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Uyghur body calls for boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in China, cites huma
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Munich [Germany], March 4 (ANI): Citing grave human rights abuses, a pro-Uyghur body on Thursday called on the international community to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics scheduled to be held in China.
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US has obligation to address genocide in Xinjiang by China, says Nancy Pel
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Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): Expressing solidarity with the Uyghur community amid the ongoing human rights abuse by the Chinese authorities, US Speaker Nancy Pelosi has affirmed her view that the United States has an "obligation to address the genocide".
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Beijing tries to discredit report by Uyghur witnesses of sexual abuse in '
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Beijing [China], March 3 (ANI): As the number of Western lawmakers accusing China of genocide grows, Beijing is focusing on discrediting Uyghur witnesses behind the recent report of sexual abuse, reported FR24 News.
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Newly-uncovered evidence reveals schemes to uproot minorities in China's X
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New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Amid the growing international criticism of human rights abuses in China, newly-uncovered evidence revealed state-run schemes to forcibly uproot, assimilate and reduce the population density of ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang region through c
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Uyghur activist wins 2021 Nuremberg International Human Rights Award
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Bavaria [Germany], March 2 (ANI): Sayragul Sauytbay, a human rights activist and survivor from China's Xinjiang, has been awarded the 2021 Nuremberg International Human Rights Award, for highlighting the human rights abuses being meted to ethnoreligious minorities in the country's western re
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Sanction China for atrocities against Uyghurs: British politicians, academ
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London [UK], March 1 (ANI): Amid growing criticism of China for human rights abuses, British politicians and academicians have urged sanctions against the country for its treatment of the Uyghur community.
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Xinjiang records sharp drop in birth rate amid growing focus on Uyghur gen
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Hong Kong, March 1 (ANI): Amid growing criticism over human right abuses by the Beijing, population statistics published by the Chinese government shows a significant drop in birth rates in Xinjiang province.
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Rights group targets China, highlights atrocities in Tibet, East Turkistan
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New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): A pro-Tibet group named Global Alliance For Tibet and Persecuted Minorities (GMPM) held a panel discussion on February 28 to highlight ongoing human right abuses in Tibet, East Turkistan and Hong Kong.
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China restricting basic freedoms on pretext of national security, says UN
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Geneva [Switzerland], February 27 (ANI): As China continues to impose crackdowns on Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang and people of Hong Kong under the draconian National Security Law, United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday said that Beijing was restricting basic civil and po
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Former US envoy lauds Dutch Parliament designation of Chinese treatment of
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Washington [US], February 26 (ANI): Former United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback on Friday lauded the Dutch Parliament's decision to declare the atrocities faced by the Uyghur community in Xinjiang as genocide.
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Trudeau slammed for abstaining from Parliament's meeting on Uyghur rights
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Washington [US], February 26 (ANI): While lauding the Canadian Parliament's recognition of the Uyghur genocide, the US-based Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU) has slammed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Cabinet for abstaining during the meeting of House of Commons on the matter.
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Dutch Parliament declares Chinese treatment of Uyghurs as 'genocide': Repo
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Amsterdam [Netherlands], February 26 (ANI): The Netherlands Parliament on Thursday passed a motion saying the Chinese treatment of the Uyghur minority is a "genocide".
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