forced labour of the Uyghur Muslims.
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China forcing migration of Uyghur Muslims from Xinjiang, says report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 28 (ANI): China is forcing the migration of the Uyghurs from their homeland in Xinjiang province to other parts of the country, according to a new report, which details the poor record of human rights conditions of the minority community, which has prompted condemna
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Protests outside Chinese embassy in UK over Beijing's treatment of Uyghurs
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 14 (ANI): Protests were held outside the Chinese embassy in London and consulate in Manchester against China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims, demanding Beijing to close the concentration camps in Xinjiang province.
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Activists in Bangladesh protest against Chinese atrocities on Uyghur Musli
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 12 (ANI): A series of events held across Bangladesh to mark East Turkistan Independence Day where activists highlighted Chinese atrocities on minorities, predominantly Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang province.
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Chinese attacks on Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang escalating, says US report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI): A US report issued on Tuesday (local time) said that Chinese attacks on Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang had escalated and most likely included "forced sterilization, sexual violence, enslavement, torture, and forcible transfer."
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China makes billions of dollars from Uyghurs' black market organ trade: Re
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 29 (ANI): China's Xinjiang has become a hub of a manmade humanitarian crisis of the Uyghurs as the country makes billions of dollars by alleged forced organ harvesting, according to a media report.
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43 countries denounce China for human rights violations of Uyghur Muslims
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 24 (ANI): A group of 43 countries has denounced China for its human rights abuse of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.
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China faces growing opposition to 2022 Winter Olympics due to human rights
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 23 (ANI): China faces growing opposition to the 2022 Winter Olympics on account of a dismal human rights record, particularly in the Xinjiang region against the Uyghur Muslims, said a Canada-based think tank.
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Turkey President discusses Uyghurs with his Chinese counterpart in phone c
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], July 14 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday (local time) discussed situation of Uyghur Muslims during a telephonic conversation with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
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US warns firms operating in Xinjiang at 'high risk' of violating forced la
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): US State Department and five other federal agencies issued an updated advisory on Tuesday, warning that businesses with supply chains and investments in China's Xinjiang region pose a "high risk" of violating US laws on forced labour.
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Japan to craft guidelines to root out rights violations in textiles in Xin
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 12 (ANI): Amid Beijing's ongoing tussle with foreign companies over forced labour in Xinjiang, the Japanese Ministry of trade and industry called on the textile industry to craft guidelines to root out human rights violations and to strengthen measures to address environm
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Canada: Uyghur Muslims launch two-week long walking protest against China
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], July 5 (ANI): A 15-day walking protest has been launched against China's massive human rights abuses of Uyghur Muslims by the East Turkistan Association of Canada.
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