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Uyghurs urge UN General Assembly to halt China's genocide in East Turkesta
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The East Turkestan Government in Exile has issued an immediate and urgent plea to the 78th United Nations General Assembly and its member states for immediate and decisive action to halt China's ongoing genocide against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz and other Turkic peoples.
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World Uyghur Congress condemns OIC's visit to China's East Turkistan
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
On August 17, a delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) led by Ambassador Dya-Eddine Bamakhrama, arrived in China to meet with China’s Vice Foreign Minister, Deng Li, and other CCP officials. The delegation will also visit East Turkistan to “observe the living conditions
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China's Surveillance cameras with "Skin Color Analytics" raise human right
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In February 2021, IPVM and the Los Angeles Times reported that Dahua provided a video surveillance system with "real-time Uyghur warnings" to the Chinese police that included eyebrow size, skin colour and ethnicity. IPVM's 2018 statistical report shows that since 2016, Dahua and another Chin
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US blacklists two China-based firms over Uyghur forced labour concerns
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The United States has sanctioned two Chinese companies for their labour practices, accusing the firms of deliberately targeting the members of persecuted communities in China.
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World Uyghur Congress commemorates victims of Yarkand Massacre
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress on Friday commemorated the victims of the Yarkand massacre on the ninth anniversary of the tragedy.
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East Turkistan condemns Pakistan’s 'support' for China’s ongoing Uyghur ge
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Prime Minister Salih Hudayar declared, “The world witnesses Pakistan’s moral bankruptcy as it stands by China’s genocidal actions. Pakistan must break free from its treacherous alliance and unequivocally condemn China’s crimes in Occupied East Turkistan.”
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US bill would punish non-US companies found working with entities supporti
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Two lawmakers in the United States re-introduced a bill to Congress on Tuesday that would expand US sanctions to include foreign companies that do business with entities that are contributing to human rights violations against ethnic Uyghurs in China's Far West, reported Radio Free Asia.
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Bangladesh: Muslim scholars demand end to Chinese persecution of Uyghurs
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A group of Alems; Islamic scholars in Bangladesh have demanded an end to the persecution of Uyghur Muslims in China’s Xinjiang province, The Asian Age reported.
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China: Uyghur girls facing abuse, being forced to toil at garment factory
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Nearly 90 Uyghur teenage girls are locked up in a Chinese-run garment factory in Xinjiang, where they are forced to work heavily 14 hours a day, seven days a week, and regularly face verbal and physical abuse
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Hague Human Rights Film Festival highlights persecution of women, minoriti
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Noting the fact that women continue to live in horrendous situations in many countries, Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), an NGO on July 7, held the second edition of its Human Rights Film Festival in The Hague with a focus on women's rights, Marco Respinti wrote in his piece in Bitter Win
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Uyghurs commemorate Urumqi massacre, hold protest in Austria against Chine
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Uyghur community in Austria protested in front of the Chinese Embassy in Vienna demanding an end to the persecution of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim communities in Beijing
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UK: Protest staged outside Chinese embassy to commemorate 14th anniversary
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The members of Stop Uyghur Genocide, a UK-based campaign to defend Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in China, staged a protest outside the Chinese Embassy to mark the 14th anniversary of Urumqi Massacre.
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