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British lawmakers urge UK govt to act tough against China on rights abuses
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 9 (ANI): A group of British lawmakers have urged the Boris Johnson government to take tough action against China over its treatment of the Uyghur community in Xinjiang province.
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China targeting Uyghur families to silence activists abroad, says Rights g
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], July 8 (ANI): A pro-Uyghur group has strongly condemned the Chinese government's practice of targeting the Uyghur "family space" in order to silence Uyghurs abroad.
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Blinken meets Uyghur internment camp survivors, calls for end of China's g
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 7 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday virtually met Uyghur internment camp survivors, and relatives of individuals detained in Xinjiang, and expressed Washington's commitment to pressure China to halt ongoing genocide against the Uyghurs minority.
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Protest outside Chinese embassy in London on Urumqi massacre's 12th annive
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 7 (ANI): Members of the Uyghurs and the Tibetan communities protested outside the Chinese embassy in London to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Urumqi massacre.
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Canada: Uyghur Muslims launch two-week long walking protest against China
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], July 5 (ANI): A 15-day walking protest has been launched against China's massive human rights abuses of Uyghur Muslims by the East Turkistan Association of Canada.
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China among worst countries in US human trafficking report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], July 4 (ANI): China among worst countries in human trafficking following its increasing repression of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang and Tibet and forced labour, revealed an US report.
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Protest march held in Tokyo remembering July 5, 2009 violence by China in
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 4 (ANI): Members of the Uyghur community held a protest march in Japan's Tokyo on Sunday, to mark the 12th year anniversary of July 5, 2009 violence in Urumqi, Xinjiang.
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China accused in death of Uyghur researcher returning from Japan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 4 (ANI): Amid China's increasing repression of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, the suspicious death of Uyghur plant biology researcher in December 2020 at a detention facility in the province has drawn attention on social media, according to a report in
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Kazakh police detain Uyghur activists involved in Xinjiang protests outsid
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Almaty [Kazakhstan], July 3 (ANI): Kazakh police on Thursday detained several activists who were involved in ongoing pickets in front of the Chinese Consulate to demand the release of their relatives held in China's Xinjiang-Uyghur Autonomous Region in Almaty.
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Uniqlo parent company says will 'cooperate fully' with French probe into U
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Tokyo [Japan], July 3 (ANI): Uniqlo's parent company, Tokyo-based Fast Retailing, said it will "cooperate fully" with the French authorities over their probe into the allegation that its unit and three other fashion retailers concealed crimes against humanity in Xinjiang.
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Supporters of imprisoned Uyghur poet launch social media campaign to denou
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 2 (ANI): Supporters of Wahitjan Osman, a prolific Uyghur poet, have launched a social media campaign to highlight his arbitrary arrest in China's Xinjiang for allegedly incorporating extremist "separatist thoughts" into school textbooks.
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China's repression of overseas Uyghurs has spread to nearly 30 countries:
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 2 (ANI): China's persecution of Uyghurs overseas has spread to nearly 30 countries around the world, largely because the governments of these host countries fear Beijing's power and influence, claims a new report.
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