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Divest from Chinese tech companies over Uyghur killings, NGOs tell Norway
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], Mar 28 (ANI): A group of NGOs has urged Norway to divest from Chinese technology companies for their involvement in human rights violations in China's Uyghur Region.
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Coronavirus may have started in Xinjiang's prison camps
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, Feb 22 (ANI): The coronavirus epidemic in China appears to have started from the cramped prison system, possibly at internment facilities in Xinjiang, according to media reports and social media posts.
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5.1-Magnitude earthquake strikes China's Xinjiang
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 21 (Sputnik/ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter's scale hit Kashgar Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 11:39 pm local time, the China Earthquake Networks Centre reported.
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Bilawal accused Pak govt of changing CPEC route to deprived Baloch people
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], Dec 16 (ANI): Pakistan opposition's PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has accused Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government of modifying the route of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with an aim to keep Balochistan deprived of its share of benefits from the project
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World Uyghur Congress holds protest in Brussels against Chinese repression
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Oct 1 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress on Tuesday held protests here against Beijing's repressive measures even as mainland China staged a huge military parade to celebrate 70 years of its Communist regime on Tuesday.
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Attempt to erase its own citizens: Pompeo slams China for 'repressive' cam
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 23 (ANI): Lashing out at China for its "repressive campaign" in Xinjiang region, US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo has termed it an attempt on China's part to erase its own citizens.
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Geneva: Activists from Hong Kong, Xinjiang raise concerns over human right
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 21 (ANI): Activists from Hong Kong and Xinjiang shared a platform to raise their voice against human rights violations by China on the sidelines of the 42nd session of UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday.
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Geneva: Tibetan, Uighur flags unveiled at UNHRC, protestors call for 'just
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 20 (ANI): Experts and human rights activists on Friday unveiled the flags of Tibet and East Turkestan, also known as Uyghuristan, outside the headquarters of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) here and called for the return of the Buddhist spiritual lea
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Pak PM knows about Uighur issue, but remains mum on it: World Uyghur Congr
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 16 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress on Monday came down heavily on Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan over his "double standards" and turning a blind eye towards the issue concerning the persecution of Uighur Muslims in China, saying it is a matter of shame that Is
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US-based minorities' body urges unity against religious persecution in Pak
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 19 (ANI): The rise of extremism and persecution of people based on faith and ethnicity is deplorable, said South Asia Minorities Alliance Foundation (SAMAF) chairman Nadeem Nusrat, calling for a united stand to set aside these differences.
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Beijing snubs US report on China's abuse of Muslim community
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 14 (ANI): Rejecting US State Department's report criticising China's abuse of its Uyghur Muslim minorities, Beijing on Thursday said that the said report was full of "ideological prejudice and groundless accusations".
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China is in 'league of its own' on human rights violations: Pompeo
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 14 (ANI): China is in a "league of its own" when it comes to human rights violations, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said on Wednesday while criticising Beijing for human rights violations and deterioration of conditions.
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