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China blocks social media app for allowing discussions on Uyghurs, Hong Ko
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 9 (ANI): A social media app in China, which gave a platform to people to discuss political topics such as ongoing human rights abuse against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang and pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, has been blocked.
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China fumes over reports on atrocities against Uyghurs, retaliates after U
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 5 (ANI): Retaliating to the United Kingdom's move to revoke the broadcasting license for China Global Television Network (CGTN), the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said that "BBC has made some false reports" on human rights abuses against Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
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UN calls for Human Rights commission's visit to Xinjiang camps amid report
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 5 (ANI): United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric on Thursday called for a visit of High Commissioner's for Human Rights to the Muslim-majority Chinese region of Xinjiang, after a British media house report alleging systematic rape in so-called re-education camps
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China removes Uyghur language as medium of instruction in Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): As China continues to refute reports of ongoing human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, another revelation has confirmed that Beijing has removed the Uyghur language instruction from educational institutions in the region.
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'Imran Khan's silence on Uyghur issue undercuts his projection as Muslims'
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's work in projecting himself as the messiah of Muslims around the world has been undercut by his deafening silence on the atrocities on the Uyghur Minorities by the country's all-weather ally China, said Michael Kugelman,
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East Turkistan govt-in exile likens CCP with Nazis for committing Uyghurs
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 28 (ANI): East Turkistan Government in Exile Prime Minister Salih Hudayar likened the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) with Nazis alleging it is committing Holocaust like genocide in the 21st century against Uyghurs in Xinjiang province in China.
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Why is ISIS ignoring Chinese atrocities on Uyghurs, while US terms it geno
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, January 28 (ANI): The Islamic State (ISIS) has adopted a 'systematic silence' on the Xinjiang Uyghur issue and Chinese atrocities on the community, said a recent commentary in the foreign policy journal War on the Rocks.
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British Jews condemn Uyghur persecution in China on Holocaust Remembrance
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], January 28 (ANI): On the International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Wednesday, prominent Jewish figures spoke out over China's state-run campaign against its minority communities including Uyghurs in the Xinjiang province.
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Blinken says his judgment that China committed genocide has not changed
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 28 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said his views that Chinese officials are engaged in genocide against the Uyghur in China's Xinjiang province remains unchanged.
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Activist urges Biden to fight for all enslaved Uyghurs
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 26 (ANI): Rushan Abbas, founder and executive director of Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU), has urged US President Joe Biden and his administration must fight for all enslaved Uyghurs, adding that the freedom of the democratic world is at stake.
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Top Republicans urge Biden to hit back at China over sanctions on US offic
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 22 (ANI): Top Republicans have urged US President Joe Biden on Friday to take tougher action against China after Beijing announced sanctions on outgoing American officials just minutes into Biden taking office, reported South China Morning Post (SCMP).
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Twitter locks account of Chinese Embassy in US over tweet on Uyghur women
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 21 (ANI): Twitter has blocked the account of Chinese Embassy in the US over its earlier tweet which claimed that Uyghur women in Xinjiang region are now "emancipated" and no longer "baby-making machines."
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