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China setting false narratives, misusing media in South Asia: Report
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Under Xi's leadership since 2012, China's state broadcaster CCTV, rebranded as CGTN, for international audiences and the Xinhua news agency have rapidly expanded their presence worldwide.
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Uyghurs urge global powers to halt genocide by China
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The East Turkestan Government in Exile has issued an urgent plea to the 78th UN General Assembly and its member states, calling for immediate and decisive action to stop China's ongoing genocide against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and other Turkic peoples.
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UN member states should "not vote for China" for seat at UNHRC: Human Righ
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Human Rights Watch China director, Sophie Richardson has urged the United Nations(UN) Member countries to make a choice and "note vote for China" for a seat at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) amid its growing human rights violations against Uyghur minorities and a crackdo
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Protest rallies taken out in Bangladesh demanding justice for Uyghurs in C
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The National Ulema Mashaikh Parishad (NUMP) of Bangladesh led these protests on Sunday, staging demonstrations at the North Gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, as reported by Dhaka Tribune, a Bangladeshi English-language daily newspaper.
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London: "China’s dictators" condemned by UK parliamentarians, human rights
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
“Nothing to celebrate” was the central theme of the protest, organised by China’s persecuted communities, including Hongkongers, Southern Mongolians, Tibetans and Uyghurs, according to Global Alliance for Tibet and Persecuted Minorities, a UK-based rights group.
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Protest rallies held in Bangladesh, demand justice for Uyghur Muslims
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid the world's criticism of the atrocities done to Uyghurs, Dhaka and Narayanganj has witnessed protest rallies, demanding justice for Uyghur Muslims in China's Xinjiang province, reported Dhaka Tribune.
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US condemns China for imposing life sentence on Uyghur academic
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A US-based human rights organisation recently reported that Dawut, aged 57, had lost her appeal against her initial conviction dating back to December 2018, on charges of "endangering state security."
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Human rights activists at UN discuss China’s expansionist policies
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Human rights activists from South Asia, Japan and Africa discussed about the implications of China’s expansionist policies and their consequences on the people in the region.
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Women, children in China facing repression, female activists tell UNHRC
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Female human rights activists from Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong jointly highlighted China’s forceful repression of women calling it the worst human rights violations in the country.
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China attempts to block Uyghur activist at UN for speaking against Chinese
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A Chinese diplomat interrupted his speech and demanded the floor to object. The Chinese diplomat said Isa is not a representative of the "so-called NGO". However, UN Human Rights Council Vice President Asim Ahmed allowed Uyghur activists to complete his statement.
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UN expresses concern over forced separation, language policies for Uyghur
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The experts received information about the large-scale removal of children, mainly Uyghur, from their families, including very young children whose parents are in exile or “interned”/detained. These children are treated as “orphans” by State authorities and placed in full-time boarding schoo
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Chinese court sentences Uyghur folklorist Rahile Dawut to life imprisonmen
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Rahile Dawut had appealed against the subsequent conviction. However, his appeal was apparently rejected and it remains unclear on when she was sentenced to life in prison.
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