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Uyghur journalist serving 15 years in prison for 'political crimes' in Xin
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 8 (ANI): Uyghur journalist who went missing in November 2017 is serving 15 years in prison in northwestern China's Xinjiang region for "political crimes", Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported.
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Nobel-nominated activist Rushan Abbas calls on UN to address China's 'crim
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 8 (ANI): At the 14th Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy, Nobel-nominated activist and sister to detained Uyghur doctor Gulshan Abbas, Rushan Abbas, called on the UN to address China's 'crimes' against the Uyghurs.
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Uyghur chiropractor runs for seat in Australia's Parliament to address Chi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], April 7 (ANI): In a bid to address China's threat to the world and its atrocities against Uyghurs, a 28-year-old Uyghur-Australian chiropractor is running for a seat in Australia's Parliament, according to a media report.
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Uyghurs in Japan lambast Pakistan for supporting China's genocide of Uyghu
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 7 (ANI): Uyghurs living in Japan held demonstrations in Tokyo to urge Pakistan to stop its support of the 'genocide' of Uyghur Muslims by China.
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Uyghurs commemorate Baren revolution, urge world to act against Chinese ge
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 6 (ANI): Members of the East Turkistani or Uyghur diaspora, led by the East Turkistan Government in Exile, in Istanbul, the Washington DC metropolitan area, and the Canadian cities of Toronto and Edmonton peacefully demonstrated to commemorate Baren Revolution that eru
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Chinese officials in Xinjiang restrict Uyghurs to observe Ramzan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 3 (ANI): Chinese authorities in Xinjiang are restricting Uyghurs to observe the Islamic holy month of Ramzan, drawing heavy criticism from rights groups that see the government directive as the latest effort to diminish Uyghur culture in the region, local media reporte
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Global lawmakers call on Saudi govt to block forcible return of Uyghurs to
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): A global alliance of global parliamentarians have written a letter to Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to express their concern about the ongoing cases of two men of Uyghur Muslim ethnicity in the country.
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Uyghur woman who fled forced abortion, dies in China prison
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 31 (ANI): An Uyghur woman who had escaped from a hospital in China after she was asked to terminate her pregnancy, as per China's family planning policy for ethnic minorities, has died in prison, according to a media report.
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Chinese shows duplicity towards Muslims in Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 30 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's assurance, during the OIC Conference in Islamabad recently that China would look after the interests of Muslim nations, is in total contradiction to events in his backyard.
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China upgrading military infra along western frontier in Tibet, Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], March 26 (ANI): China on the pretext of internal and external security threats is upgrading its military infrastructure along the western frontier in Tibet and Xinjiang.
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China discusses historical relations it shares with Muslims at OIC meet, b
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 23 (ANI): China took part in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting here though it is not a part of the OIC, and discussed the historical relations that China and the Muslims share but avoided talking about the Muslim Uyghurs.
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Uyghur woman in Xinjiang sentenced to 20-yr imprisonment for speaking to T
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 23 (ANI): A Uyghur woman has been sentenced to 20-year imprisonment for speaking to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to China's Xinjiang region in 2012, said a media report citing the woman's husband.
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