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Global lawmakers warn of 'sham' Xinjiang probe ahead of UN visit
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): A group of global parliamentarians has warned that the Chinese government is likely to use its restrictive COVID-19 measures to prevent the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet from making a meaningful investigation into the alleged human r
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Uyghur university lecturer confirmed detained in China's Xinjiang region
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], May 20 (ANI): A Uyghur lecturer from a university in northwestern China's Xinjiang region has been sentenced to prison for "disregarding" the national language, a media report said.
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Uyghurs, Tibetans protest outside UN compound in Geneva
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 15 (ANI): Ahead of Michelle Bachelet's visit, the UN's high commissioner for human rights in China's Xinjiang, about 20 Uyghurs, Tibetans and international human rights groups protested outside the United Nations compound in Geneva.
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G7 countries raise concern over unilateral actions by Beijing in East and
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 15 (ANI): The Group of Seven nations G7 on Saturday reiterated the importance of maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific and raised concern over unilateral actions by Beijing in the East and South China Seas.
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Ahead of UN visit, Beijing warns Uyghurs not to talk about 're-education'
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 13 (ANI): Ahead of the UN team's much-anticipated visit to Xinjiang, the Chinese government has issued a new directive that forbids Uyghurs from discussing the network of internment camps.
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Thousands detained in Xinjiang region, reveals China database
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 13 (ANI): A leaked list of thousands of detained Uyghurs has thrown a light on the miseries of the ethnic minorities in China's Xinjiang region.
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20 Uyghur teachers arrested in Xinjiang including Secy of Marxism Institut
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], May 12 (ANI): As many as 20 Uyghur teachers from a university in northwestern China's Xinjiang province have been arrested, a media report said.
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Uyghur representatives meet Norwegian leaders, seek Xinjiang genocide reco
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], May 7 (ANI): Representatives from the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), including its President Dolkum Isa met with Norwegian lawmakers and officials in Oslo, during a two-day visit to the country on May 5-6, and called for the recognition of the 'Uyghur genocide' in China's Xinjia
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Repression of Uyghurs by China continues, 7 teachers imprisoned in Xinjian
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], May 6 (ANI): Seven teachers have been imprisoned in the third-largest city of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) as a crackdown on the community continues by the Chinese government.
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Uyghurs increase wearing doppas to preserve their culture to counter China
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): As May 5 marks Uyghur Doppa Cultural Festival, commonly referred to as Doppa Day, Uyghurs have been increasingly wearing their doppas as part of cultural preservation and symbolic national resistance against the campaign of colonization, genocide, and occupation
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Bangladesh marks Doppa Day in protest against persecution of Uyghur Muslim
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 5 (ANI): Bangladesh on Thursday commemorated Doppa Day and held countrywide protests against the persecution of Uyghur Muslims by the Chinese government.
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Minorities prisoners inside China's detention camps tortured, monitored co
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 4 (ANI): Minorities like Kazakhs, Tajiks, and Uyghurs inside China's detention camps are constantly subjected to violence and constantly monitored.
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