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Uyghur rights group applauds US' atrocity determination of Chinese genocid
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Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU), a US-based rights group on Tuesday applauded the outgoing Donald Trump administration's reiteration that China has committed genocide against Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang.
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Turkey accused of trading Uyghurs for Chinese COVID-19 vaccine: Report
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Ankara [Turkey], January 20 (ANI): Turkey started mass vaccination against COVID-19 with China's 'Sinovac' vaccine but its orders for the vaccine suffered many delays, which led to the Turkish opposition questioning whether Ankara was being punished for dragging its feet in ratifying an e
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In final act, outgoing Trump administration declares China's atrocities ag
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Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): In a final blow to Beijing, the outgoing Trump administration on Tuesday (local time) determined that China has committed genocide against Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang and said that Chinese Communist Party (CC
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Uyghur activist calls for help to end 'genocide' in China
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New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): With the COVID-19 pandemic causing Uyghurs to be subjected to an even more brutal crackdown in China, a human rights activist called the world for help to end the 'genocide' against the community.
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Uyghur refugee shares her 3-year of harrowing ordeal in Chinese 're-educat
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Paris [France], January 18 (ANI): As reports confirming the human rights abuses on Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang region continue to surface, Gulbahar Haitiwaji, an Uyghur woman who was lured back to Beijing from France only to be arrested, has recounted her harrowing experience in the "re-educ
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US led the world in exposing 'horrific' abuses in Xinjiang, says Pompeo
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Washington [US], January 17 (ANI): The United States led the world in exposing the "horrific" rights abuses in Xinjiang province of China and imposed sanctions on the Chinese Communist Party's officials, said outgoing US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo.
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China possibly committed 'genocide' against Uyghurs, says US report
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Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): China possibly carried out "genocide" against Uyghurs and other minority Muslims in its western region of Xinjiang, said a commission of the United States Congress in a new report.
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China's Huawei backtracks after filing for patent to identify Uyghurs
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Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): Chinese technology firm Huawei has backtracked on a patent application it filed for a facial recognition system meant to identify Uyghurs in China. According to a report by CNN, Huawei had filed a patent application saying "identification of pedestrian attr
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US bans cotton, tomato products from China's Xinjiang over use of forced l
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Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday (local time) announced a ban on the entry of cotton and tomato products from China's Xinjiang region amid allegations that detainee or prison labour from Uyghurs went into making them, according to the US Customs and Border Pr
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UK chides China for rights abuse of Uyghur minority
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London [UK], January 12 (ANI): The United Kingdom on Tuesday blasted China for the "harrowing treatment" of its Uyghur minority and said will introduce new measures to ensure that UK companies are not part of Xinjiang region supply chain.
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Uyghur women not 'emancipated' by forced abortions, sterilisations: Pompeo
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Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reacted sharply to Chinese Embassy tweet about Uighur women being "emancipated" from extremism and were no longer "baby-making machines", stating that forced abortions and sterilizations do not emancipate them.
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Twitter removes Chinese embassy in US' tweet about Uyghur women no longer
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Washington [US], January 10 (ANI): Twitter has removed a post by the Chinese embassy in the USA which claimed that Uyghur women have been "emancipated" and are no longer "baby-making machines."
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