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Uyghur American elected as chairman of US Commission on International Reli
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Uyghur-American lawyer Nury Turkel, who was born in Kashgar in a detention camp during China's Cultural Revolution was unanimously elected chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
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Chinese propaganda at UNHRC and Michelle Bachelet's embarrassing trip to X
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 24 (ANI): In a series of events in the last one month, China has managed to fool the international community, and specifically the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC).
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China braces for US ban on import of products from Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 23 (ANI): The import of Chinese goods manufactured by forced labour in Xinjiang province will now be blocked after the US-sponsored Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act came into effect on June 21.
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US import ban over China's forced labour in Xinjiang takes effect
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI): A US law banning imports from China's Xinjiang province took effect on Tuesday, a move aimed at addressing Beijing's use of forced labour among the Uyghur minority.
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China: US law against Uyghur forced labour takes effect
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 21 (ANI): The United States government should vigorously enforce a new law that aims to prevent imports linked to forced labour by Uyghurs and other persecuted groups in China, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.
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Civil society calls for urgent measures to protect Uyghurs at risk of refo
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], June 17 (ANI): A group of 22 refugee and human rights groups and 50 Uyghur organizations are calling on governments and international organizations to take urgent steps to protect Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples at imminent risk of refoulement, a pro-Uyghur announced on Fr
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47 countries voice concern over China's treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): Forty-seven countries voiced concern about abuses in China's far-western Xinjiang region, and demanded that the United Nations rights chief publish a long-delayed report on Uyghurs' repression.
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China constructs new airport in Xinjiang region, stirs controversy
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 16 (ANI): A new airport constructed by China in the Xinjiang region has stirred controversy that whether "it is defense? attack? development? or something else".
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Chinese research on Xinjiang mummies promotes revisionist history, feel ex
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 14 (ANI): A new Chinese study on Xinjiang mummies shows that the earlier inhabitants of the region were of mixed ethnicities, but scientists have cautioned that the country could use these findings to support its policy to forcibly assimilate Uyghur Muslims who form the
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Lost relatives, friends found in leaked Xinjiang photos: Report
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): The leaked photos from Xinjiang Police Files have helped many Uyghur Americans to recognize their lost relatives and friends who were detained in Chinese camps for years.
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China continues cultural genocide of Tibetans, Uyghur
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 14 (ANI): China's quest for 'national identity' and to place Beijing at the helm of the global geopolitical ranking has taken an ugly shape as the ruling party continues their ill-treatment of Muslim minorities of Xinjiang and Tibetans residing in Tibet.
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Islamic scholars gather in Istanbul to highlight Uyghur genocide, support
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], June 14 (ANI): Islamic scholars and intellectuals gathered in Istanbul on Monday for an international conference to highlight the Uyghur genocide and to support their struggle with the Chinese Communist Party.
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