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Australian lawmakers form Parliamentary Group to amplify Uyghur voices, co
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Australian All-Party Parliamentary Group for Uyghurs, or AAPPGU, was formally established by MPs on Tuesday during a ceremony and discussion event in Canberra's Australian Parliament House. The Australian Uyghur Tangritagh Women's Association, or AUTWA, and the group's co-chairs, MPs
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WUC welcomes Swiss Weber Report exposing China's 'transnational repression
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) acknowledged the recently released Weber report, which was released by the Swiss Government (Federal Council) and discusses the impact of transnational repression on Uyghurs and Tibetans residing in Switzerland.
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UN report exposes China's forced labour programs targeting Uyghurs, Tibeta
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Chinese authorities are transferring a large number of "surplus" rural workers to state-led labour programs throughout the nation in addition to using "vocational skills training and education centres" for forced labour in Xinjiang and Tibet, according to a recently published report by the U
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48 Uyghurs at risk of forced return after decade in detention: Report
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
UN specialists have urged Thai authorities to prevent the men from being returned to China, where they could be tortured, imprisoned, or worse.
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Human Rights activists slams UK government over China ties amid Wang Yi's
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Human rights advocates have slammed the UK government for welcoming Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in an attempt to "normalize" ties between the UK and China. Stop Uyghur Genocide Executive Director Rahima Mahmut has denounced the action as a capitulation to a dictatorship that is involved
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Switzerland exposes China's repressive influence on Tibetans and Uyghurs i
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Swiss Office of Tibet has raised concerns regarding China's increasing influence and meddling since 2019. During Sikyong Penpa Tsering's official visit to Switzerland, multiple requests were made to the Swiss Federal government to resolve these issues.
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Uyghur activist leads London protest says 'No to China's Mega-Embassy, No
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Rights groups from Tibet, Uyghur, China, and Hong Kong organized the event, voicing worries that Beijing would use the embassy to spy on and threaten foreign-based dissidents, according to Radio Free Asia. About 4,000 demonstrators showed up to express their disapproval of China's plan to co
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Diplomacy, Defence and Cybersecurity take centre stage at Siang Dialogue 2
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar highlighted India's growing soft power and its active diplomatic initiatives. Abdulhakim Idris, Executive Director of the Centre for Uyghur Studies, focused on the human rights crisis in Xinjiang.
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East Turkistan govt in exile rejects Uyghur migration plan, calls it part
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The migration plan was proposed by Professor Erhan Afyoncu, the president of Turkiye's National Defense University.
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Rights groups rally against China's planned 'mega embassy' in London
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
A large protest took place in London against China's planned "mega-embassy" at the former Royal Mint Court, near the Tower of London.
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WUC demands accountability after reports show Decathlon's links with Uyghu
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has voiced strong concern and condemnation after recent reports uncovered French company Decathlon's role in the exploitation of Uyghur forced labour in China.
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US Congressmen nominate Campaign for Uyghurs, Li Ying for Nobel Peace Priz
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Raja Krishnamoorthi and John Moolenaar, who are members of China panel, have put forward the Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) and freedom of expression advocate Li Ying for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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